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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

A table fun Of Pretty Zephyr
utnRhama. IN fancy checks and
stripes good. fast euinra just
the thiuE for school drnEssns
worth izAc. for. the yard Toe
Two tables filled with Pretty
Summer WISH Goods. Among
the lot are plain imported cham
brhys. fHUcy French lawns, I'm
ported German dimitieH. fancy
ruhlnas ard mercerixed kephyrn,
suitable for summer dresses and
shirt waists. They're worth %
70 z6c. they gu AZ. I'd ioe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

me fnAfkft ~ the NehihNtAh OF INC
week j. well risanFd ufs with me 90
ospfiap ~ poultry riuns peaehes and
hsrfi.a are searcsl and their quotations
adVHnosd tsday accordingly
old Eastern Washington ,imathY hay
has gone cut ~ the marass
wHolEaALu PRICES
fTes.s psisss a.. - sur t.syss IA sa4s
tttis~ ffiass - sHa.u Fafshssss svsnexs
% ~ esai hlsAssl
Provisions
rf.sh Nsat-caw t.s.s ftss ~ stssf bssa.
o - veal aafor -. nast. Bf.e -
eon lfiss Is bsaiss nssk isas 10
Vegetables
az 49, ,'.ss,s.s. nurs.sss. d .osi : - =.
i've sasriY naas 81 - esnpfs O. - 49,
fuiatsssss q = eaheaEs ~ = tsHfsts
nia i#1issfs'=s# - - fssfsfr sssaifst.sf
- sslsrs. - aas saslssss "a aassa
tas.. - .assiaas o. - Get HfesHa 20 49,.
- tgIheiss csHfafNis ssisraseissss - -
81 = aes 80 riani "a ~
Green Fruit. Ete.
Aruis. nssiss fso8tl - srevsstsiHs.
- - go -. 80, es.ss
fa-fifazasa atans o. - efsts rstivs rsssh
tilHsfssl a-sfte f~sHhss fssaass sHstF -.
Fanfs o. - sfris aatitv sHsE'.szfsss = 2
stss Vfs aafHsfs . - isasaas.
- ss7s - arurrzs y asssa Us 80 -
caufafHis rssfs = =. FtasaFFsss, t.s.f
asa $50 sfsnes. ahifs. tteo. sisss 80
Hsr. orsl- ard Feed
Oats - tor hafies Il toss wheat
t.'-s - az - 3
- 80 = % -. = =, 49, :. -, = r. *
sss sss.s ~ tiaoo - 60 sifsns
u1 ~ fau nsu puget Sound haF. 81
too. niildilnss o. 81
aastsr. chs.ss. Ega.. Poultry
halter wsaslnstss ssssmsfiss. 49, 81
"rsss isssa raass. s~eas A.. r.sssep.
ss.s.. x..is. wsshirssau. RAJ srs.ss
81 t5aitslrtrs iae F~tss tftst tssfa4
Fta5fff afs..sf tsFssfs. szassa 80
a. srfins chi ksns q aBs aas -
essss ioaite
PRICES TO PRODUCERS
,.'l,s.s ss.ss, s.sst : e Iss soss i
HAY and Grain
Na.tsfa Neastdsetan fInaeffr. ga sc o.
taa. alfalfa. 90 H. ~ fHns cats, 3 -
Ton. barrier. ~ - taa wheat q e
ten. Iran "a 20 taa shorts. 81 o. tea.
rni6dunxa. tsaoc ten. Pusrt Sound bay.
80 te 81
Esas. Poultry ard Livssseeh
fqFlsz ekaeksns. 8 taasV aaz
E9ss. frs.a fsHeh s.a - Hes bees. -
H. tive auetk - W. dressed NfeA
sgss ~ dressed rsaiies sesse 81 irss-
a. ~ sis~rs 81 fses. . ~ calves - 60
see n sass - faai. = - sis-s. s'ssfs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
FLEE FROM
THE FLOOD

