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New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
Deaf Were Taught Long Ago

To instruct the nhearing child that has all the
material of fine mind but has absolutely no
vocabulary, and hence is not a civilized being, is
modern achievement that likely to
forget that as long ago A D. 6S5 John the Bishop
of Hexham taught deaf man to pronounce words
and sentences the venerable Bede sets it down
in his Ecclesiastical History But it was not until
about hundred years ago that systematic effort
was made to form the minds of the nOn-hearIng
There are two ways OF going about it, and l do
not know of more acrid quarrel than that which
has been kept up for the last century between the
advocates of the sign language the one side and
the teachers of articulation the other. The deaf
naturally express their rudimentary emotions in
pantomime; but to develop and cOnventionalize
these signs into language worthy of a moral and
thinking being is work of which the Able de
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

would have heard; but the persistent stimulation
OF the nerves has made him only partially deaf, and
do not know Spanish think he is a Spaniard, he has
just that odd irreguarity of emphasis.
1t is not because of any defect in the organs of
speech that the deaf dumb, but because they
do not know how to speak. DR.. MacKendrick Of
the Glasgow University operated upon a and
replaced his larynx with hard-rubber Voice-box
in which a Slot to receive reed from a parlor
organ. There variation in pitch except
when he changed the reed but he could hear and
he spoke like his neighbors, with strong Scotch
accent. This proves by the way, the point that
the vOwels made not by the vocal cords but by
what Wangemann calls . the hollow spaces of the
voice"
Cases where hearing children cannot learn to
speak not uncommon; but they are mentally
detective The kind cruelty of another age would
have put them out of the way by the time they
three years old, but the cruel kindness of
modern times prolongS their misery for life in pub
lie institutions. fostering them with sedulous
than many a normal child gets who will grow
up to be income producing citizen instead OF
helpless burden.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
Mimicry Is the Basis

SUPPOSE you were to undertake to teach French
~ to a child whom could you through the
window but could not hear you for the noise in the
street, how would you go about it? That would be
a simple task compared with teaching a child
to speak English who not only has never heard but
has absolutely no vocabulary and no conception of
a word
Children like to play, which in its essence is MIN
icry The teacher begins by tearing off little bit of
paper putting the back of her hand and putting
at it. Johnny wants to play that game too. By and
by the teacher blows in a way She pops her
lips. So does Johnny. Lighter, still lighter the
plosion of the resisting lips is made, until the first
thing Johnny knows he has made the letter p. He
learns that this pop of the lips has to do with a
black mark in a book and different mark that she
shows him how to make with a pen and ink, big
letters and little letters Every child learns print
and writing but Johnny has to learn another
alphabet too. that of visible speech invented by
Alexander Melville Bell. the only of characters
known that exactly and unchangingly represent
what sounds go into a word, because each character
Is a sort of picture of the way OF making the sound
it stands for.
Johnny learns another way of blowing He puts
his tongue tip lightly against his lower front teeth
That is S. He pouches his mouth and makes Sh
He presses his upper front teeth on his lower lip.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

the word spirits, have to see the connection
before know whether the writer means the
apparitons of the dead the happy despondent con-
diton of a mans mind. distilled alcoholic liquors. or
such diverse substances as ammonia and turpentine
The advantages OF SO rudimentary a language are
great. 1t Is easy for to learn without much
thought. French-bOrn mute can converse at
with American born mute and large con
gregatOns of the nOn-hearing can be addressed at
On the other hand 1t is not possible to convey
1t any close reasoning. and of all it not
English, that those who it find themselves
foreigners among their kin. More than that
it is asserted by the articulation teachers that those
who use the sign language distinctly inferior
mentally to those that have learned to talk and
they say that autOpSieS show that the brains of
deaf-rnutes who the sign language have fewer
cOnvOutions and are less highly organized than the
brains of those that articuate.
At one time the sign-anguage party in this coun-
try had all the best of it, but in such leading schools
the New York Institution for the Instruction of
the Deaf and Dumb articulation is now taught
and the sign-language is only tolerated. How they
ever succeeded in getting Orris Benson to speak.
who is blind well as deaf is beyond me- but they
have. He is extremely bright boy. When saw
the clay model of Grants Tomb that he had made
solely from the descriptions spelled him by
taps on different parts of his hand something
clutched at my throat-pity and admiration both
at once.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

