THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , AUGUST n , 1905.
Air-Cooled Power and Pumping
Engines
1 1 = 2 , 2 1-2 and 5 H. P.
Will pump water , grind
feed , freeze cream , etc.
Will assist the farmer or
individual where power
is needed in the most
economical way.
This engine will pump
from 20 to 25 barrels of
water for one cent.
You are invited to in
spect it.
No water to freeze. No tank pipe in the
way , No gasoline tank or pipe to connect
Call or write for further information
SIGMUND SPAETH , Agent
BOX 31 , Falls City , Nebraska
Tales of the Town.
The emancipation day picni
last Friday afforded plenty o
subjects for the student of liu
man nature. It was not a ver.
Targe , but it was an exceedingl ;
"variegated"crowd. The whit
and the black race were abou
equally elivieled. We watchee
the merry-go-rounel for a mo
ment anel noticcel that on OIK
horse roele a little flaxen hairei
girl whose skin was very whiti
and whose cheeks were peach ;
pink. On the running mate t
her horse rode a little girl o
about the same age , only her hai
was black and kinky and herskii
was of the dusky hue that sug
gests a starless midnight in :
cyclone cave. But both littli
girls were as happy as thougl
all human skin were of one cole
and there were no such thing a
race problem. Ami over in th
crowd that surrounded the table :
where the chuck luck and the oh
army game were in progress
there were many motley types
The poor boy was there with hi
ten cents to spend for red pop o
peanuts and there also was tin
boy with more money than brain
anel who imagined that he coule
u.t set all traditions at nanght am
beat the chuck-luck man at hii
own game. Down throught the
crowd came an old gray hairec
darkey leading by the hand hii
little grandson a bright eyee
pickaniny. They passed tin
speakers stand as the orator o
the day was telling the old stor
of the emancipation of a race
The-old man paused and iistence
for a moment with one hand a
his ear that he might hear better
The the little fellow tugged a
his hand and suffered himself ti
be pulled away b } ' the brigh
eyed pickaniny and soon the }
-were standmg at the improvise <
counter where the bottles of re <
pop reflected the soft afternoot
sunlight that filtered through tin
leaves of the walnut trees. Tin
olel man's face bore an expressior
of supreme contentment and ' .
could not help but wonder if i
had been placed there by mem
ories recalled by the orator of tin
day , or by the evident satisfactioi
of the bright eyed little picka
niny.
A man was in town Monda1
tacking up signs advertising ;
more or less well known branel o
soap. He placed one on a cer
dead wall where signs for at lea
least a half dozen other concern
had been previously placed. I
is hard for us to c.oncieve hov
any one of those signs can be o
any benefit to the advertiser
The chance passer by might se
the soap sign , but he has enl ;
six chances to one of doing sc
because there are at least si ;
other signs that have an equa
claim on his attention. He i
just as liable to catch at a glanc
the lettering of the smoking tc
bacco signs as he is to see th
soap sign just below it. Th
fact is that the advertising o
this particular dead wall is s
jumbled up that none of the ael
vertisers arc benefitted. If w
owned a dead wall we would hav
but one sign thereon and tha
sign would read : "Post No Bills.
"You people in Falls City an
very inconsistent" remarked ;
fanner last Saturday. "Yoi
have a great deal to say abou
patronizing home industry am
you never fail to take a long shoat
at the mail order houses. Yoi
talk a great about building uj
your own town and co-operatinj
with the farmer , upon whom yov
depend for your urban prosperity
But at the same time you deny
the farmer telephone connection !
with your town anel force him t <
call up some other town when In
wants repairs for his farn
machineryor wants a doctor o
the latest market quotations
The farmer is very likely to take
his produce to the town fron
which he can get market quota
tion by telephone and after lit
has disposed of his produce he ii
very likely to do his trading .ii .
the same town. Perhaps Fall :
City neither needs nor wants tin
trade of the farmers , but a littli
consistency would be refroshint
to say the least.
Melvin Arrested.
