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CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop.
SCHOOL TEACHERS
IN SESSION
Annual County
3 Institute
Largely Attended.
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ABLE INSTRUCTORS PRESENT
Some of the Topics Discussed At the Various
Entertainments are
Well
Sessions—Evening
Good —A Week
Teachers,
Spent by Our
The presence of almost two hundred
ind seventy-five school teachers in Belle.
fonte naturally enlivens our town,
them it is a bit of useful variation
the long, monotonous and arduous labors
in the school room and it also gives them
a new inspiration, new energy for their
work when they return and is one of the
» the public that is
To
from
best investments tc
made in the line of educational work.
The sessions this year are unusually
well attended, and from the general
omment it is evident that the instructors
interesting
indebted
succeeded in
We
to LeRoy Delong, of Romola, teaching
before institute
the
Lac
large audience. are
this year at Benore, for the complete and
concise report of the various sessions
3
The 53rd annual
County Teachers’
in the
th, and was called to ord
L. Gramley, County Sug
After a
Prof. P. H.
devotional
song servi
Meyer, ©
exercises
made a few remarks intr
Geo. P. Bible, of East Stroudsburg, Pa.,
who gave a very interesting talk on the
Management,” He,
an o-
ject of **School
in a few remarks, showed what
su
fluence pictures have on the minds of the
pupils in the school room, and bow easily
they may be obtained, and advocated
the ct
Lae
placing of pict the school
He
ures in
rooms by the district
“Requisite (
then gave the
of teachers and
following
ider which cam
wiarship, skill |
boosing for his so!
He spoke of Harriet |
ing her emotions stirre
cumstances and
““whethe
i lily m
ward the en
juery
€TCise causes
emotional gave theories
:
oth sides and
and st;
then permitted the he to draw his
own con
After opening exercises and reading
¥
of minutes of Monday's session Dr. Ben.
edict resumed bis talk on Peychology,
taking as his subject “Man is Hidden in
the Heart.’ Among
emotions hidden in
the contrasting
man's heart, on
which he spoke, are sympathy and anti.
pathy, optimism and pessimism The
former was illustrated by the parable of
It the emo-
tions of antipathy which were hidden in
the hearts of the two wayfarers, who
passed by without bestowing help on the |
unfortunate traveler, und the emotion of
sympathy which stirred the heart of the
Good Samaritan and induced him to
offer him assistance. He also spoke of
the after result of desire, expectation |
and hope on the mind of the young pupil,
Prof. Bible took up the subject of
“Reading,’’ giving instructions for teach.
ing both primary and advanced reading,
and advocated thoroughness in every-
thing as we go. He also gave an excel. |
lent drill on Articulation and Pronuncia- |
tion which all appreciated, and profited |
by. A number of queries were answered |
by him,
After singing “Don’t Talk if You've
Nothing to Say.” Dr. Benedict resumed i
talk, occupying the remaining part of |
the forenoon session. His excellent re. |
marks on the emotions of patriotism
were very interesting and served to hold
attention of the entire audience. He
as highly applauded. Roll call was
lowed by adjournment,
TURSDAY AVTERNOON,
The first speaker to take the floor was
Dr. Benedict who defined Psychology as
the Good Samaritan, was
|
are benefitted by
*'the science of the mind,” and proceed.
| ed to give the methods of studying it as
follows
|
By introspection, or the study- |
ing of your own mind, by shutting out |
the rest of the world, and objectively, or |
The latter
ways
studying the minds of others.
number of
the
tion
may be studied in a
by
conversation an af
among which are, expression,
of the
studied. Thi r. Benedict's
one
last
talk to the teach
Aft which was
Bible
i
lelivering a
er a sb
followed by Prof.
took the floor, and after «
very amusing recitation he proceeded to
Ik on ‘Educational Progress.’ Among
draw.