ts non-hearing cl 1reu from the hearing ones. 1t
~.kes a bond .uiJn out OF their common affiic-
a and 50 promote, ie4i-mute marriages The
.-Jpotion OF de-. ailiren among the Immediate
i-sceniants Is perhaps not 50 great as might be
ssrected one-reu-l "here one parent is a deaf
~l-s one-thrd where both are deaf but when the
theological resri- IS carried 10 the fifth genera
ton as it has been and one sees the alarming fre-
llency on the charts ot the black disk that shows
iataess he does n3, wonder that Alexander Ora
IN Bell should ,-n US that we are developing a
i.4trute VARIETY = me human race
good NAM more are born deaf than parents
7l admit. About sixty per cent. of the non hear
g never have h-sri The other forty per cent can
lle their loss largely 10 scarlatina diphtheria or
other dIses, ~ the throat affecting the neigh
rhood OF the tube hat leads up into the middle
RI About ever -enth case of congenital deafness
surely be traced the marriage Of first cousins;
less proportion - marriages Of remoter consan-
gunlty
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

tween his teeth and makes TIL With
every one of these blowing sounds he
learns new letter 1t IS fine He is
going to school He likes to learn
BY and by comes a puzzle. The
teacher makes her lips pop, but when
he does it she shakes her head. No, that
isn't right She puts his hand on her
chin When she makes her lips pop
the bone III the chin jars a little. He
tries again to see if he can't make his
chin bone jar No. Try it again and
again and again All! The teacher
smiles That's right. He is a smart
boy and likes to do things that please
the teacher. He keeps on repeating
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
Terrors of Deafness

I would be sad enough if we thought OF those who
lose their hel-us simply becoming separated
rom Us By iuE. bic vail of silence To have the
--nd cut Of ltr.- F little from all that comes to it
g the gatewa} y -he ear. to miss the tones of
-ear voice and ~ Us subtle infections, and know
-aat they E,re -orever, 10 be shut out OF the
'eantliul word - -tSlc. to be haraSsed by the fear
imminent / p,c4uSe the CRY of warning can
-0t be heard, - lamlated by the acknowledge
11t OF perslsl ieta-t, and to shrink into ones
sell more ana .-e aVoIdIng COmpanionshIp as
Eogndei bird t-i-5 Itself-to bear this rneekly
aeeriuliy -al.- '- The courage of a hero and the
t@gnaton % aat But when as IN the cases
1 progressive a-e oi the middle ear, there is
1Jt an eternal .-aee. but a Changing, ClamOrouS
f9ar, as OF MAJ III ones ears, day in and day
or Il becOn-- .g1~- too terrible to think Of
Yet there --ner depth, where the sufferers
90 not knoH th-v suffer, where they do not
-tlredate 0i deprived OF, because they
lave never h..- II all. What makes their case 50
$40 is that pr l- special education OF the child
undertake. carly age indeed the faculties
ne mind natter how great they may be
1al they ar. zen potentially very great-are
-a4Tied and I'd IN their growth
i IS comm believed that deaf children are
rA'Faordinar and cruel Our forefatherS
1ought the, essed OF devils, and there are
nave Storle- raculOuS healing where the deaf
-al-dunb me forth when adured and the
s4'S We're u- '-l and the string OF the tongue
'sed 50 Oh hey spoke Those born deaf are
ally and le-tUallY about the same as other
~llTen, Sal: gustine to the contrary nOtwith-
landing l. seem cruel it is because they do
lE near the II pam from the tortured kitten.
Il ihey haV- runs it is because they cannot
-li'ack thei- with words as hearing children
an. They Ten spoiled either because they
1t,aF0rel -aln they should be
because abused II they
1t- less IL lt Il IS because they
4 mss 50 lnu- the education that
ne hearing .- II .,,.r- without know,
ng H.
Inc child ., Ie4f IS not always
'ialg devo.l al auiitive sense.
'-l there = aae defect IN the APP
taIaias. so I'll 1y and by the nerves
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

9IINN 2 0IITVI NIIVIIIOI OIIII
acter means words. Com
bine the two, and the resulting
character means. To exam
inc and judge clearly" prob
ably because the first judicial
processes were invoked to
settle disputes as to the own
ership of f1ocks. Our own
spoken language went through
this conventionalizing process
ages ago, and is going through
1t now, so that when we read
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

lEpee gets the credit Most Of us are more or less
familiar with the deaf-and-dumb alphabet and sup
by it. But that the least part of the sign language
which is not English at all or anything like it.
Chinese characters bear no relation to the spoken
word, and the man of Canton who cannot make
out what the man from Marking is trying to say
can understand him easily if he writes it down,
because Chinese writing is arrangement of con
VentiOnahzed pictures, combined to make meanings
agreed upon For example, one character means
She 4 L..
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

ne they lett one
iin every nt'- un1red
51rn deaf, ana - are n
country bv - latest
a1s report IIiH1 persons
aIy deaf
We are too tend hearted
.r 70 Kill our detective
s3iren. or - let -.-n grow
10 uncarei for es-ept as To
.5-r physical needs But
1irng them - r-urutIOnS
r. eiucated ten tprSOlate
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

