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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
THE DODGER.

Senator Hitchcock was talking about the Sears
divorce suit in New York. wherein il was claimed
that Mrs Sears was jealous Of her husbands
work
Lucky the wife," he said, "who has nothing
but her husbands work TO be jealous Of What
do American wives want, anyhow? Do they
want husbands as lazy as Tom Tuck?'
He resumed
tom Tuck my schoolmate in my native
Omaha. He was the LATEST boy you can mag
inc. On some pretext other he could always
dodge work.
THE teacher one day told Tom to write full
end exhaustive composition on a game of bail
You wouldn't think Tom could dodge that lob
eh Well, anyhow, he did. And the compositi, IN
he turned in read:
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

in the season of 1s2O-21. The name of Palmer
Land was given TO the part which he sighted.
II was. perhaps, TO be expected that in the
course Of the British blockadng operations of the
War of 1912 so prominently located town as
Stonington should receive visit. II was thought,
however, that Newport and New London would
be attacked first 1t was late in the afternoon OF
August g. 1914 that the British squadron under
CAPTAIN Hardy, in the Families, 74-gun vessel,
appeared. Captain Hardy sent this message
ashore:
"Not wishing to destroy the unofendng in
habitants residing in the town of Stonington, one
hour is given them from the receipt of this to re-
move out of the town"
This was pretty short notice, and delegation
of the towns people went out to the Families
with flag Of truce to protest against what they
looked upon as an unprovoked and brutal attack.
They we're received courteously by Captain Hardy,
who is reported TO have attempted to entertain
them with an exhibit Of the chief curio on the
ship, lounge or settee in his cabin.
"It may interest you gentlemen" said he, "to
know that on that couch Lord Nelson lay in his
death after gave him my parting embrace"
It may have interested them, but It certainly
did not comfort them. Hurrying ashore, they
prepared for the defence The squadron at the
moment consisted of the Psctolus, forty-four
guns; the brig Despatch, twenty-five guns, and
the bomb ship Terror, in addition TO the Ramil-
lies Later fifth vessel appeared. Opposed 20
this force the people Of Stonngton had only
battery Of two ls-pounders dating from the Rev
olution and 6-pounder enseonced behind four
foot embankment There we're practically no
armed troops in the place and the supply Of AM
nuniton was small Messengers were hurried
away in search of ammunition and the militia.
About o'clock that evening the Terror began
TO throw bombs, and hotilla Of launches and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

barges moved toward the shore Taking position
off the point which the town stood, they poured
a rain Of Congreve rockets into the village A.
first the inhabitants we're fearful of the effect of
these, but when they saw that little damage was
being done and one injured, they plucked up
courage and began to utilize the light of the
rockets as means of directing their own fire.
The bombardment continued until midnight, when
it ceased not to be renewed until dawn.
In the language of Captain Palmer, this is what
happened next:
"The next morning at o'clock the brig De-
spatch anchored within pistol shot Of our battery,
and they sent five bsrges to land under cover Of
their whole fire being joined by the Nimrod,
twenty-gun brig. When the boats approached
within grape distance we opened fire them
with round and grape shot. They retreated and
came around the east side Of the town. We
checked them with sx--pounder and muskets
till we dragged over of eighteen-p Founders.
We put in it round shot and about forty or fifty
pounds of grape, and placed 1t in the centre Of
their boats as they rowing up in line and
firing on US. We tore one of their bsrges all in
pieces, so that two, one on each side, had to lash
her up to keep her from sinking
"They retreated out of grape distance, and we
turned our fire upon the brig and expended all
our cartridges but five which we reserved for the
boats if they made another attempt to land. We
then lay four hours, being unable to annoy the
enemy in the least, except from muskets on the
brig, while the fire from the whole feet was di
reeted against our buildings After the third ex-
press from New London some fixed ammunition
arrived. We then turned our cannon on the brig,
and she soon cut her cable and drifted out The
whole fleet then weighed anchor nearly out of
reach Of our shot, and continued this and the next
day to lombard the town. They set the buildings
on fire in more than twenty places, and we as
often put them out. In the three days lombard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
BACKWARD BOYS ARE FORWARD ENOUGH IN PO1AlO RAlon1v

