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The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
OUR SCHOOLS.

Nearly one-half of the children In
the United States who are In the pub
lie schools are enrolled in the rural
schools. It Is safe to say, taking the
country at large, that more than as per
cent Of the rural school children at
tend no other than the district school.
The present plan of organization of
the common school system seems to be
upon the basis that Its prime purpose is
to prepare the pupils to enter the
secondary schools; aud that the prime
purpose of the secondary schools Is to
prepare pupils to enter higher educa-
tional institutions.
1t is time to change front In our plan
of elementary and secondary school
organization. 1t Is time to recognize
the fact that system Of rural schools
should plan its course of instruction
with reference to the needs of the a5
per cent. of the pupils who attend them
aud who attend no other school, rather
than with reference to the small re-
manning percentage who 20 on to =
more advanced school. 1t Is time to
recognise that the present courses of
study open to children in the rural
schools, offering books as the only
sources Of knowledge aud words as the
only stimulus to mental activity, COM
pletely ignoring environments ~ n
source Of knowledge, stimulus to
thought, and an inspiration to action,
Are not the best for any who attend
these schools. irrespective Of whether
they - frum them 10 engage In their
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15

making the work more concrete; by
making 1t more interesting: by appeal
Ing to more centers. The great phases
Of education by which this larger work
Is to be accomplished are kindergartens,
manual and industrial training, and
agriculture.
This much is certain-the problems
of the community are to become the
problems of the school. The everyday,
concrete experiences OF the farm and
the home and the shop are to help ed
ucate the boys and girls. Theory and
practice are to be welded. OF course,
the ideal way can be stated. That pre-
supposed good roads, free transporta-
ton, centralized schools, agricultural
high schools IN each locality of certain
limits and population, all well equip
ped, and with teachers trained to teach
the academic and industrial subjects.
Even with such All ideal equipment
the trades would not be taught as such,
but the industrial work would be used
as a means in complete education.
The Industries are educative in many
ways. They may prove at the same
time mode of expression for theo-
retical knowledge, and concrete illus
tration for some new truth that Is
being learned. Doubtless the solution
would be easier If the schools were
thoroughly equipped with farm, and
shop, and kitchen. and sewing room.
But 1t will be long time before every
school will have these. The work then
must be adjusted to the present con-
ditions. In the absence of equipment
and special teachers the community
life must determine what may be done.
The problem comes back to the teacher
and will depend upon his inventive
genius. A great many things are be-
ing done in the name of industrial and
normal training that are really bring
Ing the problem to ridicule and dis
favor. Artificial conditions are created.
Teachers overburdened with academic
work are forced to do in mechanical
way things in which they have neither
skill nor interest, and their attitude is
reflected in the pupils.
The earnest and sincere consideration
of our people is invited concerning
this phase of education, and to discuss
this and other features of educational
life we shall ask the different school
secretaries of the county, and Others, to
meet the county superintendent Of
schools at the county seat some time
soon, for the purpose Of organizing q
provisional county board of education.
J. w. DENNEY,
County Supt. of Schools.
Cortez, Colo, February 8, 1907.
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life work or continue their studies in
other schools.

