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CHAS' H-WALSH WORKS, Sycamore St., Petersburg, Va, Mouuments, Tombs, Cemetery Curb ing, Ac. All work strictly first class and at Lowest Prices. I ALSO FURNISH IRON .a FENCING, VASES, &C Designs sent to any address free. In writing for them plsaae gUe age of de- ea -y and li mit as to price. . - I Prepay Freighton all TTorfc Compare our Yfcrk frfti tht o 21 I MHssaMslsV JlDITOxS jEISURE jfJoUS, OBSERVATIONS OF In the trial ot J. H. Tillman for the killing of Editor Gonzales, of the Columbia State, Columbia, S, C, the first indication for Tillman's expect- ed victory Tillman's First Victory. by Judge Columbia to Lexington county, and ibe court ot that county will be held third Monday in September. There has been a general impression that Tillman will be acquitted, though the public seems to think he ought to be banged ; and the victory of Tillman's counsel in having the trial moved is regarded as quite in his favor. Why Tillman should not have been tried long before now is a little mysterious. The statement may be made with no fear of challenge that had Tillman been a negro or poor white man long ago would he have been tried, condemned or acquitted, and it condemned perhaps hanged and the incident almost forgotten. The Baleigb correspondent to the Charlotte Obseryer some days ago gave the following interview concerning the number of distilleries in the - r -- -, .- - - f-' - Only Twenty-Five. the distilleries, that be did not believe that over 25 distilleries would be in operation in both the revenue districts in North Carolina July 1st. He does not tbink.more than 10 will be in operappn in this district, ; He says that dnring-the past ten years distilling has not been a profitable business in North Carolina. He thinks there will be even fewer distilleries in the western district than in the eastern, for the reason that in the western dis trict there are so few cities and towns in which they can get entrance and license. In fact it seems there aie not over seventeen places in the four western congressional districts in which distilleries can get entrance."' tk prot mr sfrlke in Richmond, like most strikes, is bringing more tio. . t .v'o prob. to any one. Strikers will alwaye find them Strike in Bichmcr. do not pay him for his labor has a right to stop work unless he is under contract which binds him to his employer ; but we further claim that no man who stops work himself has any moral right to interfere with rela tions between other employes of the same or different employer. It is a matter that every man ought to settle for himself. It is to be deplored ,that the people of Richmond have been subjected to the annoyances and irreeularitSes incident to a strike. - At. thia- writing nothing, very serious has occurred, but there is no telling how soon there may be general blood shed. Let us hope that such will not be the case and that matters will soon be amicably adjusted. The Roanoke-Chowan Times tells been "swamping" the people around Sharpers Everywhere. ning rod man that it would cost only $20 or $23 to put rods on his house, but in the final settlement it cost $38. Mr. B. F. Taylor was told that it would cost $21 to put rods on his house, but when settlement was made the figures had crawled up to $58. The game is played thus : An advance agent goes ahead and makes estimates; saying it will be about so and so, at the same time getting the man who is baying the lightning rod to sign a contract at so much per foot. Later the wagon comes along and the ma nipulators put on the rods, finishing up with, about twice as many feet as the advance agent and contractor estimated. So the game is to get a con tract at so much per foot and then collect for about twice as much as was estimated for. The editor of The Commonwealth "ponied up" to the tune of $56 some years ago under the same kind ot contract, but the . advance agent alterwarda tried' to commit suicide and then died, we believe; so we haye nothing to say of him now. The Atlanta Journal gives editorial space to the discussion of the pass ing ot "Sir" and "Ma'am." It says these words have been "called in," but No Longer "Sir." expressions. The first noticeable disuse of "Sir" was observed, it is said, in the Burdiek trial at Buffalo by a smart young Miss who lett off the "Sir" in answering questions or addressing remarks to any and all persons con nected with the trial. The New York Commercial is quoted as saying: "No doubt some of the court officials and attendants and a majority ot the throng present regarded the omission of the word as due to the child's lack of courtesy, or perhaps to the ignorance ot that measure of deference and respect which is due from boys and girls to their elders. But that is a long exploded notion." The Journal concludes its observations as follows : "But this is a world of change. The polite forms of