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The Washington times., 1915-10-16
NEW HAVEN LAWYERS
PREPARE FOR BAT TIE.
Defense to Contend AmaIgama.
ton 0: Roads Is Beneficial,
Not Detrimental.

NEW YORK. Oct. ls.-Attorneys Tor
the dozen New Haven railroad directors.
on trial for alleged violations OF the
Sherman law. were working strenuously
today for their opening assault on the
Governments allegations which will be
fired Monday and Tuesday. -,
The defense, II was learned TO-DAY. VIII
be based on the contention that the
forming OF half hundred small roads
into one large system was benehclai.
not detrimental. to the territory IL
served. No court was held today
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Her Chariot in Flames.

wINsTED. Conn. Oct. I6-Mrs. Peter
Hall. OF Colebrook. after shopping
trip here. was driving along Main
street with a lighted lantern under the
buggy. The iolting of the vehicle spilled
the oil which drIpped onto the lighted
lantern. and presently the buggy burst
into flames.
Joseph Lalli and Edward Jamie ran
to her aid with buckets Of water. an
other man unhitched the horse. and
fourth knocked the can o. oil out ~
the wagon with club. The vehicle
was slightly burned.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
ALEXANDRIA PLANS ,
EVANGEL|ST|C WORK
Arrangements to Be Made for
Series at First Baptist
Church Monday Night.

ALEXANDRGt Oct. B-Arrange-
nents will be made for a series Of
unlon evangelist!c services, every night
except SATURDAY. Monday Mght at the
First Baptist Church. The congrega'
tons and pastors OF the First Baptist.
Sccond Baptist, Trinity Methodist
Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal South
and Second Presbyterian Churches VII
s. Campbeii, Newell s. t;reenaway.
Charles Iiernoint, Horny X Field. j.
T. Preston Walter Ptcrpoint. George
Pollard, Walter Pierpont and w. A.
Moore, 1r.
The Alexandria sunday School As
ISOLATION has announced that the pa
rade and rally scheduled for tomorrow
will be postponei until the following
Sunday in case of rain. but that the
conferences will be held tomorrow in
any event.
Potomac Lodge. No. IS, 1. Q; Q; F..
last night elected ]. Wilmer McMena-
min a trustee to succeed the lato
George Fl. HiEken.
The Alexandria Assembly has been
3eorganized by the election of c. W..
%atties. chairman; John Leadbeater.
Sve committee: E. c. Dunn. George
II. Evans Dr. J. stewart Jameson.
W.. Albert Smoot. nr. Laurence Sta
bier. Richard II. Gibson, and Eugene
b. Taylor. Dances will be Given Oc-
tober 30. November IL. 26. December
II ana 81.
The Rev. John L. Allison has re-
turned from Wythcville, where his
daughter was MARRIED.
Funeral services for william 7.
Emerson. who died Yesterday. were
held today by the Rev. +. v. Register.
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Negro Recorder of Deeds
For District Is Slated

President Wilson will. II is under
stood nominate colored man for
recorder of deeds OF the District Of CO.
iumbia. BY the time the nomination Ia
announced the elections throughout the
country, and particularly in Maryland.
where the appointment of colored
man would raise opposition among
Democrats. will have been held.
The White House has on file the
names OF more, than hundred appli-
cants for te place. white and colored.
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Efficiency Men Elect.

Albert B. White was elected president
OF the Mems Efficiency Club OF the Ma
tional New Thought Center. last night
in the clubrooms In the Washington
Loan and Trust Building. Other officers
are Charles +. Schneider. vice president:
Ralp g. KIeindienst. secretary: DIR. Jo-
seph II. Wood. treasurer.
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The Rev. Canon william L. DeVries.
OF the Cathedral. Is to preach tomorrow
night at the service in Emmanuel
Church. In the morning the Rev. DR..
Mckee. the first rector Emmanuel ever
had, will preach.
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ROCKVILLE.