TOPEKA. Kan. Aus isThs
people ~ North Topeka arr ftsaihA
70 shs hills to Rvui3 the hlEh vat
r. Tha kaa river - How EIGHT feet
above low water marx and = rio
ing AZ the rate % haif an inch an
fea1r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
Rare Linen Offers

Today's sale Of Linens is TO
be continued tomorrow. An
other lot Of Linen lengths
have been brought forward.
and they'll go at the same
price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Luke Feels safe
Luke the Loon writes that ~ Il.
going % stay In Seattle permanent
~. a. hs feels perf~esiy safs here
80 long as the pressut polics force
r. on duty.
Ne more wigKie house for me. =
~ saYa a feiiaw muHt te HfaEy 70
live IN an asylum all his Hfs." and
on the hack ~ Lakes letter was the
following
Tee Much for Ne
To ne yaH are a rirt to love and
cherish.
A being whom the very gods re-
we're.
IA ns'sr consent 20 let the ideal
perish.
For IA BE- very sad ana lonely
hero.
see you now and marvel At your
beatty
But u We married were. I'm
afraid. siaek.
That I should haik when lt became
my duty
To see you IN a sloppy dressing
sack.
Six desperate criminals. two %
them rnufdsrera under sentence ~
fsnfh enc4fad from the county taH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

SOLID COMFORT. Aus 5. isOa
lHWtutffE Use "A suit rHtFf Tor con- =
fort. one Dollar takes the pick ef n
beautiful line well worth ti.bo. Kifr
Bros. atf First avenue. p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
VeiIings

1919 ~ -. .1 %. ....e. -. ~.
runners Of Fall. arrived yes
terday. Marked in the stores
fair manner, they form no
small attraction
Latest styles IA Chiffon Drapes.
In blue, brown. black and white
..... go. s-.s..s. 3Be 70 tx.iS
New line ~ Fancy Mesh veliinge.
In the latest styles. all ooiorN.
per yard .-.........z5 e 70 JSe
New lines % Linen Collars for
women. proper shapes ). -..s.....--..
... ............... 2 for 25c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

WANTED TO 90 MURDER
Deputy shsgiffs Williams and Megee
spent the greater part u the daY yss-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

oisaehsvs at tbs Philadelphia bail
grounds Saturday.
Fee the ssrhsss dump smell. uss
a Clothes pin.
In suite - the fact that there 4.
- much vater n Wall street. Il i
hafdsy fair 20 Hay that the brokers
AIn seLILnk on aMLmmL-nnl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

The health officials 81 Chicago
claim the ssanifn u that city live 10
= greater az thsn these q any
ether city In the WorlA. Unfortunate
womrn-to have Il i've 50 Ions In
Chicago
The hig flour Tain plant at Ev-
ervtt has been Hoin 10 the Portland
FIGURING 1ilin. It's capacity viii be
increased IRWIN $50 barrels a day To
saeo barrels = day.
Ffiun saw ard shiuKis mills at
Pert AnKsles destroyed Is fire sat
arttay night ln4s lac No IN
eNfauee.
"a a q -s<--' 80 - =; - .s-A-- .. =
Farmers n the Paiouss country
report the yteid Of wheat far tn ~
eess Of expectations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
A Word frem Jo.h VIZ.

SAYS the Pike Street Philosopher
-Wefnan never ztors TO think. BE-
cause she wouldn't Huow shat 20
do
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Ladies' admitted free ~ The NeadaNs
every day this week er Saturday. e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

az silver How. Mont, yesterday.
Two were recapturud
iirta are heina made on the Core
hett ,1efffiea fight at odds Of 3 60 /.
tpffiiea being the fAVofite.
Thomas fdtrnheW was shot nud
mortally wounded by j N. Known
az Garfield yesterday morning 10th
men are prominent bualnsrn men Of
Garfield.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
Five Yards SOS
August 10, 1905 Tonight and
Tuesday. falrl light 60 fresh
northwest winds.

