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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-12

~ ANTED NACHlNlST. MUST BE
w healthy and srongnul posses, some
education; permanent position with good bay
for right party; address 10 own handwriting.
.'atlng referen crs age. length of time en-
ployet at tra ie ami where. Address Nlhrh!n'
isf this office. o4't'
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-12

WANTED D-MAHRlED COCFLE OK Two
w young men to board in private family;
large room and Al. convenie COS; moderate
terms 5J7 West Sd stre.t. oS.3;.tu tn fri
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-12
FOR RENT.

I'CR RENT-A NEW HOUSE, ROOMS
Il and bath. Apply No. 8O7 Brown ST. Get.
o9.6t'
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-12

w AETED-TWO TIN ROOFENS. APP
w ply to VIM. H. Alexander, 81 II. 4th
street. oil-2t
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23
Slnan WfebDeleller.

0ebsfaIb. 56o. Gfoleinipefs
ter 9ieloitop er afgaast beo 8goen, 70
Aar 81.
st u~alminoeligt e%bentnrliot Gin er
afIIuttet meo SfoIeinIpetter qrCl
aieloitops 0eo. 6on BAR Sen al Ell
t~e6enbaonit 6attsmager % reiite fom
un9t Ulenneite til G%alifornien for If
grape Cub. Gfter Sismtomitsn IRA
Qmerifa, forTestt ban bl. a.. iom rel
ienoe SfusIpiaer % oereftsr iom 3e.
gisIpr bso Qlbambras Sedter. men
tditeoe ia efterbaanosn 9anife oosr
Qqrerbirtiombeoen. San par. ct msbs
Fgot matemotiif Smile % er6Derbebf
fig 6etabeIige Sprogtunbfaber. nabn=
lig / 5ranIf. 5grit oar Fan SOmmus
nsitolelrrer. ieuere / Here Qar Snfpets
Tor for 9aabenbreorenes 3rengeitole
pad RgrregdDe. San par iorig Sport
nano, 59gtsr ca 9rnoer, % fulgie I'm
Ben, 8iretter 8cbert Mdtt, iii 5ipoli
Tom Qrtiftagent og en- Slags Snipef=
TOR. boilfet ban BAR lioe til I'm Deb.
Cgiaa Stueipiltunfen CO Stueipiae.z
he omfatteoe ban meo for Snteresls,
og 6an par Meolem af Stueipiaerforz
eningen.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

YoGtiffeu.

Stelitsrtreoien. 6orbenpGreno,
eanobrugsminiiter. 9ammerberrl
9nub Sebeiteo, mebbsler. at ban eftet
mootagen Opfororine a9ter at itia.
Jig / StelIfsrtrebien.
= Storebebingetreoisn. 6eires tio.
ligere adnoibot / Storebeoingetreo.
len. @artnsr +. .. 9anlen, asben.
bapn. bar beiIuttet iis til after at itial
Jig ION 6sires aanbiout / areoien oet
be foreitauenbs Goltetingspulg.
- SterntreoIen. 9aa ct Meoe
Stern. bbOrtil Q. Str. 9eoerien, 9int
Rpesminoe, bapoe inbbubt De W9no
Der baboe opfororet BAN til at title ia.
iamt bans Stiaere peo iibIte 9alq.
Iobeoe YeOerien efter enitemmig 0p=
iororing at title fig / 6terntreoier
ped bet foreItaaenoe 6oltetingsoalg
ioet ban forbe3olbt zig at lutte iig I'll
9entrereFormpartiet.
- 6eliingsrtreoIen. Den al 6si=
re- % 8enitrezQanoboere fpreIlaoeor
59aesfanOioat beo De foreItaaenot
6oltetingsDala 6orpogter 5psrmoes
Ssaeyeogdarb. er blepen afcepteret q
6eireforeningens 9eitprelie iom anti
iocialiitilt Sanoioat / 6elIingerfreoz
len.
- 4arbus ienbre areos. 6sire
/ 4arbus ienore areos bar / 81. i.
3. enitemmig beotaget at opitiQs
&orpslage. Dr.. msO. 9o9elius ION
6ejres &dnoioat / areoien pso eef
fOreitaaenoe 5olietingspalg.
~ Spenoborgfrebieu. r4grarbagbtas
bet" meooeIer, at tioli1sre Setreter
Deb Def tai. 9anb6usboloningsielffa6
proprietor !6ofmeper CT blepen ops
iororet til at title fig / SoenOborg
treofen ION 6eives 9onoioat og bar
mOotaget Opforogingen.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23
6remoat. Ncb.

