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THE UPPER DES MQINBS, ALGONA, IOWA. WEDNEDAY, AUGUS1 19 V 189L <'«"",? .fffi, S *£. t *- a f v ter ' >Vt m Is '} Jthey Htt*e Become indispensable In Modern War Ship*. Few pretentious ships built within the last five or six years, whether men of war or ocean steamers, are to-day unprovided with the electric light, and the electric light is of inestimable benefit, both below deck and above, to those who go down to the sea in ships. Very great strides have been made of late years in the improvement and use of projectors, or search lights, one; or more of which should certainly be curried by every steamer engaged in ocean traffic. _ Of course it. goes without saymg < that projectors have become practically indispensable in the equipment of modern war ships. Not only are the powerful beams of light which .they furnish, of great assistance in sicnaling and entering difficult harbors at nfeht, but they constitute a very valuable element of defense against torpedo attacks, and even against large vessels. A British naval officer in a paper on the subject of harbor defence, or ships versus forts, recently gave expression to the opinion that less expenditure on big guns and n little more on large search Tights would be distinctly advantageous. He instanced what would be utter bewilderment of the captain of an iron-clad endeavoring tc force a narrow passage at night time in the glare of a half-dozen well-handled projectors. An accidental but very valuable testimony to the value of the search light as a means of defence was given only a month or two ago by the loss in Cherbourg 1 harbor ot the French torpedo-boat "Edmond Fontaine," whose captain was dazzled by the rays of a search light. It is not the intention here, however, to i expatiate particularly on the search J light as an instrument of war on land or at * sea, but more particularly to refer to its value in times of peace, when by its use fearful catastrophies might be prevented or their efforts lessened. The terrible loss of life which occurred recently in Gibral- • tar bay, when the emigrant ship "Utopia was lost, would undoubtedly have been tar greater had it not been for the fact that all the vessels of the British squadron were well provided with search lights. The powerful rajs of light were concentrated on the spot where the ill-fated steamer sank, and the work of rescuing the struggling unfortunates who were battling for life with the angry waters, was carried on as if by daylight. If there had besn no electric light many ot those saved would certainly have been passed by and the death-roll _ would have numbered many more victims than it did. ., , There is no doubt that_ if every large passenger steamer was provided with sev' eral searchlights many dangers would be avoided and the yearly loss of life at sea would be greatly reduced. This statement applies specially to emigrant steamers, in which so many lives are in jeopardy in times of danger. 1t has been recommended that the equipmnnt. of such vessels with search lights should be made compulsory by the governments of the countries under whose flags they sail and at whose ports they touch. In foggy weather the search light forms a fur more reliable indication of a shin's wherea bouts than the gruff tones of the fog-horn or whistle. Thrown ?ip toward the fky the beam is discernable i, at a considerable distance, by the angle L, which it forms with th» surface of thewa- r>: ter, the direction in which the ship is steaming is made plain. Within recent years great improvements have been effected in the construction of projectors. Their efficiency has been increased so that u more powerful light is obtained with, a j^iven current, and the mechanical Dart of lamp has been so much improved that the greatest simplicity in working is obtained. Formerly it was necessary to regulate a projector .by hand, the lamp needing 'continual attention to maintain a good lisht and project it in the desired dira-.tion. Now all this is effected automatically arid a whole battery of searching lights can be mancevered by the captain of the vessel from the bridge or conning tower by simply pressing a key or turning a switch. ' As an instance of the simplicity of a search-light outfit, and the advantageous use to which it can bp put, it is only necessary to look to the navigation of tb° Suez canal. Vessels unprovided with the electric light can hire a complete plant when entering the canal either at Suez or Port Said. The whole arrangement can be sot up in an hour or two and the steamer can then go through, the canal at night. Formerly every ship in the canal had t« lie up to the banks at night and the passage often occupied fifty or sixty hours. Now it is generally made in eighteen or twenty hours _ and on some occasions even quicker time has been made.—Electricity. theron this ticket. Step aboard lively, now." "Never mind, captain. I would have to walk five miles back if I did. I lite over jondar. So long, captain."