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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-10

Special to The Oil Review.
Washington, Oct. 1O.-Pres.
Roosevelt today appointed Robert
J.. Wynne Postmaster-General to
succeed the late Mr.. Payne. Gen.
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Special to The Oil Review.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 10.-Lieut.
Gen. Sakharoff in a dispatch this
morning confirms the press re-
ports of occupation of Bonaipudge
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WYNNE MADE POST
MASTER GENERAL

Wynne has been Acting Postmas-
ter-General by the President s or
der since Payne's death. Today s
appointment makes him a member
Of the Cabinet.
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Special to The Oil Review.
Rome, Oct. 10.-Newspaper spe-
cials today assert that Port Ar
thur is in far better condition than
late reports chronicle. One report
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Special to The Oil Review.
Madrid, Oct. 10.-The town of
Caldetas, near Barcelona, is now
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burning. Many casualties are re-
ported and enormous damage will
occur.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

this school at the fall opening.
a normal at Chico, upon whose build
ings $4,000 have been expended. G.
c. Van Lew has been it's president for
five years. AS the northern section of
California has but few high schools,
students are admitted at this school
tractive grounds, a fine museum and
excellent library are among the ex-
cellent appointments. Nearly 900 stu
dents have graduated.
At the extreme southern end of Cali
fornia normal school was created in
1897. A tract of sixteen acres overlook
ing the bay of San Diego was given
by the citizens of that city and upon
this building of marked architectural
effect was erected for 100000 The en-
rollment of students was surprisingly
large, having soon reached 262. One of
the novelties connected with this school
is rowing association having several
rowing crews with young lady cap
tains, rowing an eight-oared barge.
who practice almost daily on the
smooth waters of the bay. Samuel T.
Black, ex-State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, has been the president
since the organization.
The most recent of all the five nor
mails is the San Francisco one. organ
ICED in 1899. with Frederick Burk as
president. This school sharply differ
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11
NORMAL SCHOOL MAKES THE SUCCESSFUL TEACHER
n

TT the hope Of the nation is in it's
public schools. il is of supreme i'm
portance that their teachers should
a be thoroughly trained No State
oan afford 10 allow its teachers to
acquire their knowledge Of the art of
teaching by painfully slow progress
along the path Of experience. They
should enter uDOn their duties only
after thorough preparation. In the
three score years just passed no
agency has been found so effective for
this purpose as the normal school.
The first normal school in the
United States for the systematic in
struction Of teachers was established
in Lexington, Mass, in 1899 Intense
opposition was shown toward this
innovation in school life. for it was
stoutly contended by many Of the wise
ones Of that day that good teachers
were born and not made" Through
the influence OF Horace Mann and
other leading educators a gift of s1o,-
600 was secured from a private source
upon the condition that the State OF
Massa chusetts should appropriate an
equal sum.
This was done. the school was
onened and was followed by two
other nornals in the same State. The
hostility encountered in the first agi-
tation Of the project for special educa-
tf0n Of teachers continued for some
wears and the early graduates OF the
three schools everywhere faced preJu-
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11
THE SALOON AND THE BISHOP


