THE WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
Within this column will be found each week interesting
jiewa items for the public and valuable information
and suggestions for teachers. I
Miss Mary Arlington, Supervisor of Primary Methods
A CORRECTION.
The article on Qirl's Canning Clubs
" which appeared In this column last
week was wrlttea by Mrs. CharleB Mc
Klmmon. By mistake the subject of
the article and the author's name was
?mmltted. ,
FRANKLIN COUNTY TEACHERS' j
ASSOCIATION.
j
(By Alice Rj>(ers, Secretary)
The meeting of the County Teachers
Association Saturday, was one of un
usual interest. There was a remark
able attendance of flfty-slx of the sixty
two teachers of the county. Erery
member on the program was present
. j and th discussion of the subject,
"How should the teacher correct the
bad Ha*>lts of the pupil In the use of
English ?" was lively and helpful.
Miss Arrlngton gave Instructions
concerning the gradation cards. She I
stated that all gradation cards should I
be filled out bfore Christmas and that
all pulls transferred to other schools
during- the term, should ~be glvem du
plicate gradation cards.
Mr. White urged that the teachers
co-operate with him, In carrying Into
effect the new' compulsory attendance
..law. He stated that the schools of ?
tjie county will close for one week for 1
the Christmas holiday. <"
The executive committee announced
that Mr. E. E. Sams, of the State De
partment, will be with us at the next
teachers meeting, which will be Jan- j
uary 24, 1S14. ''
A WORD TO THE PARENTS. J
If we can once get he / teacher, *
the parent, and the pupil to the point
of being dissatisfied with any thing
less than genuine, thorough work, we i
may then begin to hope for efficient
schools.
It means waste of time and loss of
Interest on the part of school children .
for parents and teachers (and both i
are reasonable) to permit them to pass i
from lower to higher classes before j
they are prepared for the change.
, With the help of the teaching force j
I am trying to work out a plan of |
* classifying more systematically and of j
requiring more thorough work step by
step. "That you may know something j
of our plans for accomplishing this .
the instructions given the teachers are j
published below:
Supervisor's Instructions to Teachers
December 6th, 1913.
(?nidation* Cards.
A card has been prepared to assist
the teacher in keeping an accurate
and reliable record of the pupil's
classification, and with the hope-Jjhat
the effort to grade and classify by the
course of study may give to teacher
and pupil that definiteness that is so
much needed in country schools.
All pupils transferred to other
schools during the term should be
given duplicate gradation cards.
Should the children fail to present
them .procure these cards from their
former teachers.
Gradation Reports.
With these cards a report can be
quickly and easily made that will fur
nish data for comparing the work of
the various schools and also for de
termining the degree of progress the
individual teacher and the teaching
body is making in this task of bring
ing the schools up to the standard
furnished us from headquarters.
Steps in ti rading.
1. ? Study the individual pupil.
2. ? Study the course of study.
3.? Pill out a gradation card, plac
ing the pupil in the grade that best
suits his n?eds.
4 ? Check, .en the card those subjects
In which the pupil comes up to the ;
standard of the grade to which he
has been assigned.
5. ? Make provision for the indivi
dual pupil to make up work in those
subjects in which he does not come
up to the standard of the grade t?
which he has been assigned.
(1) By organizing special classes.
(2) By reciting with lower classes.
(3) Or by Individual seat or home
work. , ^
It may be wise some times to per
mit a pupil to recite with a lower
class and at the same time carry on \
the work in his regular grade. In j
sucli a case do not check his grada- j
tion card until the back work in that
subject haa been satisfactorily done.
Classification Report.
This is a tabulated report showing |
the name of the text book, page, and j
number of pupils in each class of the :
dally program. Please do not fail to
report dosses fn which subject mat
ter is presented orally. This report
is due December 12th, and at such
other tlpaeB as the supervisor may re
quest. V --1*1
Writing.
Send or bring to the January meet
ing a specimen of the hand-writing of
each pupil. The writing may be not
more than one page nor less than one
half page. Name of the school, pu
pil's name, age and grade should ap
pear on each papr. Use paper of
uniform size and for those pupilu who
can not write or who have left^schooi
the teacher will give the MVve in
formation and state "can write"
or "absent" as the case may^e. Use
separate, sheet for each pupf$? These
papers should represent the Uftal en
rollment. ... ^
^.Spelling.
Definite instructions concerning the
spelling tests to be given in all the
schools in January will be announced
at the January meeting.
Tlie Educutioual Column.
The editor of the Franklin* Times
has very generously given space
for school hews in his paper, i It will
be well for you to make an JfTort to.
see the paper each week as Ipiis will
be one of the principal means' of mak
ing announcements to the teachers.
School Improvement Report.
