VOL 20.
COUNTY INSTlTUPi;.
Teachers Institute convened at 'the
Opera House in P.loomsburg, on Dec.
14, at a o'clock, as per announcement
by the County Supt. The attendance
of the teachers was fully up to, if ,,t
excecdin;; that of previous years. Ins
titute opened with singing, 'conducted
l.y Prof. Jerry March, of Norristown.
la. Devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. Isaac Patterson, of Fust
Presbyterian c hurch of Bloomshurg.
The teachers were welcomed by
Fred T. Ikeler, in an elegant and fin
ished address, replete with valuable
thoughts and suggestions for the teach
ers. Able responses were made bv
Prof. I.. P. Sterner, Principal of
Bloor.isburg schools, on the part of
the teachers, and J. R. Townsend,
Esq., of Uioomsburg, representing the
directors of llie county. Both ad
dresses were well received.
Supt. Walton, of Chester county,
then addressed the Institute on llie
MiDject "Il.-bit " Kvery habit, every
mark, every thought remains. When
wc think a thought a nervous impulse
runs and completes a circuit be
fore we form a thought. After the
boy makes a great number of lesolu
tioiis to make ti.e letter A. ihc ner
vous impulses run in the same track. 1
W hin boys go o;'t of tlie school room I
for the last time the one thing they
'Will cany with them, and will remain '
witli them permanently, is their bun- ;
die of habits. One may be robbed of I
his reputation, but no one on rub I
you of y our habits. The value of thin I
Insti uie to you will depen I upon your
habits of thought, habits of working !
before you come here. The teachers,
through habit, do a great deal of in
effective work, wearing out both body
and brain. We should teach abund
ance of memory gems and pieces of
poetry, this imbeds the habit of mem
orizing useful extracts anil directs the
mind along the channels of morality
and religion. Persons attending
church sit down in a certain place,
religious thoughts come to your mind
when you occupy that place. Our
mind runs in channels, it is well it
does. Habit h ips us out and habit
makes life easy, but if we are not care
ful they will lead us the wrong way.
Habits die out and new ones take
their place. It is our business as
teachers to see that a better habit
, takes the place of the decaying one,
than the old one. Break up only one
habit at a time. If you change the di
rection of a boy's thought you will
probably change the habit. Centre
, the mind on the work and many bad
habits will be cured, as m writing.
Supt. Harman spoke next on "Disci
pline." This is a subject that is
somewhat hackneyed yet there must
be somewhat of interest in it to all
teachers. No teacher has reached his
ideal Bchool. There is always some
part that can be made better. Disci
pline don't mean the same to all.
But we all have certain ideals towards
which wc are pressing. We are will
ing to have these ideals modified. One
of the best ways to have them modi
tied is in visiting schools. Take every
opportunity you have to visit every
school within your reach. It is worth
while to make an effort to get an ideal
school, it pays. We are aided in what
constitutes true discipline in observing
other schools than our own. A teach
er's usefulness is curtailed by his lack
of good discipline. System is import
ant, but there is such a thing as dis
ciplining a school to death. Both ex
tremes should be avoided.
TUESDAY MORNING,
Session opened with music. Devo
tional exercises conducted by Rev.
Mr. Leverett ol the Episcopal church.
Supt. Walton addressed the Institute
on "Habit." The teacher that reaps
the greatest benefits from habit ate
those who have good habits them
selves. Our children always expect us
to be cheerful. Irritableness or
cheerfulness on our part is a habit.
We delude ourselves when we think
we are breaking up a habit, but simply
ingralting another one just as bad.
Have we a right to exact a promise
from a child that he will do better ?
The speaker here called for the opin
ions of the teachers on this point,
from whom several strong arguments
were produced both pro and con
Mr. Walton said the teachers should
do but one thing at a time. Criticise
but one tfiing at a tine and follow
that up until the habit has been brok
en up. The boy that has the strong
est habits for evil, and they can be
modified and changed to habits of
pood, will be the strongest boy in
deeds of nehteous. Don t cue trie
children Uie idea that their habits are
fixed; They are not so fixed as those
of older person". The emancipation
from habit is what we want to teach
the child.
Prof. Butts then addressed the Ins
titute on "Drawing." He said that
drawinrr enters into everv state and
condition of life. Drawing is the
basis of construction. It is very use
ful as a school study. 1 Hawing natu
rally divides itself into three divisions,
viz., construction, representation and
decoration. These must ail be pre
sented in the proper leaching of the
stibjee t. The sphere should be the first
type form of study. Next the cube,
then the hemisphere and cylinder.
