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Decorah-posten., 1898-09-20

SaO nosst at beftiac, nosst at elite,
ncs.t at babe paa.-(9r. Ghalmers.)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02

Cuban Government Makes Statement to
the President.

Cuban Government Makes "a Statement to
the President.
WAsHlSGToN, April 2.-The Cahan
government (meanlng thereby the pres.
cut home rule authorities III Cuba, and
not the insurgents) have appealed to
the president Of the United States to
respect the will of the majority OF the
people of Cuba The appeal declares
that the ma aiority represents those III
favor OF home rule under Spanish SOY.
ereiynty; that the insurgents are III the
minority; that the majority has right
to rule its own destlnies; that 1t would
no an INJUSTICE for foreign will, mean.
ING the United States, to impose upon
this ajority political regime con.
,rary to its will, and that it would be a
great wickedncss to dispose OF Its lot
without its own consent. The appeal
to the president does not i'll terms pro.
test against the United States securing
independenco of Cuba. but its tenor Is
10 protest against any form OF Cuban
government other than that now being
carried on by tho Cuban authorities.
The appeal is signed as follows:
close Marie Calves, president of tbs
honorable government of Cuba
Tho appeal was placed III the hands
of the prcsidcnt, and the statement wa.
made that it was the direct expression
of the Cuban government itself, with
ont the inspiration or knowledge OF th'
Snanish government, either at Madrid
Havana or elsewhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
IN SECRET SESSION.
Senate Considering: III" Purchase OF
Danish West Indies.

Senate Ion.iacrin: tn" Purchase OF
Danish West Indies.
AsnlNGToN. April :. Almost i'm.
mediatc.y after convenlng the senate
went into executive session on a motion
Of Senator Lodge, member Of the com.
mit,ee on foreign relations The pu,.
pose Of the secret session is the conSld.
Grafton Of the resolution reported from
the committee on foreign relations for
the acquisition of the Danish West ln.
dies. The reason for considering the
matter behind closed doors is the belief
that our relations with Spain Will nec-
cssarilv b. discussed and that intor!na-
ton might be divulScd that woa!d be
of an advantage to that country.
The sessioa Is not strictly an eXecu.
! tive session; but i secret executive
| session.
! The scMa.e in open session dld ncth'
| inc save TO refer the Chandler resou'
ton requesting the Cuban consulal
correspondence, TO the foreign relations
! committee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02

rights. The entire nation supports
the government This was the mean
ing Of Thursday evenings enthusiasm.
Rich and poor are working together.
No one asks whether the sum collected
goes for warships. 1t sutiices to know
that it will be employed to rebut any
foreign pressure. Spain must no longer
live under the continued menace and
unrest of the past three years. There
must be no more debating or haggllng.
Even rupture is preferable. lnterven'
ton is de facto even now. We desire
and appeal for peace, but the limit Of
our long suffering is at an end. We
will not be the aggressors but will de-
fend our rights with our traditiona
tenacity and bravery
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
Chief Demands Il, jectetl.

LONDON. April 2.-Thc Daily Mails
second edition says that at the confer
cnce III Madrid, Scnor Sagasta, the
premier. read TO Minister Woodford,
Spain's repy The chief demands cf
the United States We're rejected, the
feeling being that they are inconsistent
with the dignity ana hoaor of any ma
ton. The note has been ,clesraphed
to the various European powers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02

