Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-06

are very prim ana pTccise IA III snSsA
ways and doings. A gentleman sit
ting on his piazza one Sunday. spoke
across the street to some one who
was passing, and then apologized fol
speaking so loud on the Sabbath. Al
have their own carriages and horses
and drive frequently. but a drive o.
two or three or four miles Is lont
one to them. Everything seems to b.
finished aud perfect. and the people
only sitting and waiting for tbs
hearse to come and take them away
They cannot understand the mode o
life of the western people. and ives
tern progress is a thing they have lef
behind In the march OF time.
Jack and Henry Redman are ou
in the country UP toward Hermoss
hunting bears and other game ant
Will be gone for a week.
The Odd Fellows initiated six new
members at their regular meeting las
evening. There was so much busi
ness and the session was 80 long tha'
they had to let two candidates for the
second degree go over until the mex
meeting.
Harry Smith left for Silverton this
afternoon. having left a large stoci
OF Blankes Faust Blend coffee at w
J. Patterson's market. Mr.. Smith
says that Blanke's coffee is the best or
earth or anywhere else. used at this
Strater and sold at Patterson's. Oi
course. tastes may differ. but there Is
no doubt that 1t is excellent coffee.
The great contest for the Buck
range given away by Stubbs G. Jakwa,
to the child having the largest nun,
ber Of coupons clipped from The Her
aid during the month OF October
closed Friday evening. and the result
was canvassed this morning. Mis-,
Helen Schuit won the prize, having
I .955 coupons. The next highest wai
Miss Perkins. residing on the Nortt
Side. having over 200 to her credit
Half dozen others competed, pre-
senting from so coupons up to COO ant
700, The winner rustled among he
friends and had them save papers
Not copy was sold from The Herald
Office for coupon purposes. offers o
money on this account being turned
down.
Miss Young is just in receipt o
seven new books rom the A. Flana
gan Publishing company of Chicago
for her rural teachers library II
the number are five drawing book
The drawing books are composed b,
three men who are very eminent II
the profession OF art. A. C.. Webb o
Nashville. Tenn, G.. w. War OF Das
las, Tex. and c. p. Zaner of Colum
bus, o. and Miss Young considers tn,
system contained therein to be tn.
best practical system for school worl
she has ever seen. The first grad'
books begin with very simple worl
such as the children can draw will
very little assistance from the teach
er. The work increases gradually IL
difficulty as the grades advance. ther'
being Ave of them. In most drawin,
systems. the subjects given for be
ginner are similar to those offered IL
Book No. 2. OF this method. and tn,
children finding them too hard be
come discouraged and never get firn
grasp OF the ideas as they do startin,
at something simple. AT the thirt
grade the work begins to take on ex
preston. and more difficult subjects
are presented. Animals and planti
are drawn and shading put In. The
tifth and highest book takes up sci
entific drawing. done from the per
spectiye above and below the eye
which children have been prepared
for by their previous work and find
themselves ready to take up with
ease and pleasure ut this stage OF
their progress. II Is Miss Young's
intention to try to get the school board
to adopt these books for use In the
rural schools. ms they have now nc
particular system. She is also trying
to get the Morse system of writing
which she considers the best for tn.
rural schools. adopted by the school
boards. In the two spelling books
which have just been added to the II
brary, the words are In groups, alpha
betieally beginning with words OF one
syllable for the first group. words oi
two syllables for the second group
etc. The old system OF marking syl
tables is in use. and the analysis and
formation OF words is taken up In
these books. There are several Other
new features and improvements
which make these spoilers superior
to most that are now In use. Th,
advanced book. which Is for high
school study. contains common words
most frequently misspelled. words
from books in use by high school pu
pills such as the Merchant OF Venice
and others. words pronounced alik,
and spelled differently. Authorizations
geographical names. etc. II is well
known fact, though deplorable one
that most high school grauates, as a
rule. are poor spoilers. and this ad
vanced work Will tend to remedy
the trouble
From Wednesdays Daily.