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Year: 1873

The question has often been asked,
"What are Normal Schools 2" but 4
satisfactory answer has seldom been
given.


The name itself, from Norma, rule,
would indicate that it was a pattern
or ''model" to be indicated by other
schools of like grade, but this Is not the
meaning intended to be conveyed by
the term.


A Normal School is properly Semi
nary for the professional education OF
teachers. The course of instruction Is
arranged and the instructions conducted
with view to inform those who desire
to become teachers, hoW to do their
work. Pupils do not learn Reading,
Arithmetic, &c, but hoto 10 teach Read
ING, Arithmetic, &c. 1t is based upon
the idea that knowing a thing and
knowing how to teach the things to
others, are very different facts. But in
order tnat these schools should have
their full power and efficiency, the sub,
iects themselves, are mere matters OF
knowledge, should be learned by pupils
elsewhere before entering the Normal
Schools. Such, however, is the condl-
ton Of popular education, that these
two functions cannot yet be separated
as desired, and pupils in our Normal
Schools have first to be taught these
branches, as matters Of knowledge, and
then instructed how to teach them. In
other words, instead of coming with
brick and mortar ready prepared, that
they may be instructed i'll the use OF the
''trowel" and ''plumb-line," they have to
make their brick and mix their mortar
after they enter the Normal School.


A man may have thorough knowl-
edge of subject and yet not be able to
impart that knowledge to others, and 1T
is the business of these Schools to in
struct in the art and mystery Of impair
ting knowledge, faculty that is not
often acquired along with knowledge
of the subjects. Without these Schools
this art is only learned by long expert
ence in teaching, and close observations,
resulting often in complete failures, and
the ruination of many promising call
didate. to say nothing of the injury
injury done to pupils. a little iudicicus
Normal training will save many a can
didate for preceptorial honors from
hopeless incompetency, and will convert
a painful drudgery into a pleasant and
productive labor.
Year: 1873


ly of small children, settled in this
county more than year ago. They
were poor and after many hardships
erected small dwelling and cleared
few acres of land, but they were in the
wilderness ten miles from neighbors.
A few weeks ago the father ahd mother
left their family, consisting of girl
aged twelve years, one aged pine years.
and two other children aged respective
" three years and thirteen months, on a
trip to the settlement to Get 4 COW and
bring some potatoes to plant After
the parents had been goneN few hours
the house took FIRE, and the oldest girl
Immediately rushed to the root with
water, but not being able TO remove the
shingles sne could do nothing to stay
the flames, which gained rapidly,spread
ing on the inside of the root, until, burst
ing through, they drove her from her
work.


She then turned her attention to saw
inc her brothers and sisters. Coming
TO the door of the building, she found
that the child next TO her own age had
got out of the house bringing the baby
with her, but the little three year old
had crouched under shaving horse IN
the further corner of the room. There
being no chamber floor, the fire was
dropping from the burning roof between
one child and the door, aud when asked
TO come out it refused to do so saying,
IL am safe here, the fire don't drop
here" The brave girl hesitated only "a
moment, but rushing through the falling
embers brought the little ones to n safe
place, both having their clothes some
what burnt.


But now comes the hardest part OF
the task before her Scantiy clothed
and with no food, she took the babe IN
her arms and with the other children
started upon the trail for the settlement,
After going a few miles she encounter
ed a rapid stream, swollen by the spring
rains, so that in tording it the water
came up to her armpits. She first cat
iied the baby across and then the little
three wear old. and lastly halt led and
half carried her hext younger sister
through the water TO the other bank.
Three times during the remainder OF tho
day she struggled across the swollen
streams in her way until night set IN,
the deep forest surrounding her. Cold,
wet and hungry, she sought a place to
camp, and by good fortune found an
old camp, left by the Indians, upon
which about one halt of the roof still re-
mained. Under this she placed her lit
tie flock and then collected pine boughs
and made a rude bed. Placing the lit
tie one in the middle, the heroic girl
stripped or her dress and spread 1t over
the children, then covered them with
boughs to keep them from the chilly
night air. and sat down beside them To
watch them through that long, cold
night, comforting the little one when 1t
cried, and speaking words of cheer to
the older one The long, dreary hours
of the night dragged slowly by, and at
the first peep of day she resumed her
toilsome march, and had nearly reached
the first settler when she met her par
ents returning. An older aud wiser
head might have found an easier way
out of the dilemma, but we feel certain
that no one could have acted brayer or
have e,inccd more than the little daugh-
ter of Thomas Vclie.-Uisconsm Rir-
er Pii0L
Year: 1873