sa%'ra., tire credit oi 5000, 900
IA> ~ l0o30) 10 the end that the
Z" l'"I.e may return at once and
success II their labors. The
y" government will accept what.
as'>'A'ro 10 feed and succor the
'."'N> may be sent from the
states, IN accordance with tho
"" IN operation.
roposo> to contide the preparation
honorable and stable peace to
-s0-ar parliament, without whose
s'ehce tho Spanish government
Ao' tie able to arrive ut tho final
oe'hg understood that powers
~ ~ the constitution to tho
government are not lesscncd or
'''ca' As the Cuban chambers
NV meet until May 4. tho Spanish
1''eht Will not on its part object
suspension of hostilities, if asked
we insurgents from the general
49, 70 whom it will belong to
"'"e the duration and condition
suspension.
''cs1aont will communicate with
's soon as he can prepare a
GONG, including the last
- "a~ made public immed''
,'n, ,n.' the cabinet meeting.
'clon with the otlis ial state
pahhr, II can be stated oi
ne case as now mace
H"So'a,ions between Spai,
Cas-. '"ted States will constitute
~ :. ,'> It VIII be submitted to con
BIO III Ir'side,t's message. Their
lh., 'vs"nt intention of pursuln,
g,, E''ia'lons which will chang
pr,, OF tbs Cuban question u
Ncen : "''" III tho correspondence
.''n and the United State.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
Spain Definitely Resolves to Make
No More Concessions to This
Country.
This Is According to the Best
Information ObtaiMable at
Madrid.
Opinion Expressed by FL Liberal
the Official Organ Of the
Government.

MADRID, April 2.-l p. m.-Accord.
ing to the best information obtainable,
Spain has definitely resolved not to
make any further concessions to the
United States.
The NEST important comment on tho
situation is that of the ministerial
journal, Fl Liberal, which may be
looked upon as undoubtedly rejecting
the position of the Spanish government.
The paper says:
1--WE have done all we can to remove
a prctext for rupture. Ii President
Mckinley refuses our concessions we,
with Il quiet conscience, will await
any trials which may come,
and defend our honor and our
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
Went Over the situation with Dav;.

At the White House during the e,,)v
morning the president went over the
situation very thoroughly with Senator
Davis, and showed him the dispatch
from Madrid which arrived late at
night.
When the interview was ended. Sen.
ator Davis jumped INTO his carrior.
hurrledly and drove Oft, with the stare.
ment that he could not reveal what had
taken place.
1t can be reiterated anthoritiyely that
the latest dispatch from Madrid was
thoroughly unsatisfactory to the ad.
Mlnistration. Its dissatisfaction was
openly announced during several of the
conferences that took place during the
morning hours.
While hc expressly refrained from
sta,lng that he had given up all hope.
| ore OF his close political friends admit.
tel, immediately after being closeted
with the president, that a settlement
or u Ieace basis seemed exceedingly
unlikely.
| VIII tindicatc the President.
| :"natOrS ana representatives formed
n continuous stream OF callers upto the
nsso milling OF tne cabinet. but were
unusually guarded in their expres.
sions after they left the president,
saying the situation was too grave
to admit Of possible mlaquotation OF
mlsin,crprctation of utterancos at tins
time. Representative Mitchell OF New
| York, one Of those VINO remained al
the White House some time but left be
fore seeing the president, stated, how
ever, that he was assured by one re-
lativcly almost next 70 the president
that when the diplomatic proceeding
are made public. they will form 6
very great surprise to the America!
public, Judging from the adverse
criticisms that have been frequently
INDUCED in. He said from the assur
ances given him. no one Will have rea
son to criticisc the presidents course
and added that every fair minded
American would praise him for tn
firm stand he has taken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
1kOOOptllNr Grave.

\ startling incident. Of which MIR.
john Oliver OF Philadelphia, was the sub
jec.. is narrated by him as follows: II
was IN a most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow. eyes sunken.
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three phys'rs-
ans had given me up. Fortunately. 4
friend advised trying Electric Bitters;
and to my JOY and surprise. the first bot
tie made a decided Improvement. Icon
tinued their use for three weeks. and ana
now we'll man. know they saved ny
life and robbed the grave Of another
ylrtim' No one should fail to try them,
uniy 30 cents per bottle at Z. II. Wood $
rug store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
SAW THE TORPEDO FLEET.

Steamer From Las la'mns sighted Them
Near ths Canary Islants
LONDON, April "A steamer which
arrived hero from Las Palmas, Canary
islands. reports having met four Span.
ish torpedo boats and three torpedo
hoad dostroyers, with an escort ship.
ON March %, few miles distant from
Las Palnas. They were going south
and were understood to be bound foi
Cnba. The tlotilla was s;eaming s!owiv,
looked most imposing, but with nc
bunting showing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
,,rnyilcx For More 1arrcdo i'oiis =.

