' ? ,j.n hji^ wpipw|fpp THE WEATHER ?'ii tlijpujy 5 c ??$ wssrjf ? ? ' VOLUME I; WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNobN. JANUARY 18. 1910. Last Edition I EE EARS, NOSE UNO THRUM OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN ; ;V Issued by the Board of Health ? * Public School Health? Important Official In formation for Teachers and Others Con nected With the Public Schools of Beaufoit County. Superintendent Gives Instruction A very Importan publication hu Jut been Issued from the office of Hon. J. T. Joyner, Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Caroliaa which every eehool official ud teaeh-' ?r In the public School! of Beaufort county should sot only carefully rend and thoroughly digest. but put thai valuable suggestions contained there- ' In Into practical use. The County Superintendent la to day mat I lea a copy of this bulletin to each teacher, together with the follow la* printed letter of Instrue i tions: _ Washington, N. C. dear teachbr The enclosed BulleUn la sent for your careful Inspection and use. By or?r of the But* Department of Ed ucation, you are required to famll ??rt?e yourself with Its contents, """ "*"V "" nTnn'"-"nni -nil ?mall the enclosed blank report of m*? before! will be allowed to sign I the voucher for your last month'a' salary. I It Is useless for me to speak of the pamphlet Itself, as it makes all pos-' slble explanations. I will only beg I of you. for the aake of the precious! health of the children placed under! your cars, that you study It carefully, ?lTe rour hearty co-operation to a work of even greater Importance to! thfc future generations of our county' *5*P\y?urJ^lly classroom work 11J ""2^ - -*i #6Ur? irmyr ? - ? J W. U VAtJOHAK, County Superintendent:"* This UUIe pamphlet, ontitled Health Bulletin, Number 1," with' concise, but graphic secondary title' of "Eyes and Bars," was prepared by Dr. w. 8. Rankin, Secretary of the State Board of Health, who Is not' only a well known specialist, but who! Is rdpldly becoming, by his study of the hetftar^tondltlons of our public1 schools, a m^st Important p^rt of our' public school system. , For the benefit of those who are; not teaching, especially committee-, men and parents, i am giving the fol- ! ?owing extracts from, this Important publication, and I appeal to the' patrons and friends of uft public schools that they lend their assis tance in every possible way in the up-! , building of the health o? ouc future cltlxens; I quote: The first duty of every teacher and every school official Is to protect the health and the' lives of the children committed to their care by providing for them healthful surroundings in schoolroom and on school grounds. In matters of hygiene and sanita tion example Is better than precept, and the teaching of dally surround ings more effective than the memor ising from books of hygienic rules and fawB. ^ Simple, brief health talks should he (Ivan to all the children of the school by erery teacher once or twice every week. The old, narrow, Bhort-eighted Idea of edncatlon that concerned Itself with but a part of the clilld ? It* mind T4* fMt giving place to *n education that seeks the development of the whole child ? mln'd, soul and body. In this broader education the teacher Will add to the work of instruction the more Important duty of "chlM atudy. As the child studies the book, ?o will the teacher study the child. The old Idea, still extensively held that dlsaaaes are foreordained. Inevl table, has been shown by the exten sive researches of tha last quarter of , * c*otury to be Incorrect We now know that many diseases ire prevent able, and that, unprevented. they set aside for naught much bf tha work of Preparation.. How foolish, then, for teachers to continue to concern themselves solely with the child's mind, developing^ It symmetrically, and how short-sighted of teachers to fall to teach the child Nature's first commandment, self pro tection that la. the very simple meaaa of aae above the eliding saahes. A win dow or two In addition at the back l> admissable.,The else of the windows on the side, taken collectively, should equal at least one-sixth of the Boor space. The highest authorltlea In (school hygiene require ?00 or 860 square lnchea of glOs for each pupil. I 4 On the side opposite the en dows two doors, with traeeom win dows above hung at the bs?, and be tween these transom windows, and on