he
would bring forward some amusing inci-
his topics were reading, spell
ino
ng,
ing and others, Olten in his remarks
dent which did not fail to excite laughter
from the audience. He spoke concern-
ing the respective wages of teachers of
high schools, who have bat eight, ten or
fifteen pupils, as the case may be, and
the
the
y @8 a general rule, fi
and
the
three four times
ed by teacher of
yrimary who h ve
times the number of pupils to
1
b; be showed the ini
endorsed by m
advocated
and was
He
and also a
this
present,
verti
writing more liberal grad:
tion of the schools, although it would re
quire more and the expenditure
He also made
ement both in
Ol
more
Van
TS of next year's se
the evening was
wy Prof. A. W.
“The
Il earned
ure of
Hawks, of Balti.
Phil
his title for he kept the
Laughing wopher
large audience in continual
At ti
au
laughter,
mes he grew serious and moved the
lence to tears with his pathetic
peal, but would
1
and was brave
“sunshine
and a half o talk and
cinder foe re 113 = Ty
ginaer cing : h
lice Dorworth,
Heberling
retary, D
secretary, M. E.
stant se
Hartz
was then introda
ectured "Synthetic
Methods Compared
much easier it is f
on
struct th
learned
irill on *
was the
Hei
Cal., but now of Susquehanna 1
He
perfectly showing how pt
by Dr
sie
hanflled the subject carefully
lic spirit could
advance the cause of education and the
many ways it could be done. Public
spirit would assist in furnishing finer
buildings for schoo! work buildings
such as they are now erecting the
western part of the country, It would
also induce the voters to be at the polls
in
and to assist in getting the best and most
intelligent men in office~those who
would strive to advance the cause of
education at every slight opportunity,
To put flags on all public school build.
ings and cultivate a feeling of reverence
| in the pupils for the emblem of liberty
which would make them more than
ready to[die for their country, and that is
to live for their country, To teach them
| a part of our nation’s history by having
the pictures of some of our greatest
heroes and public men for them to ad.
mire. To teach them why they are
citizens of this great nation and how they
being such,
singing “America,” Miss Lelia Patridge,
of Philadelphia, gave instructions on the
modern methods and devices for teach.
ing spelling. She explained the theory
| that a perfect speller, when writing
spelling, spells with the hand instead of
the mind. She also made many inter. |
esting and instructive remarks as to the
methods of teaching and ber talk was |
much appreciated.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON i
The first speaker of the afternoon was !
Prof. Geo. P, Bible, who gave a right
interesting account of a trip to the “Land
of Evangeline, or Nova Scotia.” He de.
scribed the sublimity of feeling with |
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of t w Hi
peace hater
urs. |
as Lhe Nav
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“The captains and the kings depart
a few brief }
self oe W kt
:
lover of i the
the stiliness of death hushes the shouts
{ the multitude, the laure! withers up
the brow of the conquer r, the gold rusts in
What are honor,
the King
His head, to the
the
the coffer of the miser
renown. ricl rhee lo
who
PR. B8 A WM
had nowhere to
r who
of the word
’
Ay
Vat juished death, to
and the fu
conquer
Creator ness
Lhiere
(On
bow
ye who seek the Christ that ve may
down and worship Him, remember
nt sacri
trite heart”
ds the ancle
and ac
S111 stan
An humble
It Chr be truly born unto your souls,
et your lives procisim the message Lhat the
bells ring out this Christmas day The
adoration which strengthens your soul anew
for the conflict of hfe should be like a
glorious flower, shedding ita perfume on the
winds that sweep around the world, a puri
fying influence and a beauty which even the
most careless eye can see. Gather up some
wandering ray from the star shining over
the manger, and bear it into the dark places
of the earth, that it may light some soul in
the midnight of despair, and lead it to the
source of immortal radiance. Catch some
wandering tone of the angelic song, and re
peat the strain above the pillow where Pain
wards off the tender band of Sleep, where
Regret sounds the dirge over wasted hours,
where Borrow moans in some haunted
chamber in which the ghosts of Jost days
walk wailing for the sweet sin that left such
deep and stinging wounds. He who bore
the griefs of men yearns over the wandering
sheep, and you who have seen His face, who
have read the tender message of His love,
who have trodden with Him the road from
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The Bachelor
AMFLL DEATH
A Cliear Field
And. as she nv
SDe Bivens 1}
A. W. Bulletin
A TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT,
———
"Sv hat’s pour little brother cryin’ for?