Enough for two ful cloths
tine Ble1ehed Damask % inches
wide and there's splendid eho0s.
ing am ng new designs too.
Other good news IS
/. -sixs Hieaehsc Linen Napkins. -
different patterns % choose from
they're wsii worth tiAa oe
sale a., a dozen .....sss.s.s sl.2o
20 doFsn Cream Linen Napkins.
On checks and loom dice pat.
terms. suitable for restaurant
use especially. So value. faF to-
> ysegs...S ...s.5... 3. ..s s. IS,
issturu FANCY HFlH8sd IFuFssn
HraffinH With pretty eaiored
6iriNTs running through the rsn=
tsr. worth lie For iomuTIoe
sale. the Yard .st.s.sstfs..zs Toe
Large also Heavy Huok Towels.
with neat rrd borders, worth
iate. On sais fainQgfoN. 8 dos
"a sstst.ss .ttssst.stsss.s.s tlsuo
Hotxl men should take adgan-
tsxe II this sale
fz-ineh Heavy Ait-fansn Cream
scotch hanihAk ore az two
~aahinss Ntii bleach a. Pretty
patterns 10 sxiset ffeH at the
yard ,ss4-..s .s+..- ,ssssss-s Toe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Ladies admitted free az The Meadows
ever aaY Tits week 81 Saturday. SO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
Half Price for the Newest
Wash Goods

Very tempting bargains here for the woman who
have Wash Goods buy Two yards for the price Of one
Is the average and the fabrics pretty enough to tempt
folks into buying for next year
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

The harness races az The Maasl-
ows will commence at 1850 daily. 90
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
s7i.5o-To chiesae and Return
e7fBO

And equally low rates 20 all Eastern
points. on August 18th. 18th. 18TH
and seth. over the Northern Pacific.
Full information At y. y. city office.
T. A. Nadeau. general asent. Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
Will ATTEND GncAmpMENr

capt rayiar ard pife wiii leave TO-
merfew muruiHE on the steamer Hart-
in for SNn Ftautiacas @trrN thsF viii
attend The snaaai sneanufrssnf q the
Natioual q. \ e. capt Tayior l. a
uisuiter % the natianai comma hdvr .
staff ard az such wiil paFtiCipsts IN
the exercises - the saeampmsnt Thsy
will BE- KnnF three weeks ~ q munih
s. NJ WsistlfuK ard y 81 Herd uiil
a. from here also. They are trnfa the
Steven. past
assss-aa -
The harness RACES at The Mead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Now that the louw-sxnecteA Bob
taycs of Seattle. be % the pefpen-
dicuiar prpnoun. has reached FriAcn
all interest Ia the Jim Jam J~ffri~s
and Jaw Jaw Corbet; fight has
ceased Read Bobboycs's prize fight
dare In this column tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

The deputies searched the town ard
adjacent woods but could not find the
ntieErd maniac
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Ladies admitted free a. Tbs Meadows
every dag this week ex. Saturday 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

fqFins ehaaksns 8 1s9se aaz
Naas fssa ssnea ssasss I've heus IS
fh tive aHnsK - ih HTrassH NesA
s1as a. srssss1 tssaffrr eNxafe 81. tfs 80
a 80 ~ "a ~. akafas eesg rfas "a fass
a. Ia sie~ra 81 fsss . ~ calves 81 80
ags- = haas 81 faai. p IL tia.s. es4fs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

steve Hankins has beer sick
Preacher Ttnehard wanted him 20
hxe bapsixea. but Doc Skinner says
tat hls fever $40 - hiss that ii
would b. lhs pouring water on a
rei hos cookia' sto* e. AeCortasgiiie
ExhufuHr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
THE MARKETS

The market a. the hesinniaE - The
week r. vel risaHFd uEs with the 60
cgpfiun ~ poultry fiutns peaches and
hsrfiaa are scarre= and their quotations
adVHnesd taday accordingly
ola Eastern Washington tinfathy hay
IA. E.llL. l.aI u tic lnaFhal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11
sussasus q sssas
:STAR DUST:

why Net Bell the Pelies Depart.
rneutf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