A BAD Boy IN A BAD FIx.-Willie
Yorke (says Savannah paper was a
boy No one that knew him had any
doubt about that. He was only ten
wears old, but had made good deal Of
noise in Savannah, Ga. 1t is said he
knew how to steal and swear, and of
course, he could lie, and the good peo-
pie of the town were getting pretty tlr-
ed of him. He disappeared one day in
March last, and was seen no more as
leader of juvenile rascals in the streets.
Being so well known, his disappearance
was soon noted, and people began to
Inquire what had become Of Willie
Yorke. They asked w. G. Yorke, Will
lies father, who keeps a drinking saloon
in town. Yorkcs answers were msat-
isfactory, and he finally gave the ques-
TONERS to understand that it was none
of their business what had become Of
the boy. He was his boy; and he was
a bad boy, and he had taken the liberty
of disposing Of him for the good of ev-
erybody. The people were not satisfied,
and began to think that w. q. 1orke
was as bad if not worse than his boy.
The matter of Willie Yorkes disappear
ance began to be of such intense interest
to so many people, that they resolved
to investigate the Yorke premises. On
this pilgrimage of discovery they found
small bare room, containing nothing
but 4 naked bow chained bv the leg in
one corner. The boy was Willie Yorke
scarcely recognizable through the filth
and in the dim light of lis prison cell.
lie was very pale, and looked persecut-
ed, but appeared to have been fed toler-
ably well. He stared at the intruders
like a Wild animal, and supposed they
had come to take him out and hang him.
He had been told by his father that this
was his doom, and had been dragging
his chain around in the dark day and
night under this terror; When his dis
coyerers broke his chain and led him
out, he thought it was to his execution,
and appeared to be perfectly resigned
in prospect of the change for the better.
He was clothed, told that he was not
to be hung just yet-nor, in fact, at all,
if he behaved himself-and put in de-
cent quarters. The Mayor of Savannah,
took charge OF the boy, and the Grand
Jury are looking into the case of W. q.
Yorke, who has proved that Willie
came to his depravity, at least, honestly.
The people of Savannah prefer the bad
boy to such an exhibition of brutality
in the father and what the humane May
or and corporation will finally do with
Willie Yorke is not known.
Year: 1873

Almost every family in Pittsfeld, Mass,
keeps Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil in
the house for use. People there, where it
is made, know how good it is to cure pain,
and if you try it fairly you will hardly be
willing to live without it in the house 1t
Is sold by your merchant
Year: 1873

PEOPLE have been so humbugged with
dirty, poisonous hair preparations, that
they hail with delight the new article
styled NATURES HAIR RESTORATIVE,
Clear as crystal, and it does its work most
effectually. See advertisement
Year: 1873


DEMEMBER this Is not lottery swindle but is
n projected solely to relieve DR.. Spinney from the
care Of his property and all outstanding emharass-
ment, that he may devote his whole time TO the
practice Of his profession in Davenport which now
requires all his time and energy.
The projectors OF this scheme have been very for
tunatc in selecting their General Agent and Mana
ger. his personal and business character Is per
feet guarantee OF the integrity Of the enterprise.
s&-Agcnts wanted to sell tickets
eSA All tickets not returned or poid for viii be
1 cancelled.
Year: 1873

THE Managers having allotted themselves but 30


! DAYS to complete the original scheme, which
was 10 have been drawn ON Christmas Eve, found
the time entirely too short to perfect the arrange
prizes and for tickets at less cost They therefore
pleased TO announce that they have now perfected
the best and most desirable plan ever yet offered
70 the public, by reducing the tickets 10
Year: 1873