lie WORK OF continue tnelr stuOleS In
other schools.
There never was time when the de-
mand was so strong for the education
and training of the entire individual
as 1t is today. There is no less demand
for cultured and scholarship in the
broadest meaning Of the terms, but
there is more demand for education
that will meet the practical needs of
life. 1t is a demand for training that
will help the boy and girl use them.
selves skillfully in their life work. 1t
is not demand for the direct teaching
Of trades so much as 1t is call for the
utilization of common experiences.
There are in this conntry approxi-
mately eighty million people. Count
ing Ave persons to the family, there
are sixteen million families. Counting
one bread.winner to the family, there
are sixteen million bread-winnsrs. But
the most casual observation will con-
vince any one that two out of every
five, rather than one, must and do toll
for a living, making thirty-two million
bread-winners.
There are in this country one hundred
twelve thousand ministers of the
gospel, one hundred fifteen thousand
lawyers, one hundred thirty-two thous-
and doctors, aud about Ave hundred
thousand teachers; fewer than one
million engaged In the so-called learned
professions. These are all striving to
prevent crime, to lessen vice and to
increase virtue. There are, on the
other hand, many agencies engaged in
promoting crime and poverty aud sor-
row, Then there are one hundred
seventeen thousand policemen and
detectives to watch aud arrest and to
punish criminals. Let US say that
there are about one million merchants,
superintendents and managers of the
vast business enterprises-men and
women who do the head work In the
country's business. 1t Is apparent
that Of the thirty-two million bread
winners, some thirty million must
work with the hands. 1t is apparent,
too, that the problem of education is
industrial rs well as academic. 1t
must exalt the dignity of labor: it
must teach habits of industry; it must
give ability to apply ones self to the
prooiem IN hands II must meet the
demand for accurate, skillful work.
Education has been too academic
that is, It has held too closely to the
textbook, and has shut the door 10
nature and to life. There has been
too much instruction and not enough
construction; too much "take" aud
not enough ssgiyen on the part of the
pupil; too, much imitation and not
enough creation; too much head and
not enough hand and heart training.
Now that educators are beginning to
see the problem and are trying to
solve It, It Is not proposed to do any
less head work-that Is, not any less
thinking-but It Is proposed to do more
hand work to supplement the head 1,
Is not proposed to make the amount oi
head work less, but to make the work
more intense, 80 that II may be done in
much less time. This can be done BY
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15

Sweaters and
Sweater Goats
S8.25 Mems fine all wool sweater
coats $500
3.5O Mems fine Australian wool
sweater coat 2.2S
400 Mems fine sweaters $50
AGO Mems high-grade sweaters 2.75
ESQ MEMS fine jersey sweaters LIS
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15

75c Boys fiat fleece union suits 4O'
fleeced, per suit 40
II you want to make your boy
happy buy them Buster Brown Under
wear. 1t will wear. It's wool inside
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
The Rev. Iri r. Hicks 1907 Almanac

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks has been COM
PEELED by the popular demand to re-
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st. Louis, Mo-, publishers of Word and
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goes with every subscription.
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
DEPARTMENT Of the Interior,
Land Of1ice at DIN urnnpO Colornds

January 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that vasco Bradfeld
of Dolores, Colorado, has filed notice of his
intention to make final Ave year proof in sup.
port of his claim. viz homestead entry No IS7i
made April 10th, 1900. for the E !. Sc i, NV
u Be y, NEi, SW a, section 9, township 81
north of range 16 west \ NJ P NJ, and that
said proof will be made before the County
Judge. at Cortez, Colorado, on March lst, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of the land, viz: August Kuhlman, Calvin
House. Charles Hosea and George Wiltsie all
OF Dolores, Colorado.
F. c. PERKINS. Register.
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NorIcE FOR PUBLICATION.
Depa rtment Of the Interior
Land Ofiicc at Durango, Colorado.

January y, 1877.
Notice is hereby given that Robert s. Brown
Of Dolores, Colorado, has dled notice Of his
iutcntion to make final fve-ycar proof in
support Of his claim, via: Homestead Entry No.
$50 made necemhcr =, 1901, for the . W n
town.hip e 81 North ct rsnse is W. e. IT. p,
NJ. and that said proof will be made before the
county judge at Cortex, Colorado, on March =,
1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of the land. vis: H. h. Smith. s, u. Mcconnell,
James l.. Trimble and Z. P. Duncan. all Of
Dolores, Colo.
+. q PERKINS, REGISTER,
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
A Letter From Illinois.
Galena, H., Feb. 4, 1905.

Galena, H., Feb. 4, 1906.
To the Editor of the Star,
Dolores, Colo.
Dear Friend:-It is . o'clock D. m.
aud mercury stands at degrees above
zero having got that high, starting 10
degrees below zero at I q. m. Getting
about 10 degrees from zero either way
is about where mercury has put in her
time for week past, aud with good
breeze from the northwest we have
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
The
Dolores
Mercantile
Company
MEMS AND BOYS SUIT

We have the best line of Mems and Boys Suits in th
of the country and low prices enables to
fine suit of clothes If intend to buy suit now
time Come early and get pick from large stock of
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
The
Dolores
Mercantile
Company
UNDERWARE SALE
Ladies' Underwear

