The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1891 Page: 3 of 4
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CMI aTfrr Sabbath at 11 tt'elwak
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Rabbatb Mhool avary Safcbaih
superintend-
nunniTTmiV-
jmi «vcrr ••bbsth at II •'elvek
land 7:S0 P- m Habbalh school
fhabhaih at :80 a. m. Vnyn
I avarr Wadnaaday Right at 7:80.
mkthomst.
lines every Sabbath at 11 o'elook
nd 7:11 P- J- A. Staf-
paator. Sabbath aebool every
Ji at
Utaadant. Prayer mating av-
Jaesday night at 7: 0.
•hbutum.
Ubing every Sabbath morning at
k. anaH.io p. at. Kldar Prltahatt,
Monday aebool every Sabbath
a. m. I*. ilarrla, aitperintend-
tyar Meeting every Wednesday
17:80.
tihlng evary Snaday at 11 o'elook
nd 7:4.1 p. "Hunday sohaal
morning at 8:10 o'elook. T. C.
superintendent.
iuptiat.
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No. 18
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Km at 14:01 p. m.
Beat 1:80 p. * •
IGAL NTEW8.
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Lr*r ay everybody.
tki kMtktn rag*.
9, Is vsry si«k this
k* I at* rail* have retarded
1MB.
|ss Ida Douf las is on the
list.
faster Melton, of Allen is
sick.
>mmissio!iera court ronven-
IoikIhj.
rli«-n thieve* fall ont" the
^1 in to p*.V.
cKiuney wiih full <>f p- pi-
Saturday.
!ud I Mud ! Mud ! W t- need
, pavements.
lie McKinney Bund is get-
•long nicely.
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yrvs«ntativM Doggett
lie city this weak.
—■ ...
raham F. Albright visited
th Worth this w*««k.
{he Hand boys are conteinp
getting suits soon
tost of th* fam*rs are a-
|t don* planting eern.
. - ■■« m m m •
r. Frank Marshall, of Allen
yesterday morning-
fr. Uuliel candidate foj*
for hss iMtiod a circnlar.
w subscribers are being
Istersd on our list. Thanks.
lias Bar ah Thomas is teach
fa music school at Melissa.
)nn't forget the Uounty Al-
lies seeling in next month.
m* * *m •
Irs. J M. Douthitt, is very
Her recovery is doeVt-
I* municipal debt will be
ted about a great deal be
in now and the April else-
b Willis has purchased
vacant lot west of the Foot
IBB.
r. T. 0. Reedy will be at the
Hotel en April 7th aad
•ext.
pUss Aggie McCameron, of
lanah, is visiting friends la
i> eity.
t/ncle Simmy Young an old
ien of Collla Is not expect-
i fe live.
11 m •
tWm. Barron was in to see us
sterday. He has a wry sick
ughtor.
•n. Joseph E. Johnston
at Washing, D. <J. on the
it instant.
John Willis and Mr. Pinto
1 a fight at ths Elm saloon
It Saturday.
|MeKitin*y received a "write
! " in the last issne of th*
msas City Boa.
[One of the best attended
"her'e institute waa held 'a
[cRlnney last Saturday.
Th* writer had th* pleaaare
hearing an able sermon by
Weaver last Sunday.
m m m
Yo* can get the "little brown
I" full of oaudy at the Rack
Store for on* cent each.
They Ar* Coning t
The celebrated Madison
Sqare success eatltled " Voung
Mrs. Wiuthrop" will be render
ed at Heard's Opera house Sat-
urday night. April 4th next,
by Greenville talent. The
Fifth Regiuient baud of hat
place will furnish the music.
E. A. Nealy, is band mastsr
aad J. K Rudolph leader.
The prices of admlBalea will
be 60 cents and $1.00. Tickets
on sale at usual place. The
company being highly recom-
mended a full house is anticl
pated.
Derangement ot the liver, with ooa-
■tlpatlan, Injarea the complexion, In-
due pi niplee, aallow akin Remove the
oauaa by using Carter's Little Liver
On ~ "*
Pills. Unadoaa. Try thaw.
ron i>YBr«r*iA
HVfpaeat ot' all ia Leawaiag Power.—U. 8. Gov't Raf>*rt, Aug. iy, iM>
BtxKing
■I Fbwder
ABfiOUTTECr Ml
Lawrence Barrett, the re-
nowned actor died in N«w York
on the 20th instant.