We have been frequently intero-
gated as to the effect of the new
Temperance Law upon dealers
whose license have not expired. It
is the opinion of many of the best
1swyers of the State that all the
provisions of the new law will apply
to those holding license, except as
to their being required to obtain
signatures of the majority of voters
of the several wards or townships.
In other words the seller of liquor
will be required to close at half
past nine at night, and be RESPONSE
BILE for all damages done that may
occur on account of the sale of
liquor, and be governed in all re-
spects by the new law save in the
exceptions named. It is important
that parties interested take notice,
and govern themselves accordingly.
Every proprietor Of q saloon who
keeps his house open, or even closes
it and sells liquor after half past
nine o'clock, undoubtedly violates
the law and is liable to prosecution.
Anderson Herald.
Year: 1873

If after three months of taking
these two prescriptions the congre-
gational singing is not thoroughly
dead, send me . letter directed to
my name, with the title of O. r. NJ.
(Old Fogy in Music J, and I viii on
receipt thereof, write another pre-
scription, which I am sure Will kill
it as dead as q door nail, and that
is the deadest thing in history
Year: 1873

CHICAGO, III. May l3.-Anton Adlers
the young man who killed his brother
in quarrel few miles south Of this
city some weeks ago, was tried to-day
the prisoner sat during the trial moan
ing and weeping ina most heartYeandlng
manner in which condition OF mind he
has been for q greater portion of time
sincetbe terrible event. but a few momett 4,
were consued in empannelling q jury,
both prosecution and defence moving
many Of the usual formalities
have gone through with 8 trial
for murder The testimony went to
show that the killing was committed in
excitement Of passion aud without
generalization. Other witnesses gave
evidence as to the personal good chsr-
acter Of the prisoner. The Jury, with
out leaving their seats, returned ver-
dict OF guilty and under age. This
makes it incumbent upon the Court to
fx the punishment, which cannot be
for q greater period than eighteen
months at Bridewell.
Year: 1873

Yesterday WAS day OF public rejoicing in
Mo11co over tho adoption Of the constitutional
amendments. Tho most important Of those ars
those which abolish poonage and tho separation
OF Church and State.
Year: 1873

THAT the Republican party In Texas Is
full Of life Is amply shown BY the call for
a State Convention, to meet on the 10Th
OF August, which has just been issued.
A strong indictment Of the recent corrupt
Democratic Legislature Is presented to
the people, and upon the issues thus made
up Il should be easy to achieve decided
victory. 1t notorious that the Leglsla-
ture added largely to the public debt,
destroyed tho credit OF the State,
and gave away the entire public
domain to railroad companies. Such
offences as these are certain not TO
be forgotten OF forgiven by the people,
and tho Republicans should have no diff
Guilty In attaining success. They have
commenced in the right way BY repudl'
ating and denouncing such Republican
members oi tho last Legislature as were
participants In its offences against the
State. II the campaign Is conducted In
this spirit the Democrats will not have
the opportunity To make laws for Texas
next year.-NsiO York Times,
Year: 1873

II is one OF the most trying Of expert
enCes TO some people TO 60 and sit iOr o
picture Notwithstanding the fact that
the sun is the most skilltul OF portrait
painters, yet there is no small amount OF
nerve required TO sit before camera, with
all the necessary arrangements for the
process around you, and feel unmoVed,
The glare Of the sunlight, the odor ol
chemicals, and the feeling that you are
posturing for effect, together with the play
Of the muscles, the twitchIng oil the eye
lids, and tho tears that will come in spite
Of you, are enough to overcome the cour.
age or exhaust the patience Of the
brayest. Then, too, you 60 away
with the consciousness that you did
not have the natural expression to your
face, and no matter how good the picture
may look to others, you are not satisfied
with it. The reason why animals and OBJ.
jects take so well is because they are not
conscious Of what is going on. It Is true
there are many good lkenesses Of persons,
made In this way, and some persons have
more nerve than others, and care less ior
the peculiarities Of the situation; but 1t Is
seldom that some artificial expression oI
the countenance does not come into the
picture. The art Of photography Is q
happy and wonderful discovery, but we
cannot help feeling uncomfortable when 1t
Is tried on us. Yet 1t is boon to hu'
manity.
Year: 1873

