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Year: 1877

A man who is very rich now was very
poor when he was boy. When asked
how he got bis riches, he replied, ''My
father taught me never to play till all
my work for the day was finished, and
never to spend money till had earned
it. If had but half an hours work to
do in a day, | must do that the first
thing, and in half an hour. After this
was done | was allowed to play. | early
formed the habit of doing everything in
Its time, and it soon became perfectly
easy to do So. It is to this habit that
now owe my prosperity.
Year: 1877

The Philadelphia Times, independent
condemns in strong terms the action OF the
House committee on elections in postPoning
a final vote on the Colorado case until the
regular session in December, and SAYS:


II is even greater wrong than appears at
first sight. lift is intended 10 declare the
seat vacant, as is intimated by the informal
action of the committee, it should have been
done promptly, so that the people of Colorado
could have an opportunity for fair express
sion in the selection of Congressman.
From the first of January until very late in
the spring, the mountains of Colorado are i'm
passable except on snow shoes, and there is
little or no communication between the ex-
like political canvass and a general vote
couldn't be had from New Year until the first
OF May, and If the seat should be declared
vacant in December, the election must be
postponed four or five months, or il must be
held when the people can't be reached and
one-third or more will be practically dis
franchised. This shufiing on the Colorado
contest il disreputable at best, for Judge Bel
ford, the regularly returned Republican can
Speaker Randall and il the political jugglery
OF throwing the election into mid-winter
shall he resortsd TO with the hope of gaining
"A Democratic member through the agency
of snow storms and ddisfranchised settlements,
Colorado Will be good missionary ground for
the Democracy for years 10 come
Year: 1877

Senator Patterson, who occupies a very
conspicuous but not very enviable position
in the eyes of the public at the present time,
is before Judge Humphreys, Of the district
court, in Washington, on habeas corpus
writ, to prevent his extradition to South
Carolina for statutory crimes committed in
that state. The case has been ably argued
by the State Attorney for the extradition,
and by Judge Shellabarger, of Ohio, for
Patterson. The privilege of member OF
Congress is expressly laid down in Judge
Story's commentary on the constitution
as an exemption from personal and private
liabilities. At the time of the adop-
ton of the Constitution private debt was a
legal ground of detention and Imprisonment,
and, according to Judge Story, that instru-
ment only intended to declare that private
contests were subordinate to public inter
ests. But the Constitution expressly ex-
empts all cases of treason, felony, or
breaches OF the peace" from privilege, which
is held to cover all indictable crimes There
is no intent to make disreputable man
competent to discharge the high duties Of a
member OF Congress. Patterson's dubious
partisan course ought neither to help nor
hurt him.
Year: 1877

The theory that hydrophobia Is really
nothing but meningitisor or something Of that
sort, is called upon TO explain the case that
has jsst occurred in Philadelphia. A boy
two years and eight months old was bitten
six weeks ago by little spitz dog with
which he was playing. The marks were
slight, one ON the left brow and the other
on the left cheek-each side Of the eye.
They disappeared in twelve hours. The
father tells this story OF what aiterward oc-
Cured:


/ have been for a long while in the habit OF
carr. ing my boy, alter me had awakened ev-
cry morning, down stairs piggy back" but
on last Saturday morning for the hrst time
he showed a fear of railing 50 unnatural as TO
excite notice. He played all that day as
usual, but his mother noticed that he was
droopeng. = unday morning he was still EVIL
IDENTIFY out Of sorts. but nothing happened OF
note untii the afternoon Then his mother
stripped him for the purpose Of washing him
all over and dressing him The instant the
water came in contact with his body ne gave
yell unlike any sound She ever heard before.
took him up stairs, and sat with him on
my knee for an hour and a half. then ask
cd him TO lie down with me. He consented,
but, when laid him down, he made a noise
such as never heard anything like in my
life. From that time he would never lie
down, and IL was then his convulSions be-
gan. These were from seven TO ten minutes
apart, lasting a minute at a time. The sight
and touch of water caused them the worst.
A tear that dropped from my eye upon his
cheek threw him into a convulsion. The
convulsioss lasted all Sunday night and
Monday, until ten minutes past six O'Clock IN
the evening, when he died very easily.


