The Florence daily times. [volume] (Florence, S.C.) 1894-1925, June 27, 1898, Image 2
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resources to
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WI °' apfiJCH his naval
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bo added to his ,, i ^ 18 to
the !>►;. ■ , equipment. One of
tho Pnnce’s late discoveries is tt vol
•**•»« bank fifty i( „ „ o1 ’
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
sn
Ci.urc^KiTlL , ;l tt’ virions
^^^^‘‘-ccoad'-and
ft 'ouds should prevail
thoritios, ho sa.vs,
If in favor of 2d
2nd and fir.l.”
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of “Hooond,” the
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form.
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o
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in the ea ■ ' of “first,I
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'• ii, piv-
third” tl,
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njj'^.ava.'d yeboware amon K the
• 1 lo.ainent colors i^ the sn,.,.
goods. Blue with black crossbars
assunie all
r 1 ' 1 * an,J at ‘be end ofthe 1 *
V.*hnt wo ardently wish we soon be-
.ove.—Yo :ng.
She neglects her heart who studies
cr glass.—Lavater.
A man’s wisdon is LU best friend ;
lly his worst enemy.—Sir W.Temple.
Dure to do your duty always ; this
the height of true valor.—Simmons.
If we cannot live so as to be happy,
f ct us at least live so as to deserve it.
Fitche.
It is a kind of good deed t<> say
veil; and yet words are no deeds.—
<* kiakeapeare.
J It has ever been my experience that
oiks who have no vices have very few
irtuei.—Lincoln.
We are always on the for^o or on
on
£ ur '’ w ‘ uh «■ »■
gowns.
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T .e t,lt of the hut count,
tIj0 l,at itself at present
orate ‘
it.
more than
l‘“o« of mill/nery is
W "';'*II‘ a particular
seldom that „ , -V ’ a ‘ ‘t is
liko the iuSmleTeir‘/‘ , -M , ‘ n7thi »«
petct instn c cr, t 1 Wltll0,,t
how orelse s L- t .\ HUre . vou know
ease | '" imiueil shape.; trinuuirwh^iibbo 1
and cluster a of (lowers. bb ° n
The
i v a
•ompli
fp . . ‘bree months.
1 tie stilfiv
time wa
by wid
lors.
smter, w]
wears
black, fo
crimped net which
wO!n at the neck and
us fid for the other
Tl.„ lUilw.y W„I.I di, fttlention
*? “ "“‘I”* '««• in loobmotivu
‘"‘l' "’"' Tll « iiritisl, (lovcrmnent
•nJ.loniy to,,,,,,
Sweet H„C4 r,
Every
like
»r aeentin* Ltnen.
« i to hav" 6 lier tu^ldeand 1 bo,l ^. lvife
ellinc leaM l Jim
old “turnover”
These, it
smelling of sweet
am giving a recipe for
Jen
aromatic odors, so I
con
■£ e Z'
■k J,2T" ’ v " rk ”
S CI el *''iir.y tlio
pleted the work in thirty-one days or
"bout half the time required in the
contract. Huoh are American p,
t" 1 , ,,,actic “ Aaericn, „™
"* dT '"“''K 1 ’ ppwmrce*, » len tll6
CT?7T; ^ " ul > -I
fS y 1,d 1,1 Pride
themsrives too confidently on th e i r '
•<bi>:tted wit ami energy.
scent bags economically,
mukii
niar-
that
nig the^e
quautities of ,mwde^d'„i fake
mitmecr and ei... ® letl cloves, mace,
dried leaves of mint ' I l 1>OWller t ''°
-md, f ouniU^: 1 !;^ -^eni-
Jmam hyssop and rosemary so
above. 0 'Then mid^Mf* 11 * with t,ie
chips of cassi'i !. “« much of
-r
clothes press.
e mle appliesIrho evil is only that men will not
" 1 Pint relative or 4<eek it.—Meueius.
1 »i> moumiaJ Every man stamps his value on him-
ielf. The price we e’milleng* for our-
telves is given us by others. Man is
'vs h no lonirer ^ Utt,le « r eat or little by his own will.—
‘ 'cud lino lawn cuffs ami • ’ ’
''• ep, the cufia havimr Ih.m'Im a *’ Never borrow trouble. If the evil
mot an ineli, while the hem 3 uot to c °me, it i useless, and so
collar is a little less, are hast,.,7 i! u,u 'b waste ; if it is to come, beat
sleeves and neck after the fashin! £ eep all your strength to meet it.—
collars and ci rr y on Edwards.