who declare that the textbooks used
are unscientihc and misleading.
No sane person who has looked
into the matter can doubt that GER
tain indorsed physiologies used for
instruction in the public schools L
certain States do a great deal more
harm than good, because they assert
as facts matters which are disputed on
excellent authority. We have no
intention of discussing here the ques-
ton whether alcohol is a food. for
this is a matter on which at present
authorities disagree. but it is certainly
prolific of serious harm to teach chill
dren to say. ''We know that alcohol
is not food" when we know nothing
of the kind.
If we really must teach young chill
dren about alcohol. for heavens sake
let us be quite honest about it and
teach correctly. If the textbooks
should assert that alcohol is danger
Gus and should never be taken except
on the prescription of a physician.
few would object to the teaching.
+ But when. for the sake of producing
a moral impression some truth is sup
pressed and some distorted. the good
that is intended becomes evil and per-
manent temperance work receives a
decided setback.
The problem presented by the evils
~ i1terr7Oerafa ffSa Of airOhO1fr hava
RACES is a pretty serious one and
people differ a good deal about the
best way to solve it, but one thing
seems tolerably clear and that is that
the trouble will never be cured bv
dishonesty or misdirected enthusiasm
The cure will come from knowledge
We must teach persons who drink
what they are about-what sort of an
agent they are dealing with. Din af-
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tory. science and the discussion of
lens. Manual training, drawing and
music receive due attention. The Ii
brafy has 5000 volumes. Not long ago
the standard of admission was so
raised as to require the applicant to
possess a high school education or its
equivalent. A summer school has
been maintained for two years with
increasing success. Morris E. Daley
is the president
The Los Angeles Normal was or
ganized twenty years later than the
San Jose school, in 1882. This met a
great want of the southern portion of
the State, and its influence on the pub
lie school system has been corre-
spondingly large. The school grounds
afford commanding view of the city
of Los Angeles. Of the admission
standard and courses of study it may
be said in general that they are large
Iy upon the basis of the San Jose in
stitution. Physical culture in the
gymnasium has long been a favorite
feature of the curriculum. At present
this school has the only State depart
ment for the training of kindergarten
teachers. A course in domestic sci
ence and art is in operation. 1t is re-
markable that 9S per cent of the 1900
graduates have taught. Jesse f. Mills
paugh, a former noted educator of
Minnesota, assumes the presidency of
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fects some minds that reason fails to
reach, but in the long run no move
ment that is not based on truth and
hard sense can long succeed in this
country, and there is no prospect of
any apparatus by which the personal
liberty of Americans can be restricted
beyond a certain point Liberty, like
charity, begins at home: and as a
nation we care even more for per-
sonal liberty than Cor national liberty
We cannot enforce temperance any
more than we can enforce religion
We cannot legislate character into
men. That calls for means that are
not so easy. But while we cannot
prevent we can regulate. and from the
nature of the case we can apply reg
ulation more easily and with far less
irritation to the sale of drink than
TO its use. This is the line on which
Earl Grey and other temperance
workers are bending their efforts in
England. They are trying to win
drinkers away from the low grogger-
les by providing better and less
vicious drinking places. This is the
line on which Bishop Potter is work
ing. He believes not that the Sub
way Saloon" is a cure for the drink
evil, but he believes it may be 4 step
in the right direction. And it might
be we'll for you and me and the rest
of US who haven't a tythe of this
mans knowledge of the problem to
suspend judgment and see what
comes of it. In any case. however,
it does no good to suppress the truth.
to call names, to attack honorable
men because their way is not our
way. Whatever hanDens let US at
least respect the opinions of those
from whom we differ. and concede
to others as much sincerity and hon
esty as we feel ourselves to possess.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

entiates the other four in its studies.
No academic work is given, the aim
of the management being to concen-
trate the energies of the faculty upon
the best possible professional train
ing.
Its training department is under the
charge of experienced supervisors and
is highly esteemed by the families Of
San Francisco from which come the
grade scholars. None of the 131 grad
yates of the normal school have failed
of positions, If willing to take them.
The school building is old. ,labby. ill
adapted to present needs and is a re-
proach to the State OF California.
The organization of the normal school
system Of California seems to be ad-
mirably adapted to the widely varying
wants of different portions OF the State
Each normal school has a local board.
with the Governor and State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction as ex-
off1cio members, which can give intelli-
gent attention to its minor require
ments. including the election Of the
instructors upon nomination by the
president of the school. This secures
desirable independence to each school.
Through another board Uniformity Of
policy concerning the standards to be
observed and the general management
of the schools are obtained.
The members of this board consist
of the Governor, State superintendent,
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

