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some literary. There are many pupils
that come here who can read French
perfectly, can translate the most difficult
passages Of the most abstrtIse writer's, but
are absolutely unable TO speak a word This
comes merely from lack Of training for the
ear and is overcome by the class work
where not one work of English il allowed to
be spoken
The greater number of our teachers are
unable TO speak English We consider il
great detrmeut to our work when man
acquires smattering of English. as many
OF them do in time, and when that occurs
the man is sent back to Paris TO one Of our
schools there and another sent in his place
Every one Of the teachers ia proficient
in his own native tongue which he teaches,
Many OF the French teachers are graduates
from the ycees, or normal schools, aud come
10 Us with their teachers licenses.
Again many people want to speak French
fluentlv and enjoy the experience Of travel
ling about Europe without courier. do.
pending merely on their own resources
However. when they return they soon
forget and come here to take a course
just 10 brush up
We have on our lists many ladies' who
come once year for that purpose as they
feel it is a bad investment to spend so much
money in acquiring a language and then
lose i through a little lack of practice II
a good French scholar takes one course a
year she will find that she will keep what
she has learned and will be ready at any
time TO take trip abroad and be prepared
for any adventure or misadventure
Missionaries are among some Of our
best scholars As soon as a man j. selected
10 90 TO any foreign country he wants
10 know about the language of the country
If he has not time for more than ten or
fifteen lessons he takes those and at least
has a start
Business men come here in the evening
when they have got 10 go to South America
or to any country where the knowledge
OF the language is essential
There IL one fundamental difference fnd
in the man and woman The man rarely
comes just for the love Of learning or to fit
himself to enjoy the literature Of a country
at first hand The woman often does,
just as she comes because her friends come
or because she thinks il is fashionable
] don't care especially about the latter class.
for a woman who has not more distinct
purpose is not a gratifying pupil.
In one Of the evening classes in English
there n-e n Spauiard. Mexican, n Chinese.
a Japanese and a Syrian. At first there
was absolutely no conversation among
them. Now they are beginning 20 con.
verse in the one tongue which has become
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grasshoppera. They come around every
year or two in swarms, and they're ter
rible They destroy the crops, the orchards
aud the grass. They mean bankruptcy
to the farmer. ] have invented grass
hopper and locust DESTROYER.
Il catch a few Of tho insects ard inoculate
them With the SiuoGson Patent Lightning
Dug Plague and let ,hcrn 20. The plague
docs the rest. Compared to it Asia'ic cholera
is a. tho humps or the ohickenpov Tire
pests die l,y tho billion Twenty hours
after incubation there Is not an insoc.
left alive within miles Ny 7cirhbors said
vas crazy, but What do you think
Of it,
rising from his seat and once morc grasp
ing Mr. Shnonson by tho hand 1 think
uare a thinker. Your neighbors arr M
enlightened Bui regret 20 say for YOU
are a thinker and n scientist, Nr. simon
SON that you are too late. For tho past
year the Department Of Agriculture has
been sending 10 farmers IN the afflicted
sections tables " ge!ntinc containing
cultures Of our now Insect EpmeGic. It's
principles are tho same ag yours. Again
| congratulate YOU.
Mr.. Smonson Of loway leaned back in
his chair and gazcd AZ the scientist with
something like fear in his eyes. The model
Of the Darwinian Twentieth Century sly
fell TO the floor with a bang but he didn't
seem 10 mind. Finally he boxed away
and said mere huskily and hcsitatinely
than before.
1--WE got another idea Ny nciphbors
said was terrible crazy, and they tried 10
have me sent TO the lunatc asylum. It, a
lemonade orchard. You plant lemon trees
and when they are young. graft them with
sugar cane. By the same methods utilized
in rubber forests it will be possible, when
the trees reach maturity, TO draw of lemon
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French, and cabby couldn't understand
word. ! said to myself Here is where
help beauty in distress. am glad | can
sDoak French After ALL II is not money
and time thrown away. | 60 up to her
and say politely
'Madcmoiselle"
AT that Mademoiselle' she overwhelmed
me with what | took to he delight that at
las, she had found some one who knew
her mother tongue. Incidentally. | might
mention that the sight Of Mademoiselle
with French gestures cabby gcsticulating
with long whip and my appearance as
rescIer had attracted the usual New York
crowd
They all waited for the acts Of rescue,
| started TO speak in my most fluent school
Of language manner, and oneof those strange
paralyses of speech occurred To save
my life | could not remember one word
Of the language | had 50 carefully acquired.
knew it all right, for when | got no me
] chaited to myself for fifteen minutes. but
what good did that do afterward?