Bnbscrib* for th* Dkmqokat.
|Sr"Oigars at the Chicle Mtore
"Goto Wiseman for dry
goods.
Yt'S fir, Wiseman han
iov«-d
«l Rior*-.
Kv > thing at thu Nirk
For oook stoves go to
Naie 4 Dies'.
MV~(rla*s and tinware a>
tkoTRickel store.
gBT*8ee Webb & Porter for
seed and feedstuff.
iar*Wiseman has moved to
the Morow block corner.
CyBedroom suits by the
carload, at Nale ti Dies'.
|3y*The Nickel store con
tinnvs to sell goods cheap.
Go to Webb A Porter
for hay, corn, oats, brand, etc
The Nickel store is oil
Kum Virginia stm t n< xi to th*
MTH mc Wixmuati before you
mukf your spring purchas'-s
• f dry goods.
Call at Nale ADies' and see
the largest and nicest display
of house furnishing goods in
North Texas.
ET-lf you want something
for nearly nothing, go and talk
to the Nickel store man.
The Racket store ban a
big lot of boys' pants, for 25
cents p *r pair ; also waists.
Don't forget to see th*
th* new Morrow block building
while in the city. Wiseman is
th*re.
17 rovm BACK ACMK*.
Bt yaa an *11 worn out. r «llr (nod hr neflh-
<M. u k (MM-rtl dcbUftr. Try
tmuwm'm i mom ml trait.
■ 18 an 7 u, tiww roar Ut«, saS |fM
f^fTBargains in dry goods
cun be found a', the new Mor-
row block building.
Wiseman.
Colli* t'*anty T«aeta*rs' Meeting.
McRlnney, March 91,1891.
The teachers met in their
regular meeting at the County
Superintendent's office.
B. W. HudgitiRS in the chair.
T. M. Wilson secretary protein.
The program reported by the
program committee was then
taken tip att follow*:
1. Primary teaching—W. L
Yarbrough, B. M. Faust, H. R
Jeffries and Prof. Trout. This
question was then deferred un-
til later in the day.
2nd. School Government was
ably discuasfld by H. L. Terry,
H R Jeffrey's and others.
Hrd. Should declamation and
composition Iih encouraged in
school, brought out a spirit
ed dissuasion by W. L Yar-
brough, J. W. Baker, A. E.
Faust, T M. Dickeraon and T.
M. Wilson. Rev. Mr. Weaver,
a visiting minister in his usual
good humored way offered
some good suggestions upon
this question. On call for a
rising vote it was unanimously
decided to encourage this ques-
tion in school.
4th. Miss Emma Webster
then read an essay—"The Mod-1
el Teacher."
5th. Should teachers encour-
age calesthenies in school — W.
L. Yarbrough and others,
0th. How to grade schools,,
wan very ably dioenssed by E.
M Faust.
7lb. Primary teaching was
resumed by M. C. Cunning-
hum, who advanced the sen-i
teiic* ineiho l of teaching read-i
iug. This being a new method
to uiohl teachers it brought out
quite an inteiesling discussiou
engaged in by Messrs. Faust,
Jeffries Wilson aud Miss Mol-
lie Work.
A committee on program con-
sisting or A. E Faust, H. R
Jeffries and M. C. Cunning j
ham, was theu appoiuted, after
which th* meeting adjourned
to meet the ttrd Saturday in
April. The meeting wan large-
ly attended. There were possi j
bly seventy Ave teachers pres-
ent during the day, a good per
cent of them lady teachers.
A jolly good feeling prevail-
ed, and much good was cer-
tainly done.
T. M. Wilson, Sect'y protem. j
President Alien Manvel, and
other officials of the Santa Fe
passed through here on a spec-
ial last Saturday.
The families of Messrs. L, E.
Bumpaas and O. H. Bell have
been having a serious time with
measles aud whooping cough.
We wish for them a speedy re-
covery.
Mr. George Sneed's little
daughter, Lillie, was poisoned
last Wednesday morning by
using a tooth-brush of poison
oak. She suffered consider-
ably for a while but received
medical attention and is now
about over it.
Mr. W. N. Vernon's little
boy wae bitten by a dog Satur-
day, and fearing the dog wub
rabid the madstone was ap-
plied but would not adhere.
