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ment of the property of the School De-

ment of the property of the School De- partment.
 4. To visit and examine with the as- sistance of his deputies all the schools at least twice a year and determine their standing and classification. re recommend rules for the promotion of pupils from grade to grade, from school to school, and for the transfer and the graduation of pupils.
 5. To recommend to the Board the courses of studies; the textbooks anc books for supplementary use In the public schools and the purchase of such apparatus, books, stationery and other classroom supplies as may be required in the schools.
 6. To report to the Board once @ month upon the standing of schools ex- amined by him and his deputies.
 Sec. G. The Superintendent and his deputies shall constitute the City Board of Examination, and shall have power:
 1. To examine applicants, and tc prescribe a standard of proficiency which will entitle the person examined to receive:
 a. A high school certificate, valid fol six years, which shall authorize the holder to teach any primary, gram mar, or high school in the City and County.
 D. A City certlncate, SIdHlliidl grade, valid for six years, which shall authorize the holder to teach any primary or grammar school in the City and County.
 c. A City certificate, primary grade valid for two years, which shall au- thorize the holder to teach any primary school in the City and County. They shall report the result of the examina- ton to the Board of Education, and the Board shall thereupon issue to the successful candidates the certificates to which they shall be entitled.
 2. To recommend applicants for special certificates valid for a period not to exceed six years. upon such special studies as may be authorized by the Board of Education.
 3. For immoral or unprofessional conduct, profanity, intemperance, or evident unf1tness for teaching, to recommend to the Board of Education the revocation of any certificates pre- viously granted by the Board.
 4. To recommend the granting of City certificates and the renewal thereof, in the manner provided for the granting and renewal of County cer- tificates by County Boards of Educa- tion in section seventeen hundred and seventy-five of the Political Code.
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CHAPTER Il.
Schools.

SECTION i. The School Department shall comprise all the public schools of the City and County and shall include primary and grammar schools and may include evening, department, technical, cosmopolitan, high and normal schools.
 Sec. ?. Adults shall be entitled to free instruction in the evening schools; but no child under fourteen years of age shall be admitted to such schools.
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shall be public, except that executive sessions may be held whenever deemed
 proper by the Board. The Board shall meet at least once week in the rooms of the Police Department, or in case of public emergency at such place as the Board may select. The Secretary must keep minutes of its proceedings; and in every case where a power Is exer- cised by the Board under this Article the ayes and noes thereon shall be e1D tered therein
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CHAPTER VII.
Public Library and Reading Roo

Public Library and Reading Rooms.
 SECTION 1. The Public Library and Reading Rooms of the City and County shall be under the management of a
 Board of twelve Trustees, one of whom shall be the Mayor of the City and Coun- ty, who shall be member of the Board by virtue of his office. The Board of Trustees of said Library and Reading Rooms in office at the time this Char
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CHAPTER V.

Subordinate OfHcers- SECTION 1. Subordinate officers or
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
imported and Domestic Hosiery.

If long experience qualities accurate Judgment, then
our line Of Mems, Ladies' and Misses Hosiery in plain or
fancy, ribbed or fiat, will count to your advantage this
season. Stock larger, more varied and better values than
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
Shoe Department..

Selling very good Soes at very little
prices makes an already biz Shoe Bust
ness. bigger every day.
Complete Shoe Stock in Store. Any
thing from an infants Doc. oacuue to
the best Wei Kid for Ladies' Dress wear
EASY walking Shoes for Womcn'S
tender feet, together with the greatest
gathering of School Shoes for Boys and
Girls.
Perfcct-fitting Dong0la Lace ana
Button Shoes. fair stitched, new
Opera Toe-all sizes 500
Ladies Bright mongolia Lace and
Button Shoes. medium Opera and
Common SenSe-Mckay Sewed-
Girls Dongola School Shoes,
Spring Heel, extended solcs.
sizes s to >. 800
Little Gents Dress Shoes, Kan
CARGO Calf. sizes / to 2........ 500
Misses Dongola, Patent Tip, But
ton or Lace, fair stitched, sizes
To 10.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

