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will be hurt Can't ye understand that?'
Il think I do
wall. bebbe thar won't be any blowin'
tall. and men Dan will hev a drink to-
gether. AFTER a while We'll git them
nevis out fur the race, and Dan he'll
want to work things SO that his crttA
will git about ten feet to start. Dams
purity straight on most things. but when
it Gums to a mewl race he'd beat his
asin me I'll git mad and thar1l be a
foLt. and jest who'll be killed and who'll
git away nobody can't say. Wouldn't
like to git shot. I reckon"
40: of course not"
"Mebbe Dan won't work agin me-" con-
tinued mine host but If he don't, 1 may
work agin him. Ten feet is a purity good
kin git it. If Dan sees I'm tryin' to git
il. thar'll he fout and a lot of shootin',
and ] can't skassly see no call fur yo' to
mix in
II. seems to me that you ought tn
pull off race without any jangle." I
said. feeling anxious to go along.
Yes. mebbe it does" he replied. as he
mounted his mcwl. but that's kase yo'
Don't know the ways Of the kentry. Jest
take my advice and stay to hum, and IL
] cum back alive I'll tell yo' all about 1t
this evenn'."
lie came back alive but he had a bullet
in his shoulder and had been stabbed
twice. and as ] assisted Mrs Thomas to
bind up his wounds he explained.
Thar was a fout jest as / said thar
would be. and sum ten or 'leven men
wasn't thar stranger. Yo' don't know
the ways of the kentry. and three or four
critters was akin arter yo' to blow yer
head off,
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his life from without and within. He
stands here among us. his eyes full Of
pity for the dead and wounded-his heart
having no bitterness for the living-to
ring out the glad notes of Easter morn
ing. And when he has pulled the rope
q hundred times he comes down and
tears the barricade away from the doors
and throws them wide open, saying
never a word to us-ws raising no hand
to restrain him.
Christ is risen, Peace on earth and
good will TO men,.
And so IL was peace and good will
Hands were held out to us-heads were
uncovered-kind words spoken. Two hun,.
dred men Law dead and wounded-half o
them our own. There was blood on tho
soil of the garden and the doorsteps Of
the houses. and in the sanctuary of God
were bloodstains which not even the tears
of the repentapt could wash away. But
the sun OF Easter morning had assembled
the stone had been rolled away. and
we limped along the pike with bowed
heads and hearts in which there was no
thirst for blood
Love one another-let there be peace
TODAY in all the land!" prayed the man
of God "a he left u.s. and We cried
Amen and looked back to the enemy.
who still waved their caps In token OF
peace and good will.
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was crossing at the fords above and be-
low. and We were being fired on from
in front and on both TANKS. Then the
order came to fall back. There had been
hundred of us at the bridge: only sew
enty retreated up the hillside sullenly
grudgingly, and firing as We went and
the noncom batants scattered to right and
left and cried out as the bullets whistIed
over their heads or ploughed up the
ground at their feet. We fought from
behind the stone walls, from behind
houses and stores apd barns and sheds
we stung the pursuing enemy at every
turn, and loft his dead On every rod of
the open streets. BY and by as we fought
.sinSiy or IN Sroups. and when our dead
and wounded were everywhere there
came the order:
To the church! To the church. Rally
on tho church,"
some one led the way-all others fol-
old stone church. built long before any
one dreamed of fratricidal war It's
doors stood open to the April breczes.
and the April sunshine streamed into its
windows and fiOoted across its pews in
which 800 men and women had sat. who
We're now lying in the graveyard around
The structure. Outside the church men
rere shouting and cheering and killing
heir fellow men-the wounded were
,creamins with passion or shrieking with
ain. Within was a solemn hush-an at
osphere of awe and reverence. 1t last
4 only long enough for the first dozen
hwder-stained I,nen to instinctively lift
their caps and bow their heads Then
We began tearing out altar ana pews to
arricade the doors and windnws, and
ne doves flew wildly around he belfry
nd the birds which had Chartered at us
trough the open windows flew away in
alarm. Some one counted US as We
worked. Only forty men were left.
For half an hour peace reigped. The
enemy was gathering up the wound4i-
'riend and foe alike-and carrying them
into the quaint old houses to be cared
Cor by the frightened and sobbing wom-
en-. who took on new fright and sobbed
a.ain at the sight of the CHASTITY traces
OF bullets The dead were untouched.