—Detroit Free Press. MONICA. LOVE STORY OF MODERN DAYS POBTIC .TU STICK. The ISoy had att Atrfdl Tim*, and It Served Them Right. asked find out for ourselves and' give her an il lustration of it tomorrow; but I don' ! "TICKETS, PJYBASE." A .Little Scheme All His Worked. Own And It "Tickets, please;" wild the conductor of a train on a line running out of Detroit,as he entered the car. There was a very general response in the shape of pasteboard until he came to a farmer who was very earnestly looking out of the window, "Tickets, please," said the conductor. The man naid no attention. "I'll take your ticket, if you please." The man looked up at him. "Hain't got any," he answered slowly. "Well, the money then. Where are you going?" ''Hain't pot any money. "Well, then, what are you on here for? If I don't get either money or ticket I must put you off the train." ."You wouldn't stop an express train just to put one man off, now would you?" "Wouldn't I? You'll soon see whether I will or not. Now I want your tipket or the cash without any more fuss." "Nary one." The conductor paused for a moment or two and then called the brakeman. "Now are you going to get off without a fuss, or will we have to throw you off?" The man sigred and said he would go off quietly. When they got out on the plattorm and the conductor had his hand on the bell rope, the passeuger cast his eye over the flying landscape and said: "Ain't .there no way we can fix this "Certainly. Ticket or money." After another look the man shook his head. "Let her go, captain. The conductor pulled the rope. The air brakes scrunched and the train oame to a stop. The man stepped off, and then, 'handing the conductor a bit of pasteboard said: "I don't cheat no railroad company, captain. Here ye are." "Why in thunder didn't you eive me "Father, what is poetic justice? Fred Stanley at the tea-table. "Bless the boy! What put that into his head?' 1 said mother. "Why, there was something about it in our reading lesson today, and when I asked Miss Thompson what it meant, she said we should see how many of us could O i .1 t. f . j I _ _ _ _ i _ _1 ••__•_ 1-_— — — * I 't know to find out unless jou tell me, father." Mr. Stanley looked thoughtful for a moment, and. then smiled as if struck by some amusing recollection. "Poetic justice," he said, is u hind of justice that reaches us through the unforeseen consequences of our unjust acts. I will tell you n little story. Fred, that, I think, will furnish the illustration you are after. "I recall a summer afternoon, a good many years ago, when I was not as large as I am now. Two other boys and myself went blackberrying in a big meadow several miles from home. On our way to the meadow, as we paddled along the dusty highway, we met a stray dog. Ho was a friendless, forlorn-looking creature, and seemed delighted to make up with us, and when we gave him some scraps of bread and meat from our lunch basket, he capered for joy and trotted along at our side as if to say, ''Now, boys, I'm one of you.' We named him Rover, and, boy like, tried to find out how much he knew, and what he could do in the way of tricks; and we soon discovered that he would 'fetch and carry' beautifully. No matter how big the stick or stone, nor how far away we threw it, he -would reach it and drag it buck to us. Fences, ditches, and brambles ho seemed to regard only as so_ many obstacles thrown in his way to try his pluck and endurance, and ho overcame them all. "At length we reached the meadow, and scattered out in quest of blackberries. In my wanderings I discovered a hornets' nest, the largest I ever saw -.and 1 have seen a good many. It was built in a cluster of blackberry vines, and hung low, almost touching the' ground. Moreover, it was at tke foot of a little hill, and as 1 scampered up the latter 1 was met at the summit by Rover, frisking about with a stick in his mouth. 1 don't know why the dog and the hornets' nest should have connected themselves in my "wind, but they did, and a wicked thought was born of the union. '"Rob! \Vill!' I called to the other boys; 'come here; we'll have some fun.' •'They came promptly, and 1 explained my villianous project. I pointed out the hornets' nest, and proposed thai we roll a stone down upon it and send Rover after the stone. 