have the germs Of anim2lcuIe life in
them. Our Maker did c0ntna mankind
to fruits and herbs untl after The food.
and then. for the first time. gave Noah
and his descendants permission to "a
meat-fsh. flesh and .wi snI cvp~y
living thing. Chickens 80 certainly on
JOY life. but we Kill :n1 CIT ?ham. AMI
even eat the embryo ife That x hidden
in IN egg.
NO, this is a strain upon our human
lty, and we viii continue to de
stroy yellow jackets "au wI~rs ana
hornets that sting CIR cnii,l-.n. anu ,ye
Will Kill every SNAKE that crosses CIR
path; and my VII v1'I -ritinur nnr
forty years war upon hcd-bugs ana
reaches and rats. But still there is :,
me where necessity ceases and cruelty
begins-cruclty to horses and dogs and
birds. | don't take much stock III boys
who Kill birds for sport, or in men who
torture their horses With tightly-drawn
check rcins. | would rather lean To
PHYS side and as Cowper said. Z would
not enter upon my list OF friends the
man who needlesSly sets foot upon a
worm Or Ike the good. kind Uncle
Toby, whom Sterne wrote about-Unclc
Toby who. when 4 fly kept alighting on
his nose. finally caught him and taking
him to the window. gently put him out.
Go. fly" he said. the world is large
enough for YOU and me"
But my humane friend. Professor
Johnson. has my regards and my thanks
for the lesson he has taught me.
BILL ARP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

| Mems Bicycle Hose. extra quality,
Heavy Rib Sterling dyc........ 2Jc
! Mems IIermsdorf Black Half
Hose, Super forty gaugc-double
solcS loo
Mems Stainless colorcd Hose,
Prime Maco Cotton, Elavin
colors. fifty gauge ............ 21c
Mems Scotch Plaid Half Hose,
extra prime quality. fast %colors,
excellent value .............. 90
Boys extra heavy Maco, long
high spliccd heel ............ 2Jc
! Black j.. bbcd Hose, double knee,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
Long R~e-organizes it. Reducing Fleet
From 100 to 81 Vessels.

Washington, Sept. 16-Secretary
Long this Afternoon issued an important
order, rcorganizing the North Atlantic
squadron. Tho fleet is reduced from Il
force Of about 100 vessels to 80. the re-
ninindcr being detached ready for dispo-
sition in the future. The four vessels
Of the Morgan Line. the Prairie, Yose-
mite. Yankee and Dixie. with the aux
Hilary cruisers Badger and Panther, are
ordered to be laid up i'll reserve at Lea
cue Island. The fleet as reorganized,
will consist of the Indiana. Massachu-
sets. Texas, New York, Brooklyn, Am
phitritc, Puritan, M~iantonomah. Terror,
Cincinnati. Montgomery, Newark, San
Francisco. Detroit, Marblehead, May
flower. New Orleans. Bancroft. Mariet-
tn. Topeka, Castinc, Nashville. Whining
ton. Machias, Princeton. Fern. list,
Resolute. Potomac, Scorpion and Ava
RADIO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
FRENCH OCCUPY FASHODA

London. Sept. f5.-The ~Constantinoplp
correspondent of the Daily Mail. says:
News has been received here Of the
occupation of Fashoda ton the White
Nile. south Of Khartoum) by the French
expedition under Major Marchand. as
sisted by ten thousand .Ahyssnians,
under Ras Makonnen, the principal gen
eral of Emperor Menelik.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
SMgzwccS5UMxng,YGer GINrsGcoss1GnlwYG-
AUTUMN DRESS GOODS
Fall Readiness in Every Department.

Dress Goods calm first attention. A grander eNpOSi-
ton ard a more comprehensive assortment than ever here
totOre assembled under our root. Large array displayed on
shelves, counters and in our big show windows, from the
sonbre and ever popular black to The exquisite shades and
tintings of choice high-cass European novelties, inter
spersed with rich, plain cloths which fashion DEGREES will
predominant. See the 25c, 30c and soc lines Novelty
Dress Goods. lnspl ction insures admiration and sales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
Bill Arp on Bugs.
Criticised Because Of his Ignorance of Natural History
But he LIKES his Critic.