What mattered it whether the light of
day or the darkness OF night beat down
on their white faces-whether they were
buried In the sunshine Or in the shadow?
For half an hour. and the, the truce
was broken, and carblnes volleyed and
tho bullets thudded agaiast the heavy
doors and few in ri the windows, and
were buried in the walls and ceiling, beam
end 1oist.. We fought back-we killed
and wounded An hour went by and
then there were only thirty of us living.
Surrender would have been honorabi..
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He walked out into the hall. clapped Oh
his hat and opened tine door and stepped
out There was Il man hanging over Il
nearby gate. He wasn't Il tramp. but
a worliingman who was sweet Oh girl
working next door. and was waiting for
her to appear Mr.. Bowscr called to him.
and he came in off the street and asked
what was wanted.
dollars in about fifteen minutcs?'' was
asked.
You bet
Have you ever heard Of phrcnoloGy?''
III | have, I've forgotten. Is the gas
leaking or a water pipe busted?''
''Phrenology has to do With the bumps
on your head. | feel of your bumps and
read your character by them. | believe
come and sit down for few minutes
while I show her that I'm right
The man was willing. He followed Mr..
BOwser in and was referred to as a
subject" Mrs. BoWser kept her chair
and became interested
Now. then" began Mr.. Bowser. after
two minutes spent in locating the vari-
Gus bumps. 81 find your bumps Of musi-
say that you can play on several differ
ent instruments and have a fairly good
voice.
Lord save you. sir gasped the man.
but | never could ever raise a tune on
= mouthorgan. and as for singing. every
body runs away when ! try IT,
Il think you are inclined to be very
religious. Are you Sunday-schOol
teacher"
Great SCOTS. no. Religious? Why
don't even believe in hereafter. I'm
the man who ate up chapter of Bible
on a bet!'
But You reverence truth" persisted
Mr.. EOwser. as his face began to pale.
'Mebbe ! do. sir. but they calls me
The Red Hook Liar all tho same"
And are YOU not Observation-Disclosures
is. don't YOU love Childrcn?'
well. lin expecting to b" arrested to-
morrow for limbasting a kid this aft
crnoon. Your phrenology. or whatever
you call il. don't seem to work. | guess
your wife is right
1T never works unless there are brains
under the bumps stiffly replied Mr.
Buwser as he handed the man his 50 and
accompanied him to the door.
When he returned he stood before Mrs.
BowSer and glared ut her for a moment
and then said:
Woman. this thing has gone to tn"
limit. The conspiracy is plain. In your
malicious desire tO-to-
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Esteemed fellow citizens OF both sexes:
Although 1 have been informed that the
receipts at the door this evening are only
SIS. which means that | must stand
the hotel keeper off and walk To POuGh-
keepSie tomorrow. the exhibition will be
exhibited with just as much cheerful
mess as if We had taken in sl.oS. As is
my usual cutsOm. | will begin by taking
up "A collection Tor some worthy. object.
TIL. object on this occasion is TO buy
towels for the heather in Africa | am
told on good authority that such a thing
is not known among them. and that the
only reason they never wash their faces
or take a bath is because they haV" moth
ing hut hickory bark and blackberry
bushes to wipe on. We must have cleanli
ness to have goodness. Give the heather
family Bibles and Gospel Hymn books,
hut give him red and blue-bOrdered
towels as we'll The amount of the col
lection is :: cents That means one small,
heap towel without any border at all.
hut 1 shall buy and send it on and hope
that il may be tho means of saving the
souls of at lea st one family.
our first picture. this evening repre-
sents an incident in the life of Pliny.
one who reads only history becomes inn
bued with the idea that the great men
of the world Were something more than
mortal. This is a false impression. They
made themselves great by their own cN-
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but no one thought of surrender. by and
nv the sun went down and darkness fell
some rested while others fought on, but
as VIC rested and fought there was :,
feeling OF awe over all. Men uttered
a shrek as the bullet struck them-cried
out lust once. Then the awe OF God
came upon them and they we're silent,
or IL they wept and prayed we did not
hear thern!s Until midnight no one slept.
Then came silence and peace and men
fell down and closed their eyes and Tor
got war and its horrors. and dreamed ot
happy homes far away. Some one count
ed us as we slept. and now there wer"
only a score unhurt and ready to spriGs
at the discharge of the first musket.
