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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-22
Modern Teacher ana Modern school

Modern Teacher and Modern School
Professional promoters Of education
and friends of the schools outside Of
the ranks of professional workers are
occasionally moved to exploit views
which are at least novel If not radical
The idea behind these views is that d
shaking up is a good thing for teach
ei's,s to keep them from getting into
rrts. Recently it was affirmed That
women are less competent than men to
train boys in manliness and courage
The pros and cons In this discussion
We're suggestive and doubtless helpful
like most discussions undertaken 10
good faith. Recently the ideal for a
model modern teacher has been out
lined. He must be up to date in every
thing, we are told a good mixer, able
to dance, play pool, billiards and othei
games, must be church member, In
terest himself in local public affairs.
be magnetic, society man and gen
orally get out Of the beaten tracks Of
old time pedagogism and at the same
time command respect and obedience 81
the class room
The idea Of what school education
should do for the pupil has changed
with the times. Drilling in the three
RS IL no longer the sine qua non.
Perhaps the increase of college bred
men aud women in the community ere
ates d demand for school training
which shall mold character and man
ners as wen as drill the mind in book
lore. A teacher wields a vast influ-
ence and stands next to the parent, II
not ahead, in the young and growing
mind Up to date ideas and manners
are essentials if the teacher would
hold the lasting respect OF those whom
authority places under his or her lead
ership. AT the same time the primary
idea of school is a place for lessons.
and generally the brighter scholars
have an influence upon the mass.
These scholars demand that the teach
en- shall be capable at the desk and
never at a loss in up to Gate knowl-
edge. The teacher must be peda-
gogue OF. lose ground TO hold the
tcacher Of the past up to ridicule in
comparing the old school with the new
is unfair In the sense that formerly
the compensation was too low to in-
duce the best talent to devote life
time to teaching. This phase has hap
PLY changed The profession is fairly
wei paid Recently four employees in
the civil service Of metropolitan city
resigned tier places, ranging in salary
from $l.500 to $1,000 year.. TO take
positions in schools. Perhaps they had
natural aptitude for school work. but
the incident shows that the profession
Of teaching is no longer used as a
stepping stone merely, but is d field for
ambition and enterprise This is as II
should be. to bold in the ranks the fully
up TO cate man especially. The more
up to dsstc he is tie higher will be his
aspirations for his own welfare. He
must be human, We are told, il he
would become a factor in the eommuniA
ty, and if lie is that he viii reflect the
characteristics Of the people among
whom he labors. The teacher Of the
past was to d certain extent martyr
to the cause Of education. situation
hat would be unfair with the modern
idea of the school.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-22

WrrH turkeys at from thirty to thir-
ty-tiye cents pound a healthy appe-
title may not be regarded as thanks
giving blessing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10
COUNTESS OF CRAVEN
IND HER 4ARISTO-
CRITIC NEIGHBORS.

them an opportunity OF exploring the
place thoroughly before they would be
called upon to wait upon their distin-
guished master and mistress. There
are so many callers even at this early
stage that it takes a fully liveried ser
want. with powdered hair carefully ar
ranged, all his time to keep answering
the door.
Tradesmen's carts are racing up to
the kitchen entrance all day long. and
huge baskets of meat and vegeta bles
are being lowered down the great stone
stairs. The wine cellar is receiving
special attention. and when it is fully
stocked it will be one of the best equip
ped cellars in London. The presence of
such a number of liveried servants
about the new residence has enhanced
the tone and dignity of the whole
neighborhood, and the little local
tradesmen are counting on making
their fortunes. The new house and the
Observation-Disclosures servants have
obscured everything which had hith-
erto been looked upon with certain
amount of local pride and interest.
Every tliiHS IN the new palace. as il
is locally described will be new with
the exception of some ANTIQUE STUFF.
which is stored away at Blenheim.
Some family pictures and military
trophies will also adorn the walls. but
beyond this the furnishing will be new
from top to bottom.
The Bradley Martins house in Ches.
terfield Gardens. just off Curzon street.
is likely to be the scene of social doings
second in brilliancy only to those which
will take place at Sunderland Hous,
For several seasons the Countess OF
Craven. Mrs. Bradley Martins daugh-
ter. has been practically debarred from
entertaining in London. simply through
the lack of town house: but not long
ago her mother placed the mansion at
the corner of Chesterfield Gardens at
Lady Craven's disposal. and I under
stand that she is planning to make M
for lost time by giving a series of
functions that MAJ be expected TO be
a much the talk of London as the
famous Bradley Martin ball was the
talk Of the United States some years
ago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10

