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TELLING STORIES IX THE SCHOOLS (By Aunt Annie.) I have been seeing, much of late about telling stories in the schools. I am very much pleased with this idea. I think in the first place it would foster a taste for reading in the child. I have noted from observation that so many of the children have no idea of a story. They have never heard one, not even Cinderella; and Robinson Crusoe means nothing to them. The Arabian Nights, Gulliver's Travels and Swiss Family Robinron are to their ears as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals. Of course the children in the cities and where they have had a peep at the rural libraries, and books at their homes do not come under this class, but we have refer ence to the child way out in the black jacks, where they probably have made no efTort to obtain books for the school, at any rate have no school li brary. With such children who have never heard of a library, I am sure story telling in the school would be a great advantage, and pave the way for the reception of literature later on. Now, I imagine children's t;iste for reading differs as widely as their taste for food. Some, no doubt, would beg a story from "Uncle Re mus," and the "Tar Baby" would ex actly suit their taste, while others would sit with wide open eyes listen ing to the adventurers of "Alice in Wonderland," while yet another would be enchanted with the marvelous and blood curdling scenes depicted in the Henty books, while yet others would laugh and grow strong over "Huck Fin" and "Tom Sawyer." There are still others which none of these fa mous authors would appeal to, and so after tasting here and there, would be just exactly suited with Ander son's Fairy Stories. When I was a child fairy stories were not put upon the lower shelves, if they did not appeal to me, unless we except "Red Riding Hood," "Jack the Giant Killer," "Jack and the Bean Stalk," "Cinderella," etc. And I can say that I have ever regretted the omission, for with the exception of a very few of Anderson's they never struck my fancy as a young child, nor have I as yet been able to culti vate a taste for them. I used to sit and listen to some one tell Cooper's stories, and I think when I was quite young I could relate "The Last of the Mohicans," "The Prairie," "The Spy," "Waterwirch," etc. These seemed to just suit my childish mind. And then when I was some few years older I was in rap tures over Reid's thrilling adventures in the far West, Having had several years' experi ence with the young, I have come to the opinion that fairy stories are not worth telling, save just a few which have become classisc, and which all want to know about. But the ordina ry fairy stories, which treat of flow ers talking, brooks singing, animals quarreling, trees nodding. and beck ing is so much breath wasted and precious time destroyed. I say tell them stories that might have been, could have been or should have been. Many think that the child's mind grasps more easily such things as are given in Grimm's Fairy Stories, but I have come to the conclusion that the normal child will digest more tangi ble literary food than his, and if they can not or will not, let them content themselves with the crumbs which fall to them from their school books. Washington Irving seems to suit all classes and grades of children, if told by one who can give it the exact shad ing. Begin with "Rip Van Winkle." Locate the places, tell them first where Irving lived, describe "Sunnyside on the Hudson," show them by word painting the quaint old house with its gables and latticed windows, with the vines climbing all about it, give them an idea of the quaint, genial, jovial Irving. Then describe Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow, hinting at the quietude, then picture old Rip and his dog, not forgetting the fractious "Dame Winkle," who made the poor man's life a burden. Then let them see him setting off on his trip, and then his awakening after his long nap. Most children will soon learn to apply this, and will see the sense as well as the humor in this master piece of Irving. Give them a little in sight into Don Quixote by telling the "Story of the Windmill." Describe old Don and Sancho Ponza. A little story now and then from "Gulliver's Travfils." Describe the little men with th'ir spears who crawled over him in such numbers. On c rainy evening think up the "Tale of Forty Thieves" and "Shibad, The Sailor." These will keep tVm awake for some time. When all these familiar tales have been thoroughly digested look up a little higher on the shelves and give them an outline 6f David Cooperfield. The story of his life at his first school will be a long story for one time. Then give them Eggleston's Hoosier School Masted, catch the spirit of the author and