Senbdg ben 3. Marts afTuttebea
Der / 9ben &rebsmgoet FOR Re6rafas
norolige 9reos. Def oar belfignelIes.
rige Gage.
Mebet bar goot beT09t baabe Al
greiter og andre genner fra be for
teaige Msni9beber / areoien. ~
pr9iterne bar forubsn Steoets qr9it:
o. g. gbriitianTen, &. Anfer, Sri.
moot Wgaer, 81. Rasmusfea, 8. Qi.
elien, :. g. SenIen, 6iGerup Ssrgens
fen. s. NnOerIen, 5. s. geoerIen, ).
2uno og aanoioat GbriItenien.
De ire ganoitter. ION for En-
3ib fioen plpgbrebe German 3c6ns
Saloon i Snnoer, og tilige m1roeoe
Dlr. 3abn, bar M facet oeres Dom.
Tom l0oer meget Forifenig. ben enc e.
o0mt til at bengss og ben anben til
I%iDsparigt Tugtbus og ben treble er
fritenbti 6ungerne bar iioen oeres
Baueribelie fiboet / Gengflet Der / Be-
en- unper meget itrang gepo9tning.
gn anben Morbiag bar for life
l9nge fioen iDpDet for 0omitolene /
Columbus, Nebr., ION bar pRret At
megen Snteresfe for ben banfts Be
foltnina Der I gpen, begrunoet paa, at
ben m1rpeDes gamle 5orRl0re leper
Ter % er Meolemmer at Dor Wlenigs
FEB. 6ans gabn bar, Iom aaere0e
meooelt / r0anite-en", Seren Often.
ban Der / flere Oar bait SmeoeO9rts
Eeo / Blatte genter, og bar meget az
bolot af g%eFoltningen. Qitolaus Sen
telman, en- af gDens 8orgere bar ben,
Der uofsrte ben TfanOige gambling.
.6an er nu bgmt til 10 Qars 5ugts
bug, bpiltet ipnes at bare en- meget
mito Straf.
SIR. 8. 6. G6riitenIen bar te5t
aasmus Seniens 6us paa 4. 9doe.
0uIet bar { I'm 5io tifbert paitor
u. e. Nielfen og 6eboebe5 lieelebes !
l9ngere 5io at gditor u. airtesaaro.
Scr. g6riitsnisn, Iom ganite nplig bar
feTtet 80, bar alereoe tdget 9ufet /
8eiiooelie.
e. y. 8ertelIen og 5amilie bar
0enffano for ct 6perfalo iioite Wdne
Dag Qften. OoerfulOet bar bog af en-
meget Nib Qrt. og beitoO beri, at Wes
nigbeben baOoe famlet fig pda ct of
taft Steb og marf4erebe iad | idmlet
1rop. % tOg 6ufet I 8efiobelie. 4fs
tensn bleo bennttet til Samtdle n0
Gang, og benranot meget bnrtig.
paitor u. 80. Qunb er / benne
7io paa en- MisIiOnsreiie Oppe | ben
sOrblige Del at Staten, nemlig
8opn gountb. 9an Dentss 6rm
2gbet AT nogle fdd Dage.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23
.9aniferen."
Tru Elnir College
%
teolooiiPe Seminarium.

gnbelig er bet lRnee snifebe oe /
bsi Grab tiltr9nete ffet, nemlig
at bi bar faaet ct 5ortog fra Stolen
% neb til gpen. Sioite Gfteraar bier
en- qpmite beitaaenoe At Or. 5. y.
center eg prof. 6. t. 9anien. uo=
napnt af 6afultetet til at pirte for
bsnne Sag. Oct Oifte fig bog at Del
bar life blot 9sngene, fom fuloe itaf-
fes til 9eie beb fribiaige 8ibrug, men
pqfaa 5iaabelIe bos gountp 9oarb CT
Commissioners til at l9gee 6ortog
poa gountp @ejtn, og msget anbet,
Der par ngoDenoig for Sagens Sen
nemfpreIie. Men iaa ibarbig bar Sc
miteen urbeioet. at oens 8eitr9belitr
MI ct fronet meo 6elO % ct goot 4
5obs breot 6ortog forbinoer Os mee
Blair gn.
- s.. 6. Sob1fon 5ap6e foffe Maas
bag 9eIss at i'm Seiter fra Moor=
beao. So. Iom lagoe @eien herom efter
at bane pbern9ret Mg0et / Council
8lufs.
- Or. Center boIOt 5oreorag / fios
fts uge opsr 9aletina og line OplepeI-
fer / Ziterluroene.
- bile 1oFptterne. bet pil Iige. be
Gtuoenter, Tom / 9integeng SOB bar
boet u%oenfor Sfoien, %begrunbet paa
Mfungel at Plaos. er after benot til
bage og bar inotaget oeres 9amle
&Oarter, pa 10 nj en- Del at @interz
itolens gleOer er reiit.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