one generation become the absurdities of the next. A century ago a young man writing a love letter addressed bis fiancee as 'respected Miss To-day he begins either with something like 'Dear Old Girl,' or, more frequently, with no saluta tion at all. Yesterday, people in good society said Yes, ma'am , 'No, sir.' To-day they are instructed to say simply yes and no. To-morrow they will say yep and nope. We liye in a rapid age." , If ALL the people of the country were as loyal to every interest that affectshem as the newspapers are to their towns, counties and State, there would be a wonderful difference in things -The WeWSpaper Loyalty. new8papers Ql North Carolina, and of other States as well, daily nd weekly, city or country papers, show more genuine loyalty to the communities, towns and cities in which they labor than any other institutions or enterprises that have to do with the public interest. When did one ever read anything in a local or State paper which reflected on the locality or the State except In the purpose, and hope of doing good? Sometimes papers have to print news that is unpleasant but the' editors and managers bear more of such unpleasantness than any one else. Every worthy enterprise is encouraged by the paper or papers of the town or city, and in many cases the papers take the lead in promoting good enterprises even when there is no difference to' the paper, in matters of dollars and cents, whether such enterprise succeeds or not. If as many persons would say good things tor a local paper, for instance, as the paper says tor the people in the town and community tbey would take more interest in read ing and supporting the paper themselves, f there is ik question about the fact that newspapers arenore loial to towns and communities than Icwa and communities are to paper 1 here'are many ways in which the pub lic could be helpful lo papers with'-t cost or sacrifice, and in view of the loyalty of papers H their jcommannje they ought to do it. Above all eve- v .it.- ..Ki in kn hia irmnntii Mum with fail rv man in tne eoinjuv v PASSING EVENTS.? is the granting of a change of venue Townsend. The trial is moved from State : "Representative A. D. Watts said today, regarding the Watts liquor regulation bill and selves in worse condition after than before. We hold that any man whose wages for employment how some lightning rod men have Rich, Square, and writes a word of caution, saying to the people, "Beware what you sign." Mr. W. E. Spivey was told by the light makes modest protest against it. Agreeing with the Journal we must say that we like the old , - . Halifax County Teachers' Institute. COLORED DIVISION. , Scotland Neck, N. C, June 23, 1903. The colored public school teacher of Halifax county convened in the town of Enfield, N. C , Thursday, June 18, for the purpose of atttending the County Teachers' Institute. They met at 10:45 a. m , in the colored graded school building lor the purpose of holding a preliminary ses sion. The assembly was called to or der by Prot. J. C. Love, the principal of the school. After making a few in troductory remarks he .requested Rev. C. Y. Richardson to conduct devotion al exercises. The audience sang "All hail the power of Jesus' name." Mr. Richardson read a portion of the 10th chapter of the epistle of Paul, thr Apostle to the Romans, and invoked divine blessings for the congregation Audience sang "I am waiting." The minister spoke ot the great re sponsibility of teachers and desired them to behave themselves according ly. "The eyes of Enfield," said he. "are upon us." Prof. Love delivered an welcome in behalf ot the address of citizens oi the town and community. To this Hon. Scotland Harris, ol Littleton, responded. ' His remark were brim full of wit and humor and followed by loud applause. ' Mr. Geo. T. Hill, of Scotland Neck, spoke of the liability ol , teachers. He remarked that they are lights, and that only the best persons should be teach ers. "Teachers are simply servants," said he. Mr. Alonzo Weaver, .of Littleton, said that there are some born teachers and some otherwise. He thinks' that the welfare of a school' depends verj much upon the hearty co-operation ol teacher and parents. He mentioned some of the school difficulties with which teachers meet and how to over come them. v r" Mr. Austin Tillery, of Tillery, said that he was highly pleased with the meeting and the work. Mr. E. A. Taylor, of Scotland Neck, desired future organization and ex change of views and opinions. "1 came here," he remarked, "to learn something." Rev. H. B. Williams, of Enfield, said that in a gathering of this kind where all are equal it is difficult to decide what would be most interesting to the audience. He ventured to say, how ever, that schools should be governed by love instead of fear. The attemp; to govern by fear would lead, be thought, to retrogression and barbarism. The hour for