This popular writer must not be crit
cised for not being up on everything re-
lating to natural history. He is more
cnter1. ming and does more good than
any ten of the learned professors. But
when we see mistakes that lead to mis-
chief or TO the damage Of those interest
ed in fighting worms and bugS we feel
compelled to interpose a word of re-
monstrance.
Bill Arp speaks of the tomato worm
rs a new discovery to him. He SAYS:
This season has developed Il big, long.
bull-hcaded green worm. with Il sting
in the tail. They are covered with white
Ipustules about one-eighth Of an inch
long and stand up thick and stiff and
seem to be eggs or embryo or germs of
something that is devilish." COnclud-
ing. he says: 1T is not unlike a tobac-
co worm"
Like a tobacco worm: and we'll it
might be. for it is the same. Though
there are several species Of them they
are all larvae of the large sphinx moths
that may be seen just at dusk flying
around jimpson flowers and tobacco
blossoms, and they all feed upon the
different species Of ~sOlonaceac.
The "sting in the tail" None Of them
sting or bite. and their looking horrible
depends entirely upon ones ignorance
and prejudices. Contemplated as works
of God, adjusted to certain ends. they
are all beautiful. And here we might as
well at once object to his theology about
the devil being the author or n~oXious in
sects and wild beasts. Is it not a mis-
take to refer all things to mans use or
pleasure? Surely God is the father of
all his creatures and, intends them all
to live and enjoy life.
The white pustules' observed on his
solitary tomato worm were not eggs of
any kind. but the little silkcn cocoons
ichneumon fly, which having eaten out
all the vital parts Of the poor worm.
had come to the surface and gone into
the pupa state preparatory 10 coming
out new l~chncumOnS to go and lay their
eggs on more caterpillars, to eat them up
also. The ugly worm was therefore i'll
4 dying condition when discovered by
our humOrist.
For this reason worms seen with the
white cocOconS on them should never be
destroyed. They can do no more harm
and will never become flies to propagate
their species. 1t is our interest to save
all these ichncumon cOcoonS. They pro
dUce flies that are amonS our best
friends.
n InuNcnN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

kElTh'S BEST SHOES.
Box Calf. Russia Calf, Metallic
Calf, Nici Kid, Patent Leather
and CordovanS III Black, Tans
and Chocolate. London Globe,
French and Bull Dog Toe Shapes.
Weltcd and stitched, single or
double sole, all sizes and best
widths.
Box Calf Balls, Double Solcs,
Astoria Tip, Leather lined. 3.
Russia Calf Balls, Single Solcs,
Lenox Tip, Goodyear Welt, Che
RuSSet Willow Calf. Balls medium
SolcS, Hand Sewed. Opera Tip. SO.
Calf Congress and Balls. Cornell
Tip. Wcltcd and Scwed, made
on English last SO.
Old Gents Lace and Congress
Solid Comfort, wide and easy,
l. fCllIl zoe r..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

EANL1 ,FAIL FABItIVN.
s. in. Wooden Cheviots ..........25c.
- in. Silk and Wool Mixtures DC.
10 in. All Wool Eng. IIomeSpunS. DC.
80 in. Plain Dress Flanncls. .......3c
81 in. All Wool French Serge ....-5c.
AUTUMN STYLES.
10 in. Combination Plaids mix col
O"S ..'lc.
10 III. Nalencias blended coils. ......59c
10 in. Tri color Mixtures .........39c
10 in. C~hangeable Silk and Wool
WcaycS SOC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

NEWEST NOVELTIES.
IS in. Covert Cloths tall wool q
81 III. Scotch Plaid SerGeS. ......po
10 in. Brocade and Diagonal Won
StcdS
- in. All Wool Habit Cloths ......aoc.
y in. Striped Serge. all wool.
TRIMMINGS TO MATCH.
jet. SplnglcS. Beaded and Braidcd
Sets and Fronts. Nclvcts. Laces. Cords,
GimpS. Braid>. Shirrcd ard rlcatcd Ruf-
filings 10 match II combination ot
colors. Buttons and bindings for Tailor
Made Suits.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

Ladies' Perfection Black Hose.
guaranteed absolutely fast and
stainless
Ladies' IicrmSdorf fast black extra
fine cotton patent split SOLE.
Ladies' Fancy Scotch Plaid Styles,
Heavy, extra double solcs,
d0ublc tees ....--..
Ladies' and Misses Stainless col
ored Hose. fashionable shades,
flavin colorS
Misses HcrmSdorf Black Hose.
double sole, double knee. 1Xl
ribbed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20

Genius produces the inventions, While
talent applies them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08
some Huron peronals.