WASHINGTON. April 2-Ihe house
ro;oc,ed the Cannon amendment bat
by -, to e, adopted an amendment by
MIR. P,arcc IRep,, Mo- to increase the
number of torpedo boats and torpedo
boa, dcs,roycrs to i. each ana to IN
crease the appropriation tor lhem from
:, 200. 900 to i. 6oo, coo. 1t rejected an
,,n.ndmrui To add two armoied
cruisers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02

nul,ctin Giving SPANS E"Pti I'S''"
scanned hy Members al the h""N''

I,ullCtin I.lvIn. SPH'H '''F''
scanned hy Members "t ~" h""s''
WASHINGTON. April i ne rircula'
tom .. the Associated rress bai!c''h
,ly,n. an abstract OF i.lc reply 81 SPAN
nh,,.n1 ,n,,nse excitement lii the house.
wi, ,,.mI,rs who have recently been
in consultation with the lfes'"'h' say
,h,, tho announcement o. an ih'ehaeu
message means that 'hcro VIII &c ie.
view Of the SPANISH SITUATION an" y
no doubt would state that iarthe' Ac,o'
,;.,,ons TO bring about peacelui soi"'
49,. ~ IN, case were useless Some
think tho president "!ll ADVISE ih'''
ycntion ut once.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02

\ torpid liver robs You of ambition
and ruins your health. De Wits Little
Early Risers cleanse the liver. cure con
stipation and all stomach and liver
troubles.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
MiantOromuh Ordered to Sail.

PHILADELPHIA. April 2.-Orders were
received at the League Island navy
yard directing that the monitor M'an'
,onomah sail at once. The destination
is not known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
<,,rai,aidi Denies.

ROME, Apr.l 1.-K.cet;i Garabalds
denies the published statement that he
IS enrolling volunteers for service IN
| the Cuban cause.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02

Irwould seem from the manner Ill
which il ends that the above dispatch
mat the censor and that he killed the
,,o,as which followed the word "sail. =
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-02
,nn Against the Censor.

HAVANA, April .. -Noon-1he Span
,sh cruisers NiZcaya and Oquendo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

speak higher of her success than the
zeal and cagerness shown by her pupils
in every exercise of the day. MISS
Elizabeth NJ. lie Prohon at the Smith
school began her work as teacher ny
substituting at the Laurel Hiil school
during an illness of her sister. ana mas
been in her present position TOUR years
She was educated at a Montreal con-
vent and a normal school in the same
city. and puts the spirit OF h"i 4
teacher into her work. 1t is 80 inju#-
tice to the other teachers to say 'l'@t
thu. banner room of this grade IS mat Oh
Miss jeanette Selling at the Nash
school. Miss Selling is Cohy fiG-l
school graduate and has taught III the
Village district about dozen yeas
with the highest success. lf'r CLASS
this year is exceptionally evenly ''ai-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

simply an advance along the lines laid
down III the preceding grade In
spelling no book is used but each day
about half dozen new words are
taken up, generally words that appear
in the morning reading lesson for the
first time. These are written on the
board by the teacher and then copied
by the child over ana over again. till
their forms are perfectly familiar. Az
first the spelling lessons are oral but a
little later the pupils write the words
as the teacher proEounces them, and
the lists Written are corrected by the
pupils to conform to the list again
written upon the board 70 help out
this work in spelling the teacher writes
sentences on the heard leaving spaces
for the pupils 10 ill in the word re
CURED to make the sense complete.
Occasionally to make assurance doubly
sure the words are spelled from tn
board both by the phonetic and or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

lanccd in it's ability, and is very bright
and interesting. Grade L. to. be sure.
is Il year in advance of Grade L., but
lis pupils must still be regarded aS
little more than babies. as the aVera@a
age is between six and seven years.
Thus ii chief qualification for success
as teacher in this grade is a love for
children, and a natural manner of WIN
ming their hearts as well as of under
standing their minds.
When the little boy Or girl steps for
ward into Grade II. no radical change
IN methods Of Instruction is founG.
There is no marked transition. y little
time at the beginning of the year IS
spent in reviewing the work done In
the first grade, and the work Of thr
second year is simply an advance along
the lines taken up and followed in the
first year. There is a little more dis
clpllne and restraint in the second
year. and the school room partakes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