the same line, two more windows ol the same kind eiid hunt In the same Wanner. ' ' 5. The walls should be slightly tinted, but not the celling. S. A blackboard may be between the doors, hut a sliding blackboard back of the teacher's platform, or a portable one on the platform. wouH perhape be better than the profusion of wall blackboard now In vogu< among us. The main rule to be observed In th< placing of seats Is to carry them u far as possible toward the window aide of the room, aa far'M poeolhU team the oppoelte side; the aim "be lig to make the arrangement^ sue! . DOl'GH ENTERTAINS THE BOC)K-CLl*Dk v ' 'Mrs. E. D. Dough entertained the members of the VLe Llvre" Club jnoat. .op. the of January 14. *The house *as taste fully decorated with cut palms and ferns. As the guests entered the7 were received by Mrs. Thad Blount-, who conducted them to the dressing room and from thence to a table In t'.ie prettily decorated hall where Mrju. Dougli received them and pinned on Pftrh one SDinf artlrlo that rpprpqont ed an old song. One had a picture of flowers and several tiny flags which of course was "Hearts and Flowers," another had 'three tiny black babjes tied In a bunch, which was "Coon, Coon, Coon." etc. As soon as the members were all present the club was called to order by the vice president, Mrs. Chas. Mid yette, whWktated- that the president, Mrs. Montague .Bonner, owing to sickness, would not be present. The club then proceeded to transact the business for the evening. After which Mrs. R. T. Bonner read a very Interesting article, whieh wao follow ed by an easay on Sidney Lanier, both of which were listened to with keenest Interest. Miss Lottie Bonner, the capable young secretary, then made her report. . After the business was concluded Mrs. Dough distributed tablets and tiny pencils and" the guests were re quested to write, the names of as many of the songs as they could make out from the articles they were wear ing. At the end of ten minutes the time for writing them was up, and Immediately a table full of queer ar ticles was brought In. Each article ? represented a certain period of time, as for Instance, sixteen lumps of sugar represented "Sweet Sixteen." The contest then proceeded amidst peals of laughter and much fun. The prize was cut for by Mrs. Fred Alfred and Mrs. Loe Thompson, the latter being the fortunate winner. The booby was won by Mrs. R. T. Bon ner, who presented It to Mrs. J. E. | Lane, the bride of the club. The guests wero then regaled with a dkln 1 ty ind tempting repast. Delicious chicken salad, pickles, crisp crackers and fragrant coffee being on thfe list of good things. After ^njoylng them all to the full the guests bade good night to their charming hostess, all voting It ope of TBeTmogt delightful evenings ihat they had -spent since ' the book-club had organized. ! , MRS. R. J. HOUSE. ' FAIR TRAINER TORN BY ? Wn,I) BEASTS IS I>RAI>. New York, Jan. 17.? Papllne Run J|U. who a week ego was attacked ? badly* torn by one of a pair of ) leopard! she waa training at a city musenrn. died today.. The Infuriated animate would bare torn her to pleeea at the time bnt for a man attendant > irhe pinned It to the door with a > sharpened steel pol** , Mill Rin?lj 1M,H V. iaSri > . ' ? j DC' ; - PUBLIC HEARING BP COMMITTEE NOW MjMPLETE Rivers and Harbor Bill The Bill Should Be Ready to Be Reported to the House Not La ter Than Feb. 1, Says Chair man Alexander.' * A YEARLY APPROPRIATION Washington, D. C., Jan. 18. ? The public hearings before the Rivera and Harbors Committee or the House have been completed and the com mittee la In dally executive session for the consideration of a river and harbor bill which Chairman Alexan der believes should be completed and reported to the House not later thaa February 1st. In addition to delegations of cltl sens interested In particular projects many Representatives in Congress were heard In the advocacy, of a broad and comprehensive policy to ward the waterways of the nation as urged In season and out by the Na tional Rivers snd Harbors Congress. Among the particular projects which received attention as present ed by delegations of citliens Inter ested, Introduced by members of Con gress. were the Coosa and Flint river faittftNM; 1 fluefr Wall* MPBAF AR the northwest coast of Florida either at Appalachlcola, Carrabelle or St. Andrews Bay; a. fresh survey of, the Wabash river up to Terre Haute/the adop^on