Next comes the square prism. The
Prof gave a long interesting talk on
the method:) of teaching Prang's system
of drawing, which was 'closely listened
to by the teacher:;.
Supt. Harman resumed the discus
sion of "School Discipline." That
teacher is to be sympathized with who
cannot discipline his school. Tk
lust tiling is for the teacher to make
the acquaintance of the patrons of the
school. Wc ought to first make our
suggestions general, and then reprove
individuals privately. We should not
reprove individual pupils continuously
in the presence of the whole school.
Pupils who forget themselves during
the day should be dealt with privately
al'.er the school. There are occasion
ally cases that must be settled at once.
We cannot judge our powers of dis
ci; lining by those of oilier.;. One
may ie able o get alon
wiihout t
coijioi.u iiuiKsument awl another may
not. The occasion is very rare when
you are justified in whipping a boy be
fore the whole school. Whipping
should be done privately and when
d'.'r.e, should be effectually administer-
el. 1 here are
help most. We
those
who need our
inu.-.t meet our pupils
cheerfully and remedy one fault at a
time One may acj-.nre the ability to
di icipline. We too often see too
much that is going on in the school.
Pupils get tired of the everlasting talk
ing of the teacher. It breeds con
tempt for our authority. Glance
over your school occasionally. The
teacher must be able to hear a recita
tion and look over the school at the
same time. Pupils should understand
that they cannot be idle without the
teacher knowing it. Pupils will re
spect the teacher that sees all that is
t,oing on. He sure of your ability be
fore you attempt a radical change.
When you ask anything of your school
then require it. Take in considera
tion the circumstances such as tht
weather, ventilation, &:. Control
your vo;ce. I on t let the pupils
know that you have lost control.
Commend your boys and girls. Send
your children home happy. If possi
ble, spare, save the bad boy. Reach
the heart of the bad boy. Every bad
boy can be reached by some one.
AITERXOON SESSION.
Supt. Walton spoke on the "Imagi
nation. Lpon the first view we are
prone to think that the imagination is
something "that belongs to poets and
novelists and that teachers have noth
ing to do with it. There are two
kinds of imagination, constructive and
creative. The creative includes the
constructive. The possessor of the
latter may have the former developed,
1 he sub-division of constructive imag
ination is visualization. That is, the
power of seeing the results of the im
agination or the ability to see a thing
before it is finished. Imagination is
fed in three ways. The ocular sense,
the auditory sense or ear, and the mo
tor sense. Teach children resemb
lance first and difference second.
Teach things and objects. Take the
child out in nature and feed his imagi
nation on facts. We must recognize
that the boy has an imagination. The
boy with an imagination goes out in
to the world with an impressable na
ture and Lis surroundings photograph
themselves upon his soul. If it be
properly trained at school it will re
spond to every good impression and
the youth will be led out into an in
visible and enjoyable heaven beyond.
Prof. Richardson, of Berwick, spoke
next on "Elementary Science." He
showed what simple apparatus may be
used in teaching science. Element
ary science, if properly taught, takes
the minds of youths often off the
trashy literature so much read by the
young of our land. Teachers must
be prepared to present the subject and
be thorough in all they do. Prof.
Richardson took four boys from his
school and by a class drill showed the
audience how many facts can be
taught the young in science and how
interesting and attractive the subject
maybe made to them. No expen
sive apparatus is necessary to perform
all the experiments necessary to make
the subject easy and bring it within
the comprehension.
Prof. Becht, of Muncy schools, was
the next speaker. His subject was
"Historical study." He said it is im
possible to lay down a list of maxims
and rules which are applicable in all
cases. The teacher must iiavej indi
viduality, and must throw into his
work his personality. The value of
historical study is so vast that within
the compass of a pupil's school life
BLOOMSHUllG, PA., FltlDAY, DKCKMBKR 2.3,
he can obtain merely an outline of
this subject. We can only suggest
and stimulate pupils in this subject.