'And, Oh cracky, won't it ba fun to see how astonished he'll be when the hornets come out,' I cried in conclusion. They agreed that, it would be awfully funny. We selected a good-sized, round stone, called Rover's special attention to it, and started it down the hill. When it had a fair start we turner! the do;? loose, and the poor fellow, never suspecting our treachery, started after the stone with a joyous bark. Wfl hud taken good aim,, and as the ground was smooth the stone went true to its mark, and crashed into the hornets' nest just as Rover sprang upon it. In less than a minute the furious insects had swarmed out and settled upon the poor animal. His surprise and dismay fulfilled our anticipations, and we nad just begun to double ourselves up in paroxysms of laughter, when, -with frenzied yelps of agony, .lie came tearing up the hill toward us, followed closely by all tho hornets. " 'Run!' I shouted, and we did run; but the maddened dog ran faster, and dashed into our midst with piteous appeals for help. The hornets settled, like a black, avenging cloud, all over us, and the scene that followed baffles my power of description. We ran, we scratched, we rolled on the ground, and we howled with agony, till the meadows was, for the time being turned into a pandemonium. "I have never known just how long the torture lasted, but I remember it was poor Rover who rose to the emergency, and with superior instinct showed up a way to rid ourselves of our. vindictive assailants. As soon as he realized that we too were in distress, and could give no assistance, he ran blindly to a stream that flowed through the meadow not far away, and pluuged in, dived clear beneath the surface. We followed him, and oply ventured to crawl out from the friendly element when we were assured that the enemy had withdrawn; Then we sat on the bank of the stream and looked at each other dolefully through our swollen, purple eyelids, while the water dripped from our clothing, and a hundred stinging wounds reminded us what excessively funny fun we had been having with Rovor. "Tho poor dog, innocent and free from guile himself, judged us accordingly, and, creeping up' to me, licked my silent, sympathy. Then some .dormant sense of justice asserted itself within me. " 'Boys--,' I said, 'we've had an awful time, but, I tell you what it served us right.' "Neither of them contradicted me, and, rising stiffly, we went slowly homeward with Rover at our heels. "That, my boy," said Mr, Stanley in conclusion, "is a a good instance of poetic justice." LUMBER F1HM PAILS. It Did Business In Kansas and Colorado. CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—The St. John and Marsh company, lumber dealers, made a voluntary assignment today to Morton B. Hull. The company was organized six years ago, and did business in Kansas and Colorado. The value of the assets is 8253,000. They will certainly realize $150,000; liabilities, $146,000. The failure is due to the stringency in the money market and -the fact that the recent failures of the Peters Lumber company and Howell company have made it difficult for lumber men to get accommodations at banks. A.n attorney for the lirm asserts it will pay dollar for dollar if given time. NOT CONPIUMKD. this before? .You can ride five miles far- upon at the next meeting of the directors. Ueport Regarding World's Fair OJUciuls Krront'ous. CAIOAQO, Aug. 14.—The statement yesterday thar the nomination of Mr. Samuels tor chief of the horticultural department and .l)r. Peabody for chief of the bureau of liberal arts, were confirmed all around was erroneous. The national board of control ratified boib, but the executive committee of the local directory referred them to committees. Tuey will be acted OHAFtKR XVt. It Is not n tender voice. It Is not evens gentle or eoMly friendly voice. It !s, when nil is told. :i distinctly nnsry voice, full of possible reproaches nntl \vhement upbraid- in •-'•». Monica, raising her head \vitli extreme HIM-VOIIMIO---S. bus just time to see. Mr. Desmond in the biote Hi-tree above her, before he drops at her feel. "What on earth were you doing «i> there?'' asks she, thinking It wise to adopt the offensive style, so as to b« lirst in I he field, it-din? instinctively that a scolding is coin- hiK and that she deserves it, "Wan-hill!: 7/011,'' returns IIP, sternly, nothing dismayed by her assumption of injured innocence', so her little ruse falls (hroiurh. "A charming occupation, certain,y P says Miss BereslVnl, with lint! dlsjrnst. "1 climbed up into that, tree," says Mr. Desmond, savagely, "niul from il sun- that you ir.ive spent"your entire tl;iy will, that idiot, Hyde." "Do yuu think,'' says ^ llss Uurcslord, with awful calm, "that it was a acnllcnwn- ()/ thing to elimb into that tree, like u horrid school-boy, and spy upon a person?—do I/on?" "I don't," vehemently; "but I wns driven loit. 1 don't cave what is gentlemanly. I don't core," furiously, "what you think of me. 1 only know that my mind is now sitt-lsfltxl about yon, ami that. J know you arc the most abominable Jlirt in the, world, and that, you ought to be ashamed of yourself." "Well, I'm nut," with great self-pos.