C. L. Melvin , who blew up tin
joints in IolaKas. , on the morn
ing of .July 10 , was arrested ;
few days ago at Keystone , la
After eluding the officers at ioli
he shipped out of Kansas Citj
with a construction gang undei
the name of Robert Brown.
He was not very talkativi
when first arrested , but sooi
opened up and gave an outlint
of his career leading to the ac
coinplishment of his dastardl ;
deed. He stoutly objects to be
ing called crazy and desires te
be tried as any other man wouh
be fos a similar oltense.
Melvin admits having been ai
inmate of an asylum and claims
to have planneel this deed whili
there. His motive therefor IK
states , was because he was ad
vised to get gloriously drunk a :
a cure for maleria from whicl
he had been ailing for some , am
after doing a thorough job 01
that proposition , made a gui
play , and landed in the asylum
He has been a prohibitioi
leader for years , and some twen
ty years ago made a grand stane
play toward starting a paper o
that stamp in Falls City , callee
The Prohibition Sentinel. Tin
cash part of the venture was
short and hot air would not per
'mit a healthy existance and i
soon met an untimely end.
Educational "Department
Conducted by County upt , Crocker
School Officers Meeting
According to Sec. 3 , Subilv. i
of school laws of Nebraska th
school officers of Ktchardso
county met in the court room las
Monday at 1:30 : p. m. After th
state superintendent's address ,
school ofticers organization wa
effected. J. R. Ranger of Salei ;
was elected president and R. K
Kay of Dist. 16 , secretary. Th
following rules and regulation
were adopted :
Rules and regulations for dis
trict schools of Richardson Co.
Nebraska , adopted at count ;
school board meeting , August 7
' 05. J. R. Ranger , president ; R
E. Ray , secretary.
. According to section 3 , subdi
vision 5 , of the school laws o
Nebraska , we the district schoo
boards assembled under the cal
of the county superintendent , dc
hereby adopt , the following reso
lutionsi
Whereas , The proper govern
nicnt of the district schools is ;
vital and perplexing questsonant
Whereas. There is a need o
better means of promoting an <
securing a more complete under
standing of school managemen
as between teachers , officers an <
patrons , be it therefore
Resolved , That we adopt tin
list of books recommended fo
the schools of Richardson count ;
and teacher , March 7 , 1903.
Resolved , That the followinj
rules and regulations be presente *
to the several school districts fo
a more uniform guidance o
teachers and ofticers in the gov
ernment of the district schools.
Resolved , That we request tin
county board of supervisors tc
instruct the county superintend
ent to have these rules and regu
lations printed and distributed.
KUI.ES AND REGULATIONS PO1
TKACHKKS.
1. All teachers entering intc
contracts with school boards inusi
faithfully observe the condition :
of the contract and observe thest
rules and regulations.
2 Teachers must be in theii
respective schools not later that
8:30 : a. m. ; they must not be ab
sent from school during school
hours without leave from the
director.
3. Teachers shall maintain a
personal supervision over pupils
iluring the recess and noon peri
ods , counseling them to prevent
any ill-doing and to encourage
only such sports as may bo
healthful and innocent.
4- Teachers shall not appro
priate to themselves any portion
of the time belonging to the
school for their own reading ,
writing or other personal busi
ness.
5. The teachers shall notify
all agents who may enter the
school room when the school is
in session that the time of the
teacher must not be given tc
agents during school hours and
that any persistent violatian of
this rule will be considered a
misdemeanor except as permis
sion may have been granted by
at least two members of the
board.
6. The teacher will be held
responsible for the cleanliness of
the school room and appendages ;
that is , if the teacher contracts
to do the janitor work it must be
done well. If janitor is furnished
he shall be under the direct
supervision of the teacher whc
shall see that he does the work
well.
7. The teacher shall promptly
report any needs of supplies or
repairs to the director.
8. Teachers shall keep'a daily
record of the pupils attendencc
in such form and with such data
as may be indicated by the blanks
and books furnished by the dis
trict board and the county super
intendent , and shall make such
reports to the district board and
county superintendent as may be
required by law.