. must he remembered Let no man be sorry he has done
tiir.! ^ "sively by widows, and jood, because others have done evil.
Oi' . 11 " eret ‘ cap is nude to nm ^ a man bus acted right, he has done
-use, the friends andacqna ,ve "« though alone; if wrong, tlie
s ° ‘be bereaved should le mnetion of all mankind will uot justiiy
cnees w,irr ° 0r wilh tl,eir con< Fielding.
•mes written upon them, but n
ose connected by ties of blood 8»tdt« IJeaNsw I.lnenln S’or.v.
f n ,st intimate friends should e There is u citizen of Cleve and who
lionie > 8e0 j ° 8e ‘‘i grief. They are ^n 1 * a vcr . v Peasant story to the
hv t'i ’ . ail< ‘““"y women, restrait rolime of Liucolniana. lie and ins
tesv ^ " C f Up e ! o{ tr 'ith and coi bmr brothers, all young men, wore
...,iu’ . ‘ orce, l to see though'th ‘ u the Federal army during the war,
not ui ’ "i f 11 ! lf 18 k* r * rua ‘ pleasant Rnc t oue 0 ‘ the brothers, l!) years old,
not absolutely painfuk Cfter a particularly fierce campaign,
bv r* * ! ' 8 0t 1Ul t u ‘ r y are recoKnizktouud himself in a Washington mili-
should " rU C “ rt1 ’. bia0k bordered”attA. y hospital.
tj. m sent within ten days afto His mother came from Cleveland to
Letter * 'V <,a .‘ b ® (arc t of ihqnim do what she could to aid him. He
tirelv ei -. C ° n< ° ® nce have almost ^passed the crisis of his illness safely,
those ii vea . " a y personal cards an aat t when be was well enough to be
“ ^ ru ‘‘ a| o not expected ■ moved the mother wi|nt to the White
»nces of the
-arils at the dc
eojCoiuroD
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m.
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The T.lttle CroRiIinaker.
Take two oimrts. one pint of (lour,
Fine and white us t*a:i be found;
Poor it heaping on the sifter
Resting on the bread-pan round:
Of snmir add one tablespeonfnl,
\ud tlie same amount of salt.
Miv and rub them on the sifter
Till all's through, then call u halt.
•n-:
F
. •"‘“'Ir.J. Of bra,
„ »li„ f,,|] llp „ n (|le ||o|| , o(
Vro con,i s ae,l la onka,,.,, '
•for Hie aimple reoran tbal i u t | lclr
«... mder.lillc.Mo,,
Kut tbo war dopartmeat ho,, ado.
measures by which soldiers will
^ the conflicts of the fut,
" B^hisconnection from
!<«»!.«« | n nigh Favor,
graceful, slender figure
answer such letters
turn of pMtab™^ "«"• b J ‘b. »
English’
an already
tied aroii ml t n" waist 'u-itl^
a ‘ the side or haek The h, °'i g end8
onefl are mn f» *• ^ iie ^ aa d*0tue8t
rlbC a';,' ““f” uioiro
lace set iu straight no Jf f ,’ 8 ° f
■traight across o ( b rig 1 J 1 i° Wn ’
are ebM W i.'4vl>
Ins dis|harge from the
had mjetters of intro-
tier januple story was
- ... CWU i*i - o— She saviAhe president, and
thank r dr8 ‘ ®' auk wishes tc * n bis kindly wiyf he questioned her.
: 1 . . OI y o « r kindness iu m a k. ^be told the sbei y of her five sohlier
if ooSl , r ie, * al r t hei *” The name boys, nnd ^‘"be had fii ished he
ol oourse, ,s to be filled in . stepped t/his desk and wrote an
House to ask
army. She
for tt,,'. . 1 ooruered call duction but
o. f..n ' MUpo . H 5’ en giaved somewhat enou Kb.
as follows;
ope used should be black bordered on ‘ er foiJfhe young man’s discharge,
and fit the caAl.