The attending physicians confirm the
fathers statement in every particular.
They say that the child was young there Is
no reason to believe that Imagination play
ed any part in the matter. DIR. Byrnes
avs: 81 fought in my own mind against
the theory OF hydrophobia from the begin
ming, and watched closely for symptoms OF


meningitis, cerebirtis or tetanus, but there
was nothing - indicate either of them.
There was no rigidity of the muscles, as in
tetanus. The jaws were as mobile as my
own" Ii is a case that should have the
close attention of those physicians who are
making hydrophobia special study.
Year: 1877

Without any direct information on the
snbiect we have deemed it perfectly sale to say
las we did few days ago. that there was
no truth whatever in the report that Presi-
dent Hayes had said he would veto the sill
yer bill. And now comes the Washington
correspondent OF the New York Void
strongly opposed to the silver bill-and
oontradicts the story. He says he called
on Mr. HAYES, AID made a direct inquiry oil
him on the subject. The President, on
being informed Of the tenor Of the report
referred to said 81 have authorized no
such statement" and on repeating his de-
nial he again said: Il not only have not
authorized, have not made any such state
ment, and / hope that is satisfactory.
The correspondent adds:


The President evidently did not desire TO
be put in the position Of either affirming or
denying that he would sign any bill until
such a measure is presented TO him by Con-
gress. He conveyed the idea briefly but
strongly OF the manifest impropriety oil
his saying anything TO any ole ON meas
ure Of such Importance as the silver Dill,
peDding its consideration in Congress.
Year: 1877

Our readers will all remember the ac-
count, published in THE TIMES last sum
mer, OF the experience OF the old cslored
man. Gordineer. in his transactions with
George T., how, by trusting the Honest
George not wisely but too much, he WAS re-
duced from competence 10 beggary-how
he lost his money, his horses, his drays and
at last his homestead, and from a condition
of comparative comfort was reduced, in his
old age, to the necessity Of earning his liv-
ing by DAYS work as a whitewasher. These
facts are all familiar to the people o! Kan
sas, or If not they ought TO be, for tie
good people of the state ought not
to be ignorant Of this interesting
chapter in the history Of their Gov
ernor But what We started out to say,
was, that the old colOred man referred to
has sent us his photograph, showing him
Just as he appear at his work. His body
is somewhat bent, under the weight Of three
score years and more, his pals and pots are
standing round, and he leans upon the
handle of his whitewash brush. The pIc-
ture is at this Office, and We shall take plea
sure in showing it TO any OF the Governors
constituents that may desire TO look at it.
We now want, as a companion piece to this,
a photograph of the Governor, seated in the
executive chair, surrounded by applicants
Co. ,,n,arial hnpnrS and wearing his clean
est shave, and his most seductive smile
Then We shall have the two Autographed,
for household pictures to be ornamen'ed
and explained by some appropriate motto,
such, for instance as Honesty Is the Best
pniicy-
Year: 1877

General Ewing is more rational, If not
more honest, than the advocates of the re-
sumption act. Ewing does not believe specie
payment on demand possible, either in silver
or gold, or both, on a volume OF paper money
one-haif so great as ours is now. And as he
is opposed 10 any reduction of the volume of
paper money, he is against any idea of specie
payment, nov ana ever, and is for an unIim-
ited extension of irredeemable legal-tender
notes, 10 be issued according TO the wants of
trade.-Cis iandti Gazette.