Huron, Jan. 3.--The various churches
of the city will hold union meetings
during the week of prayer.
Brakeman LOOMS whose right hand
was severely pinched while coupling
cars u few days since, Is getting along
nicely and will not lose any portion OIL
the hand.
The first whist party OF the season
was given by Mrs. j. J. Casselman and
Mrs. John Westdahl, at the home of
the former, an evening or two since.
There were eight tables of players,
the honors OF the evening being
awarded to Mrs. w. r. Finch and Mr..
L. w. Vance.
Mrs. II. j. Rice has gone to Tacoma,
Wash, for a three months stay. In
Minneapolis she was joined by her Sis
ter, Mrs. G. w. Hines.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. a. j. Kline
a druggist Of Minneapolis, and Miss
Christine c. Tolmie, were united in
marriage at the home OF the brides
parents in this city. The Rev. j. II.
Jones oficiated, and only relatives and
near friends witnessed the ceremony.
The couple departed for Minneapolis
the same evening, accompanied by the
good wishes of a host of friends.
The Congregational Home Missiona-
ry society has elected their officers for
the ensuing year: Mrs. +. w. Jenny,
president; Miss Hattie Jenny, vice
president; Mrs. Jno. Clickner, secre-
tary; Mrs. c. d. Joy, treasurer. The
ocisty paid out for missionary pur-
poses during the past year, nearly
$500.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08
GUESS AT VAN WYCK'S APPOINTEES
Probable Personnel of
New York's Official
RnnrI.

Lakewood, n. j., Jan. 3.-Richard
Croker was seer last night by the rep
resentative of the Associated Press
and he said that no official announce
meut of Mayor Van Wisk's appoint
ments would be made until later. The
following forecast, however, was gem
orally believed to be in the main cor
rect: Chamberlain, T. C. Crane; cor
poration counsel, John Whalen; police
commissioner, Bernard j.. York (pres-
ident), John B. Sexton, Thomas j..
Hamilton, William Il. Phillips; dock
commissioners, James w. Boyle (pres-
ident), James j. Phelan, Patrick Kee-
nan; charities commissioner of Man
haitian borough, Farncis j. Langtry;
commissioner of correction, Thomas
w. Mulley: health commissioners,
John w. Keller (president), DR.. Cyrus
Edison, DR.. William II. Jenkins; fire
commissioner, j. j. Scanncll; presi-
dent board Of public improvements,
Daniel +. Mcmahon; commissioner
of street cleaning, James Mccartney;
commissioner of taxes and assess
ments, Thomas l.. Feitner (president),
Edward l.. Patterson, Edawrd {. Shee-
nv; president board of education,
Charles II. Knowl.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08
Prices All Adva ncing.

Special Washington correspondence:
The farmers Of the United States
surely find their holiday season q very
satisfactory one. The contrast in their
conditions 1T the present time with
those which existed under the free
trade which the Republican party has
just eliminated from the statute books
Is very great, and every farmer will
doubtless appreciate It. They have
contributed very largely to the expor-
tations OF the year just closed, which
are shown by recent figures OF the
Treasury Department as greater than
in any preceding year in the history
OF the country. OF purse the products
of agriculture form n very large per-
centage OF our exports. Products or
agriculture form over 90 per cent. OF
the expectations Of the year 1897, as
they did In 1896. In the month OF Oc-
tober they formed 70 per cent. OF the
total expectations. When we take this
into consideration, and then learn that
the exports OF the United States for the
year Just ending will be more than a
billion dollars. II will be seen that a
large amount Of money has flown into
the pockets OF the farmers.
A study OF the details OF the prices
received by farmers for the articles
which they are now selling as compar-
ed with recent conditions will be inter
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08
entail and lone so popular throughout
the country as the Department OF Agri-
culture. A. Il. CARSON.
The American Practice.

What Is specifically true Of iron and
steel Is true of the whole fabric Of
American industry. American furnace
practice" involves precisely the same
principle as that illustrated In Ameri-
can railroad practice, OF operating loco.
motives and ears Of double the capacity
OF those OF England, which is now be-
Ing extended TO double the capacity
again. 1t is the same American prac'
tice" that obtains in every industrial
operation, and 1t has It's foundation In
that older American practice which
gave to the laborer double the amount
Of wages paid in Europe and stlmulat-
cd him 10 turn out double the amount
OF product. 1t is a practice that has
grown up under the system Of protec.
tioh that made it possible, and while
1t may appear that, in the iron and
steel industries, protection does not
protect" 1t is obvious that so far from
deserving the appellation Of "shackles
of protection" that policy constantly
encourages the American workman
and engineer 10 press forward to great
or Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08
A RclinbIc B~nrOnctCr.