TIE common sense of the country has
come to the conclusion that for men
holding as a sacred trust power to vote
away public money, 10 vote 1t into their
own pockets, Is q scandalous breach oi
faith, and an act displaying a debased
standard OF homer. This conclusion Is a
sound one. II 1t is peculiar to these lat.
ter days, so much the worse for the coun.
try. If some respected mea did not view
the matter in this light seven or ten years
ago, so much the worse for the memory
OF these men. The question Is one oi
present and actual morality, and no
amount of precedents can obscure 1t now.
It has gone too far for that.-NetO York
Times.
Year: 1873

THE Wareham Nelrs man says aformer
principal Of marlborough Academy, al
one time on the approach oil tempest
insulated his chair on four pieces Of glass
and as he thought, politely invited young
lady to sit In his lap for safety. To show
the popularity Of the man Of letters, the
young lady replied she would rather be
struck by lightning.
Year: 1873

The anniversary Of the battle of Bun
ker Hill, June II, marked an important
date, the Cincinnati Enquirer tells us, ir
the lie Of the late G. L. Vallandigham


On that day he ran the blockade al Char
lesion on Confederate steamer; on that
day he arrived at his home in Dayton OF
his return, and on that day he inflicted
on himself the wound OF which he died
Year: 1873

There is but one link necessary in the
prosecution Of Investigations by the
Grand Jury. The County Trustee may
be called before the foreman and re-
quired to produce his check-book, that
it may be shown what members of the
County Court received five instead OF
two dollars per diem. The proof there
is perfect, and the Grand Jury, il obedi-
ent to sworn duty, has no discretion. A
presentment must be found, and convie-
lion Is inevitable.
Year: 1873

REPORTED SINKING OF THE NIRGlNIUs.-
New York Herald correspondent had dis
patch from Wilmington, N. G., last night
which stated that an inward-bound vessel
discovered a wreck off Cape Fear, sup
posed to be the celebrated Cuban prl'
yatecr Virginius. From the surround
ings and circumstances there was 70
doubt in the mind of the captain that the
sunken vessel was the Virginils. She was
about due in that latitude, and the opinion
was that the war vessel having the Virglnius
in tow took her crew off and proceeded on
her voyage, leaving buoy to mark the
place of the wreck. She sunk in eight
tathoms of water.
Year: 1873

AN OPPORTUNITY IS now OFFERED ~ those IN
want of dress goods to supply themselves ut extrs-
ordinary low prices. LEVY BROTHERS are deter.
mined to close on. their whole stock Of fail ana
winter dress goods without regard TO cost, thereby
giving purchasers an advantage seldom offered.
Year: 1873

Jacob Baker, of Michigan, preached an ex-
ceedipgly interesting and instructive sermon
in this church in the morning, taking faith
as illustrated By the example OF Noah and bis
family trusting themselves in the ark during
the food as the groundwork of his remarks.
Year: 1873

Our special dispatch from Charles
ton, this morning, conveys the very
gratifying intelligence that fair and
impartial investigation has failed to
substantiate the charges heretofore
made against Mr.. HENRY S. WALKER,
as Public Printer. The pretended in


vestigation last summer was, as every
body, at all conversant with the
circumstances knew. conducted in the
interests Of Governor JACOBS indepen-
ent campaign. An effort was made to
show that the distinguished martyr OF
the Parkersburg convention was given
the go-by because he Was an honest
man and had endesvored to protect the
public treasury. The public printing
investigation was the capital and stock
in trade for the campaign and was
made to do duty on every stump in the
State where Radicals and boilers could
gather an audience.


Iii gratifying to those who endesv-
ored to maintain the supremacy Of the
Democratic party and who labored for
the success of the regular nominees. to
find that the guns Of their opponents
are 80 completely spiked as they are BY
this report. The truth is out at last,
in defiance OF the efforts that have been
made for its suppression. and the false
pretenses that led to a partial success
of the Radical party in this State last
fall are now fully exposed.
Year: 1873

From the Carson Appeal of May29.l


The INSANE WOMAN, of
Sheriff Swift'S energetic search
for whom we made mention in
yesterdays Appeal, was taken in.
to custody by him and put i'm Jail.
Her name is Deignan. and she has
lately been living at Lone Pine or
somewhere in that part of the
world, and has been aff1 icted with
certain domestic troubles which
brought OH this insanity. She is
quite mad; refuses nourishment;
and sees angels and demons and
thinks there is constant cOnspi-
racy against her life. The sheriff
telegraphed to her relatives in
Virginia yesterday afternoon, and
we understand that her father
came down on the evening train
to see her. We are told that she
has three or four young children.