This subject has its value as a means
of disciplining the mind, particularly
the imagination. It devclopes patriot
ism aM brings pupils into contact
with the different stages of civilization
in the past, awl with the manner. and
customs of' past ages. Too much
time is too often taken up in the de
tails of battles and the intrigues of
parties and not enough attention
to the subject of civilization. We
should not attempt (oo much with
young pupils for fear of creating a dis
fnwtn (ir Ki cultw'.'f W.. t.'Ki-...l,l
deavor to instil into our pupiis a love
n,;ti .,.,,1 i...
VI 1 Ui VI ltlll.ll Lilt. L'LL (Mil II1F-V
will read up on the subject after leav
ing school.
Supt. Harman addressed the Insti
tute on "Attention." Attention is the
foundation of any structure you at
tempt to build. Teachers attempt to
instruct a large class when but one or
ii-.o are p:'.)ing attention. But it is
tne teachers In
everv member of
sif.jss to see that
th'i class ifives his
individual attention. As a rule it is
the fault of the teacher if he can't sc
ene the attention of hi:; classes. At-
tendon is p.:i element of every faculty
and not a distinct power of the mind.
Nothing is accomplished without
voluntary attention. The ability to
give attention is the characteristic of a
normal mental constitution and of a
wc;) balanced mind. It is only the
weak mind that is incapab'e of giving
close attention. The teacher must
consider all sources of distraction and
remove them if possible. If they
can't be removed we must educate
our pupils into removing their minds
from the distractions and concentrate
them upon their work. We ought to
study our pupils individually and
know their constitution, and consider
their weaknesses and make allowance
for them. Interest is of prime im
portance, ami if the pupils are inter
ested by the teacher their attention
will be bestowed for a reasonable
time at least. Avoid abstractions
with the young. Do not be deceived
by exterior eigns. A boy may look at
you but his attention may be far away
from you. And he may give attention
and not be looking at you. Pleasure
sustains attention. We should make
an effort to combine pleasure with in
struction. Take advantag; of a
child's curiosity. Pupils love variety.
Don't get discouraged, Extreme
cases of inattention are very rare and
we can be successful.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Supt. Waller addressed the Insti
tute on "Examinations underlying
the public school system of Pa." He
talked on teacher's certificates. There
are six certificates provided by the law
for teachers. Our lowest certificate is
the Provisional one. The provisional
certificate was at first intended to be
only a temporary arrangement but it
has become engrafted on our system.
The state has been greatly benefitted
through the provisional certificate in
that it has enabled young people to
test their ability without going to much
preparation. This certificate is good
tor one year only, and lor the coun'y
only in which it is issued. Our state
proceeds upon the basis of local con
trol and in this the educational law of
Penn'a is superior to any other state.
It would be wrong to commit the
interests of our children entirely to
teachers holding provisional certificates.
We have a graded system and teach
ers are expected to advance and reach
that point where yearly examinations
will not be required This is the idea
of the law and if teachers take advan
tage of it they will not be required to
undergo endless examinations as is
sometimes the objection to our system.
They may go through all the grades
and finally reach the state certificate,
where in the judgment of the law he
may teach in any part of the state and
is good for life. More than half of
the teachers in our state to-day teach
on provisional certificates. This is
wrong, not as it should be. The state
should not issue an unlimited number
of provisional certificates to any one
individual. No one should be allow
ed to teach more than three years
under a provisional certificate. If at
that time he has not advanced to a
higher grade he ought to be required
to step down and dut. Supply and
demand largely regulate price and
when every one is allowed to come in
every year and take a provisional cer
tificate it deprives the true profession
al teacher of the remuneration he is
ueserving ot. it is not true that a
young lady holding a provisional cer
tificate can teach a primary school as
well as one holding a diploma from a
Mate N ormal bchool. lhe state has
provided ample opportunities in her
Normal School, and it is only fair that
tor her outlay she should demand ad
vancement in those having charge of
t he schools. The million of pupils at
tending our schools have rights to the
best education possible and thes
rights we ought to respect.
Supt. Harman answered the follow
ing questions: D you approve of de
taining a pupil after school ? Not so
far as his experience i'i concerned.
Do you detain at recess? No. Do
you allow a pupil to interrupt a teach
er while a class is on the floor ? No,
try to make such arrangements that
this will not be necessary. Should a
teacher exact a promise from a pupil ?
Questionable. In c oncluding his re
maiks to the Institute, Supt. Harman
said that he felt the importance of
going beyond the books. There is
too little attention p'.id to gleaning
from ihj papers of to d ay. We live in
an age of newspapers and these papers
are all vicing with each other in size
and in their effort to get quantity they
forget the quality. Advise the boys
and girls how to read the newspaper.-".