Sens 8aber fra G|alItnQ
Bar 2Gren at at baoe opfunoet Smnrs
reOaaobet, en- Opfinoelis. Der nu bru=
ges / flor 1Oitrafning, naDnlig at DO
re auttere. CO ION bar forget Dort
ganos 5iiferiuobbtte men mango mir
lioner 9roner. Opinbelien at Snurz
rebaabbet er egentlig ben eneite So.
beOring paa 5ifferiets Omraabe al
9etnoning / belle BET I0unone 4arbuns
oreoe.
Sens 89ber leber / inca &ndr %
Par life BAIT n9pneo9roigt uobptte At
fin Opfnoefe.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

9iamantb rpIIup. Ssnbaa
en- 10. Mart. feireoe 4FtGgtsmono
JAMS SacObfen og 6uftru / 9ebbe
rup oeres DiamantbrDaup. 5roos
Jarrets bsie aloer er bsgge rate %
srige.
8amle 5oIt. r6aab. QD." meps
oeler, at Der / giterbriinge Sogn le.
Der 10 W~ennelfer. bpis iamIeoe 4loer
Iogsr 863 4ar. Derdf 5 W9no / en-
4Ioer at 937, SCI. Sc. So os 81 aay,
g 5 aoinoer er benbolosbis 80. 81,
IS. "a og SO 4ar 81. 0esuben fnbes
Der / famine Sogn Z WenneItsr, fom
er ODER so 4dr. og 10-20 Nsnnsfer
Der er oper 70 4ar 81.
Sub Yolitiftaben. Yos
.itibetient &peb og 6uitru / 4arbus
ieireoe forleosn oeres Sslpbrnlup. z
Oa9ens Anleoning fit 9r. aneO - Der
Y en- iobiul 9eilenier - oberrott en
original Gaoe fra 9.boerne / BET Di=
tritt. bpor ban / mango 2ar bar lar
oeoes. @apen beitoo / en- golitiitaO.
iIIpnelaoenoe eanIte aote, men neb
Iermere @fterinn bite bet Iio, at
3%aanotaqet par til at taae at. % /
BEN file Stan laa 800 ST. / Sub.
Zen gamle 9iftorie. 81
IA 4ars 0reng. Ssn At Stprmano
2. Ser9enien. alitmeIer. TT bleben
or1bt peo et 8aaoeifuo.
Sammen meb nogle i%9ondlorenbe
oar 9rengen 9aaet ino / en- Stdlb.
3Oor Der ianoteg ct Stab. bpori bene
TOD ct gammelt Sagtgeoar. Drengen
neo / 0eb6rlsbet for at ie. ON
Seperet par label. Stuoet ait at. %
bele gaoningen git gennem 0rer9en5
6an oeoe paa Steoet.
SglbtranfeH paa Qons
Orphans Site. 9eo @enez
raltoniul 4ontoppioans Soroefgro /
&irte bemqrteoes Der 81. c.
On Selpfrans fra oan'te Banter / n
tor Gel 9robinsbDer.
% andre Selptranie. Der pare
ienote til Yontoppioans gadre, pa.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

Bertha 5anlor, Blair. ino6p5sr
berpeo ale til Al ie 6enbes uooale At
frantic og inoenlanoite Mooelz6atts
Snsoag. 5orsoag rg 5reoag, b. q.
%. % %. os. ai9eleoes ct fuIotom.
ment l1opalg at .rea0pztozpear" 9atte
/ be n1efte Moper.
CnIfes itrafsi er net. una Gile I'll qt
lore MctepDnt forhfr
hos Bertha 6aplor, Blair, A.b.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