-,os- sion. "The•more, to your discredit! That only menus thai yon arc bent on doing it again." "1 shall certainly always talk to any man who talks to me.. That is," ciiUingly, "any man who knows how to conduct himself with propriety." "Meaning—I don't, I suppose?" "Certuiiiiy you don't." "Oh, if it comes flint," says Desmond, in tones of the deepest desperation, and as if nothing is left to expect but the deluge, in another moment. And, In effect, it comes. Not, as one hns been taught to expect, in sudden storm, and wind, and lightning, but lirst in soft light drops, and then in a perfect downpour, that bursts niwu them with passionate fury. As they are standing beneath a magnificent bcucli,they get hut a taste of the shower in reality, though Desmond, seeing some hmre drops lying on Monica's thin white gown, feels his heart smile him. "Here, hike this," lie says, roughly, taking off his coat and placing it round her shoulders. "Xo, thank yon." says Miss Beresi'ord, stiffly. "Von must," returns he, and, to his surprise, she makes no further resistance. Perhaps she is cowed by the authority ot! his manner; perhupn she doesn't like the raindrops. Encouraged, however, by her submission to a further daring of fortune, he says, presently,— "Yon might have given Oobbett a turn, 1 think, instead of devoting yourself all day to 1! at egregious ass." "lie prefers talking to llermia. I suppose yon don't want me to go up to people and ask them to bo civil to me?" "Some other fellow, tlit'ii." "Yon would 1m just as jealous of him, whoever he was." "I am not jealous at all," indignantly. "1 only object to your saying one thing to me and another to him." "What is the one thing I say to yon?" Tliis staggers him. "You must find me a very monotonous person if I say only one tiling to you always." "1 haven't found you so." "Then it—whatever it is must be one of tho most eloquent and remarkable speeches upon record. Do tell it to me." "Look here, Monica," says Mr. Desmond, cautiously evading a reply; "what 1 \yantto know is—what you see in Hyde. He is tail, certainly, but he is fat and effeminate, with 'n forehead villainous low.'" "Your own is very low," says Miss Bores- 1'onl. "If I thought it was like Ills, I'd make away with myself. And you listen to all liis stones, and believe them every one. I don't believe a single syllable he says; I never met sue.h a braggi-r. To listen to him, one would think ho had killed every tiger in Bengal. In my opinion, he never even saw one." "lies absents out toujoiirs tort," quotes slio. in a low, significant tone. Tliis is the fmsihing stroke. "Oh!yon defend him," ho says, as savagely almost as one of those wild boasts he has just mentioned. "In your eyes ho is a hero, no doubt, 1 duro say all women see virtue in a man who 'talks as familiarly of roaring lions as maids of thirteen do of puji- ]>y-dogs,"' "I don't think maids of thirteen, as a rule talk much of puppy-dogs. I'm sure Kit doesn't," says Monica, provoklngly, "And really, to do Mr. Kydo justice too, I never :heard him mention a roaring lion. Perhaps yon are thinking of Artemus Ward's lion that goes about 'seeking whom he may devour somebody.'" She smiles in a maddening fashion. "I mn thinking of Kyde," says Do.smond. "1 am thinking, too, how mad I was when I thought you liked me better than him. I did think it, you know; but now the delusion is dispelled. It is plain to me you are infatuated about this follow, who is 'perfumed like a milliner' and hasn't two ideas in his head." . "I can't think where you find all your quotations," says Monica, who is now seriously annoyed; "but I must ask you not to worry me any further about Mr. Hyde." "You are madly in love with him," says Desmond, choking with rage. Upon which Miss Berest'ord loses the last remnant of her patience, and very properly turns her back on him. The rain has ceased, but during its reign has extinguished tho dying sun, which has disappeared far below tho horizon. A great, hush and silence has followed tho petulant burst of storm, and a peace unspeakable lies on all the hind. There is a little glimpse of the ocean far away beyond tho giant fires, and one can see that its waves are calm, and the fishing-boats upon its bosom scarcely rock. The grass' is bending still with the weight of the past rain, and a plaintive dripping from tho trees can bo heard,—a refreshing sound that lessens tho sense of heat, The small birds stir cozily in their nests.and now and then a drowsy note breaks from one or another; a faint mist, white and int'.ingiblo, rises from the hills, spreading from field to sky, until "The ciirlli, with tioavon mingled, in tho slmd- owy twilight Jny, Anil the white hulls beemed like specters la a cloud-luud fur aiv:<y," "Ah 1 you don't like mo to say that," says Desmond, uuiippcased by the beauty of the growing night; "but—-" "Do not say another word," says Monica, imperiously. The moon is rising slowly,— slowly,—and so, by the bye, Is her temper. "I forbid you. Ilc-re." throwing to him his coat; "l think r have before remarked flint the ruin is quite over, t hm sorry. I ever touched anything belonsrins to > on." Desmond haviiii: received the eoat, and put himself into it once mor,-, silence ensues. It does, pr-i-linps, Strike him ns n hopeful siirn that she shows no haste to return home and so rid herself of a