For two hours the doves in the DEL
fry hid their heads under their wings
Then the impatient enemy made n sud
deu rush upon us in the darkness. and IN
an instant war had returned and Death
was stalking abroad again. 1t was
fierce attack but we repealed it and sank
down orce more. and when our eyes
opened again daylight shcne in at the
broken window. Hark. Il is the bell
above US ringing out glad notes Of Easter
morning. In little room to the left N
the altar Is n man pulling at the ROPE.
We stare at him and note that he wears
the garb Of holy man. He has climber
into one Of the windows At the peril OF
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"rti 81. bu. "a, =. N...Te Limos when they
Threw OF ;!,. ar.EIrC and showed that
they w"r,. hum,.h beings first of all. our
artist h. -auEHk rliny OF a huckins
''""ucil". and both Plny and tho hronChu
~''rn To 10" "mjoyinG the fun. over at
l',rn'S Ferry a truculeut william with a
lee" or wanted 10 throw Early Rose po-
uttnc~ at m" for what he called scandal
iZ.u,; history. hut the audienc" WAS with
.m,. AID he was thrown out Of tin" hall.
To appreciate greatness We must know
tH"t human natnr" comes first. While
would - - iluN on his pedestal 10 he
@'!Glir.'d and TeNrrenCed. | would also
Ike 10 hcII"l" Of him that he had his
''fE-d".s. ond 'm such times would tic
IN en- 80 DIGS tail just as quick as
.t''l ":rC.. man.
80 You hcli"v" in history you must DO
H"." thar Alexander the Great Was al
uIN- ~Iushiuc around on hurs..hark with
.i', tI.uy at lis heels To- conquer another
!aIIuII. and that he had ne more feeling
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A SOLDIERS EASTER MORN

We who held the south end of the
hiidgc-a picket of a hundred men-Were
"oUking our SuppcrS when a sentry hred
''is musiIet To give the alarm. and next
.om"nt We caught sight of horsemen on
II" turnpike beyond the bridge. They
ere stealing up 10 make a dash. and AT
h sound OF til" musket came charging
onward with cheers which were heard all
ser the quaint old town and beyond.
Fall in. Fail in shouted our ohlcer
= wild excitement, and ere the hrst
r.~Scman had gained the end of the long
Edge VIC were down behind the barri-
dc and ready to receive them
y country highway. hard and vide ana
=" enemy formed in lines of eight ana
18th every horse at fun Saliop ana tug
ng the hit. and every trooper swinging
q sabre and shouting his war cry, tnes
ne laundering on.
p on the hillside a thousand men:
omen. ana children looked down and
Id their breath and felt the blood I'm
me long line stretching back for hall
mile-sO0 men to 1Co-ard though the!
We're ovr enemies, they felt to pity.
steady. now, and fire low
There was n crash and roar OF IRON
shod feet as the first squadron struck tn
bridge and then a hundred jets of fam
leaped forth to meet the troopers. ana
hundred bullets led the Jets. Down wen
horses and men-down in one great nea,
could Hfa not eap o1er We up and
swung our hats ard cheered. Up on tn
hillside men turned pale. women wept
and children cried out in horror at WAT
spectacle We heard the enemys bu-
giles blow the order to retreat Iand DIS
mount. and then We looked to our onicers
for orders to fall back. The river could
be forded above and below. and We mus.
either fall back or be shot where We
weV.
Hold the bridge to the last" had bcc1
the order to the captain. and he meant TO
obey to the letter.
The smoke of our volIey still hoated
,azily over the town. when We heard the
tramp. tramp. tramp of soldiers foot
steps on the ninty road. and between the
chinks of the barricade We saw lines OF
swinging pace moment later II was
double -quick, and. as We opened scat.
tering fire. they reached the heap OF
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babies of the United States? we-pass
on. Sir-we pass ON to the 22ol2 babies
OF Canada; 10 the 2.126. IL babies Of Eng.