9. T h e teacher immediately
at the close of Ins term of school
shall deliver to the director h
daily ' 'register and classilicatio
record , " course of study and sue
other books and property as bt
long to the district.
10. The teacher teaching dm
ing the last term in the ycii
must make the classification r <
port and term summary for th
entire school year ; one copy fc
the director and one for the sv
perintcndent This report is t
be made at the close of the las
week of school and sent to th
county superintendent for av
proval or correction. The t cache
in no case will be allowed tli
last month's salary until this re
port has been made , sent to th
county superintendent and aj :
proved by him.
11. An inspection of the text
books in the presence of th
pupils shall be made at the clos
of each month , at which tim
damages shall be assessed upoi
books wantonly or carelesslessl.
disfigured. In case damages ar
not made good within a reason
able time the matter shall b
presented to the school board fo
such action as they may conside
best. The teacher must keep
careful and correct record of al
textbooks and supplies , and re
port the number and condition o
the same to the director at th
close of each year. The teache
shall promptly report to the di
rector any damages to schoo
property and if possible by when
done.
12. In compliance with tin
compulsory education 1 a w
monthly attendance reports o
all pupils between the age of '
and 15 years , in such form as tin
state superintendent shall pro
vide shall be made-
13. It shall be the duty of tin
teacher to hold quarterly exam
illations under the direction o
the county superintendent am
report to him at the close of eacl
iiuarter on blanks which shall lx
furnished from his office. Teach
L rs shall make quarterly report !
to parents of the work done bj
sach pupil , his deportment
punctuality and attendance , am
ill parents arc requested to sign
report and have same returned tc
teacher in reasonable time.
H. The duty of a teacher it
regard to punishment of pupils
for disobedience is expressed in
: he following language by the
rourts : "A teacher in charge eli
i school stands in the place of
; he parent while under his or hei
: ontrol and has the same right tc
: ommand and to force obedience
vhich the parent lias at home ,
This right includes the infliction
> f corporeal punishment in ; i
easonablc manner and with : i
iroper motive. As a matter of eel-
icational policy , there is no ques-
.ion that corporeal punishment ii
: o be used only as a last resort ,
Teachers snail refrain from sar
: asm , ridicule and every appear-
nice of passion in school govern-
ncnt. A pupil must not be pun-
shed bv striking upon the heat :
n any way. Cases of suspensior
mist be reported at once to tin
lircctor , ( a teacher can suspend
nit only the school board car
ixpell. )
15. It shall be the duty of the
eacher to notify all pupils whose
ionics are known to be affected
vith contagious or infectious di-
ease , or to come from a family
tvhere such disease prevails , to
emain away from school until
: hey receive permission from the
school board , or present a certifi-
: ate from a physician to the
: ffect that all danger is passed.
H ) . Teachers must attend the
nceting of the Richardson Coun-
: y Teacher's Association , unless
i is absolutely impossible to dee
> o and they are hereby given per-
nission to dismiss school Friday
iftcrnoon if necessary , in order
o attend , and they shall not be
eqnired to make up this half
lay.
17 No pupil shall be detained
after 4:30 : o'clock in the run
school.
IS. Teachers shall make on
and follow a carefully prepare
program of recitation and stud }
they shall watch very careful ) ,
the temperature- the room an
see that the proper ventilation i
effected.
l J. The school work of th
county shall be based on the Na
tionalized Course of study , am
teachers shall familiarize them
selves with this course of stud ;
and with the school laws of Ne
braska.
20.-It shall be the teacher
duty to organize and conduct tin
school after the plan suggests
by the county superintenden
whose instructions and recom
mendations are authorized by tin
concerted action of the count ;
school boards.