“He bung up his stookin’ last night and
Banty Claus brought him a little brother,
but he wanted a drum!”—Ladies’ Homme
Jourval,
Sordid Sow,
Kaymold Storey—What ate you going to
give your wife for a Christmas present?
Todder Mann~I'm trying to tind out
which she would rather haves tesder
oung turkey or a new sot of testh dl
bune.
YELLOW METAL
IS PLENTY
An Abundance of Gold Comes to
Relieve the Debtors
GOLD STANDARD IN DANGER
The Production of Yellow Metal. Due to New
Modern Machinery
it a Hapid Rate Ar
Discoveries and
Increasing South
Klondyke and Colorado
Tre sure
drawn to the &
PS t |
aeiiberations over the
A
tically fasten the
In
new hill
upon the country
in the money
rease over last
Nay beecven gre
than is ex pex 1, in sg
The
crease
te of the Boer
for
new gold
war
most apparent reason the in.
is the
of
The development of the Alaskan
h in the United
exploitation
fields
bot
region, States and in
Canada, has been great, but not sufficient
to keep pace with the increase
Africa
in South
in 1597 the United States led in
the production of gold, with South Afric a
second, but in 1808 the
poured fourth such a golden flood that
Uncle Sam had to take second rank, al.
though be jucreased his output 9.9 per
cent. In spite of disturbances with the
natives and the opposition of the Boers
to mining, the output for Africa 1 1808
| was $78,070,761, a gain over 1897 of $21...
152,082, or 37.6 per cent. Nine-tenths of
the South African gold comes from al
single district—the Witwatersrand.
{the South African fields
| scarcely scratched.
:
| GOLD MONETARY STOCK OF THE WORLD,
Yet
have been
1200 tons, $576,000,000 |
oo 3844
5040
5640
1,845, 120,000
2,415, 206,000
3,187,200,000
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF GOLD. i
| 1801-1880
ok sean wend 18,748,260
| 1885.18g0
106,008,650
1891-1809. ‘ual wr 204,773.85%
| 18g9 PERRsRsaraise aries 380,000,000
THE AMERICAN VIRLD,
| So far as discovered the gold region of
the United States is less in area than the
| South African district, but the ores on
the average are richer, snd there are
enthusiasts who predict that through the
Colorado mines the United States will
regain its supremacy as a prodecer of
the yellow metal. Most encouraging
reports come from the Colorado fields,
¥ Continued on page 4,
Transvaal mines !
VOL. 21, NO.
FACT, FUN AND FANCY.
Bright Sparkling Paragraphs Selected and
J g ¥
Original,
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A noted count—the census
is€ a theatrical
foot the bi
the
when the
When
you *
an
aps for
said the poker
makes me hot to
coals
In displaying his pictures out front the
photographer has his own way of faciog
the public
Eggs and cream are not good for some
purposes until they have been whipped
into shape
It's.n0 longer considered good form to
propose to a girl on your knees. Haye
her on your knees
That man has reached the limit of per.
fection who fully deserves the good opin.
ion be has of himself.
The editor's business would not pay
yery well if he failed every time he
made an assigument
Because of the “silver
light,” are we to understand that the
man in the moon is a silverite ?
Isn't it strange how mean with all the
world it makes a young man feel when
some fellow from a meighbormmg city
comes to town and monopolizes his best
girl for two or three days.
a aM A —————— Ss
rays of moon.
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| and pledges, but attain results. Never.
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| will make it better than ever, and that
| means considerable.
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