'Vhile crape| s
‘TaL
surah
Roman str;
of
cpted. A .......J,, oanuot g i» 0 evidao"
.'rape veil ^'“t in K »
wb.l. cra,^,, ,b. .Lo!a g Z, e: i.'‘i
u too great ‘
abomin
ered.
to be eonsid-
ud
n'i'H adopted b;
[cwjinrtiuent, this newspaper
tho' lry observe i: This unhappy
will l >e guarded against iu the fu
by having the soldiers when they
iut action wear around their nee]
am..',I tugs made of aluminum, upejn
which slmli be stamped the uumernl
assigned each man on the muster rolls,
with the letter of his company, battery
or troop and his regiment. By this
plan the men w ho die for their country
uuiv be easily identified and will thus
he saved from tlie fate of being con
signed to an unmarked grave. The
lags will bo scut to the troops in the
aonth a eon r.s it becomes evident
that activo service is to be expected,
ft is a meritorious plan, and the war
department is deserving of commenda
tion for the forethought and connidera
tion which prompted it. While the
ides of wearing tugs may be somewhat
revolting to the instincts of chivalry,
still the precaution seems to be wise
and proper.
fye better thau
The air prefsure against which an
•xpress train must make headway is
known to be very great, but only re-
sently has an attempt been made to
measure it. This was done by a
mechanic of a Western road. He
stretched a sheet of paper over asmal 1
hoop, placed this hoop over the mouth
of a pipe connected with an air-com
pressing engine, adjusted a gauge to
show the pressure, and registered the
pressure when the paper burst. Ho
next took this hoop with the same kind
of paper nnd fastened it in front of oue
of the locomotives used iu hauling the
fast trains. At a speed of fifty-eight
miles an hour the air pressure burst
the paper. The pressure from the en
gine in the first test made in the shops
showed that the paper, *which was
eleven inches in diameter, had stood a
strain of twenty-eight pounds. This
experiment gave a basis for calculating
tlie pressure against the sixty-eight-
ineh diameter of the boiler front,
against the tides of the cab, the front
of the stack, dome, headlight, and
other exposed parts, and it proved that
even on an engine alone the air resist-
nnco is considerable, and is increased
in a ratio corresponding with the in
crease of speed. With a train of eight
ears, most of them open at the ends,
and built so as to accumulate air pres
sure against the trucks, roofs, and
The Princesses of Spain.
The daughters of the Queen Regent
of Spain are brought up much more
simply than was formerly thought
right for Spanish infantas, and they
are allowed more liberty. Their royal
highnesses are often to be met walk
ing on the public promenade in Mad
rid, with their attendants,among the
other frequenters of that favorite
walk. The princesses aro almost al- I
ways accompanied bythoir greatest |
friend, the Donna Sol, the only
daughter of the Duke andl Duchess
of Alba. 'Plie duke and duchess, who
have precedence of all Spanish nobles,
take their place immediately behind
the princes nnd princesses of tlie
blood royal, and their children have
always been the favorite companions
of the little king of Spain and his sis
ters. The Duke of Alba is a nephew
of the ex-Empress Eugenie, his
mother having been the sister of her
majesty. Tlie present Duchess of
Alba, who is a great sportswoman,has
♦ he reputation of being the proudest
woman in Spain. She holds the post
of lady of the palace to the Queen Re
gent, and has unbounded influence
with her royal mistress.
and sisters is know-n to tne
stationed as No. 1, by a mother that
knowu as f$o. 3, while a widow uses
No. 4. All jewelry is out of taste iu
mourning. '
StdwtinK KUt Gloves.
In selecting a kid glove for
choose a line, but not too fine
Examine the inside of a glove,
important that the glove be
wear
kid.
It is
dyed
on the outside only. Wherever
the color of the dye has struck
through the leather there the glove
will be found tender. This is because
the strength of the dye necessary to
color leather is always strong enough
to make it tender if it strikes through
it to the inside. Sometimes the leather
will only show the color at the seam
on the inside. Such a glove will pull
out at this seam. It is wise to select
a glove of neutral dark tint. Black
gloves as a rule do not wear as well
as dark colors. Browns wear well; so
do dark grays ami the pretty putty
and ecru tints now so fashionable.
In mi nding a glove, avoid using
silk except to darn down u piece of
dress silk thecolorof the glove on the
inside of the glove to hold a rent
together. In this case, darn the
parts together with invisible stitches
on the outside. Always sew over
ripped seams with cotton the color of
the thread nsed in making the gloves.
Do not use silk to sew ripped seams
or to darn with except w hen it is
stronger thau cotton.
Faf^iion Functni.
Chiffon straw hats are worn with
new costumes.
Dainty ribbons with gauge borders
come iu all the pretty colors.
Cheeks appear to be the leading
style for dress silks, as well as for
necktie silks.
Bordered fabrics, by the yard or
imported in robe patterns, are greatly
in evidence among summer dress mk-
terials.
