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CONCOKD, K G., MONDAY, DEO. 19, 1898.
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YICE YEliSA.
In TcacfilMS the Pui il Its Zlfnd Ad
vances Jeroru Clearness to Obscu
rity and Tlieai From Cibscnrity to
VV:Ii.ten for the Standard, . .. .- .
The teacher -who litres in a rel
1 ; cid of an " imaginary : world
possesses one mental condition
i .orable for teaching. To him
the world id a real world. The
children before him are real and
hot imaginary children. He thinks
oi the one ss it is, and see:? the
others as they are. He forms hia
lLoory of teaching on facts facts
a 3 they exist, on the one hand, in
the world around him", and as
thay are delineated-and displayed,
ii the other hand, m the coun
t ru&nces and minds of the chil
dren before him. Tne opinions
ci .others, as well as his own, are
valuable to him so far only as
they qonform to -tho realities ho
bs to deal with. " Ho ia conscious
ci the fact that he has real chil
dren to teach, and that his work
rust bo adapted to the living
realities placed in his care. He
nust be a living enthusiastic
teacher. -
The teacher qualified as de
scribed above will be likely to
proceed with his work with an
understanding of what he wants
to do, and will be likelv to know
how to do it. He will work in
telligently and will hardly; fail to
experience the pleasure attending
success. !
There is danger, however, that
the teacher may think that he sees
his pupils as they are when he
really does not. His knowledge
may be obscure and not clear. If
that be the case he must remoye
the obscurity by careful observa
tion and study. - In so serious a
matter as teaching a child, the
teacher should not commit an
error.
To help the teacher it may be
well to examine the way children
learn. That may help him to see
how to teach. It is well - known
that when children come to school
they have many concepts or ideas,
but the ideas may be obscurely
known or are not known with any
system or in any order. The
ideas the children have are all
they have to work with.
Now it is commonly said that
in educating a child we conduct it
fro ii the known to the unknown.
That is a very simple way to state
it, but is it true without qualifica
tion ? When learning, do we not
really pass from the known to the
obscurely known, then from the
obscurely to the clearly known ?
4-s tbe circle of our thoughts be
comes larger does not the number
o' obscurely known concepts in-
ureases Do we not advance
from clearness to obscurity, and
then from obscurity to clearness
thought.
tTTi
u nen we begin the study of a
reject we have many thoughts;
"rme clear, others obscure. By
thft l- ' r , i ' - 4
Cip oi tnose that are clear we
eraove the obscurity from the
aers. But by removing the ob-
lit that ers obscurely, known J
of n Te lnto the enlarged circle
our thoughts. We now have an
increased number ot clear con-)'
cepts to aid us in removing the
i obscurity from the hew ones that
have presented themselves. We
proceed as before, and at every
step it is tound that a new stock
of obscure concepts present them-
selves as the number of clearly .
known concepts is increased. The
teacher applies this principle;
when he advances his pupils in
telligently. -
H. T. J. Ludwig.
AN ADDRESS
By Prof. Coler oil 'Horace Mann"
Kefore tbc readies of Mont imoena
iHIser Exi'cir,oMA Collection for
the Electric ClocK.
In the Seminary hall at Mont
xlmoena Seminary at Mt. Pleasant
Thursday evening' at 7 o'clock,
there will be an entertainment to
which, the public is most cordially
myited. The exercises will con
sist of music and elocution by
members of tho Seminary intro
ductory to the principal feature of
the evening", an address by Prof.
C S Coler, superintendent of the
public schools at this place, his
subject being "Horace Mann."
The exercises promise to be inter
esting and very instructive. A
silver collection will be taken
for the benefit of the electric pro
gram clock.
Goes to Rowan.
Mr. N M Barnhardt, the late
keeper of the county home, having
rented his farm for the next Year,
will leave our county for a year's 80
jonrn in Rowan, near O gan chnrch.
We regret that Mr. Barnhardt will
be away even for a year but hope he
will then return to hia beautifully
situated homestead to enter opon a
new era of prosperity.
PENSION WARRANTS.
The Wounded Soldiers and tbe Poor
Widows of Our County to Receive
Tbieir Annual Pensions Before
Cnrlsfmas. -
The pension warrants for the
disabled and wounded soldiers, and
for the widows of those whose death
came by thoir defense of their
country, arrived here Saturday to
be handed out by Register Johnson.
Th6 warrants are divided into
classes. Of the first class, where
one is in exceptionally bad circum
stances physically there is only
one, thk being Mr. S W Tarlton, of
No. 3 township, who receives $72. Of
the second class, where an arm was
lost, there is four, whose amounts
are $56. Thirtysix dollars is paid
to each of the third class, where a
leg was lost. There are nine so
crippled. Of the fourth class, where
they bear woundswhich partly in
capacitate them for work and cause
them some suffering there are
twentyr-seven, each drawing $18.
The widows of soldiers who either
died on the battlefield or afterwards
died from the war, are ranked in
the lourth class, drawing $18 apiece.
There are then seventy-four per
sons in our county who draw pen
sions ;each year, and the whole
amount of the pension v list is
$1,692, which is paid out by the
sherifT on presentation of the war
rants. Last Notice.
