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Our Public Schools. Their Discipline. l'APBK NO. 3. E l NeW'i In former artic) 1 li iv?' advocated some radic ret Tim. Tiiere are others nee ed. W. en ihe trustees employ te 'cli r h y will assert a d< si for Hi' liecipiiue, saying:"Now Mr this school in > our ?*har^e; you h ve contr of these children from Hie tin thev leave home until their r tuin; the r conduct in the sclioc room ai d on the road to and fro home is a matter lor jou to go em by whatever rules you nia think jlist and proper; we wai you to make ihese children b have properly ; keep g<>od ordin school and make the childre learn." These assertions are good as fj as nu re assertions go. They ii dieate a ri'ht spirit on the pa of ihe trustee?: but these oflicei should remember that a mere a serti'ui in the schoolroom is ? little av ?il ; they should tak feel and show a lurther interei by visiting the school and b f U 1 Ir 1 ?t if ill 14 n vnnnr ?vi o n not* 1 Vl?' JL ?? w J'l I1KH1IIUI I the children when and where the may chance to meet; and the should encourage an 1 sustain tli the teacher on all occasions t far as practicable. The.v shoul also occasionally see the patron and talk with them, persuadin them to send their children t school regularly and to require c them to study at home. 1'arenis will, on meeting tli teacher, announce their sent ments iu favor of discipline an TTMikiiifr p.hildrftn lo#rn- mnut r l-t - * ? ,J 7 "*"uv v them will even insist on ii : bv how is the proposition to be cai ried out ? When a parent does not exei cise discipline at home?alas he lew do !?the children think thw a stranger has no right to do s< wherefore insubordination is it directly nurtured by the parent as well as a disinclination t study Parents are apt to listen wit biased feelings to what theirow children sav ah ut what ma occur at school or on the road.This is only natural: but it is iu just. The children may not it tend to speak falsely: but the are swayed more easily tha grown folks by prejudice an passion, often imagining snecii injuries to their own poisons, l^e nigs, or (1 gnities wh mi none wei intended. Of course the lilti ones sometimes need proteotioi and they generally gel it from teacher who has a right ho ?rt.Let tlte children tell, if yo choose: hut cross examine thei closely and then hear what othei have to say ou the subject If a teacher were per!eel, I wnu d have no business in schoolroom: heshoul! he |>?\01 the gre.it <* ? 11 that divides il sheep from the goats As he noi pei feci the trustees and pi rents should aid him in eve? pract cable way. II lie is a ijgh minded person, lie will try I atone lor error as soon as disco' ered and try to amend his met! nds. If his error is worthy i notice at all, the trustees ( wit the parents and children concert ad) should have a quiet and ut pi* judioed interview with the teaeh< r and talk over the mailt r in a business way, trying lo reach a peaceiul ftud satisfactory con elusion. The discipline o! scholars is a til >t t r tli ?t ttuie must develop. cs N > two children are o! ti e sam !H I , nature as to netvous tempera .ment a'ul moral character. A teacher must study each ci?i << and tnaKe i< qmri-s > f nthersc >o corning temperatiielit and disoj pnei'ion. A treatment good ? ? one niigtit be ruinous to another. Id A lew children can riot boar ever ji harsh word while o'iters may In squire even blows. Just here it may as well be slid that tli rod is a verv necessarv insirut ment in the school, and great go (1 may result from its judici ous use:?moral suasion may su'Lti fice when depravtV is eliminated !tl Irom human nature. All schools should be as nearly , lJ,s practicable under the same pt j general rules. It*is imprnctica rg | ble to write rules and enforce g jtliem; for scholars will spend too ^ much precious time in studying ! how ?