81. Tho most determined spirit Of perversensa
cannot long withstand it. These chioren wiA,
-.outol defects tend to be intensely individual
- and consequently snti-socisl IN their con-
5'a. Hence there is with them particular net<|
If emphaszing the responsibility OF esen ior gu.
I, This class, as in all the classes TOT 'hes
s,,h.nornsl children, they may move about sn<
ali. az they please provided they DO not dista's|
a.. ,,ork Given VIGOROUSLY unruly children, ens
.,i,,ht spnpose this unprecedented liberty rosl6
.S - nan5emoniun and anarchy. On the eon-
-, ,hs.s classes have an atmosphere OF grestsz
-. .hsn have most OF the normal classes.
-. ..dirary classroom a considerable portion
- .bs teachers energy is exerted IN maintaining
discipline and corresponding portion OF inc shh'
dren,1 energy in submitting 20 an unnatural Greer.
illness Children in schools DO not nave 20 ST. ~
-, and he silent in order 20 be orderly sr1
100 than do people in drawing rooms or oniees
W., Gre. nlaced in these classes some OF tss|
ohiIdren very naturally mistake this liberty for|
,;.o,,o and make trouble for day or Two prti|
60, learn 10 distinguish between liberty and
Ii.onec II might be asked in passing u any "S's
,-,,or,ant lesson can be taught the childssr,
whether normal or abnormal, Of a free ana ssh-
Governing people than the distinction oei"ssn
liberty and license
The teacher Of basketry told the writer that
these defective girls under these free and nstufaI
conditions can work longer without oeeomin
tired than can the perfectly normal girls IN n
.;lo,co and rightly of their desk seats. ms y
tho more remarkable when one realizes that tae's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
Bronx Lads Once Parents Despair Shon'
Capacity as Prize Vegetable Growers
on Hunters ISIand-DefeCtipe Girls
Learn HOuSeWOrk.

crs) by City Superintendent Of Schools William
II. Maxwell. Associate Superintendent Edward w.
Stitt Miss Elizabeth Farrell, inspector Of graded
classes. and DR.. Simon Hirsdansky, principal of
p s. No 4; for the Part Department, which has
loaned the land. by Park Commissioner Whittle
for humanity by some public-sprited citizens who
arc raising the money to employ the farmer and
20 meet other necessary expenses for which the
city funds arc available This experiment has
shown a new use for the heretofore unused park
land Of the outlying sections Of the city. Plans
are already on foot TO use such lands for the
b neft of anamic and other types of children.
Just as these boys learning to be farmers
through actually doing farm work on a farm, so
is similar group Of girls learning TO be house
keepers through actually doing housework in
bouse-a little fat at 1862 Sullivan st. This fiat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

was furnished for between 500 and $3.50. the
average amount expended such fiat in the
neighborhood but unlike the usual fiat ii is cheer
full tasteful and Immediately clean. Here the
girls from an ungrsded class in neighboring
school come with their teacher a week for
day of cooking, sewing and housekeeping Every
thing is taught either in terms of actual life or
as a game For instance, the girls make soda
biscuit and each is allowed to take home her
biscuit, and then the arithmetic lesson for the
next day will be how much more or less -four and
milk would be required were there twice or three
times or two and one-half times as many in the
class or were there one-haf, ne-quarter or one
eighth as many?
Another problem may be: "If you had just
fifty cents to spend, what is the best and most
healthfUl meal you could prepare?' Then the
girl who offers in theory the best meal may be
given the fifty cents and allowed to go out buy
the ingredients, cook them and finally serve the
meal as an accomplished fact. To excel in this
a girl must naturally have al intimate knowledge
Of the prices of foodstufs in the neighborhood'
Then, instead Of writing an imaginary letter
to an imaginary firm, each girl writes an actual
letter to department store about an in
an actual delivery of cloth goods just received.
The girl who writes the best letter is allowed
the coveted privilege of actually mailing it.
As has been said much is taught through games.
favorite game is called "When mother is i'll"
To the question "What would you do?" the girls
give such answers as, make rice and broth for
her.: "Keep her room very clean; "If she says
she doesn't want anything to eat coax her by say
ing, why, mother, I've just learned how to cook
this new dish and it smells so good | want you
to taste it," This game gives rise finally to
animated discussion of all the elementary req
uisites in the care of the sick Another game
is called packing fathers trunk" Father may
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