Ii the desire or intention OF the Gazette is
toweaken General Ewing with the people
OF the west, 1t is starting out on the wrong
track altogether. Such platform as it lays
down for Ewing in the above paragraph,
will never frighten the voters of the west.
Heretical and terrible as it may seem to the
Gazette, very large majority of the people,
OF both parties, stand squarely upon that
platform.
Year: 1877

Don't be too hard on Senator Patterson.
That was terribly tight place in which he
found himself. There were but two
doors open TO him-the one leading into
the Democratic party and the other into
the Penitentiary. He may not, like Mary,
have chosen that better part" but you
must remember it was a sort of Hobson's
choice with him, at best. There was the
Democracy, and there was the striped suit.
Year: 1877

a short distance east Of Great Bend, is a
thriving little village, mainly a German
settlement, and being OF sufficient distance
from its larger neighbor, Great Bend, has a
good support from the country, and has
promise OF becoming a town of some conse-
qucnce. A large number OF business build
ings are in contemplation for next spring,
and as soon as the season will admit, the
erection of the new structures will COM
mence.
Year: 1877

to be given to the saved. He has sent a
steamer to the scene of the wreck by way OF
the canal from Norfolk, in addition to 9TH
er vessels despatched, in hopes that some
may be picked mp. The Secretary has also
telegraphed to the signal observer at Kitty
hawk to use every possible exertiOn to re-
lieve the saved to employ messengers and


send them up to Norfolk, and get the people
Year: 1877

and one rubber ball, rigged on to the fore
castle. The top gallant iorecas,le was full
of men and officers; two or three men
lashed themselves to the bowsprit every
one was perfectly cool and showed no sign
Of fear. The majority of us got close to-
gether on the upper side of the forecastle,
suffering much from cold and exposure.
The seas would
Year: 1877

and nearly suffocate us. Loomis and my
self sounded our side, and found about six
feet Of water. A little while after, we again
sounded, and got seven and half and eight
feet saw lights about one point On the
starboard bow, and We gave three cheers
and repeated them several times. We then
saw that the flood tide was making in fast
and the sea was breaking over Us still worse.
We here saw the "First Launch
Year: 1877

/ thought / saw Mr.. French go into the
rigging; saw a number of men standing in
the starboard gangway and on the first
launch. and number OF men under the
top-gallant forecastle. / succeeded in get
ting on top of the gallant forecastle with the
assistance OF the men. ;. here were a num-
ber of men who had on
Year: 1877

when a very heavy sea came over and wash
ed myself and about five others down to
leeward, and all but myself went under the
sail and they were drowned. / was caught
in a bag of sails, and hurled both legs
against the gofi, regained the gear OF the
nine-inch gun, and
Year: 1877

The department expects to get very full
information tomorrow of the wreck by the
steamers that have left Fortress Monroe
and Norfolk, in obedience to instructions
issued this evening. The loss of the "Hu-
ron" was not generally known in this city
until somewhat late in the evening, and as
a consequence there were very few inqui-
ries made at the Navy Department by
friends and relatives Of those on board, for
details Of the calamity, or information as to
who had been lost or saved, but tonight
Year: 1877

Washington, Feb. 1.-Speaker Ran
dali and President (pro ten) Ferry had a
conference this afternoon RI egarding the
embarrassment likely to result from the
provision of the electoral acE which pro-
hibits the dissolution of the Joint meeting
Of the two houses until the count of the
electoral votes shall be completed and the
result declared. This prov Esion of the
act is closely followed by others which
authorize either house to tAke a recess
from the afternoon of one day until an
hour not later than ten o'clock the next
morning, in the event of question having
arisen in regard to the ceun ting of any
electoral votes, and also to proceed
with its ordinary business wi hile any ques-
ton is being considered by the commits
sion. The effect of the fir Ist described
provision will be, however, to keep both
houses technically in continuous session.
This will greatly impede Legislative bust
ness, as under the rules a single objection
is sufficient in many cases to prevent the
consideration of certain classes of business
until the next legislature day after is pre-
sented. Difficulties might also arise con-
corning bills sent to the p.esit lent for his
approval, pending the compl letion of the
count, as they would all bear the legisla-
tive date of to-day. The speaker, and
Wilson, of Iowa, member Of the house
committee on privileges, called on Ferry
as soon as the house took its recess, and
he invited senator's Blaine, Hamlin and
Conkling to participate in the conference
on this subject, as result, il was agreed
to be necessary to Immediately repeal so
of the electoral act as prohibits adjust
ment from day to day, viii lie questions
remain under consideration by the com,
mission. Wilson will, tomorrow offer a
bill in the house for this Eurpose, and
will, doubtless, be promptly passed by
both bodies The subject v as also dis
cussed, informally, in the exec dutive session
of the senate, this afternoon.
Year: 1877