The teachers are advitf{& fo keep
an accurate accoun^^f the
1.? Amount oL^oney rallied when!
how, and for *rhat expended. . -
2. ? Donation of moneyr-books. equip
ment, etc. " ' J,
3. ? Work given for improvement of
house or grounds. ?
4.^-Any community work ^for the
benefit of the school such as Better
ment Associations, Parents' meetings,
etc.
You urj; requested to send a school
improvement report December 12th,
covering tfhe vacatiolf period from
June 19i:rand the fall term to Decem
ber 12th. Moreover your final report
calls for this information which makes
it exceedingly important to keep up
with these tilings.
Encouraging Instead of Discouraging
Improvement*.
In the writer's opinion, the two
great needs in the matter of taxation
are (1) a system which will encour
age home-owning by penalizing land
speculation instead of penalizing the
buyer of a home; reducing the rate
on small tracts and increasing it on
unused land and very large holdings;
and (2) a system which will levy a
lower rate on improvements due to a
man's Industry, thrift' and foresight
(sudh as increased soil fertility, good
barns, ditches, painted houses, added
beauty and charm) than on the orig
inal site value of the land. As Dr. T.
N. Carver, formerly Harvard Profes
sor of Economics and now head of
the National Rural Organization Ser
vice, has so well said:
"A system of taxation which taxes
every such positive accumulation of
capital, instead of land and natural
advantages, has this effect. If, for ex
ample, the law should be such that
of two farmers living side .by side'
owning farms equally fertile and
equally well located, the more thrif
ty and progressive is made to pay the
higher taxes, the tendency will be to
discouragc thrift and progressiveness.
One, for example, vegetables, never
improves his farm or adds to its value
by draining, fencing, crectinc^build
ings, stocking it with superioi^quip
ment, etc.; while the other . plans
ahead, improves his farm, drains it,
fences it. erects good buildings, stocks
it with sperior breeds of livestock,
equips It with superior tools, until it
becomes, as the result of his own la
bor and forethought, worth twice as
much as the other. If he is then made
to pay twice as much in taxes as the
other man. who started with as good
land as he did, the government is not
doing very much to encourage labor
and forethought, to say the least." ?
Clarence Poe. in the Progressive Far
mer.
Verdlrtof Utility Against Imperial To
bacco Company.
Morgan field, Ky., Dec. 2. ? Verdicts
of guilty were returned here this af
ternnon against the Imperial Tobacco
Company of Great Britain and iVe
land and the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany of Kentucky which haye been
on trial for alleged violation of Ken
tucky's anti-trust laws. Two separate
verdicts were returned, a fine of $3,
500 assessed against each defendant.
A motion for a new trail was made.
The two companies which have op
erated extensively in the stemming
tobacco districts of Westrn Kentucky
were indicted for alleged conspiracy
to depress prices pMd for tobacco to
the farmer of this region. Trial be
gan 10 days ago. The verdicts, if up
held, It is understood, will operate au
tomatically to forfeit the charters of
both companies to do business In Ken
tucky. ^ ^
? Do your shopping Htfly, thereby
avoiding the rush.
Give Your
Neighbor an
Equal Chance
By HOLLAND,v\;
IF .sou have been baying
goods or jrt mail order
house you iloii bttess think II
has been to your ml vantage
to dojfto. YoUjiave believed
that you were- saving money
or w'ere. get ting bettor goods.
I.et us nee if tills Is true.
Unve you tried to do busi
ness with' yonr loeal mer
chant- -your lieighlior-? on tbe
" terms thai the mail order
bouse exacts? No? Then
suppose yoil try It.
Just go Into the store*
platfti down your ra*li and
tell what youwnut. You
might tefl the merchant
that you will wait a few days
for the g?Mjd*. See If your
local merchant can't serve
?yon better ami as cheaply an
the mall order house.
The local merchant usually
extends credit for two, fonr
or six months. The mail or
der bouse demands cash In
advance, it uses your mon
ey <18 working capital. It
loses nothing Jn Interest,
nothlngxfn bad debts or on
slow paying customers. Try
this cash In advance plan on
the local merchant? tbe mail"'
you know? and see If he can't
mnfce it to your advantage to
SPI?NI> YOUR MONEY
WHKHK.YOU MAKE IT.
Notice of Sale of Valuable Land.
Under an by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Franklin coun
ty, made in the special proceeding
entitled W. J. Hunter and others, ex
parte,, upon the special proceeding
docket, the undersigned commissioner
will on Saturday the 10th day of Jan
uary, 1914, at 12 o'clock npon, at the
court house door in Louisburg, Frank
lin county. North Carolina, ^ffer for
sale to the highest bidder, for cash a
certain tract or parcel of land, lying
and being in Harris* township, Frank
lin county, North Carolina, and de
scribed as follows
Beginning at a stone J. E. Roger's
corner; thence N. 6d 15'E. 3,280 ft to
a stake Perry & Patterson's corner
I in J. T. Wilson's line; thence with
said Wilson's line 8. 83d 15' E. 950 ft
to a stake and pointers; thence S.