Another lame Mademoiselle' fell from
my lips The crowd jeered a. much as to
say It's pretty poor bluff 10 work on a
dofenoeless girl
The defenceless girl herself turned her
back on me and accepted the attentions of
another man whose French came when he
wanted it, and who put her in the cab and
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asked TO be directed 20 the Secretary. The
Waterman glanced obviously at n big
wooden box under the visitors arm, looked
the thin man over carefully and shook his
head. THE Secretary isn't in town he
said at length, but maybe you can SEQ
somebody if you'll tell me your business.
Tie thin man looked embarrassed He
shifted from one foot TO the other before
answering But finally he gathered his
courage together hlushed fixed rowing
eve on the ceiling and said
"It's about pigs
What. about pigs asked the aston
ished Waterman.
What wanted to see the Secretary
about. responded the visitor, still more
embarrassed. You sec, out my way they
-aid was crazy, and
"Oh. said the watchman, why didn't
YOU mention il before2 You don't want
TO see the Secretary, You want to go to
the Bureau Of Animal Industry. Amt
that it37
The visitor guessed it was and the watch
man, entirely relieved Of his apprehension
concerning tho uuwieldy parcel, smiled
knowingly. led the thin man down a cor
rid1r and pushed open door.
You see said the visitor 10 the spec
tacled scientist behind the desk after men
tioning that his name was Simonson, and
that he hailed from -Ioway," -Pve got a
little ide, that I've been working on for
some time. didn't get much encourage
meni from my neighbors. They said ] was
crazy, hut you can see I'm not. At least,
Idon't think 50 with a return Of his diff
dence and with another blush. and
thought pa show you my Invention
He raised the cover Of the box and took
out n peculiar looking woode:' affair.
This he -aid proudly is model OF
the simonson Darwinian Twentieth Century
Pig Sly, keep pigs for living, and I've
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THE AQUARIUMS HATCHERI.
Now in Its Third Season. Win Eggs Of brook
Trout. RninbOM Trout and NcnlnIn

The Aquarium's fish hatchery who's"
troughs and jars are installed on the 0'r'
ing surrounding the alligator and r-'"-
odile pool. has now been set in oror H.H
again for its third season Some No Do
troughs contain brook trout eggs 'o '.r
number Of 10000, from the United ~'a-'-
Government fish hatchery al ~ johns
bury, Vt. while in other trough have r'H
placed 10000 rainbow trout eggs iron 3"
Cove rnment hatchery al Wythevillo. W
In the case Of all FISH eggs. the rcriul NJ
incubation varies, more or less. accIrH.'.-
10 the temperature Of the water 10 wr'" n
the eggs are placed. In water al the 'e'n-
perature at which il is used at The A4ua-
rum both brook and rainbow trout exc
hatch out in about ninety days. Tho ctt-
IN the hatchery here were somoWh7' a l-
vanced in incubation when received pm
that they are expected TO hatch out 'ra
last Of February or early In March
In the first jar to be set in opera' l
have been placed 10000 sculpin oCr
spawned by soulpin in the Aquarium tank
The geriod 81 incubation Of sculpin egg s.
anol; seventy-five days.
Later there will be placedin the hat cf.-
trouRhs and jars eggs Of the lake ~
and lake whitefs h. and Of Atlantic ar
other salmon. and Of brown trout an
various other species OF fishes
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A PRIVATE LESSON.

spoken here in the Chinese quarter Of
New York
Among our japanese pupils is Nine
Uchida wife OF the Japanese Consul. Her
lessons however, are in the highest litera-
ture fo She speaks English 1uently, as do
many Of The japanese ladies who come
here. many Of them wives Of merchants.