The subject of drawing is beginning to
attract considerable attention in out pub
lie schools, and the time is not far dis
tant when the State will add this to its
presentrequired branches. Itis notnecessa-
ry to argue the importanc of the branch,
as it is almost invariably admitted; but
how to teach it is not so generally under
stood. Teachers who have had no ad-
vantage themselves can very easily learn
to teach the subject quite satisfactorily,
and they will be surprised at what is able
to be accomplished in short time


The teacher should construct the fig
ure (which is to be drawn) oa the black
board on an enlarged scale. All the
lines Of construction should be explained
and the pupils should copy, drawing line
after line as the teacher proceeds
with the work and the explanation. AT
ter this has been done the class should be
required to redraw the figure, and then
each book should be carefully examined
and the errors pointed out


There are few points in which it is
necessary to give special instruction. The
pupil will be likely to make vertical lines
standing like written characters, and they
should have their attention constantly
directed to the correct proportions of the
parts of the figure. Also there viii be a
desire to use rulers or edges of books to
make straight lines, which destroys, il
permitted, the very object wished to be
obtained. Heavy lines must be avoided
from the very beginning and at the same
time the pupils must know that the work
must be done quickly and carefully. At
first, il too much attention is given to
drawing the lines correctly, the pupil will
be inclined to move the pencil too slowly
to make good line. Success in this re-
spect depends very much on the simplici-
ty of the figures required to be drawn,
while gradual road must be made to the
more difficult portions of the art. The
pleasure of success is one of the strong
est incentives to the pupil in learning to





draw. If the exercises are too difficult
for him, he will give up in dispair, be-
lieving he has no genius for drawing. A
teacher gives boy, as first lesson, a
drawing of a calf to copy; he labors hard,
for he would like to draw the animal, but
Notwithstanding persistent efforts, he
cannot decidedly say whether his drawing
is more like sheep, goat, or a donkey.
This is wrong. He has not yet learned
the alphabet OF drawing and ought not
Year: 1877

70 De expected to take up such difficult
subject.


AS soon as the pupil can copy work
with any degree of accuracy, the teacher
should give him models and reonire him
to study out the particular kind Of lines
of which its figure is made. When this
is determined the teacher is ready to be-
gin to draw line after line on the black
board presenting the model, and have
the class follow.


In this way an energetic teacher can
soon have all the furniture, etc., of the
school room serve as models, then the pu,
pills can obtain models elsewhere, and
great pleasure will be taken in the work.
In this way children will grow up into
youth and manhood and possess an ac-
complishment that is so immensely lack
ing to-day.


Teachers that neglect now to prepare
themselves in this branch for the present
demand, will soon be left far behind their
pupils in this respect. Fie upon the
teacher that cannot advance more rapidly
than the pupil, and only for this reason
neglects to introduce this attractive work
into the school-room. s.
Year: 1877

There is nothing in our system of
free schools, that seems to be such of
manifest injury as the constant chang
ing ofteachers. But few rural districts
ever contemplate keeping the teacher
employed over one term, and he be-
gins and ends the school just as if it
was the first and only one that is
ever going to be taught in that dis
trict. At least his actions seem to in
dicate such course, as he takes up
the work of the school as if it had
never had beginning and he leaves
nothing to guide the one that may
follow.


AS fact but little progress has
been made in our schools, in compar-
ison to what ought to have been ac-
complished, and we usually find the
same systems enforced as were in
existence ten years ago.