$50 Ladies short, lightweight, Jersey
Ribbed union suits 100
S1.50 I.Adie.' fleece ribbed union
auits SOc
sc Ladies' fleece ribbed vests $50
AOc l.asiiss' cotton ribbed Yeats 25c
$l.A0 I,ndies fine ribbed vests Csc
Ssc I.ndlss SilkAlisle sleeveless ribbed
vsstS 9Op
Tsr Fine ribbed pants 40c
sSe klue ribbed vests 4Oc
q. 81 Ladies' due union Auits $3.50
SSc Ladies' eomhination suits 45c
90c Ladies' fine ribbed pants SOC
soc Ladies' fine ribbed vests SOC
Micccc, T1n6orxryoar
The Dolores star., 1907-02-15
RIo aRANnE SOUTHERN R. R.

Read dovu the left column aud mp the right
Roth trains take dinner AT Dolores. Regular
freight trains do not carry passengers.
W. L. Miller. Agent.
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Blankets

Buy a pair Of these blankets and
save doctor bill. No more coughing
at night II sleeping In blankets bought
of the Dolores Mercantile Company.
$500 Fine, extra large, cotton
blankets, l2-4 $2.35
$50 Fine large cotton blank
cts, IT LIS
LIS Coarse cotton blankets, II l.25
100 Extra fine all wool blankets II 500
575 U q e " II 25
4.5O Heavy all wool blankets, II $50
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
The Sick Mans Burden.

The patient was muttering deliri.
ously. The doctor leaned over the
bed and the family stood a~nxiously
around.
II tell you DOCTOR" said the wife,
there Is something on his mind.
something terrible. some secret that
he wishes to tell. I think IL he were
able to free his mind he would get
some rest"
DO you think so?" asked the doc.
tor. Well, we will see. Bring me
some cold water and a cloth"
The doctor bathed the patients
head and face. and soon a look OF
sanity crept yer his features, and he
looked inquiringly into the faces OF
the group around him.
Now, my man. said the doctor.
what was 1t you wished to say; tel
u.s."
what troubles me La" began tho
patient and stopped.
Yes, dear John, what Il Il that
troubles yon" asked his wife.
THE only thing that troubles me.s
he replied. .ls--that II everything
goes to the d~ogS--what will become N
the poor ats?"-Denysr Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

II is claimed for the Grongal Kjelliu
electric induction furnace, which IL
now under examination by exports az
sheffield, England, that II solves the
problem of making very large steel In.
gots, demanded by modern machinery.
because 1t is as easy to make a two.
ton ingot In this furnace as one of 60
pounds In a crucible, But IL IL ad.
mitted that at present high,grade
steels DO made by the electric fur.
mace on a commercially successful
scale, only In places where power can
be obtained at an extremely low cost
Laboratory experiments have indi.
Gated that a high-class steel can he
made by the electric process from in.
ferior material, but FOR commercial
purposes this is not yet possible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
~s<lf~ss-~~<sr~ss--aslys-s~ 1ys.sa-~s
VALUE OF A RIGHT LEG.
Held by Surgeon Decrease Boys Value
Only is Per Cent.

Jersey City. n AT just how
much do you value a right leg, on
which you have a foot, and mayhap
toes with corns that smart and burn
and tickle when damp weather comes?
When you are a half block from a
speeding, ~tantalizing trolley car and
making excellent time in its direction
you think that the leg is invaluable,
but the crudity of your estimate is
impressed with severity on you when
you realize that to be without that leg
Is only to detract Is per cent, from
your ability to get along in the world,
according to a statement made by an
expert on such matters, DIR. William
]. Arlitz. a surgeon in St. Francis hos.
pital. The physician testified to this
in a suit for damages tried In the cir.
cult court brought for a six'year-old
boy.
The surgeon claimed that boys of
tender years, when presented with a
cork or wooden leg In exchange for
one of tn. ~foot.bearing kind, with the
accompanying corns and bunions,
we're able to become Sc proficient in
its use that its presence was unknown
to the ordinary observer, and that 1t
could be detected only by careful ex.
animation.
why. boys a play baseball, ride
a bicycle, run up and down stairs, and
| have even seen one lad walk a slack
wire after he had become accustomed
to the use Of the leg said the sur.
geon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