Advise them what is valuable and
should be ignored' Our newspapers
arc doing an immense amount of evil
by putting into our homes the failures
of Uie world. Teach them to discrimi
nate. Prof. Welsh of the State Normal
School was the next speaker. He was
asked his opinion in regard to the posi
tion ol the pupil in writing at the desk.
If all pupils started aright they would
not acquire bad habits, but we get
some pupils where habit:, are already
formed, and in such cases the best ex
ercise is a f'ee hand exercise which
loosens all the muscles, and this in
connection with this th- finger move
ment. In signing names many peop'e
try to acquire queer style. This practice
should be condemned and counteract
ed by the public school teacher. The
pen should be held correctly which is
indicated by all systems of writing.
The left handed writer should be allow
ed to write with his left hand.
Supt. Walton resumed his talk on
"Imagination." We must understand
how the imagination of the boy is fed
before .ve instruct him. In the ima
ginalive studies it is very important
that we get the imagination to work to
assist ihein to get a correct idea of the
subject. The teacher should have a
good imagination and form stories in
accordance with facts and have their
pupils follow them. After the story
which stimulates the imagination then
question them on the same point.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Sessions opened with music, con
ducted by Prof. March. The first
speaker was Dr. Philips, of the West
Chester Normal School. He spoke
on "Hints in Teaching Arithmetic."
First, find out what the class knows,
and does not know. See that the four
fund imental rules are first thorough
ly taught Addition should receive
more attention than it does. Do not
teach too many ways of doing the same
thing. Do not teach too many con
tracted methods of doing things. Don't
be afraid of cutting out the non essen
tial parts of Arithmetic. For instance,
the subject Arbitration if Exchange,
whicn has no practical value whatever.
Our teaching should prepare our pupils
for every -day lite, and our work should
be drawn from the methods of doing
business by the woi Id around us. As
sign a good lesson : point out definite
ly what you want , find out what they
have done when they come into the
recitation room ; train your pupils how
to read the problem correctly; put
them all to work there is a difference
between seeing a thing done and do
ing the thing yoursell. Pupils would
rather do the work themselves than to
be aided too much, provided they are
led on in their work properly. Make
your teaching very practical.
Dr. Waller then addressed the In
stitute and the following are a few of
the points made : It is accepted as a
trujsm that education is a growth. We
ought to employ the practical branches
to aid in mental growth. Education
cannot be employed as a filling process
The great question that meets us to
day, as teachers, is what do our pupils
need to day, rather than what they
need in the future. We are to bring
about the conditions necessary to pro
mote the growth of the mind as a liv
ing and growing organism. Educa
tion is from within and depends upon
the self activity of the 'child. Since
education is a growth we cannot meas
ure it by rate per cent. If education
is a growth the teacher must provide
the favorable conditions : good school
houses, good apparatus, good ventila
tions, ami good surroundings generally.
1 mie is an important condition to
growth. Our school terms are too
short to bring about the proper devel
opment of the child. - We must allow
nature's time for the development of
the mind. Our school teim is not
fixed upon that basis, but upon a law
upon our statute books. If we would
extend our school term to nine months
we would be adding fifty per cent, to
our present results, in this respect
we are behind most other states around
1891,
us. The cities of the State keep their
schools open ten m nths. Every child
in the Slate should have all the lime
required for its fnll development. All
are to be citizens and all have an influ
ence on our government. Every dis
trict may have a nine months' term in
the future, from the increased approp
riations of the Slate, if they will but
say the word. The schools of Penn'a
have the opportunities cf a life time
this year and they shoul 1 take proper
advantage of them.
Prof. A E. E. Crouter, principal
Penn'a Inst, for the Deaf and Dumb,
next gave an interesting talk on how
the deaf and dumb are taught. The
results of their training w:.s illustrated
by a pupil entirely deaf, who could
answer any q icstion even from strang
ers, guided entirely by the movement
of the lips. There are two methods of
educating the deaf : by signs and or
ally. By either method their educa
tion is completed.
Supt. Walton ad.lrc:;.; :d the Institute
on "Literature. ' Many of out child
ren go out of the school without their
eyes and ears opened to the great
beauties of the world arou nd. They
go out With a half starved taste for
literature. Let us teach our boys to
read something. Cultivate their tastes.