two grocers' shops; while exactly be-
hind the imposing residence, and evil
IDENTIFY to be regarded from its back
windows, are reeking little saloon and
house which seems entirely given
up to cheap lodgings"
The Marlboroughs, however, have the
satisfaction. If it is any to them. that
all the nearby houses on the same side
Of the street also have the slum at
their back doors and hitherto Ameri-
cans more than any other possible ten
ants Of these houses have objected TO
this strongly.
How could I possibly take and live
in house that looks out upon a duck
yard?" an American woman scornfully
asked the real estate agent who was
showing her over one Of these resi-
dences not long ago. OF course, the
reply to such an objection is, well, if
it is good enough for the Marlbor-
oughs," etc
However, in spite of the sIums and
the shops. land values have increased
% per cent in Curzon street within
the last two years, which means that
whereas the Duke of Marlborough paid
the young Duke Of Westminster-who
owns practically all Mayfair-$75, 900 for
the land upon which Sunderland House
is built, or $50 a square foot, a similar
site in the street would now cost close
en- 800, 900.
Most of the Americans who have ia
ken establishments in Curzon street
lately have done so for the season. The
price of furnished house there is now
about ten or fifteen thousand dollars
for the so-called season. which
means three months. and the tenant
has to pay the full term whether he
stays that long or not Servants are
included in the tenancy, but if a tep
ant wants to engage his own servant
he can do so at his own expense, and
he must at the same time provide
board-wages for the others.
The figure mentioned S quite a tidy
one when you consider what the addi-
tional cost will be to the Americans
who have set I'D in Mayfair and who
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10

will entertain there. According TO all
accounts that entertaining will be done
on a scale of lavishness such as never
has been attempted in London before;
with such prodigality, in fact, that
London duchesses and such-the state
ment comes directly from one of them
will not attempt to compete with it.
but will practically leave the field in
the hands of the Americans.
MARLBOROUGH'S SPLENDOR.
Undoubtedly Sunderland House will
be the scene of the most dazzling of
the seasons functions. for TIE Duke
and Duchess are planning to give their
five million-dolla palace such a send
off as perhaps no other priv ate resi-
dence ever has had before The SER
wants are in already, and the size of
the staff which the Duke and Duchecs
will have at their disposal is the sub
Ject of muc comment All told they
number fifty-double or quadruple the
number ordinarily employed in great
London mansion-and they all have
been selected with egard to the
important duties they will be called
upon late- on to perform. Some of
them have seen service in royal houses
both at home and on the Continent.
A chef, who will receive $4,000 year, is
already on the premises. He had
charge of the culinary department dur
ing the Prince of Wales late trip 70
Australia He admits himself that his
present salary is the largest he has
ever received. Perquisites from vari-
Gus sources will bring his income up at
least another thousand dollars or more.
For this munif1cent stipend he will not
be asked to soil his hands. but merely
to superintes Litchen and do the
buyi-
duchess herself interviewed
cry servant before he or she was en-
gagged. She instructed the builders to
finish the servants quarters first so
that they might be put in residence be-
fore the house was officially opened.
The place is so huge that a stranger
might easily lose himself, so the
Duchess considered it expedient to give
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10