adjournment haying arrived the teachers dispersed for phys ical refreshments, a Tbe afternoon session of the first d y was about as follows : Song, "What a friend we haye in Jesus." Prayer by Rev. H. B. Williams. Song, "Yield not to temptation." Minutes of forenoon session read and approved. Teachers discussed live topics rela tive to their work. . Mr. Robinson, of Halifax, asked whether it was love for the work r fear of tbe penalty of non-attendance at the Institute that brought the teach ers together. To this question he d:d not want an audible reply. Mr. Edward Cheek, of Halifax, sai.l that there exists great need for bet-1 ter preparation and that he himself hoped to attain efficiency. Mr. Robinson, of Halifax, recom mended study and emphasized the im portance of a better understanding - ol English grammar. He said that rules and so on may be remembered without tbe ability to properly and practically j utilize them. , Thus ended the preparatory session ' The Institute proper opened on. the arrival of Dr. A. S. Harrison, county superintendent ' ot public schools, and Prtf. E. S. Sheppe (white) of the' En field graded schools. When these em ! nent educators 1 walked in sighs of mental relief among the audience as sumed evident expression. r All the teachers were pleased to see them ; some, however, could not feel happy, even, when'' they tried." !' :: - fS-t The soperintenden t needed no intro duction I so he presented the" teachers (collectively) to Prof. Sheppe, whom he said would assist him in conducting the Institute. '" .isS, r fDr Harrison began by referring to ihe displeasure of some teachers which greWout of "their failure to receive such favors from him as they had expected. They thought that he had done then harm, but he knew he had done them good. He advised us to study and to teach . honesty and truthfulness. He said if we would command the respect of the white people we must be honest and upright. He remarked in effect that es a rule our parents are not re sponsible for their ignorance because they were born at a time when their education was not desired. He said that, teachers should not abuse their opportunities. They must supplement the good work of parents and ought to be leaders. "How to make out reports" was a subject of special importance. He carefully explained the proper way to perform this dnty. Improper reports bad forced upon him more worry than anything connected with bis office ss county superintendent of public schools. The special attention of teachers was called to the public school laws, sec tions 8 to 12 ; 13 to 17 ; 19 to 24 (23 special) ; 26, 29, 34, 37, 41, 48, 63, 64, 67 to 69. By request the teachers fang "Caro lina," after which Prof. Sheppe took charge. He was surprised to find that a great many teachers were not familiar with the State hymn. He wanted them to learn it. He announced as the subject of bis lecture ''The Human Mind." So deep and profound was his logic, pure and applied, that we cannot do the dis course a reasonable service here. He showed that the mind is not, as some suppose, an inanimate thing. "It is a living thing," he exclaimed, "com posed of the intellect, the sensibility and the will." The mind has energy and aetivitv. Below we note a few other lacts stated: The mind has three special pnases or energies, viz : Tne ingoing activities, such as seeing, hearing and smelling; -the inward actiyities, such as thinking and reflection ; the outgo ing energies, such as the expression. He wanted teachers to get the facts, assimilate the facts and teil or express the facts. The mind may be compar ed to a tree or plant. It is a conscious organism, a self-conscious growth. It grows by its own impulse. It may be stimulated and cultivated. Tbe teach er must give the student the right kind of mental food in tbe proper form. He made this plain by asking if a wise farmer would attempt to fer tilize h's plants by me ins of a coaree material sucn as bones and snelis ur pulverized. The growth of the min i may be directed by surrounding it with the proper material. It must not be overfed. The result would ha mental indigestion. In speaking of tbe mistakes of teach ing he said that the mind is regarded by some as something like a junk shop. It is enough to make a teacher quiver to hear the professor speak of what be calls educational sins against the child. "How an idea gets into the mind" was a subsidiary question but not at all uninteresting. He illuminated this topic by an appropriate drawing on a blackboard. This picture, however, did not at first convey the right idea into the mind. Prof. Sheppe did not regret this failure. It somewhat pleas ed him because it suited his purpose. It consisted ot only three lines a ver tical, a broken and a curved line. Tbe two last lines touched tbe first oblique ly, haying their broken and curbed ends In relief. These lines represented a soldier entering