of projects relative to the San Joupuin and Sacramento rivers; deeper water in Norfolk harbor; larger appropriations for locks and dams on the Ohio to the end that th?a great artery of commerce may bo completed within twelve years. Other projects to which attention was directed were tho*S looking to more exhaustive surveys with special referepce. to the holding of vater in ^eck certain seasons of ;he year. The Savanah river at and below Au gusta Is an exan^)le of the '.nods of better navigation facilities. While there Is plenty of water in this par ticular* section of the Savannah Its! behavior is particularly bad. To remedy these conditions tjiy comir.lt tce Is asked to give special intention to this project. Western Oregon" waters and the Columbia river espec ially also cantc in for their share of consideration. Galv^oai has a new project which Is being urged upon the committer with great particularity by the rep resentatives In Congress from that section, being a plan of improvement of Galveston bay as a whole. Lock and dam projects were also urged for the Cumberland and Tennessee. "A very comfortable river and har bor bill will be passed at this ses sion." said Chairman Alexander, "but as to the amount it will carry la a matter which rests wholly with the committee .'which haB voted In favor of anual bills. The present bill will be drawn with that in view. "From 1865 to 1884.," said Chair man Alexander. Congress enacted an nual River and Harbor bills. Finally in 1882 President Arthur vetoed one of them which resultod in biennial bills. To obviate the business diffi culty of having a bill only once in two years the continuing contract policy was adopted in 1890. This gave activity to large projects an l was working with teneflclal results until in 1896 President Cleveland ve toed one of the bills. This resulted in' triennial bills and with one excep tion three years have intervened be- i tween their enactment. "The committee believed the day has now come to return to the origi nal and business method of an annual bill. The plan Is to appropriate each ; year only what the engineer corps can expend In that year. "To harness the waters with which this great nation has been , abundantly blessedV continued Mr. | Alexander, "and to make the rivers work for the benefit of our diversified activities Is one of the most Interest ing. problems which cbnJpolTTa^H^e^ committee In whose judgment I have great fsith and I- believe that a bill broad and comprehensive in charac ter will be the outcome of our de liberation." EVERYBODY INVITED. ?BvetflK^tizen of to attend the Washington is Robert E. Lee the Chamber of DISAPPEARANCE Of J. A. W ALSTON No 1 idings of Him Since July Last. There seems to be some mystery attached to the disappearance of on* J. A. Wlaiston, who hits been living In Long Acre township, this county. He mysteriously disappeared on July 11 and since that time no tidings of him can he ascertained by his relat&es or friends. Mr. Walston Is an ex-Cop' federate soldier and is about 68 yr^ $ of age. His son, Mr. John Wr'\ ston, cf Pitt county, and otl^?{ ' vii been looking fr him and r'n8 to secure Information leads to his location since his disappearance; so far they have been unsuccessful. Mr. Waision was born and reared In Pitt county. He has a daughter residing in Falkland, N. C. Two other chil dren are lining in Pitt county. His son has searched everywhere for his father, but without success. Walston was frequently seen on the streets of the city and was con spicuous for always having a bag thrown across his shoulders. Fre quently In the winter time he could ^e seen barefooted. HI* disappear ance cannot be accounted for. RIVKB ROAD STATION NEWS. Lyman, a little son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Sheppard, who has beea very sick, is convalescent. Mrs. N. B. Mitchell, of Ware's Chapel, Is very ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D- H. Bennett, at Bunyan. Mrs. Nelson Sheppard, of Bunyon, was very ill for several days last week. Thft aplwopai ponvptmuii tunvwiiyu at Bath Tuesday evening of January 25th and will continue Wednesday and Thursday. A special boat for the accommodation of passengers who wish to go will leave Washing ton. Tuesday afternoon. Rev. C. D. Malone conducted serv ice? Sunday at the Charitable Broth erhood hall and was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cotten Sunday night Mrs. F. Alllgood and children of Washington were guests of Mrs. Nel son Sheppard at Bunyon one day last week.. . Mr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Respess and children of Broad Creek were kuusis of Mr. ^nd Mrs. Lewis Alllgood last Sunday. "* "w" Mr. and Mrs. L. C.