Two of Mr. T. H. Bell's little
boys have been very sick but
we learn one of them is past
danger now, and hope ere many
days to hear of the convales-
cence of th* other.
Mr- A. M. Davis sold his in-
terest in the livery stable this
week to W. B. Yeary.
Webb A Porter can be
found ou East Louisiana street.
Call and see them wheu you
want anything in their line.
py* Remember that Wise-
wan's mammoth stock of dry
good*, has been mov*d to the
northeast corner of the square
ia the new Morrow block
building.
Mrs. Ballard and Gurdner
have secured aplaoe for dresa
making at Mrs. Calhoun's mil-
linery store. Call on them for
dress making, cutting and lit-
tiag.
Smith Bros.
Keep on hand fresh drugs,
patent medicines of all kinds.
Also toilet articles of any de-
scription; in fact, everything
in the drug line. Call and see
hem. east side of t he square.
For Kent.
Two or three small places of
20 to 80 acres each. Call on
J. A. Evans, attorney at law,
lIcKinaey, Tex.
Wanted.—Thi consent ol 10,000
smokers.—t* sand aaoh. a aampla lot
of 1W "NICKEL" olgara and a 80 year
gold Iliad Watob, by expreanC. O. D.
and allow examination.
Havana Cigar Co., Winston, N. C.
Be«kl*a'a Arnica Halv*.
•alve la the world for euis, bralsM
salt rkram. hm sons, liher, ohaii
KbtolM. core* sad ail akla arna-
ftea. er
111
lilvsly eares film, er no mea«r n
mareateed to alio perfao Iwlhak
f mf
The Golden Leaf cotton is
•xtra fin* and large y leld. The
seed can be bought of C. S.
Battle or Rogers A MoMullen
at $1 per buohel. Raised by
J. F. Tompkins, Rook Hill,
Texas.
Pariucrnvlllo Items
1 Times. 1
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. By bee
have a line 10-pouud boy.
Mr. H. Brown made a tlying
trip to Dallas this week.
Mrs. Lindsey of McKinuey,(
is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mr. John Wylie started for a'
trip in the Indian Territory
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Terrell and two daugh-.
ters, of Merit, spent last Satur-1
day in Farmersville.
Dr. Allen Neathery, of
Haskell, is circulating among;
old friendB in Farmersville.
Miss Lela Taylor, of Neva-
da, is visiting her grandfather,
Capt. Nay lor, this week.
Mr. Elmer Elliott, of Topeka,
Kansas, visited the family of
Mr. W. E. Finly last. week.
Miss Ida Rike came in Tues-
day from Boonville, where she
has been visiting her brother.
Mrs. Cox returned Inst week
from Taylor where she has
been visiting her children.
We failed last week to note
the arriyal of a baby boy at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Utt.
Mr. T. F. Simington had his
arm severely fractured last
Monday while assisting at the
firn.
Mr. John Church, one of the
lepal lights of McKinney, was
in our town Thursday and Fri-
day.
The "houae warming" at Mr.
G. W. Wright's last Wednes-
day night was an enjoyable af>
fair.
MiflB Julia Merritt, of West
Point, Texas, is in the city on
a visit to her brother, W. N.
Merritt.
Above The Clouds.
By Home Talent,
Friday night notwithstand-
ing the wind storm and the
threatening rain, a good sized
audience greeted the players
iu the above named drama.
The c ast of characters was as
follows:
Philip Ringold, "Crazy Phil"
Edgar Mack; Alfred Thorp, a
City Nabob. B. K. Simmons;
Amos Gayiord, a Country
Gentleman, Hugh McDonald:
Howard Gay lord, his 8on, Wes-
ley Goodin; Titus Turtle, a
Gourmand, E. M. Faust; Curtis
Chipman, "Chips" in the
Rough, 8am Davis; Nat Nay-
lor, Thorp's Protege, Will Par
ker; Grace Ingall, a Young Ar
tist, Effie Cox; Hester Thorne,
Gaylord's Housekeeper, Lizzie
Duer; Susy Gay lord, Gaylord's
Daughter, Elorence Throck-
morton; Lucretia Gerrish, "so
romantic," Bessie Wiley. w
The first act represented a
party of pleasure seekers meet-
ing at the house of Amos Gay-
lord, in the hills of Nsw Hampjj
shire, where they meet "Crazy
Phil," and some recognitions
occur.