1ittange. n9enb-
ibsIel 3ibenoe" meboeler: Otter 5or
lboenoe ital Der til Sommeren unlagz
ges en- Damninq til gefipttelie nf
9eDlinq alittange. 0nmningen 0il
TONNE til at tote 25,000 ar. Gn
Oemning, Der 6leD unlagt for nogle
Oar iiben, og fom toitebe 1900 ar.,
bar Di1t ia bolobar og a%ltIaa Itadet iia
prgDe. s 8inter er Der beo 3borss
minoe blepen bortrebet 1000 Qlen
&litter. 8sb aieloberg uofor Jials
ring borttog 6apet / en- eneite gtat bsje
Sanoftr9nter paa en- Str9fning al
80 Qlen. Og paa lisnenoe Miduoe er
bet gaaet mango SteOer. Oct bill
Indrt bare %nsbpenoist at bpgge 9ef-
Der omfring 36orsminbe.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23
gsrf Sfole.

On trceabe oanif Walb er Ruiube. ION
fan paataae ia at uuberpile Bern / Com.
merierieu, enitss Ger 6reIiers Nenisbeb
Ssor Qrrere lube. refining bebes man al
beuuenbe rig til In ertsgueoe.
q. y. Jenfen,
524 ST bella ct, Neenab, Mis.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

Str,o eittr QTgpgnnmmsr al
.9anittrsn".
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

6pem er 9anmarts Ter
bette gonbs2 s r4arb. Stiftss
Itib." ffriber en- SnbienDsr: Den Bon
be, Tom for Siben fan tiltomme 2gren
for bort aanos vl9rbeite", er %Diitnot
ben fpnfte @oarbmdnb u. Rdsmuss
fen Sptiloe, Der iom betenbt bar fire.
ben fere, oeriblanot fnltnr6iitoriite,
8gger, bDis @9rbi oberult er amer
tenbt.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

9eqrapttbeb 9rsnoerab b.
n ina q. 6usmono Ssren Olien fra
Stabeluno par forleoen Worgen Be
itGftiget peo 9rsnograpning peo ii
GUS. 8d ban oar naaet neo I'll en-
Dp5oe at IA Nlen Iiso grsnoen FAM
men ope BAN.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

faneoe iaalebes: en- Sslotrans iignes
ret ira Seoeielitabet@ en- Sslptrans
iigneret rs tatnenilig erinoring fra
Ormslepz9olbt 9ommunes 8eboere"
en- Splptrans fensret nQarbus lanh.
stonomiite Selifab. 5 tutnemliq
Grinorins" % ct Sslofors fignerei.
,Wanoen Dor, 8adben leber. Sdt fro
be tufinb imaa Siem / Spoit 9us-
manosforening".
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

aonturs. Snoebdperen at gu.
rup SernItgberi % Walfinfobrit 9
Seppeien bar optrgiost fit 30 til aon.
tursbebanOling. 6abritten bsitefti.
eeoe ca. 30 Wano. Stsberiet bar er
betpoelig Smf9tnine / Maitiner oe
9inomotorer / Snlano.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1901-03-23

Gt9ren fejtebe a. Warts
prqite, meooeler sNaftp. Qbis". Der
tilfsjes: Staftels Star.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

ing still better time when superior coal is used
and her hull is in better condition.
The Retvzan is one of the most powerful ships
ever built by the Cramps. She carries battery
of four Finch. twelve 6-inch and twenty pinch
guns, all of Russian make from the Obrukofc
works. and has also secondary battery OF
twenty IL -millmetre HOtchkiss rapid fire guns
The armorplate which protects the great fight
ing machine is nine inches thick at the vulner-
able part of the vessel and tapers of to five
inches. Tne nine inch armorplate the
vessel amidships. and the waterIine is further
reinforced by the protective deck which IS
brought down To the edge of the belt plating,
The constructors say that, except al close range
the ships armOr cannot be pierced.
The vessel is named after Retvizan a valiant
knight who fought with Rusik the founder Of
the Russian Empire
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
MOVING MOUNTAINS.
From Mines and Minerals.