The Rev. Samuel r. White Off
ciated at the marriage here yesterday
OF Miss Virginia Ricketts,, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Zadoc Rlcketts. of
Germantown. and Clarence Harry
howard, of the same locality.
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MayOr Faces Recall.

.,Sd,,Sn MMIsiTG .n. MIcn ost ns sA s!,uS r.sslI
fitness or uniitness to retair, his Office.
is scheduled to be held here today. 1t
Is charged that he let tho town run
wide open" sullivan says Cleveland
financial interests arc back Of the fght
against him.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
ANACOSTIA.

The new street lighting In Nichols
avenue was completed yesterday. All
of the lamps on the west side of the
avenue have been installed. A similar
number are to be placed on the east
side.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram w. Butler. OF w
street. will leave Monday for Tampa.
Fla.
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The Young Peoples Society Of En-
manuel Church had the seasons first
social meeting last night in the parish
hall In v street.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

Mlneola Tribe. No. H. Improved Order
Of Red Men. met last night at Masonic
Hall
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HYATTSVILLE.

Rally day VIII De observed tomorrow
in several Sunday schools here. The
exercises at the Sunday school of Me-
mortal Methodist Church will be en-
titled "The New Recruits" Carvel
Bowen. the Rev. NJ. +. Lowe. Frank J.
Robinson. Mrs Susie Schofeld. Mrs.
John T.. Tucker. Miss Marion Tucker.
and Miss May Soules viii take part.
Tno committee in charge IS composed Of
Charles w. lngalls, superintendent; Mrs.
nest"r spicknall. and Miss Marion
Hopes.
A program has been arranged for
hy c. F.. Glass, Prof. W. R. Ballard.
fierce. superintendcnt. Jack I.adson.
Miss Dorothy Moxley. Oswald A.
Grcager, jr., Miss Pauline Hanback,,
Ernest Heines; Miss Mary Sale. Miss
Mrs. George ~ Wells. William +.
pierce. Prof. Darrow. of the Maryland
Ngricultural College Y. NJ. C.. A., the
Rev, A. X. Stokebrand and the Rev. J.
The Riverdale Presbyterian Church
Sunday school will! trv to complete the
collection of N,"o to pay OF Its debt
elected the following officers: Mrs
Charles Dunlap. president (re-elected); ;
Mrs. William a. Donovan. vice prcsi-
dent: Mrs. George r. Read. secretary;
a.
Stailey. reporter. Tho cub will give n
masquerade ball In the Riverdale town
hall. October =.
Funeral services for Mrs W. T. Nc
Crew, of Riverdale, wero held yester-
day. Mrs. McGrcw is survived by her
husband and one son.
The Ladies' Aid Society of tho First
Baptist Church gave a dinner last night
The Philathea Sunday school class OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South
met at the home of Mrs. Heury f.
Brewer, jr. A You and T. campaign
was inauGUratcd.
rhe school trustees last night passed
vote of confidence In the principal of
the school. Prof, :. C. SturGis. and con-
graduated him for the manner in which
he has overcome the crowded condition
of the rchool.
Judge and Mrs. William J. Nenla. of
ElVerda1e. are receiving congratuIa- :
lions upon the birth of a daughter.
Mrs, Cassius Smith and Mrs. John r
lRirneS, of st. Iohnsvilla n v, and
N"s Fdmonst0n OF Macon. Ga. are
visiting Dir. and Mrs. r. \. Bennett
Mr.. and Mrs. \. 7. Robinson. IT,, and
their young son are In Atlanta
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The Ladies' Guild OF Emmanuel
Church conducted luncheon in the old
Masonic Temple Yesterday and today.
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senator Blair Lee will preside at n
big Democratic rally to be held here
next Tuesday afternoon. The speak,
ers will include Senator Lee. Con-
gressmar David ]. Lewis. and the
candidates on the State ticket
Mcssrs. Harrington. Richie. and Nc
Mullen.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