An attempt was made 10 aasasHi-
nate Premier Comics of France yes
teFiay. Ar anarchist fired two shots
At him without effect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Six desperate criminals. two %
them rnufdsrera under sentence ~
death. escaped From the county sail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Revolution r. In fuii swing IN
Macedonia. II is feared that the
trouble win had to a popular up
rising IN Bulgaria
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

fEAazz fssaas Hs= - Easzts 4sstssffa ;
railfess. frsssai ssast = ss IS epss ]
this slfftt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Nastsfa Waaaiaatan fInaetfr ga sc o.
tan alfalfa. 90 ta 81 lHns cats, = .
fau. hafias ~ - SON NheaA y -
ten. tssn. "a 10 taa shorts. - o. tas.
fnlSdfnsa. sasae ton. Pusrt Sound hAy.
40 - AS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

uafa - tor. hafteF. Il toss whea
-. =. ~ :
"a SEA e - taa ~ afasi. - 49, tse
81 nftHaaHF. Hsa - - go n y
atsia aassa fiaFftH HfH - - 80
nsa MHuss ~ ffaao ton hrw siiaMs
tl1aa tea nen Puget kaufd haFs ~ 2
zoo. aHsf.fsyflHsa. a. 60
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

King Mcnellk says his present
buaiesss IL making money. He has
started q nint-no. not a mint ja-
Ian
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-11

Kline persons were killed ana seo
injured BY the collapse % the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
An Inxeniou. scheme

To any one who doesn't possess the
modest luxury of private car, travel
ing is always q thing fraught with dis
comfort. Columns could be written
on the pathetic struggles Of the woman
who travels to stow her wearing ,ap'
parel away in the ceffn-llke confines
Of a lower berth. Any right-minded
woman prepares to shed tears When
she thinks of the next morning state OF
her travelling skirt Time was when
porters looked after such things, and
could be induced to preserve garments
overnight in mysterious places, but
these days, on nine sleeping cars out
of ten, the porter is Instructed to IL
form you that ho can't be responsible
for anything intrusted to him. These
things being as they are, l feel that l
owe a debt of gratitude to a. lady
name to me unknown-who showed
me how to dispose of whole ward
robe in q sleeping car.
. She travels a great deal, she In
formed me, and she never leaves home
without at least a dozen Of the big
safety pins and hook combinations
that people use to attach curtain rings
Il forget the technical term for them,
If 1 ever knew it. I was allowed to
peep into her berth after she had ar
ranged herself for the night, and l
found she had fastened one of these
pins into each Of her more bulky gar
ments and had hooked them all in
row to the top Of the berth cur.
tain. She said the idea was all her
own and that 1t was the greatest COM
fort in the world to know that every
thing was hanging up neatly, just as
it would be at home. For giving a
really homelike atmosphere to Sleep
ing car I can think Of no other scheme
more highly to be recommsnded.-
Washington Post. -. Esa.r.-..a
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
Spools From Pulp

The process of making spools from
pulp has been in course OF develop
ment for the past two years, and many
obstacles have had to be overcome be
fore the spool was perfected. 1t was
comparatively, easy. says the Hartford
Courant, to mould the spool into the
proper form, but. after it had become
dry and hard the difficulty was to
grind or turn it into the proper size
to hold the required amount Of thread.
This trouble has now been overcome.
Pulp will be used only for the large
size of spools, as it is not practical TO
make the smaller sizes Of that mater
ial.. :
Many of the large spools are nearly
four inches In diameter, and up to the
present time they have been made OF
wood. When they were first made
they were turned from single piece
Of wood, but it was discovered that
in many cases the pressure OF the
thread as it was wound on the spool
would push the head off the barrel,
although it was the same piece OF
wood. In order to remedy this diff
Guilty, it became necessary to make
the large spools from three pieces, the
barrel and two heads, and when the
heads were closely fitted to the barrel
and glued, they were found to remain
better than when they were one piece
Of wood.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
He Had TO Radiate Money!,

