as w ell as useful ornam mts. Like everything else 
from the house of Prang & Co., these plates are 
highly artistic both in conception and execution, and 
are very valuable. 
Surveyor Boy and President. From the Frank¬ 
lin Printing Co., Philadelphia, we have received a 
valume of the Illustrious American Series with the 
above title. It is a beautiful volume of 400 pages, 
bound in blue and gold that will be highly prized by 
the youth of America. It gives, in a highly interest¬ 
ing st>le, a sketch, of the life and achievements of 
General Washington, from the cradle to the grave. 
It contains many extracts from the letters and jour¬ 
nals of Washington, which give an insight into the 
character of the great statesman and general, whose 
pati iotism ahd valor did so much for the benefit of 
the struggling colonies in the war for independence. 
The volume is written by William M. Thayer, who 
has proved himself a master-hand in presenting a 
dry biographical subject in an exceedingly interest¬ 
ing manner. 
sat writing. They spent their time read¬ 
ing ont of the Testament until all were 
there. But every one who succeeded in 
reading his verse without mistake stopped 
reading, and came and sat at the writing- 
table to write. The poor fellow who 
remained last on the bench was called a 
Lazy Scholar 
The funniest of Dock’s rewards was that 
which he gave to those who made no 
mistake in their lessons. He marked a 
large O with chalk on the hand of the per¬ 
fect scholar. Fancy what a time the boys 
and girls must have had trying to go home 
without rubbing out this 01—From “A 
School of Long Ago," by Edward Eggleston y 
in St. Nicholas for July. 
“SHANT WE?” 
An Old Time School-Master. 
A hundred and fifty years ago, among 
the German settlers of Pennsylvania, there 
was a remarkable old school-master, whose 
name was Christopher Dock. For three 
days he taught school at a little place called 
Skippack, and then for the next three days 
he taught at Salford. 
Whenever one of his younger scholars 
succeeded in learning his ABC, the good 
Christopher Dock required the father of 
his pupil to give his son a penny, and also 
asked his mother to cook two eggs for him 
as a treat in honor of his diligence. To 
poor children in a new country these were 
fine rewards. At various other points in 
his progress, an industrious child in one of 
Dock’s schools received a penny from his 
father and two eggs cooked by his mother. 
All this time he was not counted a member 
of the school, but only as on probation. 
The day on which a boy or girl began to 
read was the great day. If the pupil had 
been diligent in spelling, the master, on 
the morning after the first reading day, 
would give a ticket carefully written or 
illuminated with his own hand. This read: 
“Industrious—one penny.” This showed 
that the scholar was now really received 
into the school. 
There were no clocks or watches; the 
children came to school one after another, 
taking their places near the master, who 
He struggled to kiss her—she struggled the same 
To prevent him, so bold and undaunted, 
As if smitten by lightning he heard her exclaim,. 
“Avaunt, sir !”—and off he avaunted. 
But when he returned with the fiendishest laugh, 
Showing clearly that he was affronted, 
And threatened by main force to carry her off, 
She cried, “Don’t:” and the poor fellow don’ted. 
Then he meekly approached and got down at her 
feet, 
Praying loud as before he had ranted, 
That she would forgive him, and tried to be 
sweet, 
And said, “Can’t you ?”—the dear girl recanted. 
Then gently he whispered, “How could you do so? 
I certainly thought I was jilted; 
Say, come thou with me, to the parson’s we’ll go— 
Say, wilt thou, my dear?” and she wilted. 
Then gayly he took her to see her new home,. 
A shanty by no means enchanted, 
Saying, “Here we shall live no longer to roam,. 
Say, shan’t we, my dear ?”—so they shantied. 
-Selected. 
HARnQ Name on 50 Beautiful Cards 1 r\^ 
uAnUO F. W. Maxon, Rochester, N. Y. 1 (JC« 
A P R17 P ? enc ^ s * x cents for postage, and receive 
I lll/L E. free a costly box of goods which will 
nelp you to more money right away than anything 
else in this world. All, of either sex, succeed from 
first hour. The broad road to fortune opens before 
the workers, absolutely sure. At once address 
TRUE & CO., Augusta, Mains. 
CANCERS 
■R VmVV.T) wi t h ? ut the knife or caustic, and 
y £l U without pain. Twothousand 
DR.E.G.JONES A25i a, ii? t j: 