Some Climpses were had Of the class
rooms In the class for beginners, typical
Frenchman. with cured mustache and
many gestures, stauds before a number of
fashionably gowned Young women.
The graceful young professor makes
few strides across the room
Madame he says to a pretty brunette
whose owes have been fixed. in hopeless
fascination Of the new language. on the
face of the professor. Mademoiselle,
J'ouvre Ia fcnttre u open the Window
\ cold blast of icy air PUSHES in The
class buries itself in ermine. sable and
chinchilla
Gu 'est-ce-que ie fai?' what is it that
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Eas, to shoot RattlesnaRc's Head on.

FrNu itufFnn 6 " 1nC -tnC.
In this wide world there are several things
that are svifier than q rattlcsnake. but they
can problbly be counted on the fingers Of
ono hand ono OF these things Is a
bullet. whereby hangs the explanation why
u is easy 90 shoot the head Of RATHER
although p msrksman finds 1t difficult to
place bullet along the lat. scycn foot line
brtvoen tho neck Of the reptile ana the tip
OF its ul
II hos long been regarded as curious
coincidence thn' oven the man not famed for
accuracy has had no trouble in blowing the
head OF diamond back. In the diamond
back country only one explanation is offered
Tor this i is the snake and not the man that
does the aiming
Al close quarters. tho instant the mullle
or -iN-.apntcr Is thrust toward rattle
snake. the iuialthl" eye catches the range o. nd
in tAc fraction OF o twinkle the deadly head
has aligned itself A. the gun roars and
darts D., tongue of flame the head OF the
creature l. torn c!elu as n severed with a
knife and the viper lies writhiug. emitting a
defiant rattle even as 10 grim. relentless
heart ceases its beat.
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ade, thus doing away with the
The scientist rose quickly from his chair,
walked up and down the room twice. Then
once more he seized the hand Of the visitor
from Ioway Ny dear Mr.. Simonson. =
he said, feeincly 1T is indeed a pleasure
to meet thinker. a scientist But very
much regret that Won are too Ia"
But Nj Simonson wrenched away his
hand, Ravc tho improved Darw man Tween
teth Century Sly "A kick that smashed it.
threw the bottle Of Lightning Bug Plague
out of the window and dashed into tho corri-
dor
He was heard TO say, as he passed the
Waterman at the door. and darted out
into the sunshine you know that man
you took me to- My neighbors said /
was crazy bu, I'm darned if he amt crazier
than | am
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IN ~. ....,.,..
FROM about y % ''"'N ~ 'l' morning
uhtN I" Ilt"' s,'''f ''"," W leoi,''
MAKO n''r way 100 '''' s'''!.'' W
some ia'A 'I l''' wv .'',lo,,
oi mann" ''H .''''
IRON th" ''.' ''"' ''' '','' ''.' -'''"u' '.,'
race IN 'u' ""''" rs '''l'''Hei,,','' '''''''
pupils or nF '''',''7' W ny "'," .,,.,,
LanguaE'- ''' ''usn' ip'' vu " S'l,i',','g
system pn' 7''"lD" ''' no, o'Vu ,,.lg w.
eliminate ,I' 'u''o,l''''9 "'P ''e''''
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AT every meal and whenever he met
them they would beg him, to let them
speak English. The consequence was that
he had absolutely no opportunity Of ac1uir-
ing the language himself. The same com
plant is heard in Paris, and very often our
schools there profit by this condition.
AN interesting fact in regard TO the
question Of accent is that in the English
speaking classes in Paris it is almost always
necessary to have teachers from England,
for most of the Parsians who study the
Anglo-SaNon language there are going TO
London and they do not want the American
accent. When they arc coming here. on
the contrary. they require IT.
DO think there is much difference?