English people can no longer claim
to have monopoly Of the services of
j. \. Sargent. His studio is being in
vaded by Americans during the pres
ent season and he is obliged 10 refuse
many remunerative commissions. His
latest patron f General Charles ]
Paine of Boston. The Duke and
Duchess of Roxburghe will sit TO him
later on in the season. Sir Philip
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
So. (H|L(OTT AND
AR(HlR TOGETHER

The American barkentine Archer ar.
rived from San Francisco this morn.
Ing and was locked at the Irmgard
wharf at about s o'clock. The Archer
enjoyed a pleasant and uneyentful yoy.
age Of seventeen days. Captain Ian.
caster reports that he sighted and
passed the barkentine Fullerton, which
Is now nineteen days out from San
Francisco with oil.
The Archer nine days ago fell In
company with the ship Marion Chill.
colt For seven days the two vessels
were In sight OF each other. Then fin.
ally the Archer crept away from the
other vessel, which she beat into port
by only few hours.
The Archer brings a full cargo Of
general merchandise, including a large
shipment of feed stuffs. She brought
a. passengers Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard Bar.
ton, who have made short trip to tho
coast The Chilcott brings a cargo Of
fuel oil consigned to the Pacific Oil
transportation Company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
EARLY STATE ELECTIONS.

The splendid majority rolled up BY
the Vermont Republicans at their State
election furnishes no grain OF comfort
ior the Democratic reorganizers who
hoped to accomplish something under
The banner Of sanity and safety with
David Bennett Hill and Belmont on
the side. Furthermore, Arkansas,
which is as solidly Democratic ms Yer.
mont is Republican, has not made such
u remarkable record that the Democrats
nave reason to put any preliminary
ROSTERS at the head Of their columns,
These State elections previous to the
general lineup do not necessarily tell
the whole story, but for years past they
have looked upon AS giving tone to the
struggle In the larger and doubtful
states The contest Is one Of MAORI.
ties. When the Democrats are able to
reduce the Republican majority Of Yer
Iuont or Maine, where the state cleo
ton will be held next Monday, II serves
to cheer them up and convince the Re.
publicans that the people are inclining
to false gods.
II safety and sanity programs can
gain votes for the Democrats in any
portion of the country Vermont should
be good ground The State Is rock.
ribbed in its Republicanism hut has
an independent vote that would read.
lily be thrown to the other fellow
should there exist good reason for
SO doing. The result does not Indicate
that independent NGrmonters see any
Occasion to change their allegiance.
The situation In Maine will furnish
even more food for thought among pol
iticians when the people record theiE
decision. The Democrats of that Stats
are making campaign the most wig
orous for years. They have first class
men to the front and are mixing mat
tors on State issues. Their candidst.
for Governor is the mayor of cit,
that is more frequently Republican
land their Congressional candidate IL
The district Of Congressman Powers
with whom Hawaii has become &c
IQuainted through his connection with
the Committee on Territories. Ia 1
prominent young attorney who sat In I
recent Legislature as Republican
The Republicans Of the State have {
livery strong candidate for Governor
who was nominated, however. after on,
OF the most exciting contests In tn,
history OF the party. II IL possibl,
though not probable that the heart
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