WE regretfully make the an
nouncement that. Tor reasons best
known TO themselves, the Board
of Pardons declined, yesterday, to
interpose its clenency in behalf
of Mr.. Robey and he will have to
serve out his term. We can mere
ly reiterate our regrets that such
is the rather hard decision of the
Board and extend our sym pathies
to him and his family. He has
about niue months longer to re-
main in his present quarters.
Year: 1873

cistern. These logs were cut twelve feet
long, peeled and hewu on the side that lay
up. put across four stringers, then put on
two inch plank for a cover upon which the
hay rests. levcled the earth off so that
it was even with the top of the the stringers
and the plank fitted snugly all around. Then
sifted two pals of sand which was mixed
with one pail of cement mixed when dry,
then wet about like mud My man, who
had never worked with cement. mixed it ai-
ter he had seen one mess prepared. He
lowered to me in the cistern pail full at
time, and soon got the knack Of spreading
it quite fast. calculated to put this first
coat of cement half an inch thick. The Sec
ond coat was mixed equal parts of cement
and sand, and spread it from an eighth to
quarter of an inch thick.


finished these two coats the same day.
The next day | mixed half pail Of ce-
ment with pail of water and with a white.
wash brush spread it over the surface like a
coat of paint. Then wanted spout, to
reach from the outside Of the barn to the
cistern, into which the eavespouts would run,
so dug trench along to, and under the
sill of the barn aud cemented it, also made a
cement bowl outside the sill in connection.
At another place | cemented scallOp,
through which the lead pipe would run from
the pump. My eavespolIts were good sawed
ones and cost two cents per foot My iron
pitcher pump, with twelve feet of lead pipe,
cost six dollars and thirty cents, and it works
we'll. The cistern is nearly full of water
clear, sweet, and cold. My COW stable is
under the barn floor aud as the cattle face the
bay, the pump is just before them. have
made movable trough that | put before
them and water them all at once. They
drink freely and enjoy it first rate. Wher
it is stormy, do not let them out, but il
mild sunny days | think it better for cattle
to stand in the sunshine. began to water
from this cistern the middle of December
and at present it is matter of uncertainty
how long the water will last seven cows auC
u horse.


think if had running water it woulC
still be well to have this cistern, and whcr,
water is not very handy and abundant, thu
cistern is all the more valuable and conven
lent. have tried to describe how it wa
made so that any farmer can have one with
out paying out over twenty dollars If yol
have a side-hill by your barn you can pu
the cistcrn in the hill SO as to draw the wa
ter from the bottom by pipe and faucet ant
not use a pump, way that will commend
itself to many. | Jeliece sentiment tina
have occasionally seen in print that "Th
barn will catch water for all the stock 1t
contents will feed u. H. JAMESON.


Irasbmgh Dec. -.
Year: 1873

have not running water at my house or


barn. There are springs about one hundred
rods away, on the side-hill, but at present |


do not intend to depend upon them. have
had cistern at the house, also one at the
barn several years; but the one at the
barn was not large enough to hold water for
more than six weeks. So decided to make
one under the bay in the barn. The bay is
1882. dug a hole fifteen feet long on
top and seven feet wide and seven feet deep.
the sides inelining inward from the top so
that it was only ten feet long at the bottom.
The soil was free from stone and quite compact,
though not as hard as clay, About two
days works dug it. | bought nearly two
barrels Of cement at cost Of eight dollars


then drew about twelve bushels of coarse
sand, and as | could not hire a mason,
borrowed trowel. Then | went into the
lowlands near by and cut some brown ash
trees, from eight inches to a foot in diameter


for stringers to put across the top of the
Year: 1873

Made a great growth of straw and appeared
to fill well, but there was so much wet
weather at oat harvest that many lots were
almost ruined, aud in some instances wholly
so as an oat crop. The lots of really prime
oats aud straw were very scarce in this vi
cinity