presence she has inadvertently declared to be hateful to her, because presently he says, simply, if a little, warmly,— "There is no IHC In onr quarreling like this. I won't eive you up without a further slruirirle, to mi|/man. So \ve nmy »s well have it out now. Do you emv for that— for Kyde?" "If you hnd asked mo that before,—sensibly,— yon might have, avoided mnklii!: an exhibition of yourself mid snyimj many rude things. I don't in the least mind telling you," says Miss Ueresford, coldly, "that! ain't bear him." "Oh, Monlrn ! Is this fn/c?" asks IIP, In an nsiony of hope. "Quite true. Hut yon don't deserve I should say It.'' "My darling! My 'one thins,' bright' In all tills liatef nl world I Oh I" throwinsup his head with an impatient gesture, "I have been so wretched all this evening 1 I have suffered the tortures of tin- " "Now, you innsn't say naughty words," Interrupts she, wlllian adorablesiuile. "You are glad I have forgiven you?" This Is how she puts if, and ho Is only too content to bo friends with her on any terms, to show further fight. "More than glad.' 1 "And yon will promise me never to bo jealous again'.'" Tills Is a bitter pill, considering his former declaration that jealousy and he had nothing to do with each other; but lie swallows It bravely. "Never. And you—you will never again give me cause, darling, will you 1 ."' "1 gave yon no cause now." Miys the darling, shaking her pretty bend obstinately. And he doesn't .dare contradict her. "You behaved really badly," she goes on, reproachfully, "and atsili-h a lime, loo,—just, when 1 was dying to tell yon xiie/i good news." "Good 1 . 1 —your mints—" eagerly, "havere- lented—they " "Oh, no! oh. il':iir, no!" MI.VS Miss Beres- 1'ord. "They are harder limn ever against you. Adamant Is a N/»I»!/'' In comparison witli them. It isn't that; hut Madame O'Connor has asked me to go and slay with her next Monday for a we'-kl—I here, I" "And nu' loo?" "N—o. Aunt I'rlseillii made il a condition with regard to my goim: that you shouldn't be there." "Tho • And .Madame O'Connor gave in to sueii abominable, tyranny?'' "Without a murmur.'' "1 thought she had a above that, sort of thing," says Mr. Desmond, with disgust. "Diittiioyiiri- all alike." "Who 1 . 1 - -women'. 1 " "Yes." "Von menu lo tell niv thai 1 am like Aunt Prise-ilia and Madame O'Connor'. 1 " "Old women, 1 mean," with anxious haste, seeing :i cloud deseondlm: upon I In- brow of his beloved. "Oh I" "And, after all, il i« food news," says Brian, brightening, "bivu.ixs though I can't stop In the house for a week, still there U nothing to prevent my riding ovei there every on; 1 of the, seven days," '•'nnit's just what I thought," says Monica, ingenuously, with a sweet little blush. "All! yon svishod for nit. 1 , then'. 1 '' She refuses to answer this in any move direct manner that her eyes afford, but says, ipiii'.kly, doubtfully,— "It won't be dec.civiivr Aunt I'rl.M-ilhi. your coming there to visit, will H? She must know she cannot- compel Madame O'Connor to forbid you the house. And she knows perfectly you are an intimate friend of hers." "Of course she does. She is a regular old tyrant.,—a Bluebeard In petticoats; but " "No, no; you must nol: abuse her,' 1 says Monica; so he becomes silent. She is sliiiiding very close to the trunk of the old beech, hall! leaning against it upon one arm which is slightly raised. She has no gloves, but long white mittens that reach above her elbow to where the sleeves of her gown join them. Through the little holes in tho pattern of these kindly mittens her white arms can be seen gleaming like snow beneath the faint rays of the early moon. With one hand she is playing some Imaginary nir upon the tree's bark. As she so plays, tiny sparkles from her rings attract his notice. "Those live-little rings," says Dusmond, idly, "always remind me of the live little pigs that went lo market,—I don't know why." "They didn't all go to market," demurely. "One of them, I Know, stayed at home." ".So he did. I remember now. Somehow it miikes me feel like a boy again." "Then, according to J loud, yon must bo nearer heaven than you were a moment ago." "I couldn't! 1 ' says Desmond, turning, and looking Into her beautiful eyes. "My heaven has been near me for the last half-hour." If he had said hour he would have been closer to the truth. A soft, lovely crimson creeps Into her cheeks, and her eyes fall before his for a moment. Then she laughs,—a gay, mirthful laugh, that somehow puts sentiments to (light. "Go on about your little pigs," she says, glancing at him witli coquettish mirth. "A bout your rings, you mean. I never look at them that I don't begin this sort of thing." Here, seeing an excellent opportunity for it, betakes her hand in his. "This little turquoise went to market, this little pearl stayed at home, this little emerald got some—er—cheese " "No, it wasn't," hastily. "It was roast beef." "So it was. Better than cheese, any day. How stupid of me