with conditions at points widely sep
grated. Any one OF the larger life-in
surance companies, on the other hand
has agencies and subagencies In many
States. The death-claims record OF one
Of them for 1903 shows payments OF
such claims in forty.three States and
no doubt il has policies in force in all
the forty.five and in the Territories as
we'll They are all enabled in this
way to keep close hand on the gen.
eral business situation from ocean to
ocean. And just now they all report
q good business doing and the pros.
poets for the near future unusually
bright There-are here and there spots,
OF course, that can hardly be included
IN the general statement, but they are
not numerous enough or sufficiently i'm.
portant to possess Significance. And
with hardly an exception the reports
from the populous centers Of the coun'
| try note that the lifeinsurance situa
ton reflects very accurately the gen
eral business situation-a rather re.
markable thing. with the country fac.
Ing what promises to be one Of the
most exciting Presidential campaigns
since 1860.
| In no other branch Of business In the
United States has there been a more
rapid undermining OF methods than In
life insurance--not another that dis
closes greater results from liberaliza
ton of its conduct. Time was-ant
well within the memory of men In mid
die life, too--when the restrictions IN
life policies were 80 numerous and thu
holders interests so imperfectly safe
guarded that insurer and insured stood
Ia something Of a bad relation to eacl
other almost at the outset: and, in con
sequence. coptesting of claims was no
uncommon. but nowadays the great
est possible freedom Is permitted to thu
insured. and there Is the very sharpes
competition among the companies II
the matter OF record breaking 70
lprompt payment OF death claims. Their
is no hair.splitting on technicalities
and no doubt many death claim I
| paid without protest that could he sui
cessfully resisted In the courts, wer
such a course deemed wholly politi,
In few other fields Of commercial u,
tivlty can rs much he said.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

The necessity for raising a rumpus
over the organization of the new pre-
cincts is not apparent. 70 be regular
the new clubs must be organized under
the authority of the Republican CON-
mittee and ample notice OF the meeting
given all the voters of the precinct.
II may be probable that all the officers
named in precincts before the Repub-
lican organization took action will be
confirmed, but no loyal party.worker
can object to maintaining strict regu
lsrity in every precinct whether II BE-
new or old.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

an impossibility. For my part. do
not see what small farmers could do
here. have piece Of land but |
have to 20 out and work 10 get my liv.
ing. II We started raising pineapples
here, whenever the cannery had
enough OF their own. as they will In a
year or Two, We would have to take
their price or lose them al the smooth
cayenne Is only III for canning Again
kakului Is great way on from where
the stuff could be raised and II IL not
everybody that has car and six
horses. To pay for hauling would not
do. Can understand Hilo and those
places as that Is a free port. thought
! would write this little bit TO let you
know how Maui stands.
MAUI FARMER.
Haiku. Maui. Sept. LIST, 'Oi.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
Fatal Railroad
Accident On Ma |

High Sheriff Brown has received
from Sheriff Safrcry the report OF the
death of Sing Kong, Chinese iaborer
who was killed at Camp 8. Puunene,
Maui. ON August 30. by being run over
by a railroad car
The report gives the following de-
tails OF the accident:
AT about 8 o'clock August 30 while
the laborers were on their way home
from work ON the trains, said Sing
Kong got on the wrong train and
jumped of to go to another train. Ia
doing 80 he fell aud was run over by
three cars before the train stopped.
His right leg was broken in two places,
one OF which Is right close to the hin
Joint, and the flesh or beef was LAGER.
ated. There were also wounds on the
right temple Of the head. The man
was taken to the Spreckelsyille hospl.
tai. which Is about two miles from tho
place where the accident took place,
and about half an hour afterwards he
died.
The deceased was about sixty years
Of age.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

liFE.INsuRANcE OUTLOOK.
New York Commercially

lNN" hoih
In common with the savings banks
the great life.insurance companies Of
the country are very accurate baromet.
ers Of general business conditions.
Their operations reflect, in the main,
the thrift and the provident foresight
that grow naturally out Of wholesome
financial and Industrial situation. This
applies more especially to their new
business, Of course--for tbs only in
the more serious periods OF commercial
depressions, as general thing, that old
policies are permitted to lapse.
In this barometric relation the life.
Insurance companies far exceed the
savings banks. however; the business
OF each OF the latter Is largely local,
and no one Of them is In close touch
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