> evade or avoid them: but s| j one general rule covers all cases ?"if you do wrong you will be punished " This is very simple; and all know right Irom wrong, v or, it not, they should b) coii, signed to the nursery or reforma>3 tl>ry' ^ Some larger boys and girls do not think they ought to be whipped like smaller ones. They cat? easily render it unnecessary by their good behavior and studiI ous habits : but, if they do wrong or will not s'udv, thev should be e * ' . punished as well as smaller ones. , If they ate too big to be whimied. U " , rr ' j (hey are too big to deserve it or too big to be in decent society.? it If one of these is insubordinate, and it is doubtful about his submitting to discipline, the teacher r" j should notity the trustees and the I parents of the scholar and the I scholar too to meet at the school) *! t * j room at a certain hour. These ' should all meet promptly. Then 9 ; the trustees and parents should 0 ' see proper punishment uillicted. I Thus no ligiits between teichers " : and pupils would take place; nor! 11 would there bo a place lor that J* questionable plan ot expulsion un le-iS continued sins should render d i it necessary. Ot course where t* one is so wicked and indecent as y j to be distasteful and hurttul to n other-* he >-h >ukl be banished, but d j this sentence should not he meted 4I out to one who may invite it I through perver.-eness, or laziness, i or s> 1 y desire to quit school. e TUTOR. le J ' 1 t-?i ? ? ( v^uininc anu i^ium ^utiutng. u From the Hard man, Tennessee, in | Free Press. rs W? have spoken about the | bottie of hair restorer made ot i?* rum ami quinine, s n n leeenta ly by a good Samaritan, which ui we have been <ih111 jjf a-* a h ver ie ! age. We now keep a l?o tl" of it is 1 in t lie house ail the time, and last a- Sunday we bad some Iriends to y dinn* r, and tin- cook poured t- about hull a bottle of the hair to promoter en the plum pudding v and set it afire. (>ur guests eat li it all up, but when they got of through their faces were all h wrinkled tip and they looked a-< ii. if they hud swallowed the hitler l- pill of adversity. If a Cov/ gav Butter mankind would have invent milk. Milk Is N ture's emulsion ? butt put in shape for dige tion. Cod liver oil is e tremely nourishing, b it has to be emulsifi< before we can digest Scott's Emulsio combines the best < with the valuable hyp phosphites so that it easy to digest and do far more good than tl oil alone could. Th makes Scott's Emulsic the most strengthenin nourishing food - mec cine in the world. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemist* 4-O0-4-15 Pearl Street New Yo BOc. and $I.OO AM drugglsti Alphabet of the X Roads. Written tor The News A is f ?r Alice, the great seat stress. B is tor Bawn, the t-leepii beauty. C is for Cora, who loves h bright eyed children. L) is for Dump, the gracef dancer. E is for Ella, who picks tl guitar. F. is for Fannie, so neat ai so sweet. G is for George, who sure can. II is for Henry, the good ca peiiter. I is lor Ira, the jolly scho boy. J is lor Jennie, who keeps i wi h tho style. K is lor kind, which we t ought to be L is for Lizzie, with face brig and lair. M i-" l<?r Monnie, whom we i dearly love. N is for Nannie, the mischie ous baby. O is n?r Oee, who loves work. P i* for Preacher Pardue, w | is a good man. Q, stands for queer, whi J some people are. R is for Robert, who deai loves "booze." S is for Sadie, who has j many geese. T is for Tommie, who loves V\l o ir r?i o r I .1 <?;i I J'MlV HI (X I "im. U stands for Uncle Joe, \v I watches lor his V stands !or Vicie. who h , ho many chickens. W stands lor WiU, who spo the school teacher. X stand* for Xniiis. which | alI long to see. Y st ?nds for You, which men you all. Z stands lor Z-g /air, iho w I wo walk. YOUNCi LADY. Notice to Teachers. I he next