Mrs. rassius Smith and Mrs. John r
LairneS, of St 'ohnsvilla y. ", and
N"s Edmonst0n OF Macon. Ga are
visiting Dr and Mrs r. \. Bennett.
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Judge and Mrs. william J. Nenle, of
ElNerda.e. ara receiving congratu'a-
tons upon the birth of a daughter.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

The school trustees last night passed
a vote of confidence In the principal of
the school. Prof, :, c. Sturgis. and con-
graduated him for the Mariner in which
he has overcome the crowded condition
Of the NchOOl.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

The Home and School Association
Of Chevy Chase has elected officers ns
follows: President, Ray Palmer Peele :;
vice president DR.. John l.. Lewis
recording secretary. Mrs. Esigcne T..
Stevens: corresponding secretary,
William Blum: treasurer. Percival
Wilson: executive committee, Mrs.
Jesse w. Nicholson, Mrs. F. NJ. Barks-
dale. W. B. Greeley. John Imirie. and
Joseph W. Burkhart.
The Just Government League. of
Montgomery County. elected Officers
as follows: President. Mrs. J. Ross
Thomson; vice presidents. Mrs. Leon
ard I. Hays. Mrs. Lavinia II. Engle.
and Mrs. Worthington; secretary.
Mrs. +. W. Koch: treasurer Miss l..
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The Philathea Sunday school class Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South
met at the home of Mrs. Heury F.
Brewer, jr, A You and T. campaign
was inaugIratcd
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. \. T. Robinson. jr.. and
their young son are In Atlanta
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

The Ladies' Aid Society of tho First
Baptist Church gave dinner last night.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

Funeral services for Mrs. W. f. Nc
Crew. of Riverdale, wero held yester-
day. Mrs. McGrcw is survived by her
husband and one son.
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SHORT MEN BEST FIGHTERS

Uondon Cor. New York Tribune)
The short men makes the better
fighter, says DR.. M. 8. Pembrey, in a
discussion at Guys Hospital in dis
cussion before the Royal Sanitary In
stitute. This he bases on careful stu
dy of the fighting capacity of tall and
short races, and also of the tall men
and short men of the same race.
The difference in height between a
short man and tall man, said DR..
Pembrey, is due chiefly to the length
of leg. At the same time, height de-
pends upon the correlated activity of
certain glands which produce internal
secretions. The essential organs in
the head and trung are often better
developed in the short man than in the
tall man, the weight of brain being
relatively greater in the sort man and
the reaction time not so long. Tall
men of full proportions are heavy and
slow, and there are strong physiolog-
ical reasons for the greater actively
of the small man, who does not suffer
from the mechanical disadvantages of
height and weight Therefore, the
small man has a greater capacity for
work and more endurance, and is bet
ter able to resist disease
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AGRICULTURE.

!, What crops are nitrogen gatherers !
What ones furnish forage for live stock
2. Explain how cut-worms work and
how to combat them,
3. Explain how to prepare Bordeaux
mixture and when and how to apply it.
4. Mention several pasture grasses,
What are some peculiarities of each J
What can be done to keep pasture
from running out?
S. What are the several purposes OF
tillage, What are the results on corn
field Of insufficient tillage'
6 What is the right method and wha,
the right time to remove limbs from
trees9 To prune raspberry bushcs'
7. Define cross fertilization, What is
the value Of III Wha, is hybrid plant !
How may one be purposely produced
8 What is potato scab? How can il
be prevented What is potato blight |
How prevented
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PARIS RESTAURANTS
Manchester Union)

It is said that the popular restaur.
ants of Paris are offering the follow
ing Inducements for patronage: AT
noon, soup, plate of meat, glass OF
wine and bread without Initial for
q cents; at night, soup and one vege.
table, glass of wine and unlimited
bread-for 8 cents, For 10 cents they
offer soup, plate of meat, plate OF
vegetable, a cheese or dessert. glass
wine and all the bread one wants. All
the same, we have about decided not
to 20 to Europe at present.
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ARITHME ETIC.