-
Of the United States began on August
and ended August II, 1914. hand
full of civilians and militiamen, with
two eighteen Founders and a x-pounder, sue
cessfully defended Stonngton, Conn., against
British squadron of five ships and 100 guns, com
manded by no less a person than Captain Hardy,
the executive of Nelson's flagship Victory and
acting feet captain at Trafalgar Bay Although
the British vessels threw sixty tons of metal
toward the compact village of one hundred
wooden houses in the course of the three days
Of bombsrdment, not a house was seriously in
iured and no lost his life. On the other
hand it is recorded that more than score Of
British fighters were killed and that one Of the
vessels of the squadron was saved from destruc-
ton only by retreat. OF course, the people OF
Stonington are going to celebrate appropriately
the one-hundredth anniversary of this remark
able contest.
The story Of the battle has been recounted By
q native Of the town, Captain Amos Palmer, who
participated in the defence and described 1t for
the Secretary Of War, and by Philip Freneau, one
OF the early poets of the United States.
The village Of Stonington occupies a point eX-
tending into the sea It is closely built after the
fashion Of many Of the fishing towns at the east
ern end OF Long Island SOUND, the houses aou't'ub
on the Sidewalk and almost touching one another
il has been described the only town IN the
Nutmeg State which confrOnts Spain. The At
!antic Ocean battles the shores of the point when
you have stepped across its eastern boundary line
YOU have left the Land of Steady Habits and en-
tered Rhode Island. Il is one of the towns which
contributed TO the historic business OF whaling
whose monuments the great houses built from
the profits Of many voyages into the climes oil
c, everlasting ice and il one of the yenturesome
sons Of this town, Palmer by name, who has been
credited With discovering the Antarctic Continent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
The RESTORATION OF SELF-CoNFIDENct
THROUGH MANUAL LABOR.

The teacher Of the ungraded class realized ihH
the first requisite for the child was 70 rer'n
some self-confdence. For this purpose she sa''
her simple hand work tasks, differing as "lde3
as possible from the book tasks which mad II
long paralyzed her faculties. The sueeessis
making of simple objects with her hands srad0a,gl
restored her self-conidence, and she will soon =
fully able to return TO the regular class. n
strange that so few people realize that seh-e'sl
fdence and self-respect are essential 70 ss'|
work. whether among children or grown pe0p'|
whether normal or abnormal.
This large sunny class room is known as
work room, and some of the perfectly norman s'<
in the regular classes inquire when they e'
enter the work room class. So far from look'''
down upon the girls Of the work ROOM "'|
rather look up to them as learning how TO mas
and do all manner of useful and interests
things. In fact the normal children realize
stinctively that there is reality and vi's's
about the work of their fellows in the unsrso"
classes which their own work lacks lnsune'''.s
they realize that this work is part OF liie' "'s
their own work is detached from their h'es -
hence more or less unreal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

the older and more responsible girls will draw her
aside and have a heart-to-heart talk with her. In
all this the teacher takes no direct part. She does
not directly reproye the offender, nor does she d.
rectly suggest to the others that they take ner
in hand.
A good school day-a day of industry ard
cheerfulness-is marked by gold star on caro-
which is placed over the door. poor day-a day
of Sinking and disturbances marked by I'd
star This gives sense of collective responsible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

ty Each girl feels some degree Of responsible
ity for every other girl. If her personal conduct
rating alone at stake she might do many
things which she would not when she realizes
that she is depressing the record of the whole
class Sometimes when girl msbehaves she IS
ostraczed by the teacher and her classmates.
They appear not to see her or hear her. They act
as though she did not exist When she speaks no
one hears her. When she moves about nobody
sees her. The loneliness soon becomes intolera-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
BY LYMAN BEECHER STOWE.