27d 45' E. 1,400 ft. to a stone and post
oak; thence S. 6d 15, W. 1,800 ft. to a
pile of rocks at the root of an old sas
safras; thence S. 88d W. 1,535 ft. to
the beginning, containing one hundred
acres.
This the 5th day of December, 1913
J. W. BUNN, Com.
To Cure a Coldfin One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
?. WT GROVE'S signature on cach box. 25c.
For Sale For Taxes.
In accordance with an ordinance
passed by the Board of Town Commis
sioners and by -authority of the char
ter of the Town of Louisburg,. I will
on Monday, December the 22nd, 1913,
about the hour of noon at the Court
House door in the Town of Louisburg,
N. C., sell the following town lots for
non-payment of taxes, and costs of
sale, which is as follows:
Washington Davis, 1 lot, Ken
more Ave., taxes due for
1911 $ 8.15
George Egertou, 1 lot, Tinker
lake, taxes due for 1911..... 7.00
J. B. Lankford, 1 lot, Halifax
Road, taxes due for 1911.. .. 2.&0
Phil Williams, 1 lot, Ktng Ave.,
taxes due for 1911 15.76
This November 19th, 1913.
A. W: ALSTON,
Tax Collector.
Adv.
Lost.
Pocket book on the Halifax road
between Ix>ulsburg and Burnett's
store containing about $10. In the
lot was one five dolar bill and four one
dollar bills and a lot of change. The
finder will be liberally rewarded by
returlnlng same to me.
MADISON SW ANSON
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable' DR
PORTER S ANTISEPTIC HHALINO OII.. a sur
gical dressing that relieves pnin nod heal* *i
the same time. Not n liniment. 25c. 50c f1 X?
NOTICE.
By virtue of the power conferred up
on us in certain mortgages executed to
us by W. G. Cheek, on or about August
30, 1913, we wj# sell at public auction
2o the highest bidder on Saturday Nov.
ef>, 1913 the following described prop
erty: 1 Erie City boiler 40 horse pow
3r, 1 Liddel! engine. 10 x 12 rate.l at
horse power, 1 driving belt, 1 cut off
caw, 1 saw dust rig, saw mill outfit
somplet* ?nd 1 yoke of steers. Time of
tale 12 o'clock. Place ? on land of Lee
Brooks where propei ty is located.
Terms cash. This November 8, 1913.
H. C. Dickrrson,
T. C. Gill
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Charlotte,
N. C., will be in Louisburg at louis
burg Hotel on Wednesday, December
17th, Franklinton on Tuesday Decem
ber 16th, for the purpose of treating
diseases of eye* ear, throat and nose,
and fitting glasses. ' adv.
HAD CATARRH
FIVE YEARS.
Mr. John
son of 8t.
Elmo, Illi
nois, w a ?
troubled Ave
yettra w 1 1 h
catarrh. The
catarrh was]
so severe lnj
his easel
that his life!
seemed'
t h r eat ei ted.
As he ex
? p res sea it
himself, ho
had "one
foot In the
srave."
Of course
he tried to
ret relief.
Many prac
titioners
were ? con
sulted and a
catarrh
specialist In
MR. 3. S. JOHNSON
St. Elmo, Illinois.
St. Louis was tried. He got so weaW
and. thoroughly run down that he de
clares he' could not- walk more than
a hundred yards without resting.
Few people understand that catarrh
is a cons|w^ drain on the system.
The dischfl^ of mucus which la
going on in such cases is largely com
posed of blood serum, and la a greaf^
waste. Sooner or later It will weaken
the strongest man.
According to reports received from
Mr. Johnson, he was in a desperate
condition, but he found relief from
his trouble. We will let him say how
he found it.. His own words say:
"My friends- told me to take Pe
runa, and I did so. I now feel that
Peruna has saved my life. It is the
-best medicine on earth, and I would
not be without It"
This seems almost too good to be
true. No doubt there are some read-,
ers that will think so. . The above
statements, however, can be verified
by writing Mr. Johnson.*
Even* home should be provided with
the last edition of "The Ills of Life,"
sent free by the Peruna Co.. Colum
bus. Ohio.
. NOTICE OF AN ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that, yi accord
ance with the provisions of an act of
the General Assembly of North Caro
lina, Chapter 184 Public Local Laws
1913, entitled, 'An act to amend the
Louisburg Township Road Law of
Franklin County" ratified the *25th day
of February, 1913, anil - upon request of
the Board of Trustees of Louisburg
Town hip represented by W If. Allen,
and J. R. Collie, the Board of Commis-"
sioners for the County of Franklin do
hereby order an election to be held on
Tuesday January 6, 1914, at which elec
tion there shall be submitted to the
voters of Louisburg Township the ques
tion of the levy of a special tax and is
suing of bonds as set out and provided
in said Act of 1913, Public Local Laws
of North Carolina, section 16, the
amount of said bonds not to exceed $40
000.00, and the rate of taxation not to
exceed $5 cents- on the $100 worth of I
property and 75 cents on the poll.