meddlesome female aggregations are
indigenous to Northern soil. 1t is this
idea of Independent or emancipated
woman that is responsible for the de-
cadence of the home. The new woman
had no love for home in her. heart. She
was loud in looks and voice and man
ner, and her failure to impress or to
gain a foothold is more or less attri-
butable to her own self-assertiveness
that carried her enthusiasm to such ex-
tremes as to relegate it to the realms
Of absurdities.
The tailor-made costume is one of the
triumphs of the century and every
woman appreciates the cut and finish,
and 1t is the one glory Of the new
woman fad. II she had but stopped
there. but she wanted the whole outfit
cut on masculine lines, and the shirts
of the progressive woman of few
years ago were simply horrible.
1t is hard to determine which is
worse, the masculine woman or the
effeminate man. There should be an
annex built to Hades, where they
could both be roped in and made to
fight it out.
The dash of coquetry that is Unborn
in every woman will save US in the
end from the aggressive encroaching
new woman. There will be always
that grain of longing for a mans ap-
proval and admiration, and every
woman who adopts the almost obso-
lete methods is more or less at war
with herself.
There are many women who in the
enthusiasm of a new interest espouse
1t vehemently, but who would be
glad to recede from the position as
sumed could they do so consistently,
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

An indispensable department in all
training school. 1t is composed of
children of all grades from the first
to the ninth. They are taught by the
student teachers of the normal de-
partment whose work is constantly
under the close supervision of the fac
ulty. The new and interesting meth
ods employed, combined with the
have given these training schools such
high rank as to make them popular
among discriminating parents. To the
student teacher this experience is of
the utmost Importance, enabling her
TO discover and correct mistakes un-
der the counsel Of able supervisors, to
gain knowledge of child life and to
accurately measure her own powers
before assuming permanent charge of
a school. The underlying idea of this
work is that practice makes perfect .
, In point of age the San Jose Nor
NAL is the mother of all, having been
organized in San Francisco in, 1852
and removed to San Jose in 1871. It's
record for thirty-six years is closely
interviewer with the educational de-
velopment of the State, for in every
one of its counties some of the $500
graduates have become a part of it's
being and strong factors in its social
life. The course of study is broad,
covering English, mathematics, his
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

dice and suspicion and in many cases
persistent opposition. Steadily. year
by year, the schools won their way to
popular favor and support till at the
present time they are maintained in
nearly every portion of the United
States, not excepting Porto Rico and
the Philippines, where at Rio Piedras
and Manila. respectively. strong work
is being accomplished in the training
Of native teachers. Every State save
two has established normal schools
and in these two teachers are taught
in the State colleges. Including the
private institutions there are now
nearly 500 normal schools in the
country.
California maintains five normal
schools. These have been placed in
locations throughout the State where
they will be the most accessible to
their attending students. Tuition is
free and the only school expenses are
a few of nominal amount Applicants
for admission are required to sign a
declaration that his or her purpose is
to secure preparation for teaching
with the intention TO teach in the
public schools of California. The total
annual appropriations by the State for
the FIVE schools exceeds 100000. The
whole number of graduates from
these FIVE schools since their founding
at different periods is nearly 5000, of
which a large percentage is in active
service.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

ally receded from the held t.i~
The exigencies OF sex are the g0l1-
tions Of economic problems
A man wants a woman to love him,
and a woman. despite her extravagant
whims. wants to be loved. No sane
man will ever love or marry q woman
whose brain Is a freak bazaar, conse-
quently the true womanly lovabIs
woman will always be a mighty factor
in the worlds economic system long
after the new woman with her fads
and fancies and all round freakish-
ness has been relegated to the past
With her aping Of mans pursuits
and habits and = cultivation OF q
mannish sWagger, the new woman
still lacked his strength, his resoIu-
ton and. above all. his logic. No
woman is ever logical or unquestion-
ingly reasonable. II she were she
would no longer be a woman. but an
automaton. 1t Is her caprices that
make her lovable or aggravatinR as
the case may be, and the more ca
PRECIOUS she may be the more viii
men adore her.
The new woman could never be q
success; her overreaching procHvfties
deny her the regard OF women and de-
fraud her Of her birthright-the love
OF man; and no matter how loudly
she may clamor for the prestige en-
Joyed by men she will be the object
sof ridicule rather than a shining ex-
ample OF self-renunciation that she
would have US consider her.
1t is the womanly woman who, In
the end. will reign in undisputed sway
over the heritage OF her little king
dom. her home and the hearts OF her
husband and children.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11
THE REIGN OF THE NEW WOMAN COMES TO an END
By Kate nTfysonn Mari

