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HOW TO USE LIBRARY FOR BEST RESULTS Paper Prepared and Read by Prof. C. E. McCanless, of Ramseur Graded Schools. "A good book ia the precious life blood of a master spirit." So spoke Milton. Deep within the brain cells; far deeper within and behind that veil which hides the soul from its kindred soul, and which identi fies and eeparates one individual mind from another is this life blood made. Let ns search for the secret of this mental alembic by which the visible, the tangible, the earthly is changed Into the etherial essence of soul. How, indeed? and how are wrought the various characters, temperaments, and powers of this life within? Is it not worthy of careful investigation? For note that product of mind, the philan thropist; or that sunless cave plant, the miser: that hot house soul that points at blood; that sensitive flower that a caress will set a trembling, or a harsh word kill. What i re duces the h.dhiduul Napoleon, the drsmr of dreams, the the scientist, the inventor, the au thor, the murderer? The same ele ments that feed the bee nourish the. spider. That idea upon which hangs the Golden JJule, supports the anarchist, the murderer, for they, too, by curious mental ussi in itiation, would have yo'j do to them as I hey do to you. Yet, lei us t'roiti our table chooie with care. As the bee, !iy feedina tier pieman companions uponquei n s diet, rears a new queen, let us rear kings and iiit'tns of heart, mind, character. Ami our diet is bjoks. "Some are to In- tasted, others swal lowed, and some few to lie chewed and digested.'' Shall we be Spar tan like, and partake of one only? "Hew ai of the man of one book,'' says Thomas Aquinas, and we tire prone" to agree with him. G muted, then, a varied and plentif u' class of books. Shall the student select his diet, unadvised, from this richly laden table of books? The voting mind requites a purveyor of exper ience to bring its diet. The teacher should help the student choose his books. But let the student haw his appetite keenly whet. til liist It would soon result in a c.tse of mental dyspepsia when books of any and all sorts are forced upon tli young mind. Encourage the pupil to want to know. Place before him the benefits, the honors, the rewards of deep, thorough knowledge. Tell him of the world's Franklins, crav ing knowledge under adverse cir ciuiistanees, or of Lincoln working hard for a coveted volume. Put in to his hand Smitl e's Self Help. Let Sir Isaac "ewton's patience cheek his impatience; speak of Demos thenes and his pebbles; yes, please let him read ancient history, here the story o; Athens or Sparta, there the wonuerful picture of Nile civili zation, or the vast powers or Ancient Babylon as found in th.' cuneiform pages of brick; oh, the glorv that was Greece, the power, the splendor that was Home, let him know, had dawned ctntuiie i befoiv Christ and his Kingdom of Peace. Quo Va.lis, and !Beu Hur days and weeks of interest may with these be spent, awakening keen desire, hea'thy ap petite, strong impulse far deepet and more varied knowledge. What think ye of the Egyptian Ariose and his powers? What of Egyptian civilization, of Latin culture as gathered from Last Days of Pom peii? Have not the heathen Romans, the nation whose standard with its eagle, taught us military tactics, have they not given us Law? Again, vary the repast. Let us with Jules Verne travel beneath the ocean in his Nautilus. Gaze out ns water tight window; pass out into the deep with air helmet and study ocean's secret at first hand. When the craving for truth is keen, science has on her trJbk a sleuth hound of inquiry. Now, show the mind the first scraps left by nature in her se cret laboratory and let us startle herin the actof creation orproduetion if we can. Subtle electricity, the mysterious ether wave, the wonder ful properties of Radium, awaken the interest; for erery one hears them spoken cf as aehievmenis far beyond any knowledge of the past. These observations made by the teacher, in the fields of fact or fancy will serve to awaken the pupil to the world in books. He will find there the her" struggling, the war rior fighting, the explorer bra ing the ttnknown. Will not the student or the young reader's soul be re eponsive? Experience t lis us this. The boy that reads Dare Devil Dick, or Old Sleuth's Ptoties of adventure into low life, is urged to the wm mission of crime of similar O' w-r.-kind than the cheap story exploits. Keep such away from the studeti'. Direct him t wholesome Greek v Roman Mythology, to stories ben rifg on civilizatioi., to such books at will increase his knowledge of tin useful, the bewitiful, tha moral. Orography may be made interesting by judicious selection from books of travel. Irving's Alhambro, As toria, Crayon Papers, etc, Tavlor's Views Afoot, books on foreign peo pies, as Japan or China, of explora tion in Africa or South America, all will add zest to our geography recitation, iou will find such will impress the essential facts of pro duction, habit9 of the people in so cial life; or in government their skill as law makers and their ability to govern. Let the student read largely of bound volumes of some standard magazine if your library