Mr.. Muchmonn, his wife and three
daughters were staying at the Mostex-
Pensive Hotel. in the Adirondacks. AS
a means of entertaining the guests the
manager of the hotel engaged a lee
turer who gave demonstration Of the
latest researches in scientific fields.
After one of his lectures mamma and
the girls were telling papa all about
it.. He had not been able to attend,
owing to an imperative demand for
his presence and advice and assist
;ance in opening a series OF jackpots
in q little room on the third floor.
cit was just lovely, papa!" said the
youngest daughter.
$50 educational, too," averred the
second daughter. .
: "And so helpful to the mind"
chimed In the eldest daughter.
9 "Its certainly was Of benefit to all
present" said mamma.
What did he tell about?" asked
papa, who was not in happy mood,
having on different occasions overes-
timated the possibilities of the draw;
also Sunderestimated his opponents
hands.
About radium," explained mamma.
What is radium-some new dress
goods or q breakfast food?"
mo: it is a new substitute which
constantly gives off parts of itself and
still never diminishes in size or guam
tity.,s
s "Hnh! That fellow must have been
trying to tell you women what your
idea OF my pocketbook is:"-Judge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
SCIENCE OF BUILDING.
Houses Are Made Far From Where They
VIII Stand.

Houses Are Made Far From Where They
VIII Stand.
Many of the great steel structures
that are being built in every city are
planned and modelled III some distant
city-like the material for Solomon's
temple of old-hundreds Of miles away.
1t is in some rolling mill town Of Penn
sylvania that most of the gigantic
frameworks for the modern skyscrap-
ers are built. All that remains is to
put them together and the building
rises up like house Of blocks.
Every piece is fitted together and
numbered before it Is taken away from
the steel mill. So exact are the meas
urements that not even the drilling OF
a hole is necessary for fitting the rlvets
which fasten the plates and girders
together. The watchlike precision with
which these parts are made was shown
in the construction Of one Of these
buildings which Is .noW being erected
in Chicago. .-ss....
One of the large cross girders was
missing in the framework of the second
floor, and though 1t did not interfere
with the placing Of the framework on
all sides and above it, the contractor
was worried to know what; had BECOME
of it. When the framework had grown
rs high as the sixth Or seventh story
and the missing piece had not been
found around the railroad yards or
heard of from any other source, he
wrote to the steel mill, describing it
as closely as possible, ordering that it
be duplicated.
BY the return mail he received the
following reply:
. GAS ground space IS more valuable IN;
Chicago than here in the country we
are storing missing girder for you. We
know that You would need j steel der
rick on that floor, and kept the glrder
out SO youswoMd hare room WIN ship
It after the rema ming stories have been
completed 3 s 50 | z9&s
The mill men had figured correctly Oh
the building hundreds of miles away,
and the girder could not have been
placed in position, even if it had been
on the grounds, on account of the DER
rick.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
swered, brightly. "And did you

swered, brightly. "And did you
er-'
But then came the awakening" she
hurried on.
ooh, we woke up?" I asked.
Suddenly gust of wind forced us
apart"
Cruel windv' / sighed, dolorously.
"And with a loud report the sail
was torn into ribbons.
"a ribbon sale;" inquired.
''The rain fell in torrents, the light
ming flashed across the sky. AT the
mercy of the elxments, our frail bark
was borne onward at awful speed.
Suddenly above the sound Of wind and
wave the roaring Of the surf upon the
shore reached our ears. The moment
of supreme peril was at hand! A
fash of lightning, more intense than
any heretofore, lighted up the scene.
Before US, scarce a cables length
away, rose a towering cliff Of jagged
rock. Below it the surf dashed high
as though hungry"
"Eh"
GAS though hungry for its prey. And
in the weird light l saw your face. All.
never shall I forget it! 1t was"
Maybe I hadn't shaved,"' I muir
INJURED, extenuatingly.
"Calm with q high and noble cour-
age"
"Ahr'
"You took me in your arms. Our
lips met in one last, long kiss. Terror
passed from my heart. was content
to have it so. Silently we waited.
Then with a crash and shock that
threw"
The crash came! Helen shrieked. I
struggled to my knees. Watson's
launch was digging its nose into the
dory, and Watson was grinning down
at US.
.Hello, you folks! Asleep? I want
you to come aboard for lunch. I'll
tow
/ struggled to my feet, threw myself
into the launch, and seized Watson's
knees. % s. y
Saved! Saved" 1 sobbed.-Wom'
ans Home Companion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
What He NIiRht Save.