In the second act "Phil" un-
wittingly tellw story to his
wife, aud hi-iii*, unobserved,
another story, as the outgrowth
of which sevprnI matches are
made and reunions take place.
The vonng ladies Misses
Duer, Throckmorton, Cox and
Wiley, rendered their parts
in a manner that was credit-
able and very pleasing to the
audience. Will Parker and
Sam Davis the two youngest of
the gentlemen players, acted
well and came in for a full
share of the appreciation.
Hugh McDonald very succes*-
fully represented the part of a
"country gentlemen" and Wes-
ley Goodin acting as "his son"
was excellent. Edgar Mack's
representat ion "Crazy Phil" or
"the wronged husband" was
splendid. The "city nabob,"
by B E. Simmons, was reuder-
•d iu fine theatrical style and
•lioitsd a lion's share of the
applause. Prof. E M. Faust as
the gourmand was the humor-
ous character of the play and
well did h* perform his part,
the audience showing their
high appreciation by hearty
laughter. To say that those
present were surprised by the
talent displayed would be put-
ting it rather mild. The mem-
bers deserve great credit for
the interest manifested in ac-
quiring themselves.
The object of the plav was
to raise funds for a public
acho j1 library, which resulted
in a net profit of about $50.
A Timely Warning.
Trustees have no right to
oreate a deficiency debt in pur
chasing school supplies.
T. A. CoLRMAN, Supt.
Will Be Given Away.
Our enterprising druggists
Smith Bros,, wliocmry the fin-
est stock of drug*, perfumeries,
toilet articles, brushee, spotigs,
etc , are giving a*uy a large
number of trial bottles of Dr.
Miles' celebrated Restorative
Nervine. They gurantee it to
cure headache, dizziuess, ner-
vous prostratlo: sleeplessness,
the ill effects of spirit-, tobnc
oo, cofiew, etc. Druggis.s say
it is the greatest seller they
ever knew, and is universally
satisfactory. They also guar-
antee Dr. Miles' New Heart
Cure in all oases of nervous or
organic heart disease, palpita-
tion, pain in side, smothering,
etc. Fine book on "Nervous
and Heart Diseases" free.
Dr. il. M. Markhatn died
yesterday. He has been iu
very poor health for the last
four years.
Miles' Nerve & Liver
Pills.
▲toon a new principle—regulating
ha liver, stouiach and bowels through
the nerves. A new discovery. Dr
Miles' Pills speediy cure biliousness
bad taste, torpid liver, piles, constipa-
tion. Unequal for men, women, chil-
dren. Smallest mildest, surest! IK)
dnsen, 2E> cts. Sample Free, at Smith
Bros. Drug Store.
Peter Coustauopledttdahsa-
ckenshologi] from Hong Kong
registered at the Kentucky
House last week.
* m
Tourists,
Whether on pleasure bent or
business, should take on every
trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs,
as it acts most pleasantly and
effectually on the kidneys, liv-
er and bowels, preventing fev-
ers, headaches and other forms
of sickuess. J?or sale in 50c
and $1.00 bottles by all leading
druggists.
The McKinney Medical Asso-
ciation held au interesting ses-
sion at Dr. J. B. Hill's office
last Monday night.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plain-
field, 111., makes the statement
that she caught cold, which
settled on her lungs; she was
treuted for a month by her
family physician, but grew
worse. He told her she was a
hopeless victim of consump-
tion and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist sug-
gerted Dr King's New Discov-
ery for Consumption; she
bought a bottle and to her de-
light found herself benefited
from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking ten
bottles, found herself sound
and well, now does her own
housework and is as well as
she ever was.—Free trial bot-
tle of this Great Discovery at
E. N. McAuley's drug store,
large bottles 50c, and $1.00.
The Busy Bees of the C. P.
church met at Mrs. Mattie
Webb's Tuesday night.
Their gentle action and good efletc
on the system really mike them a per-
fect little pill. They please those wh«
a He them. Carter's Little Liver Pills
may well be termed 'Perfection."
Only three "scraps" in town
last Saturday. The fighting
editor of The Democrat was
absent.
Ob, vv hat a Cough 1
Will you heed the warning!
The signal perhaps of the sure
approach of that more teirible
disease consumption. Ask
yourself if you can afford for
the sake of saving 50 cents to
run the risk and ao nothing for
it. We know from experience
that Shiloh's Cure will cure
our cough. It never fails
his explains why more than a
million bottles were sold
the past year. It relieves croup
and whooping cough at once.