SHOWN by tne III increase IN the number
nose who Ha wear glasses ana are hard
ssung thong are by no means old. Alex
r Graham b 70 ought TO know II anybody
rs estimates ere are IN the United States
Re than threr iral thousand persons under
T. sge Of twenr who nave lost their hearing
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
How the Deaf Are Taught

AAILROAD -aus and trolley cars in a way
do take le place of beasts of prey and
among rs aho do not see we'll or hear
well ha- hat chey are hardly thorough
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
ENTERPRISE NEWS.

Mrs. Ida Slmms and MRS. Carrie Rob.
lnson were callers on Mis-. Il. f. Green
sunday evening ard spent delightful
time.
John Mckinley has returned from Bux
ton where he spent u lew days.
Dean Vauderg, # who has been ill is able
to be out again.
VIM. Bryant who has been away on a
visit to see his parents in Georgia will ar
rive here ab ut the h Of May.
G w. Top Oh left tn,s week tor Oska-
locsa On business. Mrs. Topson who has
"een -ick Is n BILE to out again.
Rev. johnson OF D-s Molnes WAS Wis.,
itor here 5 saturday and male an able po-
litical speech.
There WAS fishing party composed o'
4 v. Green. f. r.Ichie, r. Cocunut and
Randall Green out To the river Friday
You bet he fish WAS ,ught.
The Sunday Scnool last Sunday was led
by +. Cucuuut and waS we'll attended
There vas preacning at 1l:GO n III. bS
| The pas or Rev. Green aud at 800 p, uG
| he delivered an able sermnn on 'D1a /
wherr is your surg. Etv. .Gieen will be
GIN tnother revival meeting next sand i,
evening the 9th,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
DUBUQUE DOTS.

On Sunday April 23rd.. he Rev. Geo.
Cads preached a very noble sermon at the
T,t Congreg .tional church, his was TAX
en- from recent production Of Rev.
Thomas Dxop's Novel line Clansmar"
and title OF his address was The C.a,lsman
or IS the Negro entitled to the rights OF
a man and hs unbiased opinion and his
portrayal OF facts IN his uua' qu4in,ed Way
should inspire the coiored man to improve
and elevate HIM 'elt as he zeal essly tells Of
tn Neg,o's greatest t#plt aud also the
causes. Icy
4 MIR. and Mrs. II Wyatt Hayes spent
part OF Iast week in Chicago
Mrs. Rev b. r. Penn is visiting in
Webster City. ..--r ..
DR. and Mrs. II c Rose were surprised
several days ago by the ahuounremtht
that their sou Gus WAS married fifteen
months ago at Lincoln, Nrbr, and that
hey were proud grand parents. Mother
and baby dong wei AZ last report
The trustees OF he a. Vi Il cnuecn met
on Thursday cvcnng ,Aprl! l6th.,, and
10 med pans to RAISE Tue meaus 10 shlnge
the church. Subscription among the
cUlored people to date amount to $31 so a
grand showing tor the snal numoer Oi
the colored attend ,nts at the churcn.
The sewing circle met at MIS-. John
Wells and enjoyed a very pleasant time,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
ALBA NEWS.

Mrs. Anna Garret OF Buxton who has
been in town this week altenp'd court.
Mrs. Wilson OF Hooking has been in
a lbia the past week.
Sewing Circle gave social at the Ma
souic HAL Saturday evening
Attorney Joe Brown of Des Moines is
in Alba attending court in the interest OF
Mr. B.rrett.
Mrs Ell. Butler entertained Rev. and
Mrs. Bell aud the pss,or from Ottumwa
at dinner Sunday.
Jas. L. Washington the silver tongne
orator with his father Rev. l.. G. Wash
lngton lec,ured IN Aloha at the A. M. Z.
c"urch Wednesday night.
lhe Busy BE Club en lert lined with an
egg hunt at the parsonage Monday even.
Ing. This club consist o. lutte glrIs from
II 10 10 years OF age the affair Was gwen
IN the interest OF tho church.
The Dumas Club met at the home OF
Mrs q. A. DAVIS on last WednesCas, a.
ter the usual nour light refreshment Were
served. The present President IS Mrs.
NJ. + Bell; Secretary, May DAVIS Assis
lance Secretary ADJ Davis; Treasurer
Mrs. Geo. Holllng worth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
BUXTON.