tell them about the times he had with his pupils in the back DESCRIPTION OF A FLOATING MINE Floating mines are not put down to drift at large. They are provided with an automatic mooring apparatus, so that the limits of an area sown with mines may be fairly definitely known once the sowing has been discovered Sometimes they break loose and begin drifting, but this is not what they are supposed to do. With the mooring apparatus there are also devices for keeping the mine at a certain level below the surface. They do not float in sight. The depth has to be judged to make the explosion take place against the most vulnerable parts of the vessel, and they are, on this ac count, put deep enough to miss the armored belt. In size the average mines is some four or five feet in diameter. It i3 charged with a high explosive, most ly of the type known to experts as picrite explosives. The method by which it is discharged is not the force with which the ship strikes it. The most common device is explosion by the completion of an electric circuit. A circuit is set up with a gap in it, and somewhere inside the mine is a column of mercury, its head being at one end of the gap in the circuit. As long as the mine remains upright or nearly so, the mercury is only slightly affected, but when the pressure of an advancing vessel coming in contact with the mine tilts it over, the mer cury also is tilted so as to come in contact with the other end of the gap in the electric circuit, the circuit is completed and the mine explodes. NOT CAPABLE OF SELF-GOVERNMENT Edwaid J. Dodd, president of the Chicago Patrolman's Association, has announced that he thinks the lynch ing of Leo M. Frank indicates that Georgia is not capable of self-government and that he will ask Governor Dunne not to honor requisition papers sent him in the future by the Govern or of Georgia. He says he will appeal to the heads of all policemen's organ izations in the country to make simi lar requests of the governors of their States. Diarrhoea Quickly Cured. "About two years ago I had a se vere attack of diarrhoea which lasteo for over a week," writes W. C. Jones, Buford, N. D. "I became so weak that I could not stand upright. A druggist recommended Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose relieved me and within two days I was as well as ever." Ob tainable everywhere. woods of Indiana. Describe Shocky, Betsy Short, Hannah, Bud and all the rest. I like reading that "points a moral or adorns a tale," and I do not think that fairy tales do either. Neither do I think they improve the imagina tion, for who could imagine conver sation between a lilly and a rose. We must not forget if we have many little girls to tell them the story of Joe, Beth and Amy in "Little Women." They all like his. I don't think a more satisfactory story has been written for girls than "Little Women." If we could manage to keep the connection it would do well to give them the Trials and Tribulations of the Prim rose family as told in the "Vicar of Wakefield." This points a moral and adorns a unique tale. They will see pure in heart are never entirely de serted, but will rise upon the stepping stones of their past mistakes. . Get them to tell you the hero in the diff erent novels. Call upon them now and then to give you a little sketch of some story you have told them, and then let them lay them away upon a high shelf in their minds. Don't forget amid the wonders of the Arabian Nights, theludicious ad venturers of old Don Quixotte, the incomparable sketches of Irving, the life like pictures of Dickens, the sa tire of Dean Swift, and the Marvel ous tale of De Foe, then give them little snatches of sure enough tales. Let them have th story of the French Revolution, the stjry of the Reformation of the 16th century. Show up Henry the Sth in his true colors, Mary of Scotland, Elizabeth of England, the pitiful story of little King Arthur, and the stirring inci dents connected with William Tell, and last but not least tell all you know about George Washington, Rob ert F. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson end Henry W. Grady. Now by the time the children have carefully stored up for future use the mounted portraits of Davit! and Peggalty, "Betsy Trotwood ail Ag nes" r.nd on another shelf carefully placed "Robinson Crusoe and Friday," and further down, old "Don Quixotte and Sancho Ponza," and still on "Joe, Fcth, Amy and Mey," and still on in plain view Mr. Primrose and his wife who tried his dear old soul, and last but not least "Rip" and his scolding wife, with his old dog Wolf, running out the back door and yelping from a heartless kick, they will have no taste for fairies, witches and goblins and all the "Brier Rabbits." TAVENNER REPLIES TO GARDNER (Remarks of Clyde H. Tavenner.) I recently sat in the House of Rep