HUM'S AND KKGUI.ATIONS 1'OK 1'tT-
IMLH ;
1. The following i t e mi z e e
points of good government art
required and should be secured
by the teachers who must havi
authority to discipline and govert
his school. Going to school i ;
the business of the children o
this county ; they must be regul
ar and punctual in their attend
ance.
a. If by unclcanliness of cith
er person or dress a pupil is unfi
to remain in school , he shal
clean his person immediately o
be sent home to be properly pre
pared for school.
b. Pupils shall be classified ac
cording to their knowledge of tin
subject to be studied and accord
to their ability to pursue these
studies. The school board and
the teacher and , if necessary
the county superintendent , shal
je the judge of such classiflcatiot
uul not the pupil or parent , bu
the parent has the right to maki
i reasonable selection from tin
course of study for his child tc
nirsue.
c. A pupil must have an ex
cuse from the parent or guardiar
n order to be excused from school.
d Any pupils absent from
school during an examination 01
test shall be required to take an
iquivilent examination or tesl
when they return.
e. A strict regard for truth
uul honesty.
f. A spirit of perfect obed-
ence to all rules and regulations.
g. Studious habits.
h. Respectful language to-
vard the teacher ajul one anotli-
: r.
r.i.
i. A careful regard for the
ights and feelings of others.
j. Respectful and courteous
rcatment to visitors and passers-
\v.
v.k.
k. A careful and rightful use
) f all school books and other
> ropery of the school.
1 Moving quietly in , about
i ml out of the school room.
in. Promptness in returning
lome after school.
n A self-reliance study is to
) e commended and encouraged.
2. The following itemized
) oints largely uncontrolled , arc
letrimental to the best interests
af schools , hence should bu whol-
y prohibited or reduced to the
ery lowest possible existence :
a. Hoisterious laughter and
alking in the school roon during
ecess or other non-study period.
-Running hurriedly in , out ,
> rover the room prohibited.
c. Wrestling , shoving , jump-
ng or stamping in the room pro-
libited.
d. Whispering reduced to the
'ery lowest practical use.
e. Profanity and vulgarity
irietly prohibited.
f. The use of tobacco on or
ibout school premises strictly
> rohibited.
g. The meddling of one pu-
> il with another while shilling islet
lot to be commended. It leads
o disorder and should be strictly
> rohibited.
h. The moving about promis-
uously over the school roomdur-
ng study hours tends to meddle-
omcness and breeds idleness.
I'll is condition should not exist.
3. While' the above rules will
not cover every case of school re
quirements yet they will largely
harmonize the important features
of good school government and
show to teachers and pupils
alike a high standard of govern
ment that should exist in every
school. Other minor require
ments that may be found neces
sary , local boards or teachers
may easily add to the above rules
to bring about needed results.
4. Wherein teachers comply
with and enforce the provisions ,
of the above rules and regulations
the district school boards hereby
pledge their undivided support ,
and in case of any willful and
persistent violation of said rules
on the part of any pupil , the
teacher mav use such punish
ment ( if it requires punishment
to obedience , ) consistent with her
duties and authorit- under Rule
14 of Rules of Regulations for
Teachers and after the teacher's
efforts to secure obedience to any
requirement , have failed , the
teacher must apply to the board
immediately for their action in
the case.
valuation of school din-
trielH in Kieharelson County 1905
AsacBinonts.
Announcement.
I have rented a suite of rooms
> ver the Richardson county
Kink and will open an office at
mce for the practice of tnedi-
: ine and surgery.
My education was received at
he university of Nebraska con-
erring the degree of B. Sc. 1890 ;
University of Chicago and Rush
Vledical college , conferring de-
free of M. D. 1904 ; Englewood
lospital , Chicago , conferring
lospital diploma 1905.
I will conduct u general prac.
ice in Medicine and Surgery ,
uul give attention to diseases
> f the Eyes , Nose and Throat
is well. Your patronage is
elicited
L R. BOOSE , M. D.
The Sterling Sun starts out on
he ( twentieth year of its existence
his year. It IIIIB been under the
ontrol of L. A. Vnrner its pre-
ent owner and editor all that time
xccpt the first six months
George Story and son returned
Saturday from a weeks visit with
elativee at Onega , Kansas.
Mable Kieffer of Jewel City ,
[ ansas was in town a short time
iaturday. She was was on her
av to Auburn where she will
, 'ill teach this year.