Mothers, do not be without it.
For lame back, side or chest
use Suiioh's Porous Plaster.
Sold by Bristol Bros.
y<
T
the
ISf-Jewelry very cheap
i* Nickel Btore.
at
After the spring election it
is thought the "west side club"
will be reorganized.
Mr. James Lambert, of New
Brunswick, Illinois, says: "I
was badly aiiicted with rheu-
matism in the hips and legs,
wheu I bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It
cured me in three days. 1 am
all right to day and would in
sist on every one, who is aflict-
ed with that terrible disease,
to use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and get well at once.
For sale by Bristol Bros.
Major Green W, Kerr an old
and highly respected citizen of
thiB county was buried at Wal
nut Grove last Saturday. Thk
Democrat extends condolence
to his many relatives and
friands.
Happy HooUers.
Wm. Timmons, postmaster of
Idavilie, In>!., writes: "Electric
Bitters has done more f r me
than all other medicine com-
bined, for that bad feeling aris-
ing from Kidney and Liver
trouble." John Leslie, fanner
aud stockman of same place,
says: "Find Electric BitterH
to be the best Kidney aud Llv-
• i medicine, made me feel like
a new man." J. W. Gardner,
hardware merchant, same town
says: Electric Bitters is just
the thing for a tuan who is all
ruu down and don't care wheth
er he lives or dies; he found
new strength, good appetite
and felt just like he had a new
leuse on life. Only 50c, a bot-
tle, at E. N. McAuley's drug
Btore.
An uufortunate altercation
took place last. Saturday be
twHeu Ed Throckmorton aud
the Gazette editor about, a set
tiement of aii account. No
serious damage was done.
Here it is, and it fills the
bill much better than anything
we could say: "It gives me
the greatest pleasure to write
you In regard to Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. During the
past winter I have sold more of
it than any other kind, and
have yet to find any one, but
what was benefitted by taking
it. I have never had any
medicine in my store that gave
such universal satisfaction."
J. M. Roney, Druggist, Geuda
Springs, Kansas 50-cent bot
ties for sale by Bristol Bros.
A freight train broke through
a bridge three miles south of
Farme rsville on the Santa Fe,
last Tuesday night. Three
tramps who were on oue of the
cars were killed.
The following item has been
going the rounds of the press,
and as our druggist Bristol
Bros, handle the goods, it may
interest our readers.
Having had occasion to use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
it gives me pleasure to state
that 1 fouu it to be the best
mediciue for a cough I ever
used; in fact, it cured me of a
cough that had batUed several
other cough medicines.—M. R.
Burnett, Atalissa, Iowa.
Mr. E. M. Harkley and bride
arrived in McKinney last
Tueeday evening after a pleas-
ant tour to St. Louis. We
hope for the happy couple a
long life of prosperity and hap-
piness—that their lives' path-
way may be arched by skies
of eternal bliss.
Answer this Question.
Why do so many people we
see around us seem to prefer to
suffer and be made miserable
by indigestion, constipation,
dizziness, loss of appetite, com-
ing up of the food, yellow skin,
when for 75 cents we will sell
hem Shiloh's Vitalizer, guar-
anteed to cure them.—Bristol
Bros.
Mr. D. E. Emerson and Miss
Eubera Aspley, of Sherman
visited Ernest Parker and wife
on College Hill Thursday even-
ing last, returning on the 9:40
train. Ernest is still confined
to his room with the rheuma
tisrn, but is improving.
CARTERS
CURE
t ick Hrftriiu-linanilrvUore nil tin- troubles Inol
il nt to a lillious stats of th syMem, luch as
Dluiiwwt. SaiiM-s. Drowilnras. Dlntrru after
rating. I'niii in the 8Me, &c. While thrlrmntt
remarkable success has been ahown In curl of
SICK
Iti'iMlHohe, yet Oahtsh's Lirrut Liven 1'it.ia
lire r<|iially valuable in Constipation, curinf
nud Iiroventblff this annoying complaint, while
tliry nlm correct all disorders ot the stomach,
mimuinte the liver and regulate lbs buweSL
Kvon It they only cured
HEAD
A .-he tW would ha almost priceless to tboso
v (hi miller from this distressing complaint:
but iortunately their goodness does Dot end
li.-re, and tlinee who once try them win fled
IIicko IKtle pills vsluable In so many ways that
they will not lie willing to da without tiiera.