From Mines and Minerals
The mountains are constantly moving" was
the remark of an officer o. the Denver and Rio
Grande road recently in speaking of the great
lardshdeS in the canyon above GIenwood
Springs, Col We find from actual experience
In maintaining tunnels. bridges and tracks in the
mountains that the mountains are moving IL
costs railway passing through the mountains
Sreat deal OF money in the course of ten years
To Keep the tracks in line. and maintenance of
tunnels is even more expensive. Drive a stake
ON the side of n mountain take the location with
the greatest care and return after few months
me stake IS not In the same location. The
whole side of the mountain has moved This
experiment has often been tried. and in all
cases the result proves that the mountains are
moving Ihe mountains. are gradually seeking
the level of the sea-
While We do not quite agree with the last as
sertlon that the mountains are seeking sea
level there appears no question that local
movements are in progress in the Rockies and
the observations of the railroad surveyor are
confirmed by those experienced in some of The
mines. In quite number of mines located on
fiSSure veins between highly tilted strata OF
in the vicinity of great faults movements have
been for long time observed and sometimes
or so pronounced a nature that timbers after
Jew years are found SO out of place as TO require
a complete new timberinS of portions of a mine,
ana these movements do not seem to be the re-
suit, as in coal mines. of creeping from ex-
cavation of material, but actual slipping or
fduttnS movements of the mountain itself along
certain lines, especially old fault planes and
veins. the latter generally occupying fssures
along fault lines
A notable instance is in the mines of SmusgIer
Mountain. at Aspen. Col. where in some OF the
deep workings timbers two feet thick and
eight to ten feet long placed across the Slopes
snapped in two like reeds and their ends
broomed up by the overwhelming pressure and
slipping movements of the walls The ore bodies
lie between strata almost vertically uptiited
against a granite mountain WALL and abound
In faults and slipping planes. These movements
are not the result OF excavation of the ore, but
appear to come from general movement OF
the hills slipping or faulting OF from the gram
tie wall
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

phass, Fannie is under the tree!' and points
to the tree. They like it beyond measure Only
six or seven years DID, they sit still as mice
and wideeyed owls. The teacher scatters
praise and blame to right and left with free
discrimination.
Jimmie, you may to the board. zone
little boy is holding his pencil. don't know
why) Now, Jimmie, you may point to the word
bali wherever you see it. CBernard, you were
the first to finish your writing and you are the
last to put your things away" Total collapse
of Bernard, who had been previously puffed up
with vanity. Yes. that's right. Jimmie You
are wideawake boy" Jimmie beams with
pride and going back to his seat. comforts his
face in agony of studiousness and is a most
profitable sight to behold.
Every new and then the class goes through
simple calisthenics, standing beside the desks
This is letting off steam and is highly enter
tanning. Indeed, the interest of the children in
the lowest grades makes unnecessary any great
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

Washington and his hatchet. which de1y lovers
of historical accuracy and presumably VIII ai-
ways do so. The nature work is designed 10
familiarize children with few facts or science
in such way as 10 make them more observant
Geology. botany zoology and astronomy all come
I'm for a share Sometimes Greek myths are used
in connection with this work. A description OF
the kingfisher for instance, closes with the tale
of Halcyone and Ceyx. All this the children find
very fascinating, the Greeks did before them
This completes the extent of primary school
work The critical teachings of literature is, of
course, confined grades much higher than
those which still have reading lessons, but Haw-
thorne's wonder tales, Robinson CrusOe'' and
numerous poems chosen for the little
ones. Children who have been three or four
years at school read selections from Charles
Kingsley, such BE good sweet maid, and
let who will be clever poem; LOngfeliOw'S
"Children's Hour" and selections from "Hia-
watha," portions of StevensOns "Chds Gar
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

amount OF discipline. \ class genuinely bent on
learning n, dis little reprimandng and is in
car able of real disorder as we'll as of dsobe
dicnce. Thus the new system helps the teacher
as much it does the pupil
These observations hold good in the main for
all city schools. but each school Will vary in
rratters OF detail TIL primary school at One
hundred au, ,-seveutceuth-et. and st. Nicholas
ave. has the system Of naming sounds after ami
mails and things. but this detail is not neces-
sary found elsewhere. Miss Roberts the
principal found it in another city and brought
it to her pupils, the school rules permit her
to do. The city allows the principal wide
liberty. more. probably, than any other city of
Importance. This particular school is situated
in neighborhood of English speaking people.
Downtown things arc bit different.
In lower Ncw-York and wherever the foreign
population is dense teachers of low primary
grades are often confronted with children who
do not know enough English To stand or sit
when told, and who cannot understand that the
rollcall must be answered. In one such class the
teacher found ninety children instead of the
sixty that belonged to her, and spent weary
hours in separating the sheep from the goats.
| Poor little disappointed goats, who weren't reg
istered or belonged in another section, and
hadn't the least idea to tn" wherefore of any
thing that happened. but who We're one and all
determined learn to read and become good
Americans,
Sometimes in such class older boy rears
his lanky length and fixes helpless eyes or
eat" not knowing even a word of the language
that is the key to success Such lads are
pathetic figures but it is gratifying to be told
of their ra pid progress. The teachers of course,
push these newcomers along as fast possible,
and make every allowance for them. But in a
lowest grade class of children from poor dis
trict all foreign born or at least hearing no
English at home. only three-quarterS stand Il
chance of regular promotion. y boy of nine,
asked why he had never been to school before.
said he had lost the ticket" and seemed to
consider that conclusive But the unambitous
are few.
The wide freedom allowed in the choice OF
methods is equally conspicuous in the choice of
books list which reaches the size of a goodIy
volume is prepared for the schools. and from
this aov book or [ of books may be chosen. In
higher grades thc textbooks most popular among
teachers show the tendency of the day to cry
down the old fashioned reader. with its namby-
pamby tales of nothing in particular. The
stories chosen for primary school children fall
under three heads-myths and legends which are
continually referred to in literature nature
stories and selections from well known writer's.
myths, Oriental legends and stories of William
Tell Pouahontas. Franklin and his whistle and
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