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nag Game without Gun or Dogs

Coote .iRc Corrcsp7rdcuc, N1shuN. .i.t.f---
Mrs owen. who lives three nail ror'
OF town. came n This morning WITT r'''t
quuil. eleven rabbits and two -quirr,.'l- MI.
when asked hOW shc killed ~ fnutr .tifeA
that her iour little SONS went out n til-
Yesterday afternoon Sunday without Goe-
or gun. tracked coyey Of quail INTO bru p
pile and killed fifteen by getting on the Z q
and jumping M and down
They killed number OF rnbbiis In me sama
manner and still Others by chasing them
into dcns and twisting them. out with long
iorkcd ticks The squirrels were killed
bv getting them into hollow trees and ~ isting
them out In the same manner as the RABBITS
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met there, who spoke French, that when
said quick and that ! was an American,
he thought Of course that was where |
wanted 10 20
The other adventure was no Ices fearful
I've taken course OF lessons and got
on eplcndidy, he said The other day
/ was walking along the street one Of tho
Twentics, East. and I saw worry pretty
foreign looking girl having terrible time
with a hanson cabhy
-She was gest'culating and iabbering in
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instructed the driver to take her to Forty
second street.
But It's all right don't let beauty in
distress get by me after another course.
The manager Of the school answered
various questions about its work.
We do not pretend to make philologists
Of our pupils. he said. we make ling,lists
out Of them That ia all As a general
thing the people who come here take lessons
for practical reasons
They consist Of people who are contem-
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Improve ed narwinian. Twentieth Century
Sly for the Education OF the PIC
Received Nith Acclaim tlso the
Locust Destroy or ana Lemonade Tree
NAsHNGroN. Jan. p For long time
Tie month OF Junuarv has been known IN
Washington as tho ~crlui season Per-
hars IL Is just % coincidence that the Amen
can citizen with q freak idea seem, 10 pick
ont this time OF vcnr for his Journey 70
Washington iu search of recognition. per-
Laps the brisk aud ~rlppv days arc re-
-roueibe But Do has been proved by
yeara Of observation that az this time th"
national capital Is mecca for the OK
ponents of genius or insanity.
n is interesting 20 note the varied treat
rnrnt accorded 20 the man with a new
idea in the various departments. Ia some
he is received with courtesy, in others he
is treated a- q nuisance from several he
r thrown out ~ coon a- his status * estab-
lisbed But IN one the Agricultural De
rartment he IS received with open arms.
made to feel Mt home. and sent on his way
rejoicing Whether th.7 IS because the
officials Of that department realize that It
taRes q clever man to difrnutiatc between
q crank and a genius or whether there are
other reasons more important, is not re-
vtled. but the fact remains. Here is an
in iancc.
Not very MANY days ago a tall, Thin indi-
,-idua1 in n hattorrd hlacl, derby, thread
l'ore coat and other garments 10 match.
stepped up 10 the watchmau at the main
door Of the Agricultural Department and
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plating n summer tour in Europe, and imme-
diately after the holidays begin 10 study
up for the vacation there Eighty five
per cent. of the scholars are women, prin-
cipaly because women have more. time and
particularly in regard to tho French Ian
guage, can make more use OF it than men
can over there for shopping, &c.
-0f the other reasons actuating on r
pupils, some Of them consist are practical,
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universal to them.
Il And that the people OF the Fast are
greater students than those of the West
When a Western man goes 10 Europe for
a trip he prefers generally TO take courier
along and doesn't bother himself with the
language.
Another mistake persons make who 20
abroad to stay any length OF time is TO be-
lieve that 10y entering a pension the cany
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acquire the language without studying.
| have heard many amusing stories.
A young man came into one Of our
schools in Germany; he had gone there TO
study medicine and had entered German
pension to acquire the language The
family and other boarders were delighted
at the prospect Of talking English
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Oh great deal; it is not question, how
ever. of correct speaking. merely one of
meditation. &c.
We have the Partisan French. and even
in our Chinese classes we have the pursst
Mandarin dialect, not the Canton dialect
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unpleasant Finally l called in Madame,
who kept the pension
She explained with a look Of amG-e-
ment at me. They had locked mp tho tools
in the trunk and had the key in my hand
all the time.
after that experience I determined 70
study French, and here | am
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A FEW new IDEAS FROM IOWA
.STUONSON. THfNkER. CIV rs EN-
INTO ~ OFFICI II a. ~ HtND.

Improved Darwinian. Twentieth Century
sly for the Education OF the Pis
Received Wlth Acclaim Alsn the
Locust Desire, or ana lemonade Tree.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-12-01

elected to preside over the meeting.
John S. Vetter was chosen secretary.