fourths Of foot are equal to seventeen
inches.
GLOW many inches in yard?
Theresa--There are thirty-siX inches in
yard
Q.-ln half a yard?
Winlicld-in half yard there are
eighteen inches.
Q.--In oue-third of Il yard how many
inches?
Pear-ln one-thrd Of a yard there are
twelve inches.
On two-thirds of a yard?
Franklin two-thirds of Il yard there
are twenty-four inches.
Q.--fn one-fouTth of Il yard?
Ralph-ln one-fourth of Il yard there
are nine inches.
Q.-Two-fourths of yard are equal to
what?
Harry-Two-fourths OF Il yard are just
the same as onc-half of Il yard
On three-fourthS of a ward there are
how many inches?
Hazclin three fourths of Il yard there
ar" twontN-SeNen inches.
@ How many feet in one yard?
.Herbert-Thero- are three feet in one
yard.
u.-Two feet, then. are what part Of
Il Nard@
Tom Two feet are two-thirds of yard.
One loot is onc-third of IL yard
Q.-l buy five yards of ribbon, how
|harIis1 Won h',T tirtoe, f.,t ., r;,,,.,,
OF .huv forr y,,,ls If ri,,h", KIN.
,n1,,,. fe,t d., 49, - ''''0'' NO"
John@NpH buy twelve feet of ribbon
Q.--tf | should buy six Yards of rib
Arthur. tirbtaen fe"t ~ ,iII,
o-Hoa many .nunr.s Il, , nn,,iido
'rnnn-Tbara ~ siyta.,, n,,n'n. ~ ,,..
pound.
& I'm ,tp,,-1Dlf "A bonu1p
fipSSif -f.lSht ounces.
IN = quarter OF pound
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

day hy yellow circle. representing the
sun; d cloIdy day by lleecy chalk
marks. while an arrow indicates the
direction of the wind. Thus al the emf
of the month I complete and accurate
record Of the weather stands on thu
board. The method of Keeping this
calendar varies in the different rooms.
but in all the aim is the same. and b.
sides developing the powers of ohser-
Valion it teaches the elements If seV-
etal useful scier "es Incidentally this
ais" helps to nelpetuatc the good old
Yankee habit Of keeping posted on tn
weather and talking about it,
In Grade H. the work uI the day in
cludes exercises in language work.
number work spelling, writing. draw :
ing and music. Spelling is hegun III
this grade. All the other work is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

Earl-Eight quarts make one peek.
Q.-tow many pintS make Il quart?
Mahel-TWo pintS make one quart.
Q.-One quart is what part of peck?
Pearl-One-eighth of a peck.
Q.-One peck is what part of Il buShcl?
John-One peck is one-fourth of IA BUSH
el.
Q.-Tell me what is the area of Il rect
angle that is five inches long aud three
inches wide?
Gerte-Fittecn square inches.
Q.-The area of rectangle seven
inches by TWO inches?
Ada-Fourteen square inches.
Q.-What is the area of II rrctangle
four inches by four inches?
Bessc-Sixteen square inches.
Q.-The area of a rectan&le is eighteen
square inches; ii is two inches wide, how
long is it?
Heen--Nine inches long
Q.-The area of Il reCtauSlc is twenty
square inches it is five inches long. how
wide is it
Rcsse-Four inches wide.
Q.-What is the square of three?
Harry-Thc square of three is nine
Q.-What is the square of five?
Herbert-The square of five is twenty
five.
Q.-The square of four?
Ada-The square of four is sixteen.
Q.-rhe square Of six?
Sarah-The square of six Is thirtY-Six
Q.-fow many sides have three
squares?
HelenTwclvo sides.
give triangles have how many
sides?
Eari-Five transles have fifteen sides.
Q.-F'ive obionss have Low many
sides?
John-Five oblonsS have twenty sides.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