If we can in any way elevate their
tastes, we arc doing a great thing for
our pupils. Fifty per cent, of our edu
catien has to do with us when v.e are
off duty. Train our pupils so that
when they are off duty tliey will know
how to behave, so that they will have
elevated tastes to cultivate. This is
done by training them to read good
orose and poetry, such as Whittier,
Longfellow, Haw thorn and others of
the same class.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Institute opened with devotional ex
ercise conducted by Rev. Heilman, of
the Lutheran church. Dr. Phillips
then addre-sed the Institute on "Arith
metic." He took up the subject of
stocks and bonds and discussed the
topic in an interesting and practical
way. He showed very plainly what is
meant by the term stockholders and
stocks. How stocks are transferred.
Then explained what bonds are and
bondholders. Stocks and bonds are
bought and sold by persons known as
brokers. The brokers associate them
selves together in companies known as
stock exchanges. The largest associa
tions of this kind in this country and
perhaps in the world, is located in New
York city on Wall street. These as
sociations are devided into two classes
known as commission brokers and
room graders. The brokers, uncertain
terms, known as "bull" and "bear,"
"long"' and ' short,'' "puts" and calls,"
and "dealing in margins," and "bucket
shops." These terms were each taken
up and explained to the teachers very
fully and in an interesting way. He
said that the business done by these
different styles of brokers, very often
is notning less than pure gambhng.
He advised teachers to impress their
pupils with the necessity of steering
clear of such business as it is wrong
and dangerous in many cases.
Supt. H alton was the next speaker,
subject, "Literature." He protested
against the way in which literature is
usually taught. Make your pupilsully
acquainted with one author before go
ing to another. Select some state or
country that stands as a literary center
and begin there. In studying litera
ture there is something more necessary
than mere analysis, they must be able
to enter into the feeling of the author
and have some degree of appreciation
of the author's sentiments. Pupils must
sit in patience and study an author, if
they would understand his meaning.
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, of Boston, ad
dressed the Institute. Sixty per cent,
of our children never go to any school
beyond the primary grade. Whoever
will do the best for his country, will,
work directly toward those sixty per
cent. There is no force working
against our government so much as the
effect of alcholic drinks. It is one of
the great duties of the teachers of to
day to see that all pupils are thoroughy
educated in these effects, and thus
made good citizens.
LIST OF TEACHERS OF COLUMBIA CO.
HEAVER.
Chas. Mensinger, C. M. Blaker, Jas.
Piatt, Jesse Fritz, Alex. Lillie, J. S.
John, B. V. Sutliff.
DENTON.
Jennie Sheep, Sadie Calender, Asa
Calender, J. Fritz, Ira Brown, Mar
garet Elvans, Miss Conley, II. W.
Beishline.
BERWICK.
E. K. Richardson. Elizabeth Mc.
Bride, Sue Reay, Maggie Relty, Eva
Stiles, Mrs. S. T. Thompson, Lydia
Kishner, Elizabeth A. Low, Alice
Usher, Elmer E. Garr, C. 1). Cro-
baugh, L. G. Bullard, Mrs. Jesse Bull
ard.
I ULOOM.
L. P. Sterner, E. E. Smith, Nora
no
Or
M. Finney, Ella M. Allen, Flora B.
Jones, Samuel Pursel, Hattie Rich
ardson, Alice Brockway, Louise Rob
bii.s, Anna C. Snvder, Eva Rawlings,
O. H. Vctter, Ida C. Rinker, Ida
Picrnhard, Anna M. Fox, Georgie Pur
sel, Stel'a I.owcnberg.
IlRIARCREEK.
A. S. Fritz, U. S. Clark, Mrs. W; .
II. Hartman, M. XV. Kshinka, Kate
Buyers, Ella Stackhouse, Lizzie Miller,
Gertie Miller, P. G. Shultz.
CATAWISSA.
J. T. L. Morris, Anna S. Kurtz,
Hannah Breece, Alfred I lower, Sarah
Gilbert, Dorah Breece, Zua B. Guie,
Franc. Keifer, Cora Kimble, Joseph
ine Brcnnan, Irene Sears, I). J.
Mensch, Martha D. Tewksbury.
CI.NTRALlA. 1
W. XV. Heffner, Harriet Cook, Jo
anna Purcell, Mary Sweeny, Sarah
Gillespie. Laura Heil'ner, Alice Daley,
Mary C. Lynch, D. W. Lenahan.