land: to the 1.l1S.OU0 babies of GERMANY
and to the 30.CO0.O0o more infants to he
scared up in the other countries of the
civilized world Why. sir. We shall sup
ply nursing bottles TO 'n.ST11 infants
before We arc through and that will mean
c0.0oo.0V bottles year. At clean profit
Of 20 per cent. what does this mean-whAt
d-o-e-s il mean"
IL like my dollar und half" repIieA
the tailor as he wiped his pcrspirins fore
head
1T means. SIR continued the Major
as he gcstured fiercely lit means millions
for the trust-millions for you-millionS
for me. All you've got to do is To sit
down in your palatial office and sign your
name To the receipts as the money comes
in. The public may kick over the jump
in price. but what can they do about it"
We've got to have infants, and infants
have got to have nursing bottles. You
can't make a hot-water bag or a soda
water bottle take the place of it. Got
to have the regular thing. sir. or the
babies won't feed. and fathers and moth
ers may kick and be hanged to 'em.
You open bank-you go to Europe-you
endow a hospital-you have the world ~
your feet. And all this because you had
the confidence in me in my days of pow
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dead and dying and made a barricade
of it. t'ive-ten-fifteen minutes of sharp
firing. in which three or four men We're
killed on both Sides and then the enemy
swarmed over the barricade and charged.
The long, narrow bridge was like a ttIn-
mel They were crowded together and our
bullets could not go astray. \ crash OF
mus ketry-a great pun of blue-black
smoke-and then all was silent-all but
the sobs of Eomen and the walls Of chill
drcn on the hillside. 1t was war, but
only Il skirmish. Twenty dead or wound
ed men. lying As they fell. or dragging
themselves along for shelter and groan-
ing with pain or crying out for water.
commander of company The living
and unhurt regained shelter of the bar
ricadc. and te- minutes later the enemy
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Mr.. Bowser was half an hour behind
his usual time of getting home from the
Office. The cook waited until she was
alarmed. and she came up stairs ana
whispered to Mrs. Bowser:
DO YOU think 1t anything serious
ma'am?''
Hardly" was the reply.
Would you say that he had gone up
in a flying machine and can't come
down again."
Il don't think it,
would he nave blowed himself up
with dinamite?"
Il can't believe it,
Would you say that he was going 10
experiment with a patent fuel when he
does come"
No
.'Or something to save half the Gas"'
Il shouldn't worry if | were you. Mr.
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Then Mrs. Bowser began to laugh. He
gestured. but it did Not stop her\ He
lowered over her. but she continued TO
laugh He shouted something about his
lawyer and her lawyer and divorce. but
she hung to her chair and laughed.
There was but ono way to save his dig
nifty. Like a crowbar on legs he marched
down the hall. and like a crowbar with
stiff knees he mounted the stairs. and
two hours later she went up to find him
asleep and his bump of conceit all fat
tened out
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all. and that ne had made a mess of it.
She had smile on her face as he enter
ed the sitting-room. and that smile
brought a determination to his heart to
conquer or die
"You-you probably advise me to give
it up don't you?" he asked.
You might practice outside" she sug-
gested
And so ! WILL he retorted as the red
came to bis face. I've set out to post
myself orf phrenology. and by the beard
of my grandfather. I'll do II or die"
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30

would have you measure by the evi. dence you get of a spirit of service service to the school, to the commun. ity and to humanity. To foster such a spirit we purpose in the near future to organize a service league. Tn preparation for this we have intro duced a system by which pupils may volunteer their services for adminis- trative work and for definite meas ures of school and community better ment, and with it a system by which such services may be recognized and recorded. This information will he made a part of the permanent rec ords of the school. Not what they may set here. but what they can give now and how best they may here prepare themselves to give in the future, are the questions we emphasize.
 This same spirit of service we would have characteristic of our teachers. It is absolutely essential to success in the profession. Among nay assistants find it constantly present Those who have been with us before preserve 1t; those who are with us for the first time all manifest 1t. Mr. Moody sets an example of untiring service and devotion.
 For your cordial support and syr1- pathetic criticism I offer my genuine thanks. The assurance that may count upon this best of help gives me fresh courage to enter upon another"
 Professor Mathews Report.
 Professor George B. Mathews, in structor of music in the public schools in his annual report also filed last night says: .'The object of public school music is not to train artists or to give the few gifted ones 8 special education. It is for tho benefit of all and Is needed by all as matter of general training. In this generation, knowledge of the fundamentals of music and ability to read at least simple music are con- sidered necessary to every educated or cultured person.