Hut after nil sick hood
ACHE
t the ham* of many Mr** thai hw In whtrv
.. DOI
wht.a other* do not.
nmlra our ^nvit bonnt. Our pUU cura It
cartru'a Isirri.r fsivim plt.ul arc wtimth
tiH vw-y oiwv to tako. < >n« or two pills make
n t - • T!k\v are utrictlr \ ricctable and do
i it • phi r jviru'c, l itt li) tl)« ir Lfntte action
i who ii.v t1 <*ni. lit vIhIm nt VJ& cviits;
'i . ' K everywhere, or «*nt by mail
y/.fity.: IS&KMS CO., Vr* Tort 4.
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i ,n j. M
We have a fine prospective
book called the "Voice of La-
bor," which contains over 400
pages. It gives a complete his-
tory of labor and its organiza
ciou and is profusely illustrated
Any one can call at the Dkmo
ghat office and examine it.
ISTGo to the Kacket store and
see those Domett shirts for 2ft
cents.
Those with good eyes Konie
times get run over by th - blind.
Always be ready to dodge.
Kitciiig With Wolves.
Many little thrilling iule has
been told by travelers of a
rate with wolves ttCiu?.* the
I'lfZ-n steppes of liussia.
Sometimes only the picked
bones of the haplese mveler
are found to tell the «al.-. In
| our own country thorn- ii Is are
engaged ill u life-ai.<i death
race against the wolf Cwiisump
tion. The best weapotn with
which to fi^ht the foe, is Dr.
Pierce's Oolded Medical Dis-
covery. This renowned reme-
dy has cured myriads of cases
when all other medicines and
doctors has failed. It is the
gteatest blood purifier aud re-
storer of strength known to the
world. For all forms of scrofu-
lous affections aud consump-
tion is one of them, it is uu-
equaled as a remedy.
Mr. VV. D. Parker, of Dallas,
speut Sunday in McKinney
with friends.
The Oreatest Strike.
Among the great strikes that
of Dr. Miles in discovering his
New Ileurt Cure has proven it-
self to be one of the most im-
portant.. The demand for it
has become astonishing. Al
ready ihe treatment of heart
disease is being revolutionized
aud many unexpected curses
effected. It soon relieves short
breath, flutter, pains in side,
arm, shoulder, weak and hun-
gry spells, oppressions, swell-
itig of ankles, smothering and
heart dropsy. Dr. Miles' book
on Heart and Nervous Disease
free. The nnequaled New
Heart Cure is sold and guaran-
teed by Smith Bros, sole agent,
also his Restorative Nervine
for headache, fits sprees, hot
flashes, nervous chills, opium
habit, etc.,
The Slate Bee meeting asso-
ciation will convene at Green
ville on the 1st and 2nd of A-
pril next. All bee men cordial-
ly invited. There will be no
hotel bills.
Tliare are «aan.v forms ol uervoua de-
bility In men that yield to tbe use of
Carter's Iron Pills. Those wha are
troabled with n ervous weakness, night
sweats, etc., should try them.
The Model Teuchvr.
lteod by Miss Emma Webster before
the Teachers Institute, Saturday
March 21 1801.
I shall not betray you into
listening to a leugthy ilisquisi
tion on an Utopian model
teacher. But of the practical
ex emplary teacher. One who
lo^es the work and teaches for
the good he can do, who makes
of his pupils living entabla-
tures of his work. But of
course every one appreciates
the fact that it is easier to as-
sist the magician fancy in pro-
traying such a teacher than be-
ing one. First the model
teacher is a professional teach
er. No one can be eminently
successful as a teacher who is
engaged iu it for mercenary
considerations.
W«< constantly hear the mur-
mur that teaching does not pay.
Keeping school, doei not puy
in Texas nor anywhere else;
but teaching does. Would
you coin money out of tbe
warm loving hearts of the little
ones? Ask the children as
they come trooping to school,
bathed iu the rosy radiauce of
early day, throned in her na-
tive Orient; eager for the wel-
come of tbe loving teacher, who
they kuow is waitiug and
watching for them. Ask tbe
parents, as with heart swelling
with thankfulness and hope,
they see the expanding souls
of their children opening to
the sweet influences of school
life as tropical buds unfold to
the warm kisses of the sun in
summer zones.