To encourage the employees Of the
Consolidation Coal Company to save
their money I have deciled to give
the following cash prizes to the eigh.
teen employees who make the best
showing in this respect during first
year of present agreement:
To the employe making the best
record, prize of 5000.
To the next best prize Of $100.
To the next best, a prize of $780,
To the five next best, a prize OF
(each) $40.
To the ten next best, prizes OF
(each) IS.
The above prizes will be awarded
by the following c3n.mhee: The
preident Of the Miners Local Union,
the Superintendent OF the Pubic
School. and the Cashier of the Con
scldation Coal Company, and paid by
me on the first Fay day in May, 1907
The committee may adopt such
rules as may he necessary to carry
out the intent of the giver and to in
sure a fair contest, it being under
stood, however, that the rules adopt
ey by said committee v i'll give all en-
ployes an equal opportunity to win
these prizes by. taking into account
the earnings the necessary living ex-
penses, and the savings of each EN-
ploye, whether said savings be in the
form of cash in the bank Of real es
tate, or other permanent investments
the purpose being to reward thosa
who save the most money under like
conditions.
If the men show the proper interest
in this matter during the first year,
will renew the offer for the second
year of the Des Moines agreement.
B. G. Buxton.
Buxton, Iowa, April 20. 1906.
P. S.-Anyone desiring to compete
for these prizes must notify the cash
ier in writing, within ten days of his
signing the local contract.
B. C. B.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
OBITUARY Y.

Mrs Matilda Golden was born
in Brunswick, Howard county,
Mo-, came to this city AZ years
ago. She died in Minneapolis
Sunday, April 22 at las o'clock.
She had been a member of the A.
NJ. church for many years and
had a host of friends in this city,
her home and minneapolis. She
leaves to mourn her death two
daughters and grand.son-MTs.
Theodore Williams of this city
and Mrs. John Jenkens of Mime
apolis.
Mrs. Golden was not sick but
passed away quietly The fuuer-
al services were held at the A. Nj.
E. church conducted by Rev. II.
S. Graves, assisted by Rev. H.
Seymore. s....
We too join in with her many
friends in extending coincidence
TO her children.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04

for securing his conversion, we be-
lieve in Jesus Christ as the Redeemer
of the world, we believe in God the
Father and in the Word OF God. as
written in the Bible. Congregational
ism is not In the west to tear down
or proselyte from other churches; but
we are here to work in harmony with
every church and religious enterprise
that has for its object the moral and
religious uplift of mankind,
TO join the Rev. Porter comes an.
other strong Christian man, the Rev,
H. l.. DeMond of Augusta, Ga, who
enters the field at Buxton, Iowa. We
welcome Rev. DeMond and We shall
expect an onward march Of the good
work. Rev. A. L. DeMond Is a grad
uate from Fisk University and How
ard University and has had eight
years of experience as gospel min
istry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
OskALOoSA TiDlNGS.

Mrs. Roy Field is visiting relatives in
Des Moines.
The musical con cert given by Miss
Georgia Rlach burn was appreciated
by all. .......-- ..
Herman Moore of Ottnmwa is visit
ing relatives iu the city. ...
Mrs. Cora e. Jones, Grand Matron o
Iowa, left this morning to make her
annual visits before the Grand Court,
which convenes in Omaha June 16.
Lewis Slrothor ana family who have
lived in our city for the past year, are
moving to Buxton Mr.. Strother and
family have made many friends while
hete who regret their leaving.
Mrs. v addy of Colfax. who has been
visiting her grand daughter returned
home Thursday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
Not If as Rich as Rockefeller,

If you had all the wealth of Rookie
feller. the Standard Oil magnate, you
could not buy better medicine for
bowel complaints than Cham berlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
rhe most eminent physician can not
prescribe "a better preparation for collie
and diarrhoea, both for children and
adults. The uniform success Of this
remedy has shown it 10 be superior 10
all others. 1t never fails and when re-
duced with water and sweetened, is
pleasant to take. Every family shou Id
be supplied with it. Sold by oil dug
vist.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
SIOUX CITY ITEMS.