is so fortunate as to have them. For your history class select some one of" historic prominence, asking them to bring to class some incident characteristic, gotten from the li brary; or it may bethestoiy of some i invention, say, offllowe aud the sew ing machine, or Morse, Fulton, Edison, Tesla, Hewitt, Pupin, etc, with their inventions. Pride in our country's great men will expand iut" respect aud honor for our laws and institutions. Civil government will be viewed somewhat as the product of the men whose lives we studv iu history. Now, as to the number of books to be read in a period. I would urge careful read ing of a few well selected books. Craninung is the fashion, to enable or iJLiiB albies Fat is of great account tc a babv : that is wh c da Dies are iat it youi baby is scrappy, Scott t Emulsion is what he wants. The healthy baby stores as fat what it does not need immediately for bone and muscle. Fat babies are happy ; they do not cry; they are lick their fat is laid up for time of need. They are happy because they are comfortable. The fat sur rounds their little nerves and cushions them. When they are scrawny those nerves are hurt at ever)' ungentle touch. They one to claim an acquaintance with ; delight in Scott's Emul as sion. It is as sweet wholesome to them. Send for free sample. Be sure th&t'.Ii'.s pitturf Ir. th s form of a label Is 'r. the wrapper of every bettla ol Emulsion you buy. Scott Sr Bowne Chemists 409-4IS Ptart Street Mtw York 50c. and $1. CO All Druggist some glancing tnioiign it. He slum tne man of one book because of distrust of his liberality; we equally avoid that one who can give a little mem orized eulogy or criticism of many authors. "Drink deep or drink hot .it all'' from the stream of literature; shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, but deep drinks will sober us. To drink deeply we should not hur ry through a book. Especially true is tins, when we use the library as a source of woiks for parallel study. Poems u.'e full of figure, imagery, pen pictures. To the class in Rhetoric you assign a book to be chosen from the library, which will fully illustrate figures. Have them I also'write certain oeins in prose in .soul's essence, distilled through brief outline. This will draw out ! books for the pupil. lie must re- svnonvms. will awaken the imagi- spect them for what they teach. nation", or aid in expression. i 1' his respect will produce soberness The ! ook taken from the library i whila in theK pre ence, a desire to should be returned within a certain commune with them will awake, time, but should, on the other hand But do not forget that during all lie kept at least one week. Insist on this reading, the teacher is an ever close reading, not only for the pleas- present Mentor to the pupil. If tire of reading, bit for the purpose there be a sufficient number of ud of increasing his vocabulary. In-1 vanced pupils he should oiganize u sist on his keeping record of new Literary Society, or at least a Read words, and in using them in imagi i ing Club. Here discuss certain i a'ive efforts of his own. Select j topics or authors in essays, by dis :tu American author, Longfellow, putations or arguments." Have a Lowell, Irving, Emerson, and as- j museum, even if small, where arti- sign some one production of such cles of historic interest can be seen, writer to each student in Rhetoric Busts or pictures of men of note Report of Grand Jury. To His Honor, G. S. Ferguson: We, the grand jurors for the term beg leave to submit the following report. We have completed the business before oar body aLd have returned all bills submitted to us for action and made presentments of all mat ters which are within our knowl class, for the purpose f ethical analy sis or review. A rivalry as t work done in class, w ill awaken enthu siasm; every student would become an author. Now, diop American authors. England appeals to us. Hence, read the minor poets. Get acquainted with English co-temporary life aud customs. Broaden the spirit of Charity, of human interest. Study national spirit socially. Vis it them as kinsfolk. Wander with Goldsmith, study politics with Swift or Addison, be classical with Pope, gay with Thackeray, gentle with Burns or tragic with the Bard of Avon. This will take two years' of diligent study, a mere coralling i of ideas with whose nature and pos- j sibilities we are as yet unacquainted. Thn the more modern Dickens. How the student will laugh, cry, j hope, fear while forgetting that! Dickens is classic. Let them revel; I but don't forget to ask these stu-l dents to write a ayuopsis of one of j these tales, or even a character sketch copied from Dickens. I Nature study, t he bird?,! flowers, trees, animals, is engaging theattention. The text book, you j kuow, is, at best, necessarily limited, j Yet, open the library today. There, j in a corner, volumes ot statistics, pamphlets, documents, far too dusty and uuinterestinjt to be noticed, must be investigated. They will grow interesting, if studied. They may serve as subjects or material tor composition work. Let each student have a pamphlet to digest iu a 500 word outline. After cer tain term of directed reading, the student must be assigned to some topic, and then let him search the storehouse of books for ideas aud facts. He should be able t ) select, and still be able to maintain his individuality of experience or views, tie must both assimilate aud reject, lie will learn tti.it untruth ha the mtahMeat defender in this clash of words, hraseB and sentences. Let it teach him d'crr timi mid yet U)- -ritlitv as to u'-heis views, lc would le death to originality if he be tx- pected muelv to read, to take lot la itid. 1 It 'tefii our ntuJcht must tut v i i r, thv horary for pastime. I'm -.! uixl a.i nbj-ct must b impre-fee 1 M'to h,t euu-is now. Jiookant t'u t-t'ire i ro iot tH8. 