Col. Arthur Linn and John w. Bren-
ner were present and told by way of
encouragement Of the project what
they had done in Lincoln county. At
the last session Of the legislature a
bill was passed at the instance Of Mr..
Bremen providing for such organiza
tons in each county and authorizing
the board of county commissioners to
pay from the general fund the en-
penses of conducting corr contests
ana lectures in connection, not to ex-
coed S2U in n year. The law pro-
yides for the election of five directors,
Upon motion those present pro-
ceeded to the election of five directors
in compliance with the statute. e. p.
Ashford, Rondell, was the first mem.
Der OF the board chosen, followed by
the selection of John C. Hall OF Ordway.
After a careful consideration of the
matter the other three members were
selected as follows: o. C. Mattjson.
Westport, t. G. Wenz, Bath, and
George B. DAILY, Columbia,
On motion, Saturday. December
llth was selected as the time and
Aberdeen the place where the mem.
bers OF the board shall meet to perfect
organization and transact such other
business as may be in order.
This organization has a mission ,na
one members feel the Responsibilities
placed upon them. 1t is a fact that
the hrst corn contest just concluded
cruoe and poorly arranged as. it was
nas oeen a most valuable advertise.
ment Tor the county and a decided
solmulus to the corn growing indus.
Try. This being the case. now v,st1n
lnore beneficial must be the next
seai . contest under the auspices CT an
enthusiastic association. with NOV,
pership In all parts of the county and
ono .uucaClonal results of the associ..
IONS efforts to direct it's memhershi.
along right lines? Snip
The Corn Growers .sso.
mass o as recruited in membership and
maue as strong as possible and .,,1
Is ,nnsa institute to be held in March
t f. ,uok 90 forward to as a fine oppor.
direction. WITH IN this
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-12-01

it. a still more rapid increase VIII
cluster about the mining ana manu-
featuring centers of the Black HIS
Such a contamination could donptiess
be much fastened by increasing tne
size OF homesteads in non-lrrlgap'e
lands. Such a provision, moreover
would be but a fair compensation iof
the dryness of the region"
shall presume on the good nature
of the readers Of this paper next "eeh
and relate a few personal experiences
in. connection with a short article on
the Indians. A couple of illustrations
from photographs taken by L. II.
Storgaard will be used. shall also
tell the story of the Custer tight as
related to me by Chief Crawler, one OF
the few hereditary Sioux chiefs no"
living on the Standing Rock reserva-
tiOn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-12-01
CELEBRATION SADLY ENDED
Mike Luetgen Nearly Loses His
Life-Good News Too Much
For Him

Mike Luetgen celebrated the arrival
OF the ninth Luetgen Tuesday. Mike
is a firm believer in the Roosevelt
doctrine and, instead OF feeling sad
dened by an increase in the size OF his
family burden, he rejoices as the ar
rival OF each succeeding heir is an
nounced. Tuesday Yas, therefore, a
red letter day and Mike simply had to
make it memorable. He passed
around the cigars, in pursuance OF a
somewhat ancient custom, early in
the evening but later on he began to
JOIN others in a hearty .'Hoch'. BY
II o'clock he really did not know what
MS name was and when the doors OF
the saloon were closed Mike was
turned out to find his way home the
best he could. 1t was bitterly cold,
DIS all living in this vicinity well knew,
aho the wind was blowing the snow so
Chat 1t was not a pleasant thing for a
sooer man to face, to say nothing OF a
man well along toward in~toxication.
Mike started out and got headed for
nome an right but when he got to
Kline street, on Third avenue, he
llSes in the Manitoba house, he fell
uo"n and could not get up. 1t is not
known exactly how long he was there
puo' after several trials at it, a passer-
~ on the street who had seen him got
WORD to the police and one Of the boys
~elt up and took him home.
A little longer time In the snow and
Nike would never again have thought
VI Vile and children. His face, hands.
knees and feet were badly frozen. He
was chilled and otherwise injured by
one exposure and will be laid up for
some time. Luetgen is a man OF edu-
caolon and at one time published q
ueilhan paper in Eureka. He is quite
an accomplished linguist and was at
one time a teacher. He is at present
improved as a job printer by j. +.