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ed, will help the ehildre ^|a/ neat. Receptacles for large enough to hold m long-stemmed bouquets, vines, branches of autuir es, water grasses, can be in any country store in t of the neutral tinted c jars in which housewives preserves and jams. Ha> in the windows, on she the corners of the room; ii and fall, hide the rustj wifh vi naa * ? **MVO iiatiiu^ HUK The children will vie o another in bringing b< things to put in them. Bend your energies getting a library. Chil the rural districts see 1 books beside those they texts. Begin with a diet do not rest until you hav W for the dictionary habit that pupils must acquire, a shelf for this dictionary the right height; put jeans cover on the boo! above it on the wall a that it be handled witl hands and closed after and then see that every < school learns to consult i and intelligently. Buy books at a time; select carefully?story books, phies, travels, some w science, some tamiliar t farming subjects, and rc books as you can obtaii The Book Supply Com] Chicago will send you, quest, a large catalogue of well classified, from whi may select almost any boo ed at moderate price. Ti ing to your pupils a little every day. For nature i microscope is invaluable; small, cheap magnifyin will be useful, and will s furnish busy work tor restless child. One can for the price of fifty cc Blackboards, of course, yc g have ; slating can be ap; r canvas cloth, or even to he ^ per, and with care will li I ' " tjrai years, u stretched smooth surface. Over tlx boards belong your pictui scattered about, but arra groups. Frame thorn if y< if not, mount them on card-b >ard and fasten to t neatly with tacks. But tr one or two really good p and frame them if posdbl are e Ideational. I have r bought some pictures for f 19 x 25 inches, at Iwe cents each, that are good, ed in plain oak, 1 expec to give pleasure where t hung for a long time. T1 colored pictures of our wil flowers, trees, and anima had for two cents each, beautiful series of Hoi life ol Christ, iu the P Cosmos pictures, never be a source of interest t and old. The Prang Kdt al Company also presen' tiful bird charts, at arm Of course the nchool rot have its basin and towe for wraps, mat for mud and mirror for growth i ness. All these things m insignificant, but one i \ gin with the little things, * the way to great ones. A good idea, in begins improvement of ground* work out carefully a ? - 'ix - N n to be plan. In doing this one flowers, have in mind the ultimat aBses of pearance of the yard at Hi trailing ot five or six years. Do not in leav- just anything or anywhere , 4.I.. 4: 4- ' r &vuiiu v?M3 llUlO lO IQ1DK Ot Wbftl he form be the resole of your planti rockery after yeavs. Do uot be hae i tie up cutting dc?vn tree?, but dec re these to what you want to put in jives in keep out, and then put a spring plan on paper, like a map r stove it up where it can be seen n one. talk it over with the ache ne with the community. Their in eautiful will be excited at once. Do discouraged if your yard toward not grow beautiful imraedi dren of Plants, like children, must but few time to develop. Have a use as receptacle ouo of doors iionary; hide your wood pile, if on! e that, hind a screen of wire coyere< i is one wild honey-suckle; have hit Have posts to eavoyour trees; ins ' of just "yard cleaning day" for an a stout once a week; try to linve i t, tack benches, painted dark | request lastenea to a tree or the si 1 clean the house ; buy a rake, hot using, spade, and beep tbera fliild in shelter when not in use ; t freely the kind of flowers to plar a few as ?o obtain good effects, a t them every pupiJ of the schoo biogra- and plant, and water, uni orbs on learns how to do it well. T ,alks on part of his education. A tference woman who|has hadexperie l them, these things has told me tl pany of rainy days she would instil on re- general "cleaning up" a books, dinner hour ; desks wert ch you fully cleaned out, tiniest i >k need- of paper cleared away, an y read- children found exercise while pleasure in spending their study a recess in making the school even a dainty and attractive. This g glass teacher used to substitut erve to "keeping in," a task cf t many a the school grounds, the \ be had who had merited^uch punisl >nts up. being sent out to pick up >u must thing, however small, that piled to disfigure the yard. Being t avy pa- woman, perhaps she had in ??fc sev- the effect that fresh air over a have on nerves and temp 3 black- know another wise teacher, res; not rewards good conduct 1 nged in hour's work with rake and ju can, el in the flowerbeds. H heavv that I9 H certain method of < he wall badness. y