Members of, the budget committee,
says the London Chronicle, have been
relating some amusing anecdotes at a
recent meeting, with a view of illus
trating that economy is not always
practised with as much care as could
be wished. A former minister Of war
was the hero of one. This officer hav-
ing been asked whether he could not
contrive to cut his estimates down a
little, promptly replied that the thing
was impossible. .Now, tell us
frankly" continued the politician who
was interrogating him on the subject,
"if you We're to be condemned to be
shot, If you could not Immediately
realize some savings without disor-
ganizing any Of your services, what
would you do?' "Well, in such case
I think that I could DISPENSE with
5O,OO0,OOO francs" was the candid
answer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
How the sparrows BathsH,,

The sparrows in. the squares have
two ways Of taking bath, that is,
two ways one can discover in a ten
minutes loaf around the fountains,
says writer in the New York Even
ing Post. The first is to fly through
the spray as it falls from the fountain.
The second is slower and much pref
tier. A little chap flies to lily leaf
on the top Of the water, and his tiny
weight makes the leaf sink, just q
little, so that it becomes a miniature
bath-tub with enough water in it to
reach the birds feathers. The longer
the sparrow stays in his bath-tub the
deeper his bath gets, for the leaf keeps
on sinking with his weight. After
some fussing of beak and Tapping OF
wings, and much tossing about OF
water, away he flies and his bath-tub
comes back to the surface again.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-27
MANUAL: TRAINING.
Important Advance In the Objective
Methods cf Teaching.1

important Advance in the Objective
Methods cf Teaching,
Fortunately for the public life OF the
United States, the great convention or
American teachers in Boston paid espe-
cial attention to manual training. The
distinguished experts who discussed
this subject before the convention did
not allow manual training to run away
with all training, but they conceded
that in an industrial society and In
powerful commercial age like the pres
ent the education of the senses is OF
pre-eminent Importance. Hence the
value Of drawing to discipline the eye,
and of manual training to discipline the
sense of touch, and the nervous and
muscular systems were favorably rec
ogniZed.
The commercial course, the manual
training course and the art course DO
not necessarily draw essential attention
from other branches if the time be
properly utilized, because these new
courses greatly rest the mind and thus
economize time. But these new courses
also develop aptitudes which under the
old system would have been quite DOR
mant but for the opportunities fur
nished in rural communities in the
form of manual training under parental
control.
AS this is an age Of tools, it is s>essen..
tial that manual training be developed
in the use OF power tools. In all proba.
bility the electric motor, moving power
tools, will be more generally introduced
in the next decade in the public schools
than is now in evidence. The recosni-
ton by our teachers of the Importance
Of manual training is cne OF the hap
piest signs of the times.
The variety of things to be done and
the relative oversupply Of people in
the learned professions, and tt . UNDER
supply of men and women in the SCI
entifc professions, show that our
schools reed to be adjusted to the
present conditions of the industry of
the age.
That the teachers of the United
States are keenly alive to this demand
is a happy omen for the generation
that is now passing through the public
schools.
The best way 10 develop the mind is
to recognize tie law Of all human de-
velopment and to get at the subject
by the way of the object. An ocular
demonstration is far better than an
oracular Observation-Disclosures York
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