**rm?r Alllpood j ar.d child spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Singleton. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Alllgood and child of Washington vfer?? guests of Mr. and Mrs- L. M. Sheppard la^t Sunday. ? r Messrs. L. M. Sheppard and J. B. ; Sheppard visited Mr. and Mrs. Nelson I Sheppard at Bunyon one day re- 1 cently. Mrs. R._j... Woolard who has been very HI is improving. o " Miss Lena Willis was a guest of Misa Llllie Alllgood last Sunday. NOCOMTS. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining uncalled for in post office for week ending January 13, 1910. 1 Gentlemen ? Harry Aycock, Roy T. Buckingham. Reynold Ball, J. R. Bartoe, Tomas Claims, John S. Den nis, Walter Ellis. Henry Evans, Les lie Fowden. Willie Granger, J. R. Holiday, E. L. Jones. James A. Knight, Alan G. Lynn, Mr. Marsher barn, John Robinson. R. E. Ray. M. L. Smith. Edward C. Smith, Mr. i Washington, R. C. Waters. Ladies ? Mrs. Rachel Boyd, Mrs. H. A. demons, Mrs. Olivia Corstm, Miss Mary Gibbs, Miss Lou Hunter. Mrs. Mary Holiday, Miss Clara Har dy, (Illegible), Mrs. W. E- Peare^ Marin Jane Smith, Mrs. Lula Whit field; "Miss Luceal Wllllam3. Miss Los ale Whlterker, Miss L/ulla Whitfield. These letters will be sent to th2 dead letter office January 31, 1910, If not delivered before. In calling for the above, pelase say advertised, giving date of list. DAIOHTERS OF THE CONFEDER ACY MEETING. ' The Pamlico Chapter, Daughters of the <*tonfederacy. - are requested to meet tomorrow afternoon at the resi dence of Miss I^ena Wlndley, on Market street, at 4 o'clock. The at tendance of all in requested. Y MISS LENA WINDLEY, ' ?" .Recording Secretary. COStALRSCINO. The isany friends of M*. John K. Hoyt, sr., who has been quite 111 at his home In Beaufort, X. C., .suffering from congestion of the lungs, will be pleased to learn that his condition Is much bette^flfd that -he Is now on the road djrecovery. cation of On* Lodge. No. 10*4, A. F. i ft A. M., at th?lr lodge roopa this arming at 7: SO o'clock. Work in the third degree. All rial ting breth ren and the membara cordially in* WOR] rHIRl) DEGREE. There a regular communi 'flfea*. R tofcVtiv ' -*>'S NOTED CHEF L GIVE DE MONSTRATIONS ? SI On Majestic Range Pro^ Vph Becker, One of ^ id's Noted Cooks Here and * ?Vill Exhibit Skill at Harm P. & S. Co's Store. LADIES CORDIALLY INVITED Beginning tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5. And continuing each af ternoon during the remainder of the week, Profeasor Joseph Becker. Li his demonstration of the great Majes tic Range, will be the novel attrac tion at the J. H.. Harris Plumbing * Supply Company's atore. The dem onstration was advertised to begin Monday, but due to the delay of the professor In reaching here It will not begin until Wednesday afternoon. Every lady In Washington, and the men, too. for that matter, should at* tend this demonstration sfnd hear Professor Becker, and well they may, for he Is a Chef of no mean reputa tion. He was selected by the Majestic Range people from hundreds of appli cants, some fire years ago. He la an* acknowledged authority on all .kinds of cooking snd his course of lectures to be delivered by him this week are an education any housewife can be proud of. ? During the tuirlea ntghtv.throp ferent kinds of pastry will be made In the presence pf the audience. Some afternoon during the exhibition the Professor will, during the Space of one hour, roast eight pounds of beej, one row of sweet potatoes, two of Irish potatoes, parsnips and dress ing and three dozen biscuits, raised with baking powder ? all in the sama pan. One of his famous stunts is tx> produce IuscIouh cookies out of a lit tle lamp of dough the siz* of an or- . dlnary thimble. This ,|9 done for the purpose of teaching 'the housewife and experienced TCTPlr rronouiy with ? fuel. Special wemircments have been made with T?rofessor Becker for him to make his famous "walking cake.'' This product will be 1 0 inches' square and 7 Inches high. Prier to serving a hoard is placed on top of the cake and 29 wtoinen in the audi ence are invited to stand on It. Need U-ys rr, 0