1896-02-14; Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press

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At Prices way below Cost.
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Black Felt Slippers, 2 pairs of 2£, 3 of 3,
2. of 3i, 1 of 4, 4 of 4i, 1 of 5*, cost 75c. - now 50c.
Ladies' Walking Shoes, 3 pairs of 2*,
6 of 3, 5 of 3i, 1 of 4, 2 of 4*,' cost $1 - now 50c.
Toe Slippers size _*, 3, 6-^, 7, cost $1 - now 40c.
Girls' Shoes, size 11, 12, 13 cost $1   - now 50c.
Ohilds' Shoes, sizes 5 and 6 cost $1     now 50c.
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SCHOOL   COLUMN.
[Edited by E. D. Palmer, Clare, county com-
." missioner of schools. Teachers and others
are invited to contribute school reports,
•school items and matters of educational interest for this column. Such items should be
sent direct to the Editor of this Paper.]
CLARE SCHOOL NOTES.
Edith BeYogt and Ella Perry nave
left school.
. Herman Rogers, who has been absent
from school on account of sickness, is
able to again resume his studies.
Bessie Schilling of the3d grade stood
highest in her examinations for January.   Most of her standings are 100.
The second grade are doing good
work" in language, using as the basis
of. their stories, pictures drawn on the
board* Among these we noticed two
cute, little winter-clad figures who
seemed to be playing snow ball. The
children take great interest in writing these stories.^
The second grade now have muslin
curtains at the windows of their
r^oms, having earned the means for
■jWcbasim? them by selling pop corn..
This is a good example of the "push''
of Young America.
While taking notes in the first intermediate we noticed an amusing design
for 3d grade language work. A cart in
which two little boys- are seated is
hitched to a donkey's tail. The donkey refusing to go, the boys tied a
bunch' of carrots to a stick which they
secured'to his back and suspended over
his head beyond his reach in such a
way that the donkey travels along in
the vain attempt to secure the carrots
which, of course, move with him. This
picture is used as a word-lesson, the
pupils writing the-inference from picture.
Jkbotany class consisting of eleyen
members has been organized, replacing the arithmetic review class cf the
first semesfcer. They are now reading
"Chapters on Plant Life," a very interesting volume hy Herrick. Just
now they are greatly interested in examining mould, veast, rye-smut, etc.,
under the microscope.
The sixth grade are reading for supplementary work, "The-Seyen American Classics."	
■RA^AM', SCHOOL.
5'rJSfumber enrolled, 34-.   Those not ab-
sSai during 5tli month:   Estelia- and
Grace Burrill, Job l and Julius Gar-
chow, George and Carrie Kapplinger,
Louise, Charles and Adolph Krell,
Maud Lyons, Sidney Johnson, Amy
Black, Henry Bauer, Julius Stoll, Jay
Colmus, Clara Campeau, Emma Nass,
Anna Henschile.      *
>, Asa AiiDEiCH,
DIST. "SCO. 2, WISE
Report for month ending Feb. 7th.
Number of days taught 20, pupils enrolled 36, average attendance 31. Not
absent during month: John and
Arthur Morden, Oakley and Garfield
Edgar, Ellis Livingston, George and
Orie Hasten, Philaand Georgie Leash,
Clyde Allen, Minnie and Alice Reed,
Phoebe Barling. All interested in
school work are invited to visit us.
EDItfEB, BEIililNGEB.
1DIST.  ISO: 1, "LOOMIS.
Report for month ending Jan. 31st.
Neither- absent nor tardy: "Bessie Bowman, Ray and Glenn Conklin, Ralph
Dell, Thomas Ferguson, Bertie Hook,
Eber and "Ethel Jewell,Esther and Earl
BLeelan, Olive MoRae* B. and Olive
Mills, Willie Nicolls, Ettie and Jessie
Walton, Frank Graves. 2ella Skyring,
Beatrice Bur wash. Nob absent:
Florence Burns, Commie Boyle. Enrollment, 45; average daily attendance, 37. Yisitors welcome at all
times. ' E. G. Welch.
FIRE AT MT. PLEASANT.
ABOUT $25,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED.