resentatives and hear the Hon. Au gustus Gardner, of Massachusetts, make the statement upon his respon sibility as a member of the American Congress that "If war were to break out today, it would be found that our coast de fenses have not sufficient ammunition for an hour's fight." Whether or not Mr. Gardner's .state ment is correct I can not say, because I do not know; but this I do know, that we do not have the ammunition and armament that we have paid for and should have in return for the couniloss millions of dollars of the American people's money that have been ex pended from the public treasury. I mean to say that those army arid navy officers who do the purchasing of war munitions and who are paid a salary by the people and are trusted by the people to see that the govern ment receives a dollar's worth of ma terial for every dollar expended, have permitted a ring of ammunition man ufacturers to outrageously overcharge Uncle Sam for armor, guns, powdtr, and munitions in general. For instance, the War Department in 1913 purchased seven thousand 4.7 inch shrapnel from the ammunition ring, paying $25.26 each therefor. At the same time precisely the same shrapnel was being manufactured in the government-owned Frankford ar senal for $15.45, all overhead charges included. Mr. Average Citizen, are you willing that the public officials in the War De partment who are spending your mon ey, should pay $25.26 for an article that they could have manufactured in government plants for $15.45 ? This instance is not the exception, it is the rule. The army and navy of ficers in 20 years have purchased $175,000,000 worth of armor, arma ment, and munitions from four firms which have a monopoly in this country on the manufacture of such supplies and have paid this grasping war tVist from 20 to 60 per cent more than the same articles could have been manu factured for in the government plants. As the result of frequently repeat ed statements similar to that made by Mr. Gardner, the average citizen is at last beginning to ask: "What be comes of the $250,000,000 that is be- ng spent annually on our rmy and navy? Who, pray, is getting the money?" And it is time the people are begin ning to show anxiety, because their money has been suandered like water, and unless Mr. Average Citizen wakes up and removes the wool from his eyes it is going to continue to be squander ed. The American people have never been let into the secret of who the profit makers are in the traffic of war and preparation for war in this coun try, and the methods by which they help themselves at the public trough. I will go further and venture the as sertion that not 30 members of Con gress know the identity of the select ring of patriots for profit into whose pockets the millions of the masses are pouring, which gentlemen have a water-tight monopoly in this country on the traffic of war trading, and who have drawn down every penny of $50, 000,000 in excessive and extortionate profits from the government by de rect virtue of their influential friends in the army, the navy, and in Con gress. Lest any gentlemen in high, places should resent the implication of being friends of the War Trust, I hasten at the outset to concede their contentions that they are patriots; yes, all of them. The Secretary of the Navy can try as he will to get some one to under bid the armor ring, either in this country or abroad, and he will not be able to escape the net; he has tried and has not been able to escape it. Armor, armament, and ammunition contractors are not big enough fools to cut each other's throats. Their business is to supply for a gigantic profit the wherewithal for the people of the earth to enjoy a monopoly of throat cutting and the pulling of limb from limb. As for themselves, they do not indulge in price-cutting war fare. Their game is purely profit making. They start the ball rolling by making nations distrustful of one another, and then in inducing them to overprepare for war. Does anyone doubt that if the European nations had not been so ovorprepared for war they would have been so willing to have entered it? NOT ENOUGH CHILDREN ever receive the proper balance of food to sufficiently nourish both body and brain during the growing period when nature's demands are greater than in mature life. This is shown in so many pale faces, Kan bodies, frequent colds, and lack of ambition. For all such children we say with unmistakable earnestness; They need Scott's Emulsion ahH n1 ;t it possesses in concentrated form the very food elements to enrich their blood. It changes weakness to strength ; it makes them sturdy and strong. No alcohol. , Scott & Bowse, Bloomficld, N. J. STOMACH TROUBLES Mr. Raglan d Write Interesting Letter on This Subject. Madison Heights, Va. Mr. Chas. A. Ragland, of this place, writes: "I have been