care for a mans admiration. Well,
I would not give a picayune for that
kind Of woman. because when a
woman takes the pains and care to
dress and to look her best to please
her escort she pays him a compii-
ment which he is a brute if he fails
TO appreciate. The man may be in
a business suit himself and make his
apologies that he had not the time
TO go home to dress, but if he found
the woman whom he had invited not
exactly up-to-date he would feel
wretchedly disappointed and hardly
care to invite her again. A man likes
to feel proud Of a woman companion
and If she happens to have any one
gown in her wardrobe that he i.artic-
ularly admires and in which he fan
cies she looks her best he is apt 70
request her to don that one gown on
all occasions, always presupposing
that the friendship warrants any COM
ments. If he contemplates introduc-
irg her to his friends and wishes her
20 make the most favorable impress
sion then he will be very sure to make
such a request.
No man ever admired a woman
whom he found almost reproduction
of himself. No man ever became sem
timental over a girl in a boiled shirt.
Perish the thought. The new woman
was too strong minded to stoop TO
such insane folly as lovemaking. She
was a jolly good fellow with whom to
play tennis or golf or to take hand
at the oars. and when she balanced
herself on a fence rail and smoked a
cigarette with as much aDlomb as her
brother, she was the best fellow on
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

the presidents Of all the normals and a
few others. 1t is gratifying to record
an increasing tendency to hearty CO.
operation among these authorities.
Locally the schools must differ with
the diverse environments. Broadly they
may unite in measures for the highest
interests Of the State as a whole.
Among other subjects discussed with
Z ,ughtful attention in late years no
one has received more care than the
determination OF the standards OF ad-
mission to the several schools.
There is ample reason 1or congratu-
Iation that the old days when formal
and mechanical methods Of instruction
were esteemed are passing away. 1t Is
alreadv recognized in the teaching
world that a real teacher must pos
sess three elements Of power. He or
she must have a certain personality,
difficult indeed to describe. but G i'm
perative consequence Broad scholar
ship may be mentioned as a second
requisite. Jupplementinr these two
and without which the highest power
cannot soon be realized is a thorough
training instruction in the art Of teach
ing.
This then is the special. the particu-
school to thoroughly prepare It's stu
dents for one Of the noblest professions
in the world.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

studied the conditions on the ground
for many years, but has himself lived
all through a hot summer in a slum
tenement.
1t would seem to be the part of
wisdom for thoughtful people. un-
prejudiced and honest. and fair men
and women, neither to pitch into"
Bishop Potter for what he has said
and done in this subway saloon mat
ter, nor yet to praise him. Nobody
knows how it will turn out 1t may
prove to be a step in the right direc
tion-nothing more is claimed for it
or it may amount to nothin~. We
can afford to wait before pronouncing
judgment.
There are in the world a good many
persons who are not thoughtful and
fair and modest in their notions.
They think they know better than
other folk how to live and they are
consumed by a desire to put down
erroneous views and make people live
their way. The wisest leaders In
the country in the fields of science,
education and religion are sharply
criticized on account of utterances
about temperance and total absti-
nence. No one would think of oues-
tioning the honesty and SINCERITY Of
these men, but their views on the
subject of the use of alcohol do not
meet with the approval of the folk
,,,ho L,ox., hetter hOuy tO live aud
they, therefore, administer good
smart reproof, to these distinguished
gentlemen because they will not say
that alcohol is always and under all
circumstances and in all amounts
harmful, poisonous and of the devil.
We can recall WITHOUT much effort
the din Mrs Carrie Nation raised in
Kansas some time ago. We remem-
Der how she lifted up her voice in
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11