Special 10 Bvstander.
The public schools gave a ben fit
concert >aturda Y afternoon and even.
ing for the benefit of the San Francisco
sntfers
=. Gordon of st. Louis, Mo, father
CT William Gordan. is visiting in tte
city the guest OF his son at Crescent
Park.
MIR. Smith and mother of Chics 60
pas sed through our cisy Thursday en-
route to Uonest. el, s. D where they
have claim on which they will live
for eight months.
Mrs. Margret Smith and family have
moved out to Dorman Station River.
side TO spend the Summer with rela-
tives. ,r and Mrs. j. Askew.
WILDER j. Norris ha, moved down in
the business part of the city and open
ed up ID frs, class ro"ming house.
Mr.. CT fford of Norfork, Neb. is visit
ing in the city the guest OF Miss Birdie
v ashington
Mrs. Anna Baker returned home
Saturday evening after a three week s
visit at Manila, Ia, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Aigiers. .a IS. .
The Silver Leaf clu b metat the resi-
dence of Mrs. d Shores
Joseph Norris has bsen chosen dele
oa,e from the stewards ofthe A. NJ. E.
church to attend the district conven.
tiun at Clartrda N June.
Mrs. Sadie Norris and son John re.
turned home last Thursday after being
in Burlington four months.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
MINNEAPOLIS BUpcETARlAN.

The O.d Folks Concert at st. James
church was success, both financially
and socially.
Miss Emma Harper Is reported sick at
this writing,
A MAY musical was given at St. Peters
A. NJ. 4 church Wednesday evening.
Carl Wade was the victim OF a sarprise
party Monday evening, 1t being his 17,h
birthday. About twenty. live of his
friends called during the evening to re.
mnd hun. A pleasant time WAS had by
all present.
Mesdsmes Geo. II. Wade and Jennie
Butler spent soupIe OF days in st. Paul
the fist OI The We, X, the gn'st OF Mrs.
Wade's mother.
Remember the band concert at St.
James ohucch on the AL
Friends in Minneapolis of the following
persons who formerly lived in Duo,lq,e
would be very glad to learn of their
whereabouts, as it means much to them:
Messrs Phi, and Eli Aaron, John Dutiin
and Isaac Smith, any one knowing OF the
Iesidenca Of the said persons will please
notify the sgent at Minneapolis or through h
the olumns ot the Dubuque items.
The members Ut st. Jamos chuich.
Pastors Ald'' delightfully."- SUI plised their
pastor Rev. Wade with an elegant new
snlt tor which he is very thankful.
Mrs. Dora Wlthers Brown lett Thus.
day evening for Denver. Colo 70 lin her
husband. They will reside indetnltly.
The members of the st. James Mite
Missionary Society will be entertained
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Isaac
Newton.
The Tuesday Industrial Club met with
much success at their social Tuesday
evening al the residence OF MIS- Fannie
Pierre, three ladies oi the club contested
tor jewel pillow. Mrs. Pierre WAS the
lucky one TO rec, i've it.
Mrs. Eva jenkins returned from Des
Moines Monday morning where she
went to bury her mother Golden.
Frank Johnson tulmerl, barber in K.
DeLeo'' shop died MONDAY At the ti.,
hospital where he had been tihed tor
several weeks With consumption. his
funeral occurred Thursday afternoon from
Modiln and Green's undertaking parIols
Rev. Wade officiating. His father from
Chicago and brother arrived In time to
be present at ths funeral.
Etrnest Hoyans, Rufus ksstus company
ii l'da weeks engagement here at the
b jou Opera house last week. ...... g..
''rne Clan man one OF Thus. Dixon's
creations played three nj hts here last
we' K at the Metropolitan. The play was
most harshly coudtmned th.ough cur
evenings papers by Lawyer VIM. Il.
Morris and it we'll desel we'd 1t.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-05-04
Hamilton-Waiker Nuptials.

One nf the pr ttiest and moet up to
date weddings that has occurred in our
city for many years was the Hamilton
Walker wedding, which we annou need
the pre-nuptial notice several weeks
ago. 1t was the marriage of Miss
Nina Hamilton. the only daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton on East
Walk, r street, to Mr.. William Walker
OF East Lyon street. and who is now
living in Lincoln. Neb Roth of these
young parties are Des Mones people
who were reared here, an6 are well
known all over the state.
The wedding took place at the
brides home Wednesday April IS, at
prompt 8 o'clock Rev, H. :. Graves
performed the ceremony; after which
congratulations of the large crowd was
received. than the guest sat down to
an excellent supper served in courses
by Mrs. w. II. Humburd. the cateress.
The bride wore grew travelling suit
while the groom wss attired in p ain
black. The wedding presents were
numerous, costly and quite useful.
The happy couple left that night for
their future home in Lincoln, Neb.,
amid showers of rice, old shoes tears
of large number OF their friends who
accompan ed them to the depot Their
friends had labeled their trunks all
over with Ii tie bears and the words
1--WE are just married."
Thus the Bgs ander with their many
friends wish them happiness and sue
cess through married life.