|. A merchant sells an article for
$3.50, gaining 20 per cent. Ii he had
bought it for one-hfth less and sold i,
for $50 more, what would have been
the per cent. of GAIN
e. Explain the meaning OF this stock
quotation: Am. Beet Sugar, 701s Ex-
plain the meaning of Brokerage, B%.
Construct a problem using these two
items in it.
3. How many yards of carpeting u OF
q yard wide are required to cover a
room 20 #, square, there being waste
of in. matching tigures2 What is the
cost at $l.o0 yardp
4. In bindcry l6 employees bind
2400 books in 10 days OF 8 hours each.
By a labor-saving device the length OF
time to bind book is reduced one
fourth. How many employees can then
bind 10000 books in 10 days of 10 hours
eacho
S. Type metal is composed of l7/20
lead, 2/25 antimony, and 7/l00 tin. Lead
is worth 4I4c pound, antimony l0Ec
a pound and tin SIC pound If it
costs Ac pound to make it, and l/l0
of the selling price to sell it, what is the
profit on 400 H. sold at lie a pound?
&. A river is 1850 Fl. wide and has an
average depth of it. in II the river
flows at an average rate of ~ #. pei
second past given point, how many
cubic #, of water pass this point in five
minutes'
T. If you know the net proceeds of :
consignment, the amount of the ex-
penscs, and the rate of commission
charged by The broker, how can yor
find the total amount OF the sale?
8. Find the square root of (a) .00792l
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DELAWARE
And AshviIIe Champions Of
Southern Division
MI. Vernon In Final Matches
Next Saturday

Eliminating the strong Marysville
quintet Saturday afternoon, Delaware
high put herself into running for the
semi-inals rounds of the state basket
ball tournament which will be played
the end of this week. Ashvile did as
Mt. Vernon did-drew bye-arfd
automatically became one of the four
contenders. The final lineup next
Saturday morning will be: Mt. Ver-
non vs.. Bellevue, Delaware VS.. Ash
vile.
The game with Marysville was the
hardest of the tournament for Della
ware. At the end of the first half, the
score was only to in her favor.
Marysville went to pieces, while Del
aware gatherd steam in the second
half and the game went to the latter
team by the score of % to S. Mt. Yer.
non defeated Marysville earlier in the
season by the score of AZ to rs. The
game was played In this city.
The final matches the coming Sat
urday give promise of being the best
ever staged in state high school
tourney Large contingents of root
ers from Ashville and Bellevue will
vie with the Mt. Vernon brigade in
making noise and urging respective
teams to victory. 1t seems that each
of the four teams engaged in the
struggle is confident of final victory,
SO hard playing will be the rule. All
OF the teams have had ample basket
ball experience and do not know what
stage-fright is. A bitter, hard strug-
gle is consequently assured
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GEOGRAPHY.

l, What effect has the development OF
railroads had on the navigation of the
rivers? OF the lakes? OF the canals!
2. In what regions of the world has
there within the past fifteen or twenty
years been serious trouble from vol
canic eruptions and earthquakes?
3. The tropics are 23H' from the
equator, and the polar circles are 23H'
from the poles What relation is there
between the two facts?
4. By what land is the water hemis
phere bordered?
S. From where do we secure our sup.
ply Of each of the following; oranges,
bananas, cocoanuts, citron. rubber, cocoa,
vanilla olive oil, coffee, tea?
6. Name the states of the United
States. the bodies of water, and the for
eign countries which an airman might
pass over IL he could make q continuous
trip around the world in the temperate
zone.
7. What were the industries of Bel
GUM and its chief citiesf Show how
its location brought about its ruin in the
present war.
8. Imagine Yourself In Honolulu
Write to some member Of your family
Tell how the climate differs from that
in your own city, what fruits are raised
of what races the population consists
and add anything else that may be oi
interest.
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EOr Community Meeting Of
Harrison Grange