beers and Jagged plates, suggesting the
front end OF a trolley car after a head,
on collision, Maine huntsmen delight
to tell Of instances where bears, foxes
OF painters have gnawed of a leg to
escape from a trap; but this ia the
first really successful case on record
where a ship left part Of herself In a
rocky trap and got TO port by her own
efforts.
The Seuyic, carrying 500 passengers,
of whom $50 were children-mostly
babies, from Australian ports. was en-,
tering the English channel, 4 dense
fog came up, and when near the Liz.
ard Light the vessel, which had been
cropping her way along. raj on the
rocks.
With the first CLEAN OF dawn Cap.
tain Jones and his men made an In.
~spection of the vessel. They found
the sharp rocks had pierced her bot.
tom as far as the second bulkhead.
This bulkhead being closed. the water
could not penetrate further; but there
was infinite danger of the ship being
torn apart by the power of the waves,
which were swaying the big vessel to
and fro while the rocks held her fast
by the nose"
II so happened that a body Of sea
surgeons were in the vicinity, The
members were attached to a Liverpool
company which makes a speciality OF
salving wrecks~-sort Of marine ghoul,
az 1t were, which thrives on the mis-.
fortunes OF vessels. These sea sur
geons went over and inspected the
Sueyic. They found her heart--that
is her enginss--were intact, and be-
yond a few strained plates just aft of
the principal seats Of injury, there
was nothing to prevent the vessel
from floating II she was separated
from that section held by the rocks.
Having decided in favor of the he.
roic remedy. the sea surgeons began
to prepare their huge patient for the
operation. Her cargo, consisting prin-
cipally Of rabbits and mutton In cold
storage, was thrown overheard
All being in readiness, several train.
ed nurses In diving suits descended to
the hold forward Of the bulkhead and
with saws and other implements pro-
ceeded to cut away as much as they
could Of the huge timbers and weaken
the plates beyond the protecting bulk.
head. Other men behind the partition
worked with equal energy 10 brace
the walls Of the vessel to receive the
shock. This labor took the better part |
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
RICH HA We WIRY HAIR.

shaVes members of the Stillman,
Woodward, Rockefeller and Wander.
bilt families, and says that in all his
experience he has yet TO meet the
millionaire who wakes up in the morn.
ing with a crouch. Bischoff does
most of his work at the homes of his
rich patrons, and at his basement
shop in Wall street during the day
lesser lights of the financial district
drop in for a shave, hair cut, or sham
poo.
Bischoff can write a check for 5000.
900, and his signature will be honored
in the great banking institutions with
a celebrity that will surprise his ac.
quaintances.
The other day at the shop, while
lathering ttS face of a ten dollar a
week clerk, Bischoff gave his daily
itinerary as follows:
Il get up every morning, including
Sunday, at six o'clock. After shaving
myself, dressing, and p~artaking of a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Stuffed CABBAGE.

Take a nice solid head of cabbage.
hollow out from the root end a round
hole, then have ready one pound OF
round steak and a half pound Of pork
steak ground together. Put this In a
bowl and stir II well with one half cur
milk, n egg, two tablespoonfuls OF
flour, and a little salt and pepper.
Now I'LL the cabbage with this and
cover the opening with a couple of the
outside leaves of the cabbage. Then
tie a nice clean cloth around the
whole and put into a kettle of boiling
water; put a little salt in the water
and let 1t boil for two hours. Serve
hot with melted butter, into which put
some chopped parsley.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

Lenox neutrality-suspicious. weighing II
@ q apiece viii be used- The -four
bridie-chalns are 720 feet long. and
the main chains arc made mp Of
square links. each about four feet long
and Weighing four hundred weight
apiece. The swivel connection Shown
In the figure weighs 4,4s5 pounds, and
each shackle weighs I'll pounds. The
links Of the buoypendant are Of Az
inch iron and weigh 243 pounds
apiece, while the end links. weighing
each 1886 pounds, are Of 5sinch
material
This constitutes the heaviest work
eve done In the eliminating Indus
try. The makers. we are told, sup
piled the cables for the Great Eastern
In 1855.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31