All claims due Dr. L M Archey
uasettled on the first of January,
next, will be sued at once. :. "y
; , W G Means, Att'y.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. John Lesiis and wife re-
Lturncd to Charlotte Saturday night.
Mr. Chas. Cook, of Bessemer,
spent Sunday here with his friends.
Mr. T L Ross, of Qhina Giove,
Bpent yesterday here. ; N
Rev N;i Bakke, of Charlotto,
came over thi morning.
Mr. E l Johnson, who now lives
at Rock Hill, is here today on husi
nsse. He will return toniprht.
Mr. Clarence Call, of Wilkes
boro, spent last Saturday night
here. ; ..
Mr. Sam White, of China
Grove, was seen on the streets here
thia morning. ,
Messrs.' J.Lee Everitt, of Reck
ingham, and Osmond Barringer,
Chase Rreaizer and Wm. J Harty,
of Charlotte, spent yesterday here.
, Jrissirlargaret McCali returned
this morning to visit" Miss Janie
Ervin, after spending -several days
in Charlotte. '
Micoes Julia S tire wait and Bes
sie Wharey, of Mosresville, who
have been eo delightfully enter
tained at the homes of Messrs. P B
Fetzer and W W Stuart for a-week
or more, will return home Wednes
day-,
FRENCH5 PEAS,
KORNLET
and
ITALIAN PASTE
at
Ervin & Morrison
GR0CER5
A L.unntic Freak.
Joseph W Pearson, a printer went
into insanity and hurled bricks, etc ,
into the Brittish embassy Wednes
day night and stracK Miss Ponunce
fot, inflicting some injury, and
broke about $700 worth of plate
glass before he could be arrested.
Baron Rothschild Dead.
A London Dispatch of the 17th
says that Baron Ferdinand James
de Rothschild is dead. His cfeath
was not anticipated, as he was
thought to be only suffering from
a cold.
EXECUTRIX NOTICE.
The undersigned, having qualified as
Executrix of the last will and testament
of W O Boyd, deceased, hereby gives
notice that all persons indebted to the
estate of said testator mnst make prompt
payment, and all persons holding claj'ms
against said estate must present same
for payment on or before the 20th day
of December, 1899, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
This, Dec. 19th, 1898.
"JULIA BOYD, Executrix.
Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to
treatment by Ely's Cream Balm,
which is agreeably aromatic. It is
received through ; the nostrils,
cleanses and heals the whole surface
over which it diffuses itself. To
test it, a trial size for410 cents or the
large, for 50 cents, is mailed by Ely
Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New
York; Druggists keep it. A reme
for Nasal Catarrh which is drying
or exciting to .the diseased mem"
brane should not be used. Cream
Balm is recognized as a specific
Bvery woman needs Ir. Miles' Pain PUls.
For fl
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There is the little fellow 4, 5, 6,
7, 8 years old. ' Christmas is al
most here and you haven't gotten
him anything yet. Mercy! What
will I get for the child? .His sis
ter or his cousin or his aunt will
give him toys, toys, toys, without
end.
' Cwould be needless for you to
add to his stock of these things,
which will already cover the floor
so thick you can't get around m
the room. Let us suggest a good
and sensibleway out of the diffi
culty. Here' it is: Buy one of our
beautiful Vester'uits for him
vary fine, good and handsomely
trimmed. Take a look at ; these
suits anyway. Bought just for
Christmas presents. They are
finr than you usually buy lor tho
boy, (but Christmas calls for extra
nice things. Give anything at all
give something nice.
Cannorj & Fetzer
Company.
WHY
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GET INTO THE SWIMTHE ELECTION IS OVER THANKSGIVING IS"
v PAST AND IN A FEW MOE DAYSgWE WILL HAVE ,
CHRISTMAS AGAIN. ,
PRESENTS I Oh, Yes ! You must have pitsciita for
Christmas times. We don't know of any better place in the-
State of North Carolina to buy a useful as welJ as an orna
mental PRESENT than the
FURNITURE HOUSE BELL HARRIS & CO.
SEE. Run over the list and see if we are not correct, One
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Hundred Bed Room Suits in all the fancy woods. Parlor
good, medium and best. Wardrobes, Side Boards, China,
Closets, Office Desks, Book Cases, Hall Racks, Rocking:
Chairs, Dining Chairs and all kinds of children Chairs, Bis
sels Carpet Sweepers, Cook Stoves, Mattress and Spring Bafiy
Tenders, Boy Wagons, Go Carts, Coasters, TrycicJes, Y eloso.
peds, etc
Our line of Pictures and Frames, Mirrors, Lamps, etcr.
must be seen to be appreciated. We haye bought largely;.
We have bought at right prices. We have bought to sell if
you will favor us with a call we will conyince you that we
mean just what we say. Come and see us. With best wishes.,
for a merry Christmas we are
Yonrs . . ;
Bell, IMarris & Company,
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Desirable gifts tor a
lady. When yon think
of Yiiletide gifts, fcink
of this store. Sensible
gifts for sensible people'.'-
We are showing
a line of house shrt-vers
for ladies? als
fleece lined slices
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cloth tops ard f szibl:
soies which v;onia
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Yiiletide Rift for
grandma or motl
Any lady and aHladies
appreciate a real nica
pair oi gloves at ar.r.
time. Large J.ine ox
Neckwear, Hosiery.
Handkerchiefs, etc.
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