A. W. Alston is appointed Registrar
and E. S. Ford and Walter E. Strange
are appointed ( oil hohlei* for said.elec
tion The voting plaoe shall be the
Court House in the town of Louisburg,
and the same shall be h? Id and conduct
ed as provided in the aforesaid act of
1918, a copy of which is tiled with the
Board.
A new registration is provided f<?r in,
the said Act and the Registration
Books n ill be kept open for such yur.
pos? in the office of the Register of
Dfceds of Franklin County for the time
provided by law, beniuning o^r Thurs
day the 4th day of Derembe^/1913.
At said election those clect<^rs in favor
of the issuance of said bonds ar.d the
levy of said tax shall o^t ballots upon
which shall be writ^n or printed "For
Road Bonds" and tnbse opposed to the
issuance of said bonds anil the levy of
said tax shall eilst ballots uport which
shall be written or printed l;Against
Road Bond?r' *
By order 01 the Board of Commission
ers. /
r* A T. S. CoLLn^Chairman
J. \y. YaiuiorouoH, Clerk.
^ Notice!
i Having qualified as administrator
J of M. J. Ball, deceased, late of Frank
lin county, this is to notify all per
sons holding claims against his es
tate to present the same to the under
signed on or before November 19th,
1014 or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. All person^
owing said estate will come forward
and make immediate settlement. Thi3
November 19th, 1913.
GEO. W. BURNETT,
R F. D. No. 1, Alert, N. C
Admr.
For Economy Shoppers
Sweef heart, Wives and Mothers, Tell
Your Hnsbands and Your Brothers,
to listen to this. The Big Sale at Jos
eph Rameys still goin on. Although
weh ave sold. thousands and thousands
of dollars, worth of our stock we are
still loaded to the brim with bargains
for the whole family, our stock con
sists of dry goods, notions, shoes,,
clothing, hats, caps, underwear, trunks
suit cases, and in fact everything car
ried in a up-to-date department store.
A visit to our store will more than
repay you or the time spent. No ake
we arc forced to sell the entire stock
as our storo has been cut off and is in
total darkness. Therefore ' we won't
stop until every article has been con
verted into cash. Fall in line follow
the crowd. You will meet* all your
friends at the big sale. Its the talk
of the town.
Joseph N. Ramey
Proprietor.
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By the use of Royal Baking Powder a
great many more articles of food may be
readily made at home, all healthful, de
licious, and economical, adding much
variety and attractiveness to the menu.
The" Royal Bnker and Pastry Cook,"*
containing five hundred practical
receipts for all kinds of baking
and cookerj', free. Address Royal
? Baking Powder Co., New York.
Prbkably no other remedy affords such. prompt
and permanent relief as Scott's Emulsion; it
checks the cough, heals the linings of the throat
and bronchial tubes and strengthens the lungs to
avert tuberculosis. This point cannot be empha
sized too strongly ? that; Scott's Emulsion has
been suppressing bronchitis for forty years and
will help yoiCm
Bo carcful to avoid substitutes and insist on SCOTT'S.
AT ANY DRUG* STORE. 13-77
A BRONGHHAL COUGH
is wearing and dangercr.s becausc the inflamed,
mucus-fillcd tztke:; interfere with breathing and the
trash air passes through that unhealthy tissue.
A NEW LOT OF FURS
JUST RECEIVED
At the RACKET STORE
PRICE - $4 00 TO $45 00 A SET
It will pay you to see them before buying.
A beatitiful line of L^DJES and MISSES CLOAKS? A big
value, for a little money.
400 Ladies and Children's Hats,
Caps and Hoods just received
ICES THAT WILL SlIT EVEKYBOI)
Come and look at them.
XMAS GOODS coming in every day
AT THE 10C. STORE
Don't forget lo call and get what /you want. SUIT
ABLE PRESENTS FOR ALL." / . ..
FLOWER BULBS, .
TURNIP SEED,
Nice line of stationary and toilet articles.
Rexall Remedies etc. Prescriptions carefully filled
Beasley-Alston Drug
. Company..
Fresh Meats at Reasonable
Prices
Our market is fitted up in the best shape and we take pleasure in giving out
personal attention to all orders, and make prompt deliveries. Call us when In
need of Fresh Meats, Fish, Oysters, Eggs, Chickena, butter, etc.
CITY MARKET
. PHONE NQ. 238
We want to liuy all the beef cattle, hides, chickens, eggs, butter, etc., at
the highest market price for cash.