'J be Hie tl'e ri li ii d, the ex- ed d eni.s, mid iheonrf, ai d very I might be placed in view; documents, if possible, which teach us facts historic, all add dhrnity to the li brary, and more than this, awaken thought. It is notiii-ulile n colli soMoin comes en when the bmvels arc freely open. Neither can it stay if tliev are open. Kennedy's Laxative CougU Syrup tastes ns pleasant as maple miliar. Free from alt opiates. Con tniiw Honey and Tar. Conforms to t lie National 'are Food and Drug I.nw. Sold In- Standard Drug Co. nud Asheboro Drug Company. SOUTHERN FARMERS Need a Southern Farm Paper . . One adapted to Southern crops, climate, soils and conditions, made by our folks and for our folks and at the same time as wide-awake as any in Pennsyl vania or Massachusetts.' Such a paper is The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh,, North Carolina, Edited by Clarence H. Poe, with Dr. Tait Butler, of the A. & M. College, and Director B. W. Kil Sfore, of the Agricultural Experi ment Station (you know vhem), as assistant editors ($1 a year). If you are already taking the paper we can make no reduction, out if you are not taking It, You Can Save 50cts. Bv rendinj your order tD us. That is to say tj new Progress ive Farmer subscribers we will send that paper with the Cou rier, both one year for $1.50. Regular price $2.03. Address all orders to THE COURIER, Asheboro, N. C We have visited the county jail in a body, and find it well kept, the prisoners properly cared for and well provided with wholesome food We recommend that some repairs be made at once on the tail, to wit: lhe outside walls have some work done on tbetn immediately, also that the cells need some way of warming. i he onices of the (Jlerk of the nu perior Court and Eegister of Deeds are well kept so far as we can ascer tain. e recommend that a new court house be built or vaults for the pio tection of the records. We next sent a committee to the county home and find 27 inmates 11 white males, 13 white females, j colored male, 2 colored females Nine crazy whites, 11 idiotic whiles, 4 tane whites and 3 colored. font of the white inmates have epileptic fits. One good boise at the county home. J good nn Ik cows, 1 wagon and farming tools, 5 hojs for pork 3 barrels kraut on hand, about 300 bu. corn, 10 bit. peas, 10 loads of pea vine uay, vt loans top iouuer. 35 bu. swtet potatoes. We nex: yisiled the inmates in their rooms at.d found them in good condition except the jail rooms. We would recommend different arrangement) for heating the same. Py cuinnittee we have examined the records of W.J. Miller, couuh Treasurer, and find them well kept and the county is out of debt, and find li,55S.27 on hand. Our committee finds 17 convicts on the public roads. The convicts tay they are well cared for both in food and clothing. There are now 10 mules on the road, in good con dition, and the road force seems to be doing good work We desire to express our thanks, to your Honor and other ollicers of the court, for the couitesies shown us. Respectfully submitted, J. E. Amiuiuht, Foreman Grand Jury. Open the bowels and get the coll out o!' your system. Kennedy's laxative CoiijjIi Syrup oiens the bowels and at the sau.e time allays the itillamntion of the mucous membranes. Contain Honey and Tar. Drives out tie cold mid stops the coufli Absolutely free fiom any opiates. Con forms to the National Pure Food and Druy Law. Pleasant to take. Sold by Standard Drug Company and Asheboro Drug Com puny. For rhnpped and cracked bauds noiliiiuj is as good as as an application of DeWitt's A'iu h Hazel Salve. Put it on before poiug to bed, use an old pair of gloves and hee vhat a difference the morning will brii.i;. "Hiltl by Standard Drug Co. and Asheboro Drug Co. For Good Sound DOGWOOD. WE WILL PAY $15.00 PER CORD. LOADED ON THE CARS; $7.00 PER CORD FOR MAPLE, 4 ft. long, 7 inches and up; HICKORY, 5 1 1 . 1 er Cord. H. B. WORJTH.Treas. Greensboro, N. C. We care not how you suffered, nor what failed to cure yon, Hdlis ter's Rocky Mountain 'IVh makes the puniest, wikesf. specimen of man or womanhood strong and healthy. 35 cents. iitundurd Drug Co.' At Snow Hill last week Judge Shaw sentenced Xoah Ilatn, n regu lar jit ror, to 10 days iu jail and dned him $50 for contempt. Ham was intoxicated and f e 1 ash ep in tliejnrv box (luting the j ronss cf a trial. Flood the body wii.h warm, !;Iow H viialitv. ninkt-8 the nerves ktmn.r (uicket 8 citculation. restores natur al vigor, muKeS you f, el- J 1 1. one I born again. Holli-tfi'.s Kuckyi Motinrmn Ten. 35 Cents. S ran.j" ard Drug Co. 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