Fire started Monday morning about
2 o'clock in the cigar factory in the
Steel building on the south side of
Broadway, and spread to all the surrounding buildings. The losses were
as follows: Peter Bernhard4 saloon
and billiard hall, $1,500"; insurance,
§1,000. George Faulkner, ~i hardware,
loss $5,000; insurance, $3,500. Hall &
Oagee, boot and shoe store, loss on
stock, $800; Hall, loss on building,
$1,000; insured, "Robert M. Steel lost
five buildings valued at $3,000, with
no insurance. It required heroic efforts on .the part of the fire department to save the opera house and
First National Rank building. It is
expected that a new brick block will
take the place of the old buildings
during the coming season.
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THE TEACHERS.
THEIR ASSOCIATION   AT   CLARE   LAST
WEEK A GRAND SUCCESS
NEARIA A HUNDRED "LOVELY SCHOOL
MA'MS MEET AND STUDY METHODS.
THE BEST ASSOCIATION EVER HELD IN
CLARE COUNTY.
. The meeting of the Clare county
teacheis in this city last week Friday
and Saturday is reported on all sides
to have been the most enthusiastic
convention of teachers ever assembled
in this county, and some teachers of
long experience go even so far as to say
that it was the* best meeting of the
kind they, ever attended. Earnestness, practical, aims, definite purposes
and good fellowship characterized
every session.
The informal reception given the
visiting school ma'ams by the teachers in the Glare schools Thursday evening, completely removed all feeling
of restraint due to strangeness, and
prepared the way for ready exchange
of thought during the following two
days. This informal gathering contributed much toward the success of
the whole association,
Friday morning the wdrk of the association began promptly at 9 o'clock
at the high school room. There was
first a short devotional service conducted by Rev. S. A. Long, followed
by several songs by the teachers.
"How to Use the Reading Chart,"
was the first subject- taken up, excellent papers being read by Miss Bay of
Farwell, and Asa Aldrich of this city,
followed by the recitation of a class of
little folks who had just finished chart
work and had taken up the first reader. The class was conducted by Miss
Malcolm and was a very instructive
object lesson for the assembled teachers. The ideas brought forward by all
three of these teachers were modern
and had been, tested by themselves
with much success.
Mrs. Kaub and Miss Murphy of Harrison and Mrs. Reed of Clare presented their ideas on "Language in Primary Grades" in a very clear and practical manner. What they gave was
not their ideas, merely, but their actual practice, and this and the preceed-
ing topic, which were closely related,
worked up a high degree of interest
among the teachers present, as was
shown by the free and intelligent
questions and answers that followed
the papers.
''Oral Geography" came next on the
program, but as the forenoon had been
consumed it was postponed until Saturday afternoon.
Afternoon Friday, '"Arithmetic in
Lower Grades" first came up. E. N.
Purfee," teacher in the Bradley school,
Sheridao township, presented an interesting, step-by-steo method of prir
mary arithmetic, one of the main features of which was the introduction of
but one new difficulty at a time to the
mind of the pupil. There were some
excellent features in his method. Mis's
Bruske of Clare then conducted a 3d
grade class in numbers, using the so-
called Grube method throughout.
This was very instructive The little
fellows did very well, though the object was not to show what they could
do, so much as to illustrate to the association the method used and how it
was applied, Prof. Hutchison followed
with an instructive talk on arithmetic work and methods in general. He
demonstrated the fact that only about
25 per cent of the teachers present
could give a clear distinction between
G. C. B. and L: C. M. in arithmetic.
It was now-1 o'clock p. m. but the
teachers were so intensely interested
that they voted unanimously to continue the session until 5:30 in order to
take up "Eighth Grade Graduates."
This topic was prolific of some highly
interesting discussions, not all of
which was entirely complimentary to
the country schools in Clare county.
The general conclusion seemed to be
that the commissioner, country teachers and city superintendents should
co-operate to bring country eighth
graders up to the standard of the town
schools.   -
The lecture at the Congregational
church on Friday evening by Prof. M.
O. Graves of the Petoskey Normal,
was very interesting and scholarly.
The church was densely packed with
attentive listeners. We jegret that
we are unable to print the lecture for
tbe benefit of our readers.