I I might havo known an emerald—I mean, a pig—wouldn't like cheese." •"I don't suppose it would like roast beef a bit better," says Monica; and then her lips part, and she bursts into a merry laugh at the absurdity of the thing. Shu is such a child still that she linds the keenest enjoyment in it. "Never mind," with dignity, "and permit me to tell you, Miss Berest'ord, that open ridicule is rude. To continue; tills little pearl got none, and this little plain gold ring got—he got—what on earth did the little plain gold pig—I mean, ring—-get?" "Nothlny. Just what you ought to get for such a badly-told story. Ho only cried, 'Wee.'" "Oh, no, indeed. Ho slm'n'l cry at all. I won't have tears connected with you hi any way." She glances up at him with eyes half shy, and pleased, and with the prettiest dawning smiles upon her lips. lie clasps the slender fingers closer, as though loath to part with them, and yet his talu has come to a climax. "If I have told my story so badly, perhaps i had bi-tier toll it all over again," ho says, with a base assumption of virtuous regret. "No. I would not give you that trouble for thu world," t>hosa>s, mischievously,uud then the dawning smile widen*, brlj "' into something indescribable, but perl "Oh, Monlai, I do think you are tag ebttiliufou euilh," $uyulh,e with hiiddou fervid passlo.u; once, nnci lor tlie nrst time, lie puts one ms nnns inipuNively :ind draws her to him. She ,.„!,,fs,—still smilin -. however,--mid, after u brief hesitation, innves slowly but decidedly b:ick from hint. ""Yon don't l«lti* me lotnncli \on.doyou?" asks he. rather hurl. "No. nn. imleeit!" himietlly. "Only " "Only what, darllna?" "1 hiir.ll> know what," she answers, look- In.e bewildered. "Terhapi because it is all so strange. Why should yon love me better limn any one'.'-nnd vet yon do," an .lonsly, "don't you?" The Iiiiiiu'cntly-expivsHed anxiety makes his heart irhul. "I adore yon," he says, fervently; and then, "Did no one ever place his arm round yon Jx'/orc, Monica?" He limls a difficulty in even asking this. "Oh, no," with intense surprise nttheques- tlon, mid a soft, quick trlance that Is almost shinned. "1 never had a lover In my life until 1 met yon. No one except yon ever told mo I was pretty. The fust time you said it 1 went homo (when 1 was out of your sight," reddening, "I ran all the rest of the way) and looked at myself hi tho glass. Then," naively, "I knew you were right. Still 1 hurt my doubts; so I called Kit and told her about It; and she," laughing, "said yon were evidently u person of great discrimination, sol supposed she agreed with yon." "She could hardly do otherwise." "Yet, sometimes," says Monica, with hesitation, and with » downeasi face, "I have thought it was all mere fancy with you, mid that you don't love me raill-l/."' "My sweetheart, what a cruel thing to say to me!" "Hut see how you scold me! Only now," nervously plucking little bits of bark from the tree, "yon accused meof dreadful things. Yes, sometimes 1 doubt yon." "1 wonder when- 1 leave room for doubt? Yet. 1 must convince yon. What shall I swear by, then?" he asks, half laughing; "the chaMe Diana np above—(lie lovers' friend—is in full ulory to-ni^ht; shall I swear by her?" "Oil, swciir not by the moon, the inconstant 1111:011, lest that thy love prove likewise variable," quotes she, archly; "and yet," with a sudden change of mood, and a certain sweet gravity, "1 do not mistrust you." She leans slightly toward him, and, unasked, gives her hand Into Ills keeping once again. She is full of pretty tender ways and womanly tricks, and as for the best time for displaying them, for this she lias a. natural talent. Desmond, clasping her hand, looks at her keenly. Ills whole heart is In his eyes. "Tell me that you love me," he says, In a low, unsteady voice. "How ean I? I don't know. I'm not sure," she says, falterlniily; "and," shrinking a lilt le from him, "II is liTowing very late. See bow the moon has risen above the lirs. 1 ninsl no home," "Tell in;- yon love me first." "I 7»us/ not love you; yon know that." "But if,you m:u;hl, you could?" "Ye.—es'." "Then 1 defy all difficulties,—mints, and friends, ami lovers. 1 shall win yon In the teelh of all barriers, and in spite of all opposition. And now K<> home, iny heart's de- diillght, my best hclyved. 