Bank clearings are an absolutely re.
liable barometer Of general business
conditions. That a steady and perma-
len increase in bank ~clearings from
week to week means a positive com
mercial and industrial revival Is rs
certain as the law Of gravitation. That
Il commercial and industrial revival
means more employment for the wage
earners, and hence increased purchas,
ing power for the laborlng classes, Is
equally certain.
The bank clearings Of Chicago for The
month Of November tell n tale OF good
times that must completely confound
the most resourceful and tactful Of the
calamity walters. There is no argu.
ment that can be advanced by the
apostles OF discomfort that will prevail
against figures which show actual bus.
mess transactions. The bank clearings
Of Chicago for November reached the
enormous aggregate OF $45S,O0O 900,
which Is a gain of 800, 100000 over the
corresponding month of last year. This
remarkable gain is the highest on
record since the good times of 1S90-93,
The figures Of the politicians some
times lie; bank figures do not.-Chi'
cago Times Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08

real friend OF the farmer, and instituted
a number Of schemes which have work.
cd out to their advantage and which
are now recognized as permanent In
stitutlons OF the country, hut the work
ings of his department were largely ex-
perimental, and It remained for his sue
cessor TO reap the benefit OF his work.
But President Cleveland's Secretary or
Agriculture, Mr.. Morton, failed to I'M
prove his opportunities and seems 10
have been about the last mar who
should have occupied this important
position. But Farmer Wilson imme-
diately upon his appointment pulled of
his coat and has had II off eve SINCE.
The department has undergone a tran
sition, and more has been done In the
genuine interest of the farmer Of the
United States than was ever dreamed
OF before. The new Secretary has pur-
sued n vigorous policy in regard to the
distribution Of seeds which will be OF
some definite value to the farmer; he
has encouraged in every particular the
beet sugar industry, he has placed the
department at the service Of the dairy
interests in bringing their products to
the attention OF foreign markets, and
with no little success he Is making in
vestigation IN regard to foreign mar
kets for American cattle, horses and
other farm animals; he is sending all
over the world for new seeds, which
will be OF value to this country, and, In
fact, is doing everything which energy
and ingenuity can conceive and which
thorough organization and system In
his department IA foster to materially
advance the welfare and business in
terests of the farmers OF the United
States. 1t Is predicted by the friends
OF this department that before Presi-
dent McKinley's four years Of admin
istratlon have passed, there Will be no
branch Of the Government more intiu'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-08
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
A GREAT SUCCESS
Work Finished Last Night Ate
a Series of Satisfactory
Sessions.
THE COMMITTEE OF TEN REPORT
Outlining the Course OF study
Which, After a Lively Discus
sion, Was Adopted by
the Teachers.

Sioux Falls, Jan. 1.-The South Da-
kota Teachers association adjourned
last evening after one of the most
profitable and interesting conventions
ever held in the state. The attend
ance was larger than ever before, and
the papers and addresses were of a
high order.
Probably the most important work
of the convention was the adoption OF
the report of the COMMITTEE of ten"
outlining the course of study for the
ensuing school year. The report was
vigorously attacked but was finally
adopted as follows:
Resolved, That this committee aim
first of all to set for the courses best
adapted ( fit the student for the du-
ties of life, believing that the best fit
ting for life ought to be the best pre-
~paration for college.
Resolved, That we present u rec
concentrations and findings as a basis
for the formation of high school cours-
es, expecting and recommending that
the courses shall be modified to suit
varying necessities and opportunities.
We recommend, however that twenty
periods per week in five studies, be
considered the regular requirement..
Resolved, That we favor the princi-
pie of work continued over a longer
time with less frequent periods, rather
than the condensing of the work into
a shorter time by more frequent peri
DDS.
Resolved, That at the present stage
of our educational development in this
state, we believe that in the formula
ton Of courses we should attempt to
unity class work in the high school so
far as it can be done without seriously
sacrifice of pedagogical principles.
Resolved, That we do not favor the
formal study Of economies in the Sec
ondary schools, but that some of the
most important and practical features
of this science be taught in connection
with civics and social and political
history.
Resolved, That all high school di-
plomas issued should show distinctly
upon their face the extent and charac-
ter of the curse completed for which
diploma is issued.