Directors and patrons have observ-
ed this failing and have attributed it
the employment of poor teachers and
have eXerted themselves to procure
more thorough and able instructors,
but then the school has not succeeded
unless Il series of terms was under the
same teacher; and this success is not
alone the consequence of the change,
but the carrying out a system for a
certain length OF time.


Our schools need system as badly
as they need better teachers and they
will never be much better until this
fact is appreciated by Boards of Di-
rectors. 1t is here that the works has
got to begin and they must meet the
question and answer it. If every
board in this county would adopt
some course of study and require their
itinerant teachers to live up to it, and
do this work as directed by their
ownrule sand regulations, they would
soon lose sight of this grievous fail.
ing in their schools and would no
lament solmuch over the syste m
of change.


This is undoubtedly the shortest
solution of the problem of doing more
dad better cork in our public schools,
as the subject Of a permanent teach
er seems to be an impossible problem.


The time is most assuredly coming
when teachers will be retained from
year to year, as many are now doing
in cities; and then, with system and
permanency in instructors our school
system will not be so severely criti-
cised. Teachers will get over their
rambling habits, the standard will be
so raised that broken down persons
of othor professions and inexperienc-
ed and unframed teachers will not be
needed, the custom of farming and
teaching will be prohibited and de-
nounccd; while the work will receive
the attention and support it deserves.
1t is pleasure to note the fact that
our County Superintendent has written
published very excellent Course of
Study, and were it adopted and used
in every school of his jurisdiction
such marked progress would be made
in the schools as to cause this year to
become an era of reform. The only
to the teachers is, aoiU the Board act ?
Year: 1877

Two weeks ago an article under this
head was published in the HERALD, and
writer in the New Sharon Star asks
for an explanation of the same: ....


The object of the writer was to attack
the method of teaching reading by spell.
ing out each word, as was the custom
twenty years ago, and which is now being
practiced by some teachers in this coun-
ty. 1t is lamentable fact that children
are often thus taught and un Ter such a
system, it is impossible to make good
readers, since no thought outside of the
letters is conveyed to the mind of the
child.


1t was not the intention to convey the
idea that the writer "had never
heard any one read" up to the time of
his first learning the secret of opening
the glorious ideas tucked up in words /;
but until that time he did not realize
that the work he was trying to do was
the same he heard others doing around
him. 1t might be possible for child OF
ten years of age to comprehend what we
mean by reading, but for the little ones
that are just beginning to enter school
age, such fact could not be appreheud-
ed.


The writer believes in the teacher
teaching reading from the beginning, just
as the child will be required to read af-
terwards. In not attempting to simplify
the subject so much as to leave nothing
but dry bones, while reasonable allow
ance viii be made for natures method of
working.


"How to teach reading" according to
the writer's views will appear in course Of
time. III.
Year: 1877

On visiting this school recently, We
found an interesting register. Its first
date was 1860. Back through the past
decade we traced the history Of that
school, The book i not Gully interesting,
but valuable. We wish every school had !
record for the last 10 years.
Year: 1877

The so.called compromise would estab-
lish precedent whereby any political
party in the future, having the two houses
of Congress under its control, could call
in five serviceable members of the Supreme
Court, and make president to its noiien.
1t would be easy enough to get up con-
test on electors, and then the High Joint
Compromise Court could count out the
opposition electors and count in those of
their own kidney. The theory opens a
more dangerous and perilous door toward
the ruin of the Republic than secession
itself.-Reoister.
Year: 1877

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING NEW
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro
pean plan-you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate. adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gage check on the counter of the Hotel.
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, fitteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union a trial.
Year: 1877

A DANDY with huge beard offered
himself to n young lady, who refused
him on the ground that she would never
marry such bear.faesd creature. The
dandy at once had his physiognomy
clean shaved. and then renewed his ap
plication; but the girl again refused
him. ON the ground that hs WAS more
bare. faced than before.