to get Students might be orgi uctures 1"*? improvement clubs, le; they clubs could be sub-divided ecently worning com ran tees, with raining, pupil a member of one comn nty-five One boy knows every In Frain- sight?make him chairman st tliom free planting committee ; \ hey are little encouragement he hi lere are committee will not only fin d birds, plant trees, but will cai Is to be them lovingly, and will and the trouble upon any one who fmann's injure one of them. Anothe erry or mittee might have charge fails to walks, another the fences, t o young er the vines trained to cov< ncation- porch'or house, another the ts beau- beds and decorations fo ill cost, room ; there is no end to th >m must which the skillful teacher 1, hooks find from the enthusiastic dy feet, about her, eager to n neat- service if only given an irr ay seem the right direction, nust be- As you know, WinthropC , to lead has but one object in viewof training ? teachers for ing the schools of the state. We hai i, is to local organization, the 1 definite Johnson School Improvi ThtE LiA?NOAol'ifi tt NMVs. Al'itI must e apte end plant >, but / ' w,u * tching titute GgSh i hour 1**^ "* ??. a few ide of _ m A under ? study ^ it, so % nd let !ud? Make "hat. is bright no? in lat on Stylish tu,e a men in all it the *i*i > care- V1CI Kid, g scraps and 4.00. d the 1 t and .Ladies uoon 1.25 the p room same One lot shaPes. sP Jrchin Imperia hment ? * . every style and i could at 2.00, 2. 1 wise mind J USt ret ma^ Slippers fc er. 1 _ , who Pes and ?y ?" blucher tie trow , . . This is gi\ e 9ays shoes on the m curing you've seen the mized These , Lancaster of the vilh a t?d his Association. This organizatior id and has for its purpose not only th re for improvement of Winlhrop Col bring lege, but, since so many of it dares members expect to (each in th rcom country, it is also particular! of the anxious to he of assistance tolh moth- rural schools.Each member stand Br the ready, therefore, to pass toother flower tfhat she has gained from th r the college, and will be glad to giv e help to anyone who may desire, an; ' may information gained in the recita young tions and lectures at Winthrop be of aU loaflrvn nlani ? .VOMWM J UVIC3 U ipetus certain points in pedagogy, clas work in special subjects ollege such as History, Mathematics ?that English, or Geography. Th the president of Winthrop also, wil re our he glad to give his aid, not onh ). B. to any county organization, bu ameot alto to any individual teache L .20 1 7 * RE SOL.VEC that if wi5h , shine you must \ ? jtylishshc ak ^ your feet are h /\m/ to hide. you nee ?r- . . ? ii?xr l< 1*1 MVTM M*?n l? ! ? /E CAI m \ Your Feet SI i up-to-date Bostonian Oxfo the latest shapes?patent 1 un metal and valour, at 3.0 Oxfords in vici kid, a beaut air. : patent leather Oxfords, in ecial the pair 1.50. 1 brand Oxfords that are nc fit; we have all the newest 50, 3.00 and 3.50 the pair. :eived a full line of Wood >r children in patent leathers button oxfords, also tan a :S. en up to be one of the prettiest lines of arket, and we are sure you will think sc ?m. Yours respectfully, Mercantile C % 1 who may wish his counsel or claiir e I assistance. all bi .1 One more point. One reason the ,s for ihe insufficiency of our rural 'ead i e school is the constant change of kind y teacher. Life, at best, is never the e e easy; the life of a teacher, no coun lg matter where her work may lie, work a means hard work. Try to remain build e in a school just as long as you Hon i e can; learn to know your pupils, 8ens< y your patrons, the community at time, r largo ; let thorn become acquaint labor ed with you ; become one with n the people among whom you pj is work, and who intrust to you i( their deareBt treasures, the chil dren; love your work, down to JJpJJ e the slightest detail, and your you i 11 school will move on toward the p light. w t In all these thing* of which I r have spoken, for which I do not fc ?-??T* '> *? Tft ' T > 1 To ' *JEAR )ES IARD dn't ster A SHOM M line rds for eather, o, 3-50 :y, only i pretty )ted for r ? [ brand andals, nd red children's > too when lompany, i originality, lor they have jen hhki again and again, county organization must ; upon you, depends the of teaching, of buildings, ducational sentiment of the ty, and the association that s steadily toward the uping of high ideals for educa,n its deepest and broadest ) is sure, in the fullness of , to reap the reward of its s. lanos and Organs At Factory Prices. i us at once for our special plan rments on a Piano or Organ. if iuy either instrument through u get a standard make, one that ist a life time. Write alone's Music House, COLUMBIA, H. C, ?r catalogs, prioes and terms.