 Practically all our. boys and girls are capable of being benefited by a study of music. To sing difficult music at sight. they must think in- tantly of the syllable, name, pitch, and tone value of every note Sight singing requires concentration, care full reasoning, accurate thinking and where individual recitations are con- ducted self control is another thing acquired through the study of music"
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30

every step of the required lesson is explained and illustrated methods. devices, tricks of teaching are sug- gested by the supervisors and ex- perienced teachers. The purpose of the supervisorts' visits is thrsefold to observe the teacher and make sug- gestions; to conduct the lesson, the teacher observing, to test the work accomplished through criticism Of work on exhibition"
 Only three days e week are given to the supervision of art work of the grade and Prevocational Grammar school. This r>ans visit to each school about every three weeks. The other two days are devoted to the High school Both the supervisor and his assistant teach during two morn ing sessions and two afternoon ses- sions; with the High school divided into a forenoon school and an after noon school. 1t may be seen that the supervisors are required to accom- plish four days work in two days. New Britain compares most favorably with other towns in the state.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-30
PlJLlAR E llIVElV
ALL DAY SESSIONS
 AT HIGH SCHOOL
Principal L. P. Shade in Report
 Urges Return to Old Order

Principal l.. P. Shade of the High school has completed his annual re- port of the school work and last night filed 1t with the school board Refer ence is made to the congested con- dition of the school under present conditions, the membership having increased forty-one per cent. since 1915 With the increased school facilities which will soon be pos Eessed, Principal Shade expresses the hope that full day sessions will again rule in place of the double system made necessary owing to the congest- ed condition.{ The full text of the report follows:
 'sThe High school congestion has become acute. but inasmuch as relief is so very near I shall dwell upon the present crowded condition only long enough to suggest that steps be taken early to prevent recurrence of our troubles and the resulting inef- ficiency. Since September. 1913, our membership has increased forty-one per cent. For two years we have di- vided the privileges of school day between two schools Last year and the year before we had in each ses- sion some vacant rooms. by which we were enabled to add to each half days program some special work in the other session. Now our membership of 1,140 is about equally divided be- tween two schools: we have no vacant rooms. All the work of one school Is crowded between 8:3O and o'clock, that of the other between 1:2O and 6:20. For further increase of twelve per cont. a conservative estimate, have no possible arrangement to of fer. hape that your plans for school accommodation will so antici- pate the future increase of the school that we shall not again be driven to the expedients of this and the two previous years. That much better results will be obtained in an all day School is my firm conviction. If the public school is to accomplish it's pur- pose, 1t must for the whole day be the rhief concern of its members. Under the half day plan, 1t may be-and in } minority of cases is-under the all day plan, it must be the chief con- cern.
 With the larger opportunities which are soon to be ours, I have recommended the introduction of double periods with supervised study Under our present conditions, a close personal relation with the teacher Is dimcult of attainment, with the new arrangement it should become char Acteristic of the school.
 With the consent of the teachers
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one great aim of the past year has
 oeen to encourage pupils to master Physlcal training system of writing sucn as has been presented to them. It IS impossible to do good muscular
 movement writing sitting in a cramp. ca unhealthful position with stiff and rigid muscles. The study of with p IS followed in the lower grades bv naVing the children use the lereer movements at the blackboard. The letter rorms are then carefully studied ana the mental pictures formed so that by the time the child has reaoh- ed the fifth grade, he has acouired some of the forearm movements. stress has been placed in the lower grades upon the position of the body ana also upon correct pen holding. Tn the third grade ink is used for the iirst time. In the upper grades where the movement work has been faith Iully followed and mastered, the time required for written lessons in spolI- Ing, composition, examinations, and otner written work has been material ly reduced" '
 Study of Manual Art.
 Joseph Wiseltier, director of manual arts in the public schools. in his annual report to the school su- perintendent, speaks with pleasure or the improvement in the art pro- duct of teachers and pupils. He says:
 The education of the whole people TOT appreciation can best be accom- plished in the public school teacher by proper supervision. It is the aim or the supervisors to equip the teach- CT not only with the subject matter or the art work she is required to teach but also with the best methods to secure results. Each teacher is supplied with a booklet containing General Art Notes monthly outlines for her grade and for the preceding and following grades in order that she may see the relationship of her own work to that which has been taught previously and that which will be followed the next year These outlines are supplemented by con- ferences and visits, during which