n Hunters Island, in Pelham Bay ParN'
Al City boys, who until recently have been
hopeless nuissnces both at home and
in school, are now raising the prize
potatoes Of the neighborhood and providing
large hotel with fresh vegetables at regular
market prices. These boys came from the un-
graded classes Of the public schools Of The Bronx
and they arc learning to be truck farmers. The
boys and girls in these ungraded classes are
those who by reason Of some mental defect or
lack Of development cannot keep pace with the
regular classes. In the training Of these chill
dren the chief emphasis is on hand work, but ms
is the first and only class to be taught farming.
The great difficulty is to fit thee mentally hand'-
capped youngsters for trades where they viii
not be driven 70 the wall in competition with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
TEACHING THE CHILD TO REASON IN I'D
CONCRETE.

These children Of the ungraded classes u',.
the leadership Of Miss Farrell, whether the' =
the boys on the farm at Hunters Island OF
girls in the model fat in Sullivan ST., or the -
dreds of others in their clsssrooms, are Ds
taught how to do things by actually dong Wv
They are being taught how - liberty Q! =
ing given liberty to use They are being "4
to observe by observing. Unable to reason ~ =
abstract, they are taught to reason in the
crete The very slight ability OF even the oft'
est children to reason in the abstract has ~
pertinaciously disregsrded in the ordinary GU,
room instruction. Since il was quite IMPOSE
TO teach these defective children anything
by the unthinkng methods of tradition they
compelled the introduction OF these enlishVr
methods In this way these handicapped ehl'",
are unwittingly rendering the greatest ser'"
their normal fellow pupils. Obviously, mes.'
which can develop so effectively defective ehi'e''
could produce remarkable results with nei-
children. What is being accomplished with y
subnormal children is bound to reyolution~e =.
teaching of normal children. There is CO..
method that has been successfully used for =.
children which could not and should not be sor
ed to their more fortunate school fellows. =
as Nine. MontesSor found that her methodS
vsed for the defective children of the poor ~ y.
be applied usefully 10 children who were pew
poor nor defective, so are these methods spf''
BILE TO all children everywhere They are n~'
life in terms Of lifs. 1t so happens that n'e
b. taught In no other way. II education
preparation for living, what then is iti -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
The ESr PLANTING

be going on business trip or he may be going
camping The first child in the circle names some
appropriate article for fathers trunk beginning
with A., the second something beginning with b.
and so on through the alphabet, with each repeat
ing all the articles previously named before nam
ing the new one.
Thus. under the disguise Of an absorbing game
the class is drilled in concentration, sustained
attention and memory. An immediate effect OF
this game is to increase greatly the facility with
which the children can look up numbers in
telephonc book find their places when reading or
remember where they stopped. And so all the
rrocesses of housekeeping, such as marketing,
cooking. washing sewing, busting and bed making,
arc gone through with either as absorbing PROB
lens or stimulating games.
In their classroom these girls have a parallel
bar. on which they can swing whenever they feel
like IT, One unfamiliar with these new ways
might think that they would spend all their time
swinging on the bar or awaiting their turn lhey
do nothing of the sort About every twenty min
utes or half hour girl will leave her WORK.
swing on the bar for q minute or so and then
quietly return TO her work II girl Is out OF
sorts and declines to work nobody makes her, aud
that very fact takes all the daring and thrill out
of characterization. She becomes also an outcast,
because the industrious resent her dleness PUP
lie opinion is finally too strong for her and she
sets to work If public opinion tacitly expressed
does not produce the desired effect one or two OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