Ask the teucher as she
stands amid the grounp of lov-
ing little friends and sees hon-
est affection and gratitude
beaming from every counten-
ance, sees the,mind expanding,
the heart softening, and charac-
ter growing strong and beauti-
ful. Ask any of these aud 1
think they will all tell you that
teaching does pay.
History demonstrates the
fact, that those who have been
most signally successful in life,
have felt for the time being,
that this is my life-work. 1
think the time has come that
those who teach should feel
that it is their life-work. Aud
school boards should demand
professional teachers and not
those who are using it as a
stepping stone to something
better for they do not enter in-
to it with the energy aud devo-
tion of their whole being, which
is essential to success Hence
it is naid that ladies make
more successful teachers as a
rule than men. for they uiually
engage in it for life. Woman
has emerged from the old cycle
of buing into ih<? l->ug reaching
shadows of n -w influences. She
once like poor Tatitalus was
only allowed u glimpse of the
alluring laliyriiuLs of scieuce
—her influenoe feeble as tlut
Polar sun's rays is now happi-
ly, silvering over the night
shadows of ignorance—she is
doing noble and effective work
k_\ the schoolroom.
The model teacher does not
chatter incessantly like th«
tropic monkey iu Equedor's
vales: But when he dpeaks gives
his pulpils seraphic g^tns of
truths to he treasured as shell
bear inland from the sea the
murmurs of the rythmic beach
And wherever the footsteps
may wander when released
frmn the school room, whether
where ihe win ls nmau ;t luia-
by to the frozen lake, of the
north, on the spray wet.
shores of the Orieut where tbe
silvery waves of Honolulu's
Bay kiss the palm shadows
and sol'ily murmurs in the flick-
ering gleam. By the soft flow
of Silja's waters with its mus-
ic rhymes, where sport tbe
young nymphs of the mystic
Occident, where shimmering
mantles trail in the buu set's
gold. Where our paths widen
into Cridavanu meadows, or
grows narrow, chocked by the
debris of dead hopes. We ev-,
er cling with fond love to the
memory of the loving teacher,
who formed the primordeal
elements of our man and wo-
manhood, and aided in storing
the Pantheon of our minds.
Yes true teachers are uncrown-
ed kings and queens made roy-
al. by heart and brain who are
striving not like cheops. and
with yielded porphyry to rear
pyramids to their memory, but
with hearts aud intellects to
make life worth livf • -g.
The model teacher is as firm
as the sphinx iu Egypt's lauds,
not leaving his pupils severely
aloue oue day while the next
taking them severely to task
for trivial offenses. Not
minute fierce as the roaring
lords of Afric plains, while tbe
next gentle as "Mary's little
sheep." Such teachers are an
unmitigated nuisance, and a
curse and barnacle to the pro-
fession. School government
should be uniform, the will
viewless but ever felt. The
firm but gentle will with which
Alexander tanned the wild un-
tutored spirit of Bucephelus.
Afterwards crowned him vic-
tor of the world. Richardson
says: the tutor should treat his
pupils as regards faulty habits.
As physicians do chronical
cases rather with gentle palia
tives than harsh extirpatives.
The model teacher is a stud-
ent—no teacher cau make stud-
ents of his pupils unless he
himself is one—no teacher who
has any adequate conception
of the magnitude of his respon-
sibility, aud the graudeur of bis
work is content with bis mea-
ger attainments, be is ambi-
tious to know more, and to ac-
quire skill in tbe use of this
knowledge. Neither a learned
or fine education is of any val-
ue in the school room, unless
active organizing and im-
parting.
Th* m >del teacher has "Ex-
celsior" inscribed iu beau-
tiful tracery on brow and heart
and not neglect that blighting
mildeu which has nipped so
many buds that g'tve promise
of bright blossom, uiul made a
zaarah wild of the heart and
a weltering chaos of liie mind.
The oue crowning qualifica-
tion of the teacher is sympathy
—sympathy with the wants and
ways of the little ones, and
htdds mystical, magical com-
munion with the soul.
lie ever remembers that
success is privated on the
word—duty. As the unharm-
ed, unscared birds spread their
wings in Eden's light aud love-
liness uncursed by sin. So
the soul ever finds new delights
in the performance of duty.
The model teacher will have
a model school aud Cod will
bless his w rk.
Nale1 A Dies, headquar-
ters for queensware, northeast
corner of square.
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