CENTRE.
Annie E. Millard, Thos Probst,
Chas. R. Nagle, John K. Miller, Hat
tie Hinkleinan, Annie Kistner, M. R.
Keeler, Rolanrius Koeher, Lizzie
Fisher.
CONVNGHAM.
B. F. Kelly, D. Loughlin, Lizzie
Kane, May Lavelie, John P. Hannon,
Anna Monaghan, F. A. Burke, Bridget
Gallagher, E. Flynn, May Grant, May
Langdon, May Hughes, May Mc
Dowell, Maggie Moran, Anthony Bar
rett, B. I. Curran.
lTSIilNGCREKK.
E. B. Beishline, Frank Creveling,
Joseph Hidlay, Samuel A Smith, EUa
Andrews, Rosa Blaine. O. Y. 1 less, J. .
S. Campbell, Verne Jones, Mrs. Jed.
Creveling.
FRANKLIN.
Clara Teep'e, John G. Mensch, Wm.
H. Evans, James Munz.
GREENWOOD.
Eyer Allen, W. H. Eves, Mary E.
Kline, Boyd Trcscott, H, E. lives,
Preston Eves, Ida L Jacoby, Rhoda
Peterman, Alice A. Laubach, Laura
A. Ileacock, Anna Rich, Nora Lyons.
HEMLOCK.
Maggie Tubbs, Anna Tubbs, Robt.
Dent, Wilmcr Girton, Harry McBridc,
Raymond Stccker, Lizzie Wright.
JACKSON.
XV. E. Lutz, Daniel Thomas, Clar
ence Butt, Millie Albertson.
LOCUST.
Kimber Cleaver, Minnie GottschalL,
John Small, Hannah Hower, George
Pfahler, S. C. Yocum, Anna Kester, .
Emma Beaver, Emma Cherrington, C
A.. Small, Haine3ost, John P. Walter,
DJ. Marks, Daisy Campbell.
MADISON.
Wm. C. Shultz, Jennie Kitchen,
Ward Girton, Maud Miller, W. II.
Christian, Ray Shultz, Laura Mc
Vicker, Jennie Sterling, Phoebe Eves.
MAIN.
Myron Geddes, Ellie M. Elliot,.
Ellie Hassert, Sallie C. Watson, J. P.
Yorks.
MIFFLIN.
Harry Hess, Carrie Wayne, CoraL.
I less, M. Alice Aten, Jessie Brown, S.
B. Lutz, Blanche Geddis.
MONTOUR. .
Lizzie Richart, C. J. Cotner, Cora
Holmes, M. M. Gensel.
Ml". PLEASANT.
Bertha Wright, Lizzie Kline, W. A.
Kitchen, Leah Follmer, Margaret.
Eves, Frank Kline, Emma Townsend.
ORANGE.
XV. C. Sharpless, Maggie S. Eves,
Robert Bardo, Kate Shoemaker. Rush
Creasy, Laura Seybert, C. H. Moore.
PINE.
Minnie Kitchen, Tillie E. Stiles,
Grove Albertson, Daniel Girton,Mame
Earl, Maze Turner, Mrs. John Cham
berlin, Lillie Leggott.
KOARINGCUEEK.
Agnes A. Houck, A. XV. Cherring
ton, Clarence M. Yocum.
SCOTT.
J. F. Harkins, Hettie Shellenburg,
Sadie Hagenbnch, Ario Campbell, C.
M. Terwilliger, Phoebe Shew, A. F.
Tc williger.
SLT.ARLOAF.
Lcnore Harvey, Dora Albertson, L.
L. Stedman, Ella M. Mcllenry, Dan
iel Fritz, Joseph R. Cole. Emma Har
vey, Emma Green, O. M. Hess.
Last Monday, 21st, was the shortest
day in the year.
To our patrons an friends, and
everybody else we wish a Merry
Christmas.
Turkeys are scarce and high. Last
Saturday a man sold a wajon lead 0.1
the street at 15 cvnts a r o ir.d, live
weight.
A can'ata, entitled "Telephoning
Santa Clam," will be rendered in the
Evangelical Church this Saturday
evening at 7 o'clock. All are invited.
Thi-ojore Garrison, Supt.
NO.
Walt Wn.tmn,
dying.
the age. I po.-t, is
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