Saturday morning work was* begun
by devotional services led by Rev. A.
H. Coors.
"The Commissioner from a Teach
er's Standpoint" was handled clearly,
forcibly and judiciously by Miss
Loomis of the Herrick school, Sheridan, and S. A. Morrissey of Harrison
schools. In reply, Com'r Allen of Osceola county, Com'r Miss Mills of Midland and Com'r Palmer of Clare, spoke
upon "The Teacher from a Commissioner's Standpoint." The discussion
on both topics, which were so closely
connected, became general, and some
good, wholesome truths were brought
out on all sides of the question, which
were presented so forcibly, yet in so
fair a spirit, that every commissioner
and every teacher present are sure to
profit thereby.
Before adjourning for dinner the
business session of the association was
held. It was decided unanimously to
hold another meeting before the summer institute. It was also voted, almost unanimously, to hold the next
meeting at Clare.
Although there was no provision
made for an afternoon sesson Saturday, the teachers assembled after dinner and took up "Oral .Geography"
and the "Question Box.*' Miss Smith
of Clare, Prof. Linabury of Harrison,
Miss Bruske of Clare and T. TJ. Fuller
of Bover read a series of valuable papers on geography, which aroused a
spirited discussion, to which Supt.
Kelly of the Mt. Pleasant schools contributed a valuable part.
Supt. Kelly, Prof. Pitkin of Coleman and Prof. Linabury of narrison
had charge of ohe "Question Box."
The questions and answers worked up
a fitting climax to the work of the as-
sociatian.        	
"J5TOTESBY THE WAY,
"Best association I ever attended"
was the verdict of every teacher present.
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It was by far the largest attended
association ever held in  the county.
Nearly a hundred teachers registered.
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Saturday afternoon Com'r Palmer
secured a special train to convey the
Harrison teachers home.. A number
of Clare young people and others
also went along, returning about 7 o'clock. They had a most enjoyable
time.
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Members of the Clare school board
were present during the session, they
evincing much interest in the" proceedings.
Mrs. Wm. Ross seemed to enjoy and
take as much interest in the association as any teacher. She was present
at every session.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland proved
that their hearts weie as big as their
house, when they threw open the doors
of their handsome home last week
Thursday evening for the teachers'
reception.
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HONOR ROLL.
The following amounts have been
paid on subscription to the Sentc-tel
since the report of February 1. If your
name should be in the list but does
not appear, please notify us at once:
Ruel Fairbanks, Clare  .$0.75
A. S. Rhoades,       "    1.25
A. J. Bowen, "    ,..*!.50
Geo. Teale, "    ..... 1.00
Br. Maynard,        "  5.00
O. Falk, "    1.00
E. Brooks, " 1.50
M.B.Luce. "  0.40
Byron Boyd, " 1.25
P. M. Loomis,      ."    1.25
A.M. McKay,-      " 1.50
Geo. Sr Leach, Bover 1.50
W.R.Keith, "    4.00
Mrs. R. Becum,     " 5.00
MortBibble, Colonville 3.00
Allen Gerrow,        "      3.25
Milo Clinton, Hatton.....  1.60
Frank Armstrong, Howard City.. 2.65'
Jno. Quinn, Harrison 1.50
"Other Aid" Entertainment.
The Other Aid society will give a
musical and-literary social next Wednesday evening, February 19th, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boherty.
Everybody come and have a good
time. A silver collection will be taken
up.   The following is the program:
Music by Orchestra  	
Recitation, Miss Edna Buck
Violin Solo, Piano Accompaniment...,. ....
... .Bernie Chamberlain, Frank Doherty
Bass Solo ..."A.H. Coors
Review of Enoch Arden —,  Mrs. Doherty
Piano Solo  Miss Jennie Hardy
Vocal Trio....MeSdames Jacobs, Mulder
andBorzel
Recitation , ,...,...Mrs.E. A. White
Piano Solo  ...............Mrs. Chapman
Recitation,  .............. Floyd Doherty
Reading from Shakespeare...,.... •. .Mrs. Mack
Orchestra*;..........    ,, .,..,.....,.*.%.*......;
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Opened the first
Assortment of
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Pec ales,  We and 12\c yd
Fine Ginghams, We
Wool Glial I ice? 20c yd.