1 havo this assurance from you, that your lips have given me, and it. makes me, confident of victory." "Hut if yon fail," she begins, nervously; bnl, he will not lisl.'ii lo her. "There is no such word," he says gayly. "Or, If there is, I never learnt It. Goodnight, my love." "Goud-night," A little frightened by his iMippy vehemence, she stands well away from him, and holds oul her hands in farewell. Taking them, he opens llii'.m gently and presses an impassioned kiss on each little pink-tinged palm. With a courteous reverence for her evident .shyness, ho then releases her, and, raising his hat, stands motionless until she has sprung down tho bank and so reached the Moync fields again. Then she turns and waves him a second and last good-night. Hetnrning the salute, he replaces his lull, on his head, and, Ihrusl- ins bis hands deep in his pockets, turns toward Coole-.and dinner. He Is somewhat late for the. latter, but Ihis troubles him little, so set is his mind upon the girl who has just left him. Surely she Is hard to win, and therefore— h ,10 desirable,! "The women of Ireland," says tin ancient chronicler, "are the coyest, the most coquettish, yet. withal the coldest and vlrUiousest women on earth." Yet, allowing all Ihis, given time and opportunity, they may be safely wooed. What Mr. Desmond complains of bitterly, in his homeward musings to-night, is the fact that to him neither lime nor opportunity is afforded. "She is a woman, therefore to be won;" but how is his courtshlpto be sped, if thorns are to bi.'scl his path on every side, and if persistent imilicu blocks ids way lo tho feet of her whom he adores? He reaches home in an unenviable frame of mind, and is thoroughly unsociable to Owen Kelly and the old Squire all theeven- IllK. Next morning sees him in tho same mood; and, Indeed, it is about this I him he takes to imagining his little love as being a hapless prisoner in the hands ot two cruel ogres (1 am afraid he really does not apply tho term "()!• res" to (lie two old ladies of Moyne), and finds a special melancholy pleasure in depicting her as'a lovely captive/condemned to solitary eonliir'mont and dieted upon bread and water. To regard the Misses Blake in tho light either of ogres or witches required some talent; but Mr. Desmond, at this period of his love-affair, managed it. me, ;ii.u, Win oe nincn nnpplef." "f'fiimice is uood for the smtl, 1 shall stay here," says Desmond. "If we mean to itet up tableaux, we cer- ;;iinly oiuht to set about them atonce,"say3 Hermia Herrick Indolently. "There doesn't seem to b.; any work In uiybudy." says Oii;a, in despair. '•Try me," say* Lord Itossmoyne, bend- ina; over her ch'iir. lie has only just come, anil his arrival has been unannounced. "Ah! tlxtnk : uiu!" —with ;i brilliant smile. "Now you i/o look like bushiest." 11 i> Monday, and fmir o'clock. Aphyo- iiilllies;' lyini basking in the sunshine Is look* iuii iis loveliest.- which is saying a great .leal. The heal is so intense on this sweet July da\ that i-vtTV one has deserted the IIIMIXP and point! out to find some air,—a difficulty. They have tried the grass terraces, in vain, and now have congregated beneath a giant fir. and nre, comparatively <p.-liking, rnnl. .lust tic fore luncheon Madame O'Connor broiikihl Monica home In triumph witli her from Mo> uc, to Mini Desmond, handsome ind happy, on her door-«tcp, waiting with valm ei'lainly an invitation !•> that inenl. lie 1:0! II. mid one to dinner likewise. "\Ve lm\e sei our hem Is on tableaux, but 11 is NO difficult to think of any scene fresh mid unhaclviieji d," says Olirn, .na/.im; pbiin- tiviy Into Lord l!nssinmlie's sympathetic face. "Don't L'ive away," siys Mr. Kelly, tenderly. "It miisl he a poor Intellect that coiildrr't rise superior to such a demand as thai. Given one minute, 1 believe even I could produce an Idea as novel as It would be brilliant." "Yuu shall have your minute," says Olga, pulling out her watch. "Now lie-in " "Time's up," she says, presently, when »ixly seconds have honestly expired. "You miirlit have said that thirty -econds MHO. and 1 should not, have objected," says Mr. K -lly. with an assured smile. "And your idea." '"/'/ii- //iif/wini/N.'" Need 1 sa\ I. nl every one is exceedingly mmry; "Kvcr heard it before?" asks Mr. Kelly, with iurirri"<slvii Insolence; which qui-slion, belnir considered as addinir insult to injury, is treated w'.l i ••Ih-ni contempt, To bo continued. CAKNTVoTtOUS PAHUOTS. CIIAPTHIl XVII. "I wish yon would all attend," says Olga Bohun, just a littlo impatiently, looking round upon the assembled group, with brow uplifted and the point of a pencil thrust between her rose-red lips. "Thrice-blessed pencil I" murmurs Mr. Kelly, in nvury stage whisper. "Man Is the superior being.yet ho would not be permitted lo occupy so exalted a position. Are you a stone, Koiuiyne, that you can regard the situation with such an Insensate facj?" Mr. Itonayne is at this moment gazing at Mrs. Bohun with all his heart In his eyes. He starts and colors. "I cannot help thinking of that dear little song about the innocent daisy," goes on Mr. Kelly, with a rapt expression. "But I'd 'choose to bo a pencil, if J might be a llower!'" "Now ct'i let us decide upon something," says Olgu, taking no heed of this sally, and frowning the smile that is lighting for mastery. "Yes; now you are all to decide upon something at once," says Mr. Kelly, gloom- ly. "There is a difficulty about tho right way to begin it, but it must budouo; Mrs. Bohun says so. There is to be. no deception. I shall say one, two, three, and away, and then every one must