Piaids in clannish colors and Rom®
striped ginghams are greatly used f*r
shirt waists, especially for golfing uud
cycling.
Bayadere stripes and plaids in ri h
hons are shown in large quantities, t ie
former for gowns and the latter f »r
children’s huts.
Corduroy and uncut velvets in gn y
are fashionable, this color seeming o
have won its way into the hearts >1
fashionable women.
Over a third of all the goods ordei id
from wholesale firms is in plain ft u-
rics, which fact augurs well for 1 ie
supremacy of the tailor made sit.
Every well dressed woman feels ie
need of such a costume, and is gfid
to find new matcmlsof suitable co
texture and j atteru.
In the new materials show
that, madam,” he said, “and
get yoiir boy. Then bring him here.
I want to talk with him.”
-> He gave an order to a secretary,
the president’s carriage was brought,
around, and the mother rode away to
the hospital. Then she and the con
valescent youth rode hack to tlie
bite House, where they dined.
ttf ’’V" 1 MpHggisiilAi^Juiiidpd th
two riilro
is (tlie president’s) wish that
the young man should be given a posi
tion in the government service when
ever he desired it.
For nearly a third of a century that
war-time stripling has held an excel
lent office in the treasury department
at Washington. — Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Save one cupful of the mixture
Till to knead it you Login,
In one (juart of Idood-wurm water
Melt n yeast-cake smoothly in.
Pour the water on the flour.
Mixing both into a dough.
Knead the dough for fifteen minims—
Home say twenty. Don’t be slow,
When th** dough’s no longer sticky,
Cover it and say good night.
Pla-e it where ’twill not be chilly
If you wish to Had it light.
In the morning, you divide it.
Make three loaves anil knead again.
Let them rise a little longer.
To the pun’s o ige. Plane them then
In tlie oven. lUke one hour
liy thst time they should be done.
Dr.tw th»'in forth, and cool them slowly.
There! JJretid making’s only fun.
- Benjamin Webster, in St. Nicholas.
A deer wandered into one of the
small towns in New York state re
cently. A small boy who was on the
street very early in the morning dis
co, ered him. It would be hard to tell
which was the most frightened, the
boy or the deer, for both ran. No
doubt the deer thought he was in a
very queer country; for, as soon as he
got into the street from the lawn
where the boy first saw him a trolley
car came along. Tlie last seen of the
deer he was bounding through the
streets toward the country. No doubt
he found his home in the woods, and
decided to live in the woods always.
I.ost ill the Streets.
Some Chestnut Conclusions.
There has been much discussion as
to how the horseehestnut tree derived
its name. Some scientists have de
clared that it is so called because of
the shape of the leaf, which resembles
a horse’s hoof. This resemblance is
particularly marked near the intersec
tion of the twigs. But other equally
learned men have asserted that the
prefix “horse” means large, or coarse,
or strong. Hence, the name horse-
chestnut is due to the size of the nut
the tree bears. In the same manner
'•tesnliL horse-fly, horse-lau.'h,
ggralT
to go and be a soldier!” sobbed poor
Edgar.
“Iut, if your ankle is not bathed
and put to bed you will be very lame
tomorrow.”
“I don’t ca r e,” whined Eddy. I
don’t want to go to bed.”
“I thought you were playing sol
dier," said Uncle Caspar.
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, what does a soldier do?”
Edgar looked up puzzled. “He
marches and be drums.” Eddy looked
at his drum and began to cry again.
“Is that all he does?”
“He doesn’t have to go to bed,"
whined Eddy.
“But sometimes he gets hurt badly.
He is shot iu battle. Then what does
lie do? Boe< he howl and cry?”
Now Uncle Caspar was an old
soldier whom Eddy admired very
much.
“No-o-o! I guess not. I don’t
know,” said the boy.
“No. He goes to the hospital.
There he is as brave as when he drums
and marches.”
Edgar wiped his eyes and looked
eagerly at his inicle. “Is going to
bed and not crying being a good
soldier?” he asked.
“Yes, my boy, that is the bravest
part of it. Now let me be the am
bulance—that’s a wagon, you know
—and take you to the hospital.”
Uncle Caspar picked up Eddy in his
arms, and carried him gently to his
chamber.
“Now I’m going to be a good sol
dier,” said the boy, with a smile. He
did not wince when his uncle felt of
the sore ankle and bound it up.
“That’s a brave lad, Eddy,” said
his uncle. “Now play it does not
hurt and go tq sleep. ”
Half an hoClr later Edgar was dream
ing. He looked like a brave little
corporal taking a rest.