La Belle Grepons, / 5c yd.
Mew styles in dark plaid outings
at 5c and 8c.
Low Prices to Close Out the following:
Misses' Wool Hose" at 8c pair.
Misses1 Black Wool Ribbed Hose at 13c pair.
Ladies1 Natural Wool Hose, former price 50c, ai 25e
Ladies' Per feet-fitting, Egyptian Cotton Underwear,
former price 47c, at 39e.
Ladies' Camel Hair, Ribbed Underwear, former price
50c at 39c.
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DAVY   &  COMPANY.
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Michigan Crop Report.
The weather during January was
fairly fayorablefor wheat. Theground
was not at all times entirely covered
with snow, but when it was not covered the temperature ranged high and
no material damage wag done. In reply to the question "Has wheat during January suffered injury from any
cause?" *71 correspondents in the
southern counties answer " Yes " and
MO "No"; in the central counties 23
correspondents answer "Yes" and 150
"Noa" and in the northern counties 2
answer "Yes" and 91 "No." In answer to-the question ''Has the ground
been well covered, with" snow during
the month?" about one-half of the
correspondents in the southern counties, two-thirds in the central, and
nearly all in the -northern answer
"Yes." - The total number of bushels
of wheat reported marketed by farmers in January is 664.102, and In the
six months, August-January, 6,993,826.
The amount marketed in January is
397,736 bushels less than reported marketed in January, 1895, and the
amount marketed in the six months,
August-January, is 1,303,115 bushels
less than reported marketed in the
same months last year. a At 37 elevators and mills from which reports
have been received there was no wheat
marketed during January. The condition of live stock ranges from 92 to
97 per cent.3 comparison being with
stock in good, healthy and thrifty condition.	
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A New Life of Grant,
For upwards of two* years the publishers of McClure's Magazine have
been quietly gathering material and
pictures for a new life of General
Grant, They believe they have made
a larger collection of portraits of Grant
(many of them rare) and other pictures relating to his life, than has
ever been made before. This biograohy
will bring -out the real Grant in the
same vivid, thorough and interesting
manner as Lincoln is presented in the
"Life" now running in McClure's.
They have been fortunate in securing
the cooperation of Col. F. B. Grant,
who has most of his father's papers.
Everybody visit the Gipsies' camping grounds, Feb. 26th, where you can
have your fortune told and get refreshments for 10c.
The Personal Side of Washington.
- General A, W. Greely, of artic fame,
begins, in the March Ladies' Home
Journal, his articles on George Wash-,
ington, which are expected to create
considerable discussion. GeneraT
Greely has read'over 2000 of Washington's priyate letters, and he writes in
a frank, unbiased way of the personal
side of Washington. His first article
will deal with the loves and court-,
ships of Washington and his. final
marriage to the w-dow Curtis. General Greeley's articles are, not likely
to confirm the estimate of those who
regard Washington in an agreeable
way ;* but they are tTuthful and admirably portray the man as he was,—in
reality,,
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What it Means to be  President..
Ex-President Harrison's next article
in his series in the Ladies' Home
Journal will tell what it means to be
President of the United States, He
will outljne the President's power, his
duties and how he discharges them;
the trials and annoyances to which he
is put, and show what the central idea
of the President is and how he tries
to carry it out. General Harrison also
explains what relation .each cabinet
officer holds to the president, and tells
of his own relations with his cabinet
.when he was president.'
Sorry He Notice a It.
He—Do you notice how*: rapidly that
plant leaves?
She—It has always been one of toj
pet theories that plants have —tore
than, human intelligence.
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Dusty Rho des—Lady; will this shiri*
wash?
Mrs) Dogood—Of course it wilL
.. Dusty   Rhodes   (sadly)—Then   I-**-2"
can't take it.
At tne Police Court.
Innocent—Why do they speak ot bai>
ing" these "drunk , and disorderly"
prisoners out?
Knowitail—Why, don't you see?
They are all of thera full.
Almost Trac
Milson (on Picadilly)-—I tell yoU-,
London at this time of year is almost
without a peer.
Kilson—Tep, the moat of them ar*
orer in America hunting hetrMMca.
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