Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-07

conmodations. In New York. the Dutch bed
was a shelf fixed into a kind OF closet bull,
IN the wall: on this shelf were piled i'm.
morse feather beds. the bed was reached
by the means OF a short ladder. Another
KIM OF bed was the slawbank. q frame with
a network Of rope. one end OF the frame
was attached by strong hinges to the wall.
10 the other end we're fixed strong wooden
legs which, when the bed was not In use.
were lifted into sockets in the frame. and
the whole then raised and hooked up against
tho wall.
In New England the beds were much like
those OF the present time, the trundle bed
being the kind most used. The beds were
generally in the loft" which was reached
by means Of a ladder. In the winter it was
very cold. / wonder what some Of us would
think nowadays IL we had to sleep In a
lott with the snow gently sitting through
the cracks on us, and tho rounds OF the
nails in the clapboards swapping and the
wind roaring in the trees and whistling
around the house to lull us to slumber?
,iut sleep stole on, as sleep will do
W hen hearts are light and life Is new:
ir r ana moro faint the murmurs grew,
I'M In the summer-land of dreams
ney s9lten"d TO the sound Of streams,
Low stir Of leaves. and din of oars.
go 'i'ANN Aa'A'
Architecture gradually advanced. and
houses of two and two and one-half stories
were built Of brick. stone or lumber. So
imposing did the edihces appear to c]olonists
mat they we're styled, Mansions" The
Dutch mansions were commonly built OF
stones or brick, with the gable end front
ing the street and descending in regular
steps from the summit Of the roof to is
base; the roof was covered with Stats OF
pine shingles.
Colonial schools.
The colonial schools were far different
nom what they are now. The free school
was instituted by the Dutch.
AT first the children met at the house oil
some woman and repeated their lessons tc
her, while she went on with her work. The
textbooks were: The bible, the psalter. and
the New England primer. The following
couplets are taken from the primer:
TN Adams fall
We sinned all"
"IaCcheus, he
Dld climb a tree
Our Lord to see"
After a while a regular school was held
for about three months Of the year. The
establishment OF the public school at Bos.
ton in 1875 was the outcome of the fol.
lowing:
The 18th day of we ID month. 1886; Like.
wise be it then g~enrally agreed upon VI
or brother Philemon Porrnont shall be on.
treated to become schoolmaster for The
teaching and nourtcring Of the children
with us"
a law passed by the Massachusetts as.
sembly in 1917 required every town of fit,
families to maintain a school for reading
and writing and every town of 100 families
TO maintain a grammar school to fit youths
for Harvard university, which was estab.
lished in 1886.
In Connecticut a school was established
at New Haven in 1889 and Hartford in 1912
Yale was founded in 100.
The establishment of schools in the soutf
did not meet with success, owing to tn,
opposition of the English governors. How.
ever, free schools were established in Mary.
land in 1896 and in South Carolina in 1872.
The common school house was built G.
logs. The benches and desks were hewr
from rough timber. At one side was a huge
fireplace and in front was the teachers desl
and stool.
And w! hin "A corner standing
Is a dune stool, gaunt and tan,
ana Just near It, half-sus?ended,
Hangs the fools cap on the wall
The CAD and ferule were used as punish
ment for nearly all Gnisdemeanors, although
YIN VI Wv NolIlGlH NtuNutlS bll put MUS
tard on the scholars tongues for tellins
untruths and hold their fingers over burn
ing Goals for stealing. A constant hubbul
Of voices was ever going on, for the scholars
studied their lessons aloud. The one VIII,
could down all of the other voices was con
sidered the best scholar.
RELIGIOUS Life.
The Puritans began to prepare for tn
Sabbath on Saturday. Enough was baket
and cooked to last until Monday. Saturda,
evening at sunset began the Sabbath re
%straint. The evening was passed in readini
the bible, praying and discussing theology
On Sunday morning the family rose earl.
and performed only the little necessary du
ties and then proceeded to prepare f.
church. No one stayed at home unless
quite i'll,
There were no church bells, but the PEG
pie were called together by the beating
Of a drum in front of the meeting house
Each group sailed from their door as thu
sound fell on their listening ear. the me-
carrying guns, for the Indians would ofte,
troacherously attack a party going to or re
turning from church.
Upon reaching the church the mon stacked