Uncle Caspar hung up Eddy’s flag
and gun where he could see them
when he awoke. The drum, with the
soldier cap upon it, was placed upon
the bed. Edgar limped downstairs
the next day and went into camp on
the sofa. He whined and complained
no longer. He had learned a lesson
—that a brave man is patient iu suf
fering.
Japanese Schools.
Miss Ida Tigner Hodnett contri
butes a second and concluding article,
on “The Little Japanese at Home.”
Miss Hodnett says: &
Japanese children used to sit upon
their heels in the schoolroom, grouped
round their master on the soft matting,
chanting together their Iroha, or
reading in concert the wise maxims
from their readers which have been
the mental food of countless genj
race.
nit denote size or strength.
deligBful
t
Ktlqiirtt** of Mourning.
English mourning, considered by
smart mnutnamakers to be in the best
taste, is heavier than before, but is
worn for a shorter time. A widow
aide ventilators, the atmospheric re- should wear her crape, henrietta cloth ^
. . „ , I or bombazine and her widows cup
mstanee is, of course, tremendously for ^ y ftr Aftei . tbat tilue hUe wi u j
increased.
changeable and plain poplins, w
cords, plain armure effects,drap d’
drap de Baris nnd plain jacquards,
extreme novelties are plaids, bayai !re
goods, plain silk and wool cloths,i ith
raised silk and braidwork, and ot
with a crinkled face of flue over
silk mixtures.
Shaded, striped ami figured tafl|ta9
are still lending silks for linings,
bayadere and rave stripes being
most too new to be called popula
yet. The secret of the
frou frou that proclaims withe
doubt the silken lining nnd ufter
skirt can never be obtained, how
from any of these. Only a plain
shade taffeta, with plenty of dr
for both lining and petticoat, vri
duce the desired effect.
The chapeau par excellence
English walking hat. The
model, in its new, improved out
is not deposed by this very pufilar
hat, however, nor will it hold
important position later on; hi
the present the English shape hi
innings of the milliners. This
sufficiently varied in its style au
tour to adapt itself to all ty
faces, for while the difference ii
brim and crown is not at all pro
nounced. the manner of avrangi
trimming* upon the hat for di
people quickly transform its oi
to tne effect desired.
Con! and Iron In Germany.
The mineral production in Germany
reached a total in 18‘J7 of g”00,01)0,1)00.
In some important materials Germany
stands very high as a producer, rank
ing next after the United States and
Great Britain in iron ore, iron and
coal. In the output of the salt works
and chemical works the Germans also
hold a high place, since there, as in
other trades, German industry and
scientific research are applied very
thoroughly to improvements in pro
cesses and the utilization of by
products.
The average prices given show some
differences from our own in a direction
we should hardly expect. Coal i* much
higher than the average of our
bituminous coal, though the brown
coal brings a low price; the latter,
however, is an inferior fuel, and its
use is restricted. Pig iron averages
nearly one-half more than in the
United Stutevs. A study of these
price* will show that the supposed ad
vantage of lower wages in Germany
disappears when submitted to careful
eiainiuutimi. It is more an offset by
our improved machinery and processes
and the greater efficiency of our labor.
—Engineering and Mining Journal.
Uncle Ham’* Animal ItenerviUinn.
Did you ever read about Uncle
Sam’s big menagerie out west? It is
mown as the Yellowstone National
park, but the great reservation is
really a place of refuge for many
varieti >s of animals now nearly extinct
in America. The most prized of all
the animals are the bisous. Half a
century ago thousands of these crea
tures roamed at will over the western
prairies. Now there are only a few'
hundred in existence,and a small herd
of them is in the national park.
In addition to these there are some
40,050 or more animals, many of the
species being on the increase in num
bers. There are great numbers of elk
and antelope. There are beavers,
porcupines, coyotes, mountain lions
and so forth. Expert hunters and
trappers have charge of Yellowstone
park and are paid handsome salaries
by the United States government to
protect the reservation from the en
croachment of poachers.
* A l.lttle Problem About flor*cs.
It is an old saying that figures will
A Younjr Prof.* «*or.
II. Barker Willis, who was gradu
ated from the University at Chihago,
and has been appointed professor of
political economy at the Washington
nnd Lee university, Virginia,is t wenty-
three years old. When he asumes the
duties of his position at the beginning
of the school ye.ir in September he
will he the youngest man at the heai
bf such a college department in the
country. He is the youngest man to
receive the degree of Bh. D. from the
university. Mr. Willis is a native oj !