sub-normal children are particularly weak IN con
centraton and sustained effort Of any ha1
Hence, under like conditions the normal childrsa
could work far longer than they without fatigue.
Three of the girls in this class are potentlsllI
normal. They are recovering from what Is Ano"'
rs arrested use" Owing to malnutrition' aouss
neglect or mistreatment or handling OF soms
kind, their mental growth had been stopped ont
Of them had slow mind and fell behind IN per
lessons and then between beatings at home sne
the impatence of her teachers in school the eh'H
gradually fell into condition OF chronic pank
which made it practically impossible for her to =
ANYTHING. She lost what little self-eonhcsn':
she ever had and lived in constant state
dread, hopelessness and despair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02

= NE Of the strangest battles in the history
r of the United States began on August
y and ended August II, 1914. A hand
full of civilians and militiamen, with
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06

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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
SEASONS COLOR is YELLOW
skllifully Handled. as II Must Be, !
IL Becoming 10 the Average
Wsarer.

Yellow ls much seen In these days
Last spring yellow was first extensive
" used In lingerie, Ribbons of yel
low were run into all sorts Of under
wear and negllgeea. Then yellow
and crepe de chine were used for tht
making OF rest robes and petLlcoats
and chemises and night gowns. Vel
low waists Of chiffon and crepe de
chine we're next worn. And then eve
ming frocka and afternoon frocks Of
yellow appeared. There are even
some yellow tweed street suits Vel
low IL usually becoming color. n II
is skilifully handled Bnt there arc
not many skins that are improved by
coming into direct contact with yal
low. This fact is nov understood By
most dressmakerB. In almost all the
gowns and blouaes Of yellow there IL
a generous use OF cream Of white
tulle at the throat There IL usually
a touch Of black somewhere on these
yellow garments. little black vel
vet nj the wrist or elbow or belt. or
knot OF black In the drapery Of the
skirt, gives character to the color that
might otherwise seem monotonous.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
SCALP TROUBLE FOR YEARS

2Gs Harrison g.. Elyrla. Ohio.---My
case was a scalp trouble. | frat no
ticed small punches on my scalp which
commenced 70 itch and would
scratch them and IN time they got
larger. forming q scale or soab with a
little pus. and chunks Of hair would
come out when / would scratch them
on. II caused mo 10 lose most OF my
hair. II became thin and dry and iifo.
leaa. was troubled for over ton
years with IL until II got 30 bad ! was
ashamed to 20 to barber 10 got my
hair cut.
Il tried everything could got hold
OF. --- and --. but received no
cure until commenced using Cutlcu.
"a Soap and Ointment when the scale
commenced 20 disappear The way
used tho euticura Soap and Ointment
was to wash my scalp twiee q day
with warm water and Cutieura Soap
and rub on the Cutieura Ointment
received benefit In = couple of weeks
and was cured In two months"
tsignsd) r J BuahaF. Jan. Is. 1913.
Cutieura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 52.p. Skin Book Address post.
card "cuticura. Dept. l.. Boston. ADJ.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06

we must concede TO the French de
signer masterful handling OF IN,
drapery II Is modest. but is mean
70 be conspicuous. II ia original an,
sticks TO beautiful lines. so that Their
IL no straininE after novel effect az
the expense OF taste.
The headdress IL In keeping wit
the character OF the gown. II Ia mad
OF rhinestones and a magnificent spray
OF costly feathers. The hair is pecul
iarly dressed but suits the type OF fac
OF the model In the illustration, which
is pure French
Altogether the gown. couture, an
hair ornament suit this type Incom
parably well. 80 that the ensemble II
| full OF fascination One could hardly
be other than charming with a toilet
NO complete and so beautiful And
Is the knowledge that she is making
charming appearance which lendi
charm TO those wonderful Frenci
women. TO whom the world owes
debt of gratitude. They are preaerv
Ing charm; they take care to be charm
! ing. JULIA BoTToMLEY.