\ and II. 10 and ). f. l. and ,. etc. one
day little urchin who is evidently the
Chimmy Fadden of the class. who is
bright enough when he applies his
mind. which is not very frequently it
must he confessed wanted more blocks
than the teacher allowed the class for
quest being denied he evidently grasped
the secret of the situation and raising
his hand exclaimed in fine scorn 20 I'm
onter youse. It's allus de same--li
ev'ry time"
N studying these combinations of
numbers such questions as the follow
ing are written on the board and after
being worked out during the exercise
the questions and answers are written
out on PAPER by the pupils. In 10
things how many dozen. and how many
things remaining In ~ days how
many weeks and how many days re-
naming? IN 10 weeks how many
months, and how many weeks remain
ing? In ~ cents how many dimes and
how many cents remaining? In 10
feet how many yards. and how many
feet remaining? In - pints how many
quarts and hoW many pints remain
ing? This practice brings in many use
full things in addition to the arithmetic
involved. Also practical work in meas
uring and Weighing is taken up, and it
is like 50 much pure play for the chill
dren to WELD the foot rule and the yard
stick, OF to weigh pounds and ounces
of sand in the scales. The results are
generally written out on the board or
on paper.
To show the remarkable results at
tanned in the number work in this
grade the following verbatim report of
an exercise in Miss Selbing's room is
presented This is no ''doctored' re
port, but is printed as it was taken
down word for word by Journal
stenoSrapher on the morning of Jan
uary 49, 1898. when Miss Selling gave
the class an impromptu review exercise
for the benefit of the visitors. Consd-
erinS that the pupils in this class aver
age only about six years of age the ex-
ercise was remarkable. The answers
were prompt. and when one pupil was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04
Closing-0ut Sale Of 'he Il. M. Davis Stock
OF Ciothina

Tomorrow morning at $ y. NJ will see
the doors of the south store of the new
Nickery block opened by r.. +, Davis d
co. for business 1t is intended to occupy
this store only 50 long as will be ncccs-
sary to dispose of this stock. The lar.-e.
ad gives tuii particulars and the public
can rely upon thus being an opportunitr
Tor obtaining good. stylish. reliable cloth
ING at very low prices. The firm are
aware that in order IL rush this stock off
quickly ard stop the extra expenses of
rent &c., they must dispose of the goods
al whatever prices they will bring. Poo
PIE can even afford to borrow money il
necessary. TO buy goods they must have
in the near future
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

which the pupils commit to memory
and are not allowed to forget. Each pu
pill learns several. and through hearing
each other recite they become familiar
with scores of these gems which be-
come fixed in their young minds. In re-
citing these gems the pupils are taught
to stand in the proper position. with
eyes looking straight ahead and with
hands at their sides. and to give the
proper expression to all words uttered
In The reading lessons themselves there
are four steps or stages dWet upon:
% we'd study: % thought study: 60
reading the lesson 90 telling the story
with the book closed, Each new woId
is carefully taken up and explained il
lustrated. and developed The new
words in the morning reading lesson
are used in the afternoon spelling les
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-04

ward to the second. 1t simply means
that Grade |. is a broad and cpmprc-
hensivc grade, including many in add
vance Of and many behind the general
average, so that large number spend
oyer year. or parts of Two years. IN
this room. Very few cntcr Grade t..
except at the Laurel Hill school, who
tail to go forward into Grade H. IN
Grade, L., as was stated above. There
are about so pupils. While as high ur aS
Grade VII. there are 20 pupils. showing
there is comparatively little dropiina
away during the first half dozen years.
LIS Grade IL. to which the children
are promoted from Grade l.. generally
at the end of the year though occa-
sionally here as further along, Il pro-
motion is4fnade at any tim~ during IT,
year. This is. done in any grade Whea
the ability OF the pupil makes such q;
step advisable. There are three rooms
devoted TO Grade II. in the Village dis
trct, one each at the Smith. Webster
and Nash schools The average #
each room is Between - and 30 pupils
AL three teachers in this grade ar"
teachers Of experience and the ability
/ of each has been tested and proved 10y
Years of work in our schools. Mrs. r.
N Perry at the Webster school has
taught longer than any other teacher
in the district. and her experience
makes her the more conscientious and