Racine, Win. During his graduate
course he held n traveling fellowship
from the university, and spent the last
year studying in Germany, Italy am
France. He served as special secre
tary for the recent sjiecial commission
appointed by the Monetary convention
at Indianapolis to report a revision of
the present monetary system of the
United States.—Milwaukee (Wis.)
Sentinel.
the
rent
iues
Near the Bermudas the sea is ex
tremely transparent, so that the fisher
men can readily see the horns of the
lobsters protruding from their hiding
places in the rocks at a considerable
depth. To entice the crustaceans from
their crannies they tie a lot of snails
iu a ball and daugle them in front of
Cautious lobster.
not He, but they have a very perplex
ing way of doing some very deceiving
things. You all probably know the
old story of the man who seemed to
put ten men in nine rooms qnd only
one man in a room by beginning with
No. ‘2. For instance, ho put man Nb.
!2 in room No. 1 and so on till he put
man No. 9 in room . No. 8 and then
went out in the hull, got the tenth
man and put him in room No. !*. The
following is a similar problem, but it
has more to do with mathematics. A
farmer had seventeen horses and
three sons. When he died it was
found that he had willed half the
horses to one son, one-third of the
horses to another son and one-ninth
of the horses to the last son. The
boys did not wish to cut up a horse,
so in their trouble they, went to a
neighbor for advice. “I can fix that
up nil right,” said the neighbor, “I
will lend you a horse till you meke
the division.” He did this, and the
boys, using eighteen horses, made the
following division; Nine horses to
the first son, six horses to the next
son nnd two horses to the last son.
Thus the seventeen horses were
divided and all were satisfied. A
little experiment with fractions will
show yon wherein the sons did not
comply with their father’s wishes.
Rdear’s Soldier Les*on.
Really it was too bad. Edgar was
going out to play soldier. He slipped
out on the steps and twisted his ankle.
“My little lad must go to bed and
get well,” said Mamma Gates.
“Boo hooP’ howled Eddy.
Uncle Caspar looked up from his
piqier and smiled.
“I don’t want to go to bed. I want
before deTks in riVest
though they do not think this* method
of sitting very comfortable, and are
glad on returning home to indulge in
the usual squat. But they still recite
in-concert, in a monotonous sort of
chant, the Iroha (ee-ro-liah), which
corresponds to our alphabet.
Under the former system of school
ing all Japanese children learned to.
read and write the Hiragana charac
ters, and to calculate; and it was an
unheard of thing for a grown person
to be unable at least to read and write,
and do simple calculation. They were
seldom sent to school before the age
of seven, and were not hard pressed
in their studies. In le .ruiug to write
they were acquiring the dexterity of
finger and wrist needful in drawing,
and without doubt their method of
writing is one of the traits which have
tended to make the Japanese a nation
of artistic tendencies. A soft paper is
used and a brush instead of a pen.
Care and exactness are necessary,
ow ing to the nature of the materials,
and it is impossible to use the hand
in a cramped or stiff position, hence
freedom and grace of movement re
sult. The child holds the paper in
one hand and the brush in the other,
the whole arm works, motion coming
from the shoulder, elbow and wrist
as well as from the finger muscles.
The paper as soon as touched, absorbs
the Indian ink with which he writes.
The child thus finds it necessary to
touch w ith precision aud care, and
acquires insensibly a certain power of
draw ing iu this precise touch and in
the exercise of the arm aud baud
muscles.
Western principles in education as
well as Western school furniture have
been adopted iu theSunrise Kingdom.
The Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.,are
used; for the Japanese at onee recog
nized the advantage of these signs for
numbers instead of their ow n cumber
some ones. Maps, charts, diagrams
are seen ou the schoolroom walls, ob
ject lessons are given, and foreigners,
hearing the children's recitations,even
though not understanding their
speech, recognize that the young
Japanese are getting some good re
sults of modern civilization.
In the government colleges the
students cat food prepared iu Western
style, using knives and forks and
spoons instead of chopsticks,aud sleep
on beds instead of on the matting.
When beds were first introduced, iu a
few cases they were not supplied with
mattresses, and the officials, ignnrnut
that these articles were a necessity,
reqnired their unfortunate students
to sleep on the hard wooden slats
covered only by two or three quilts;
so between the torturing beds by
night, and the uncomfortable,because
unusual, position of sitting by day,
the poor students hail a hard time of
it. It was uot wonderful that they
thought the foreigners’ ways absurd
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