Harrison grange will hold com
munity meeting at the Grove church
Thursday evening, March II. Every
body invited. The following is the
program:
Song by the Grange.
Observation-Disclosures Purdy.
Talk--"What Eight Years of School.
ing Should Do For Our Boys And
Girls"
Paper-Ivan Purdy.
Talk, History of Agriculture"
May Mckee.
Paper, "The House We Live In
Trixa McClelland.
Talk, Conditions in Our Southern
2 States"--Charles Shrontz.
Song by the Grange.
Declamation-Tillie Vernon.
Talk, Agriculture AS 1t Is And AS
II Might Be"-Cephus Lepley.
Paper, How the Rulers of Euro
peans Countries Are Related" Net.
tie Biggs.
Talk, "The Relations of Chemistry
10 Agriculture"-Sterl Brown
Declamation-Benni Ross.
Talk, what Parents Can Do To
Help Make Our Schools Better
Cloyse Hays.
Declamation-inis McClelland.
Song by the Grange.
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GRAM M AR.

l. Give six rules for the forming OF
plurals.
2. Form the past (preterite) tense OF
each Of the following verbs: speed, lead
light. buy, catch, dwell, lose, weep, deal,
methinks, must, sell, draw, strike. Use
the last forr verbs in the passive voice.
3. Use each OF the relative pronouns
in each case in which II occurs.
4. Explain the construction (syntsx)
of the words intalicized in the following
sentences: (aD II he had feared diff
culties, ne would not have died Ieade,
of men. (b) The proper business OF
friendship is 10 inspire life and courage.
(c) II is no easy matter to discover the
exact spot qVIieye sunkcn vessel lies.
S. Diagram They who remember the
year 1900, will remember also the con-
troversy whether it was the beginning
of century or the end of one.
E. Explain the use Of shall and will
in the three persons, and also in inter
rogativc sentences
7. Show how the composition OF SEN
tences may be used to make clear the
elements of grammar. What are some
things which should be excluded from
grammar in the grades? Why?
8. Explain and illustrate the various
uses of do.
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THEORY AND PRACTICE.

(Take two of the groups below entire
Group A. (Based on Pearson's The
Evolution of the Teacher.)
]. In what way should behavior in the
home reflect the training in the school? ?
2. What distinction is made between
the expressions School teaching" and
teaching school"1
). How does conhning the recitation
TO question and answer fail to secure
the students best efforts? Suggest a
method of securing their best efforts.
4. Discuss. Education is the process
Of fitting people to employ their leisure
time proftably.'
Group b. (Based on Belts and Halls
Better Rural Schools.)
l. Show the relation of professional
training to knowledge of child nature.
2. What are the chief danger points in
schoolroom management and their cure
3. What advantages do consolidated
schools offer to teachers which are not
possible in the district or union type of
school?
4. Account for lapses of morality
among young people in the country as
related to the lack of social meeting
places.
Group v. (Based on no particular text
/. OF what service to the playground
and its activities may the teacher be?
2. Discuss the following: (a) Punish
ment growing out of the offense. (b)
Punishment proportioned to the offense.
3. What are the chief essentials Of
ability to keep school under control?
4. How would you introduce a new
subject or new chapter in some branch
that YOU teach?
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PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at public
sale, "a miles northeast of Frederick
town, on the Ankenytown road, on
The following property, tO.wit:
TUESDAY,, MARCH 18th, 1915
At Twelve O'Clock, Sharp
SIX HEAD OF HORSES
consisting of gray mare, 6 years old,
weight 1800.lbs.; gray mare, 9 years
old, weight 100 lbs; black mare 8
years old, weight 1000 lbs; mares all
bred; gray horse 6 years old, weight
1900 lbs. ready for market; black driv-
ing horse, years old, family broke,
weight 1850 lbs, and Norman mare
colt, five months old, q good big one.
FIVE MILCH COWS
Two full-blood Jerseys and three
half-blood Jerseys, three will be fresh
soon, and two giving milk: three good
Jersey red brood sows; farrow about
March Goth.
johnson Binder, good as new. john
son Mower good hay rake and tedder,
good fertilizer grain drill, disc harrow,
one drag, two smoothing harrows, two
corn plows, double shovel plow, 7-shov-
ell cultivatOr, 2 good wagons, 2 hay rig
gings, hog rigging, two buggies, sur
rey, spring wagon, about 400 bushels
of corn In the crib, hay in the NOW
and fodder in the stack, wagon box
buggy pole, hay rope and pulleys, sled,
sleigh, two sets of heavy work harness
two sets single harness, set surrey har
ness, pair platform scales, Plymouth
Rock chickens. Thirty acres of wheat
in the ground. Two barrels OF vine
gar 50-gallon galvanized iron oil tank
churn, corn shelter, wool table, one
Sharpless Cream Separator, and many
other articles not herein mentioned
TERMS-All sums under Five Dol
lars, cash; over five dollars, six mo.
credit.
j. r. Clark, Auctioneer.
C. H. Giffin, Clerk.
T. BENTON PHILLIPS
n. e. CASSELL
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:.
To Be Shipped To Russia By
Cooper Co.