NJ, f. Southworth gives the follow.
Ing recipe for patatas con queso tpo.
tatoes baked in cheese sauce): Put
two tablespoonfuls of crumbled
cheese, or potted cheese, in a sauce.
pan with two tablespoonfuls Of but.
ter; when melted add two tablespoon.
falls OF flour and rub until smooth
and creamy. Season with salt, pap,
RIGA, and a dash Of tabasco, and then
add slowly II and one-half cups OF
milk, stirring until thoroughly blend.
ed, Remove from the IRE. Peel six
large, firm potatoes, and slice rather
thin and chop one sweet %bell.peppsr.
Put a layer Of the potatoes In a baking
dish, and sprinkle with the chopped
pepper, then another layer of pota.
toes, and so on until the dish is filed.
Over all pour the thickened cheese
sauce, and sprinkle broken English
walnut meats and bits OF butter on
top, and bake untl the potatoes are
thoroughly cooked,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
Lcft.o Over Roasts.

After a roast has served for two
meals there Is often meat enough for
another, although not In good shape.
When this is the case cut up the meat.
mince fine an enion. add the gravy II
necessary, slice cold boiled potatoes,
and arrange in a baking dish. Set
back on the stove where 1t will heat
Through while you are making a tin
OF baking powder biscuit. After cut.
ting out your biscuits, instead OF put,
ting them on a tin, put them on the
top of the meat pie, slip the whole
thing into the oven and bake until the
biscuits are done. Chicken pie can
be made in the same way and can be
served without carving In a neat man.
ner,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
IS DOOMED
DANGER IN oLp-TiME suNcH Of
FEATHERS.
tuberculosis and Many Minor Iils
Lurk in Its Wake-onIy Proper
Way to Sweep : carpeted
Room. Il

The committee on the prevention Of
tuberculosis is trying to rid every
house OF the old feather duster. The
recruits In the warfare against con
sumption have taken up arms against
1t. A good deal Is heard about street
dust and soft coal as a nuisance and
as dangerous to the public health.
but we are apt to forget that right In
our own homes we often have a Ian
ger that is perhaps Just as great as
| either of these. The o~ld-fashioned
way of cleaning a room with a feath-
er busted is a real menace to health.
The men who have organized anti.tu.
berculosis movements have come out
with the following public announce
ment about sweeping and busting:
When you sweep a 0 raise as
little dust az possible, because this
dust when breathed irritates the nose
and throat and may set up catarrh.
Some OF the dust breathed ii the
dusty air reaches the lungs, making
parts of them black and hard and use
less.
ITO prevent making a dust In sweep
ing, use moist sawdust on bare floors.
When the room Is carpeted, noisten
a newspaper and tear it into small
scraps and scatter upon the carpet
where you begin sweeping. As you
sweep brush the papers along by the
broom, and they will catch most Of the
dust and hold 1t fast, just as the saw
dust does on bare floors. Do not have
sither the paper or the sawdust drip
ping wet, only moist.
In busting a do not use a
feather duster, because this does not
remove the dust from the room, but
only brushes 1t into the air so that
you breathe 1t in; or it settles down,
and then you have to do the work
over again.
use soft, dry cloths to dust with
and shake them frequently out Of the
window, or s slightly m~oistened
cloths and rinse them out In water
when you have finished. In this way
you get the dust out Of the room.
in cleaning rooms you should re-
member that dust settles upon the
floors as well as on the furniture, and
is stirred into the air we breathe by
walking across the floors. You can
easily remove all this dust In rooms
which have bare floors, in houses,
shops, pchoolrooms, etc, after
the dust has settled, by passing over
the floor a mop which has been wrung
out so as to be only moist, not drip
ping wet"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-05-31
A Great Marine Engineering Feat

of IS days. Several capsules 81 dyua.
mite were placed in orihces prepared
for them, electrical communication
was made and everybody withdrew to
the required safety distances. Cap
tain Jones and his men remained
aboard the Suevic, sheltered from Ian.
ger Of flying fragments and ready to
rush forward after the explosion to
observe results.
At the signal the head surgeon
touched a button There was a ire
meniouR roar. aud a cataract of water
shattered tlmberB, fragments Of steel
plates and various articles Of a ships
equipment shot in the air. The big
hulk Of the vessel swnyed and plung.
ed from the conclusion, then. as the
water In the vicinity began to sub.
side, IT was q that she vas Bepa.
rated from the former part Of herself
aad was several rods away from the
rocks.
The men assigned for the purpose