regular teachers' exunnLut will he hohl nt LancuHter court house, Kinning ut o'clock n in. Frhlny, May 19 j6. W. m. MOOKE, County Hapermtenilent tvlueafio Lancaster, 8.C., April 13, 1996. t g1 | MMKV SU11S i to ? er J ? FOR ? { ?j | Money Spenders j 351; t Our entire line of Shoes at old prices. We f * can sell you shoes at the same price they will a es' f now cost us, and make money. Don't miss nej^ this opportunity. Just received $250 worth at iip new Laces and Embroidery to match at 2 1-2 # ^ 5n M to 50c the yard. Beautiful line white goods, J |T- 1 Lawns, Piques, etc., from 5c to 35c the yard. ? f Yard-wide Taffeta Silk, wear guaranteed, at M \ 98c, worth #1.25. Small lot Dress Shirts to ? J close at 50c on the dollar. Full line white J .rk J and colored soft Shirts at 23c to 98c. i Just Received | S a solid case of men's and boys' Sample Hats. J * Vnnr r\f K/->?rc' of rti An'c r or* t ^ ? M. vrui UI uvj J at yuv. t inv,il J ^ worth double the money. Our stock of Neck- J C wear and Underwear is new and complete and m J as cheap as the cheapest. We have a few er 9 winter-weight suits to close at your price in f ^ order to make room for spring goods. We i ul ^ want 500 men to get a pair of our 75c Over- ^ Ialls at 50c. No charges for showing goods. I Yours respectfully, # ' t Funderburk Comp'y. t , ~ ~ ~ 't Better and BeLLer f ^ Scores of people already know that they can get better ^ ^ ^ bargains in everything sold in an up-to date retail store f lit ? from J. J. Hlackmon than they can from any one on earth. ^ ^ And still they get better. I am now going to ofFer you one J car load of best Patent Flour for $2.50 per sack, and one v f?ll a car of Half Patent for $2 30 per sack. I also have a car of ^ ^ best Horn and Oats which I will offer at equally as low P prices. 1 want your business and will get it if low prices & ^ and good goods count. I also have a complete line of ^ lo ^ Hats, Pants, Shirts, Overalls, # ^ in fact, everything in the way of uotiona, bought right, ^ . f which 1 will sell you at 10 to 25 per cent, lower than von J ' ^ Crtn ^uv 8Hmo gf"><ts. Remember I still have some odds ^ & and ends in almost everything that I will sell for cash at ^ Cj1 f less than cost and at customer's own price. See me and be ^ j. convinced. Yours for business, ly 5 J. J. Blackmon J I t0 1 I 60 YEARS' . Livery, Livery, I l\/AfV f * lsd-m 1 I 1 k 1 k*J rts Though doing a rattling good ^rffr^ copvmoHTs &c. 1 i i . Anronfl nrnd#nK a *l<otoh and description may IIverv business, WO ciro deter- nnlokl? naoerfrtOi our opinion frpe *fn*tlipr nn * .*, i , invention la probably potcnf Able. Com inn nice- ? mined to do even better. Our handbook?mi-?ui.w ? . / t r i i t ?eu? free. < ?l<1o*t i.noiiry (or *orurltiir patent*. j present stocks of Vehicles and ' | Horses are being supplemented H tit mm I! 111h 11 >y handsome new carriages and ^%wvllllllv /lllivl IVilll# . * . iii*i \ tminlsoiitely 11 Itmt rnt ?><1 weekly. I.invest rlr1 buggies and stylish eululioii ?.f i.ny*olot.tlllo ]<>urnal. Torn.*. #3 a v year ; four month*, $1. Hold hy all Tinwniteiiler. , ay Driving and Saddle Horses. MUNN 8 CO.",?""-"':New York ? llratiHi Offlc?, tt25 ]? Ht.? Washington, I>. C. i Our livnrv r>?tlll?lic;l->r?-\rir>t ics going to be second to none in mi ? the State, and don't you forget For it! Come or send to us when vaii W'int f ho Itont H!' A<"r,'K L?u<l ono utile pmhI of lradeayou want tne rest, up 10-aaie vi?w on pU|,HC rOH,| Rll,| Lynches nv?r livery service. known hk the Joshua Water* home |>lac? ,on and a pait of the Klijah Waters place. Vr HP ATU-FI I iflTT Mill F Hfi 1 eautiiul honae t-ite, good well aDd spring, 1H, HCA III lLLIU I I nlULt. IiUb llUlj jrj a(,,WH bottom land ou Lynches river. i Price tH.00 per acre. Good terma to right n fl-L ? ._ m. M perty. J. T D08TBB, )t Subscribe for '\ he News. Birmingham, Ala. V