Mr.. j. Raudkins of Chicago was In
the city Saturday on business con
nected with the shipment by the G.
q @. Cooper Go. OF two of their gas
producers which they have built for
a company In Russia, represented by
Mr.. Raudkins The producers will be
shipped westward. going through the
Panama canal and thence to Vladiv-
ostok and ultimately to their destina
ton In Siberia. Mr.. Raudkins Is ma
tive of Russia, but il II naturalized
citizen of the United States. He goes
TO Siberia by way of London to install
the producers.
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UNITED STATES HISTORY.

l. What part did Washington take in
public business after he finished his
terms as PRESIDENT
g. How was the boundary between the
United States and Canada settled? Be.
tween Alaska and Canada?
8. Tell Of the beginning of railroads
in the United States and their early de.
velopment.
4. Why did the Union with its army
and navy not defeat the secessionists in
several months as at first expected?
5. What is the benefit of Worlds
Fairs? What ones held in this country
have been most noteworthy? When is
the next to occur?
6. Was the war with Spain justifi-
able1 If not. why not? If so. what
events were the basis Of the justifica-
ton?
7. What are the provisions of our con-
stitution regarding (a) treaty-making
(b) raising revenue?
8. Tell something about each of the
following Peter Stuyvesant, Samuel
Adams, John Winthrop
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LITERATURE.

/. Which of our poets ranks very
high as a critic? What are some of his
writings in the line Of literary criticisms
2. Give quotation from a poem OF
Alice or Phoebe Cary, or give the sub
stance of the thought in one of them.
8. Name three English writer's whom
you consider of Inc very highest rank,
and give reasons fer &C considering
them.
4. Give some definite idea OF the ma
ture of one of Ruskin's writings.
S. What are some of the best works
Of James Fenimore Cooper? What ex-
periences did he have which fitted him
to write such books?
6. Give the setting Of "Snow Bound
or explain somewhat fully the circum-
stances of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
7. In what sort Of writings does lrv-
ing excel?
8. Among the pupils of many schools
Longfellow seems to be the best loved
poet. Should he be? If so, why? II
the pupils would read his writings be.
yond the selections offered in the read
ers would they be disappointed?
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ORTHOGRAPHV.

I. Should spelling precede reading 7
Why or why not?
2 Give a list of the diphthongs used in
English, Give equivalents of those that
have equivalents.
; What is meant by a secondary ao.
cent? Illustrate
4. Divide into syllables and mark dia.
critically; scientist, prodigious, contribu.
'ion. calliope. sincerity,
5-6 Spell and define; 1efaloation
segregate. allure. nullify. ingenuity. con