taking Thedford's Black-Draught for indigestion, and other stomach troub les, also colds, and find it to be the very best medicine I have ever used. After taking Black-Draught for a few days, I always feel like a new man. Nervousness, nausea, heartburn, pain in pit of stomach, and a feeling of full ness after eating, are eure symptoms of stomach trouble, and should be given the proper treatment, as your strength and health depend very largely upon your food and its digestion. To get quick and permanent relief from these ailments, you should take a medicine of known curative merit. Its 75 years of splendid success, in the treatment of just such troubles, proves the real merit of Thedford's Black Draught. Safe, pleasant, gentle in action, and without bad after-effects, it Is sure to benefit both young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25c. n. c m FRANK TO HIS ATTORNEY Famous Prisoner Asserted Innocence And Expected Vindication. (From The Atlanta Constitution.) L. Z. Rosser, leading counsel for Leo M. Frank, recently released for pub lication the following recent corre spondence between himself and his noted client. In his letter Frank maintained his innocence and gave some interesting views upon his posi tion. Mr. Rosser declined to make a statement for publication. The correspondence is as follows: Milledgeville, Ga., July 1, 103 3. Hon L. Z. Rcsser, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. Rosser: You will, I know, pardon my not having written you sooner. Letter which I had writ ten to others of counsel were meant for you to share. At this writing my health is much better, my cold having nearly left me. I am sleeping fine and my appetite is good. The warden and his staff pic very kind and solicitous. Will you please rx-nd me J. M. Sla- ton's present mail address. I would like to write to him. I would r.lso like to have the present address of Col. M. J. Yoemans. I have been given some "chores" in and about the prison building, com mensurate with my present physical condition. I go to bed at 8:30 p. m. and arise about 4 a. m. My work consumes about 5-7 hours a day. Of course I must be ready to do any other work, besides the routine work, on call. Even at that , I have several hours a day for reading, writing or any reasonable form of exercise or diversion. The sunshine and atmos phere here are great. I have plenty of opportunity to view plant life and my field for observation in the crimi-no-psychological field is practically limitless. Still "stripes" and the environment of a penal institution, while interest ing in their way, pall upon the vision of an innocent man. Physically, I am a part of it; spiritually, I am totally foreign. Yet, as the old saw has it, "ad astra per aspera," it cannot last for always, even though for the pres ence I am designated as a "lifer." I want to assure you how deep is my respect fcr you as a man and at torney. I am not in this predicament because of anything you did or did not do. My misfortune is the result of a "system," coupled with ignorance and chicanery. Won't you kindly remember me to all inquiring friends, and with every good wish, I am, Cordially yours, (Copy) LEO M. FRANK. P. S. My dear mother delivered your message to me. "Sapienti sat." MARKS IN WOOD RECORD HEAVY WIND STORMS Little diagonal streaks or wrinkles not only bertay weaknes3, but some times indicate periods of stress f through which the wood passed when , it was growing. The marks are caus ed by what are called "compression failures," which occur when the fi bers bend or buckle under a too heavy strain. In cutting up logs collected J by the forest service laboratory ata Madison, Wisconsin, it was noticed I that these compression failures ap peared on the north side of a number of trees which came from the same locality in Florida. By counting the annual rings of the wood and from j the knowledge of the time when it I was cut in the forest, it was decided that the compression failures must have been made by a severe wind from the south about the year 189S. Inquiries were made and it was found out that a hurricane had swept the region at that time. NOMINATION BALLOT To enter the Contest fill out this Coupon and send to the Contest Department. Each contestant is entitled to one nomina tion, good for . 1,000 VOTES IN THE COURIER'S GREAT AUTOMOBILE CONTEST I hereby nominate Mr., Mrs. or Mis3 Postofnce Signed Address Only one nomination will Under no circumstances will the CUT THIS OUT The Great Prize Contest of The Asheboro Courier 100 VOTES 100 Candidate. Address. District No. This Coupon, when neatly clipped out with name and address properly filled in and brought or sent to Contest Department of The Asheboro Courier will count as 100 votes. Not good after September 2nd. 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