that false methods have bred a large
amount of hypocrisy"
Not long ago, at a convention OF
the Episcopal church. Bishop Potter
reiterated in vigorous fashion his
views on this great temperance oues-
ton. He urged that the time had
come for a frank. honest considera-
ton OF the whole question. He
summed up his position in these
words: You will gather from this
how superficial. how utterly inhun1an
and unreasonable l regard a great
deal of that often well-intentioned
zeal which seeks TO make men and
women virtuous bv a law OF undis
criminate repression. / do. l do.
And if l am sent here of God for
nothing else | am sent here to tell
you and 10 entreat you to discern
that most of our methods of dealing
with the drink evil are tainted with
falsehood, dishonored by unreality
and discredited by widespread and
consistent failure"
Brave words these; but they natu-
rally aroused the ire of those who
believe that the only way to cure the
evil is by prohibition; and imme-
diately these one-idea people began
scolding and abusing the good Bishop
and some OF them told him IN no
uncertain terms that his teaching is
immoral; that he does not know what
he iS talking about. that if he would
understand the dreadful evils of in
temperance he should get out of his
study and 60 down into the slums of
the city and see the poor mother of
seven children waiting and weeping
for the return OF her drunken hus-
band. As though Bishop Potter did
not know all this and morei Perhaps
his accusers do not know that the
reverend gentleman has not only
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forcement of the liquor law. Mrs.
Nation deplored the Cardinals opin-
ions, and assured him that 'he is
speaking the message of the dewitt
came straight from hell" The Car
dinal sees as clearly as Mrs. Nation
the evil that rum .oes in the world,
and is as anxious 5 she to diminish
it. Probably Archbishop Ireland
holds much the same opinion as
Cardinal Gibbons. for he has spoken
in defense of the army canteen; but
Mrs. Nation and her kind belong to
that considerable number of jealous.
well-intentioned people who hold that
their way TO cure the evils Of intem-
perance is the only way and that way.
is 70 abolish alcohol altogether be-
cause it is always, everywhere of the
devil, 1t would be exceedingly comic
see these devoted reformers assailing
with their might those very men who
are as earnest as thev in the same
cause of temperance; who see as we'll
as they the abuses of drinking. but
who do not believe the way to cure
the drink evil is by prohibition or by
intemperate assertions that are not
based on truth.
President Eliot of Harvard has
come in for his share of condemna-
ton. He has repeatedly asserted
that the attempt to teach total abb
stinence in the public schools of the
country has been an injury to the
teachings of science and an injury to
morality, because ideas concerning
the effect of alcohol upon the body
have been taught as undoubted facts.
clearly proven, disputed by nobody,
which assumed facts. to say the least.
are very questionable, are frequently
questioned and are seriously disputed
by other psychologists and physicians,
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diploma? Even women will not en-
ploy another woman in such a ca
pacity, because they have no conf
dence in woman's ability.
The female doctors would populate
a starvation bureau and have regi-
ments to spare If they depended upon
the patronage of other women. There
seems to be but one avenue of success
for them, which lies in the jealousy
of many husbands, who insist upon a
wife being attended by woman physi-
clan, and despite her protests the wife
is forced to submit, while hating the
professional services of such one
A woman who studies either medicine
or law to assist father or a husband
in his profession is worthy of all praise,
and yet many such women have proven
wretched handicaps to the practice Of
those whom they essayed to help.
There is something almost repulsive
in woman adopting either calling and
this vent for surplus energy seems the
result of climatic environment.
The women OF the Northern and
Eastern States trend to this outlet Of
nervous force. The women of the
South are greater home lovers. and
Southern men regard it as rather a
reflection on their ability to support the
feminine family contingent and oppose
vigorously any departure on these lines
by the women of their households.
Throughout the North every woman
imagines that she has a career and
the energy vitalized by a cold climate
finds expression in pursuit and avoea-
tion.
The North hibernated the freak fe-
males that developed into the new
woman. The suffragists and kindred