a house with a gun a a l i j I on bis wboulder and accompanied by his dog. Had such acts been a familiar scene to tbe teachers the symbol would have speedily conveyed tbe idea. Tr.e speaker thus showed that tbe unknown i can 1)6 reached only by tbe known Thursday's work ended here. . On Friday morning we began the main work where ne left off Thursday afternoon. We are now at the First Baptist church. The county superintendent calls tbe meeting to older and Rev. Mr. Richardson leads in the devotional ex ercises. . " -. - Prof. Sheppe resumes his lecture. He shows the teachers that they must lead tbe child from certain known facts to5 certain unknown facts. That 'this is "the only proper way to 'teach. The mind can hot help growing if it re ceives the proper nourishment. Teach ers in many, respects must be childlike, f "idoes in idea get into the mind?" was the net questisn. The audience is expectant. Prof. Sheppe draws two circles One to represent an uneducated mind the other ed ucated. Tneee "he fills with dots to represent ideas. But how do they get into the mind is the question. This was explained by ebowng how a stran ger may enter a houee. The family may not desire thb presence of the stranger at first, but after a while some evidence of relationship U discovered j and the stranger is embraced and Is no 1 more a foreigner but a member ot tbe j family. Here he spoke of the family; of ideas and how the old unite with tbe new. When tbe teacher desires lo lead the child unto a new idea heinubt begin with that which it already knows. "Three (cental process" wore next! considered. Firs', the idea outside the mind or (he ingoing pmcest. $ecoid, the inside process or nfl-clion and reasoning, 'iliiul, tbe ootgoii.-g pro cess or the expre-siuiu "Expression," ..aid tLe speaker, "is the highest lest ol i he teacher's Mer." fie concluded, "First, get the fcts ; second, get tbe rel llou tictwecn ihu ftt-; tbiid, tell tho facU" Dr. Harrison now chances the char acter of the exerci.-es a bit by telling tbe teachers how lo send a voucher and so on, and spoke briefly hi regard to examinations. . Prof. Sbeppe remarked that If Dr. Harrison nnd hi nisei I were our enemies they would not bave tried to be so ex planatory. They would have mysti tiid us. They would not bave us do for tbe child that which it can do for itself. If a mother coutiuuea to carry her babe iu ter rins it will never walk. Ibis is au age cf new inven tions Tbe te .cher must kepp up with the proce-;oion. in reading we are to remember that words are only tigna ol ideas. Words are fcimply the hnsks that cover the fruits or ideas. Know- inS uinst precede telling. The rifcht i ideas must be clothed in the right i words. So well pleased at the way iu which the management conducted the Insti tute that the fallowing resolution whs unanimously adopted and spread upou the face of tbe minutes : Enfield, June 19, 190:1. T To Tir. A."S. Harrison and Prof. E. S. Sheppe : While we appreciate the painstakice manner of instructing us in the gener al principles of public school teaching, we are more than grateful lor the ex pressed manifestations that you are our friends. We leel interested in the educations! revival going on in North Carolina and the South. But we feel that a pleas ant good feeling exists between tbe racps, one of assistance on your part, and one of appreciation on ours U ot infinitely mure importance than mere superficial knowledge gotten out of text books. This, therefore, will assuro you of our grateful appreciation and kindl.v remembrance of smb helpful instruc tion. And to tbe good people of Enfield we most tincerely extend our heartfelt thanks for their kind hoauitality to which tbev have so generously mde us recipients. For all this we wilt for ever bae a warm place in out ilbaxiit reminiscences of this occasion. Scotland Ha bi: is, J. H. Collins, J. C Love, D. C. Bell, A. P. Robinson, Geo. Williams, Committee. Note.- We have no space to men tion the grand meeting of teachers and tbe line ot topics discussed at St Paul Baptist church Thursday night, neith er tbe closing exercises at the First Baptist ch arch on Friday night. Both these occasions were worthy of note, but as we have no educational journal at our command we must be content with the space that the newspapers generally will allow us. Geo. M. James. HOW'cJ THIS7 We offer One Hundred Dollars Be ward for any case of Catarrh that can not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F.J.CHENEY & Co., Proprietors, Toledo, O : We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe bim perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by tbeir firm. West dc.TBFAX.Wholesale Drrggists, Toledo, O. Waldixg, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Care is taken inter nally, actinc directly up: n the blood and mnonna snrface of the svstetn. 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