den" and such as III. c. Burners touch
ing tale of the dear. dear. dear old lady and
the boy with the twisted knee" and their game
of hide and seek
by this time words pronounced as they are
spelled give no trouble and a large proportion
f unphonetic ones are instantly rec gEized. The
teacher explain about dropping the - in
often" and sounding again" as "agen.' This
is the period when reading takes on few trim
minss. as it were The class reads a story say
of Pocahontas. in turn Principles of position
enunciation. expr, ssion ard punctuation are
gone over before the lesson. so that each pupil
knows what is the id al bef re him. In connec-
ton with the lesson Indians are talked about
and the treatment of them by the early settlers
is discussed, far the class follow it,
They close their books at the end of the reading
ana repeat the story. explaining it as they go
All this will be recalled at THANKSGIVING and
the children will be made realize the
ditions under which the festival first in
augurated. The reading lesson is thus made to
supplement the teaching of history and give
''atmosphere'' to a period. The children, by the
way like the Indian stories, and are extremely
fond of 'Hiawatha."
In the grammar grades the reading is ex-
tensive. and works upward through Andersens 5
Fairy Tales" to Shakespeare. The Cricket on
from Scott. Enoch Arden Ruskin's King of the
Golden River" Snow Bound" Hawthorne'S 5
Great Stone Face" Rip Van Wnkle' and
other classics are read The children in the
upper classes memoriZe selections such as
Portals speech the trial. the advice of Po-
lonius to Laertes, ITO he or not to be- lines of
Paradise Lost" and Milton's sonnet on his
blindness. Lower down in the grammar school
WorCiswOrth's Il wandered lonely a child
LOwells Longing" Bryants ode to a Water
fowl" short nature poems from the works of
Lucy Iarcom and Sarah Orne Jewett and other
poems are read. Since these rules came in force
the work has had once twice to be readjusted
for the children of lower grades have shown
desire for literature supposed to be over their
heads. This list takes the pupils up To the high
schools, and is the teaching with which most
poorer boys and girls begin the serious business
of earning their livngs.
In the cassroOms visited every thing ran so
smoothly that the one criticism sounds un-
gracious Every teacher but said void
for word" and pronounced bird and girl to
rhyme with that New-York monstrosity There
balm in Gilead. nor. apparently, correct
pronunciation in the Normal College
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

plies 1t is believed that wireless telegraphy
has now reached point where. at least, il
promises such development that future expior-
ing parties will be able to carry along appa-
ratus and keep constantly in touch with their
base camps. If this proves to be the case, much
of the terror of the arctic will be removed and
exploration will be made both easier and safer,
with the possibility that this added instrument
far distant date.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
A NEW RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP.

THE HETvIzAN. i POWERFUL FIGHTING MACHINs
BUILT BY THE CRAMPS.
The latest addition to a foreign navy from an
American shipyard is the Russian battleship
RetviZan. which built by the Cramps of
Philadelphia. She made her builders trial tip
on the Delaware Capes last week and developed
a speed of eighteen knots under adverse condi-
tions This was highly satisfactory to her build
ers. who think that she will be capable of max
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN THE ARCTICS.
From The Electrical Review.
The conditions surrounding arctic travel are
such that the principal difficulty Is found in
maintaining communication with q base Of sup