AZ the new Commission goes over
the old county law the people are in
clined to wonder that II lasted rs long
as 1t did. The experience OF the past
with the painstaking care of the pros.
ent will unquestionably produce doc.
ument that will establish the principle
Of local self.government and run the
gauntlet Of legal technicalities. This
Commission is at work on a law that
Will stick
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
MAUI REPUBLICANS
NAME THEIR TICKET FOR
THE LEGISLATURE
Especial by Wireless.l

lshaina, Maui, Sept. THE Third
District convention ut its session here
yesterday completed the work OF nam
ing the Republican ticket for the Is
lands Of Maui and Molokai.
At the morning session Hon. Sam
Kalama and A. N. Hayselden were
nominated for the Senate by a unani.
nous vote. In the afternoon the dele
gates took up the task Of naming the
Representative ticket. the selections
being made from the different districts
Of the island as follows: Moses X. Ma.
kuina. OF Molokai; =. Pail. OF Iahaina:
W. J. Coelho, Of Wailuku: q. Copp. Of
Makawao; J. Kalino of Hamakuapoko
and Haia. OF Hama.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Rudolph Spreckels Is reported to be
convinced that the physician charging
$4,000 for attendance during his recent
illness at Carlsbad is holding him up.
Spreckels and every other American
who spends his money touring Europe
when there are as good or better places
for rest and refreshment nearer home
ought to know by this time that all
Europe looks on all Americans as good
things to be charged up to the limit.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
FARMING ON MAUI

Editor Evening Bulletin:---I notice
from time TO time articles In the Bull.
letin about farming. do not know
how It Is on the other islands but there
are only patches here and there on
Maui worth cultivating. There In the
difficulty Of transportation an there
are 80 many gulches. There are also
plenty Of pests here and II Is very hard
to raise anything: cabbages. etc, are
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Volcano Marshall writes an interest
Ing article on William Randolph
Hearst in a new weekly publication
put before the Shanghai public by II.
M, Ayres. Marshall notes especially
that Hearst remembers his friends and
remarks that possibly 1t was better
that he did notsecure the nomination
because he would have been elected
and named Marshall for Consul Gen
eral at Shanghai.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Though robbed OF Santos Dumont's
presence the Worlds Fair succeeded
in starting a cross continent balloon
race. Should the contestants cover
half the ground scheduled and get on
with their lives the people will look
up when some one talks seriously Of
navigating the air with some assur.
ance of where you will land.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

The Industrial Liberty party has
been organized In Chicago. its promot'
-rs deciding. however, not to put Ma.
tional candidates In the field this year.
Labor men have better us. for their
votes than throwing them into impos
tlble propositions Just because the title
Of the organization Is attractive.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

The Advertiser says more Antoine
Ierrys are needed. There is opportun.
lily for wide difference Of opinion on
this point and 1t was only a short time
ago that the Thurston organ announced
that while It was opposed to county
government II bowed to the inevitable,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Viceroy Alexleif shows up every once
In SO often at some Manchurian center
To view the results Of his mismanage.
ment Of Russian interests there. II he
had his just deserts he would be put In
che lighting front to bear the response
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Citizens Of Maui will doubtless be
willing TO call OF some Of the luaus
when they learn that the Governor
wants to occupy his time finding out
what Maui needs that he may assist In
obtaining II. II the Governor Is ready
70 accept the will for the deed. the PEG.
pie can afford TO take the time Of luaus
in presenting their wishes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Delegate Kuhio's initial speech
shows that he has no intention OF Civ.
ing Iaukea any openings to discuss the
proposition of who is the Delegate
when Kuhio Is In Washington.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Maui has come to the front with its
young men for the Legislature and
they are OF the caliber that appeals TO
the people because they accomplish re.
suits.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

The man who can find little in the
Japanese or Russians 10 inspire parti.
san favor for either side has at least
the satisfaction that each Is doing
lis UTMOST to reduce the population.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

bility for the reverses that are primar.
lily the result of his monumental u
not criminal follies. The Russian sol.
der is hard fighter. Alexieff is
fraud
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07

Voters will not fail to note that ]. T..
Morgan and Rockefeller were consid-
cred pretty good fellows by the Demo.
cratic organs till they announced their
final determination to vote the Repuh.
lean ticket and allow Parker to 20 his
own way with Belmont.