Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Der our lesson. How many are one
and one?"
1.-TWO" faltered poor Whiskerand,
there aren't two of us to go home.
Ihere's only me, and that's one"
Dear! dear!" said Miss Cat. lick
ing her lips. you are the stupidest
pupil I ever had. The doors are all
locked and the windows are all clos
ed, and yet you dare to dispute me.
Now, again, how many are one and
one?"
1.-TWO" said whiskerando, weak
ly.
Well, then, If should eat one
OF you, there would still be one re-
manning. And if. as you say, you are
the only one, then the remaining
one will be You, will it not?''
Then Whiskerando saw what the
wicked Miss Cat had been plotting
all along, and knew that he must use
his wits If he would escape.
"Yes'm. But If you should eat me,
by mistake. instead of the other one,
then how could the other one go to
tell my mother that you sent home
two of us?"
Ah, hum!" said the teacher. "Well,
run along home. and tell your mother
l sent home two of you, and be sure
you come back bright and early to-
morrow.
She opened the door and Whisk-
erando slipped past her, and tipping
his head on one side, said: "Yes'm.
And tomorrow you will teach me that
none and none are one, won't you,
ma'am?" and whiskered away.
Dear mel" said Miss Cat. II do
believe the little wretch was making
fun Of me. feel pretty sure he In
tends never to come back. Well,
WELL she purred, sticking out her
long, pink tongue and smiling horri-
bly,. Il still have his nine brothers
and sisters in the closet, and as /
feel horribly hungry, l think I'll be.
gin on them right now"
She went to the closet, opened the
door wee speck, and called white.
Tooth, Fatness. Bright Eyes, Spry.
ness, Long-Tail. Cuteness, Soft-Foot,
Sickness, Blackieback!"
But there was no answer.
She opened the door very. cautious
ly little more, and little more,
and then threw 1t wide open, but all
she saw was hole In one corner and
a note at the edge of it addressed to
herself in mouse-track writing.
In great haste she opened the note
and read:
Dear Teacher of Numbers.
Nine from nine leaves how many?
Your Loving Pupils.
This made Miss Tabitha Cat so
cross that She went out and took In
her sign Edmund Vance Cooke. In
Youths Companion.
SALT AND SUCH.
The teacher was talking to her
class of eighth grade children, whom
she was conducting through the
large Commercial Museum OF Phila-
delphia They were crowded around
the mineral cases.
This specimen the teacher said,
indicating mineral on the shelf, sis
rock salt. In New York State there
are rock salt mines. Do you know
how they get the salt? Why, they
dig little round hole with dia
mond drill. Over here on this shell
you see the drill. Diamonds? Yes
The diamond, you know, is the hard.
est substance and will cut anything
Down through the rock the drill goes
and cuts hole like this"
she showed piece of rock with a
circular hole in it. "a big piece OF
stone comes up out of the centre OF
the hole. 1t is called the core. The
brine, or salt water, is then pumped
up. And salt is made in that way
The children paused to take good
look at the photographs Of salt evap
i Grafton.
This marble" the teacher went
on, holding up big round piece OF
Tennessee marble, was once soft
like mud. Sometimes, animals crawl
ed In there and died, and hardened
into fossil. You can see the marks
of a beautiful fossil, nautilus. on
this piece. The spiral is plainly
shown on the polished top of the
marble. 1t is for table. We have
here today the shape of the ANNA
in stone.
Here is the mineral fibre we cal
asbestos. 1t is very good fire.prooi
stuff. Most theatres nowadays have
asbestos curtains. Steam pipes are
covered with asbestos. 1t is also
used to line ice-boxes, because II
keeps the heat out and the cold in
Everything in this case is uset
for polishing. You know how they
make sandpaper? They take piece
of paper and cover it with glue. Their
they sprinkle all over it these tin,
bits of metal, and when it dries the,
have good sandpaper for polishing.
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