havo decided; the defaulter will be spurned from the gates. Now I one, two-—Desmond," sternly, "you lire not deciding!" "I am, indeed," says Desmond, most UUT truthfully. He Is lying on tho grass playing Idly \vj|b,;: ' i ,4»«rl<.'i'V>4yfi4 [mwaoj They Fount on tho Fill of Sheep, til nil I,«»TO Thorn to Ulo. llnrpcr'e Mngiizluo. The ken, or mountain-parrot, of New Zealand, a greenieh-brown_ bird, formerly as harmless as others of his class, has developed a carnivorous habit us fastidious tut that of epicures. It used io feed on tho berries tlwtfjrow luxuriantly on the hills, but, it has changed that simple diet since tho multiplication of sheep; perhaps fires, too, nnido the natural food scarce. It now tnkea a terrible revenue on its unconscious enemy. Fastening itself on_ tho buck of: n poor sheep, perhaps stuck in a snow-drift, and savagely tearing away Wool, skin, and flofih, it plunges its powerful beak into tho kidney fat, which it devours, and then leaving one victim to die in agony, goes off in search of another. Though it in as difficult to feel individual nffectioii for sheep-where they are slaughtered by millions us it would bu to care for hogs in Chicago, the most, unsentimental shepherd cannot refrain from pitying one of his own Hock that ho finds in such a condition, and from invoking maledictions on tho whole race of koas. How they found out tho kidney fat was such a delicacy can only bo conjectured—perhaps in the sumo indirect manner in which Charles Lamb's Chinairan discovered that young roast pig was good; a kea saw a sheep devouring his regular supply _of food, and defending his property with what bonk and claws ho had, nis tongue came in contact accidentally with kidney fat. From that moment the satisfaction of appetite and the gratification of vendetta were united. UKVOIjUTlONl/lXG COMMI5HCB. Thii LiitttHt Hlylo of Ship lor Coinmurcliil J'lirjIOHUH. The whiilelmck is tho coming boat for commercial purpones. Of that I am certain." Captain Alexander McDongal, the Scotchman, who, during the past four years, has labored for tho whaleback as tho commercial currier of the world, thus enthusiastically addressed a reporter tho other night. "Tho mills of our company," he went on, "will bo completed in not more than two months' time, and then we will at once begin the building of several 'whulebacks,' which will do service on tho Atlantic. The trip of our first 'whale- back,' the Charles \V. Wotmoro, from Du> luth, Minn., I believe has demonstrated tho worth of tho idea, and I expect that in time tho boat will be tho one which will be used entirely for commercial purposes. Wo will also construct a 'wlwlobuck' steamship, which will bo in use during the World's fair, and, in fact, the work has already begun on it. She is to be 450 feet long, and wo will so arrange her that she carry, without diflienlty, 2,000 passengers. The grout lakes," said tho veteran captain, "1 prophecy, will he the future shipyards whore Atlantic liners will be built." The "whalolmck" is a cigar-shaped boat, with decks covered, and thus it is rendered impossible for her to ship seas in rough weather, us is a usual occurrence with other vessels where the cargo is frequently destroyed. The Wet more, the first of the whulebacks, was built on the lakes and arrived at Liverpool on July2lst with 85,000 bushels of grain. On her arrival at Liverpool she was visited by hundred of experts in tho art of nuvul construction, and by thousands of others who were glad to pay an admission fee in order that they might inspect her. It is the intention of Captain McDougal that they will carry large cargoes of frieght througti the lakes and across the Atlantic. According to the re* ports tho Wetniore had much _ heavy weather and she acted better in it than the ordinary steamers do, owing to her peculiar make. Captain McDougal was much grieved to learn of the death on last Thursday of Captain Saunders, who took her across and who expired suddenly o:' heart disease in his cabin. The vessel so- cured a new captain, and on Friday she left for New York with a huge cirgo of machinery. Captain McDjugal saiu that he could not at present state anything about the plans for the building of "whale- backs" for the passenger traffic. THE SUt'l'LY FAILING. Artificial Gas to Take the Place of Natural. CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—The Ohio FuplGas company, with an authorized capital of $5,000,000, was incorporated at (Spring- Beld, IIU M today. TmoMoP G. Nail, (if this city, who jjt at, the head of tlje wells in

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300 students of Wellington take part in MRC mini marathon

Commandant of Military Hospital at Wellington, Brigadier Pankaj P Rao, with the winners.

Chennai: Young athletes proved their mettle, thanks to Madras Regimental Centre at Wellington, near Ooty.

The mini-marathon organised by Madras Regimental Centre on 11 August, to mark the 72nd Independence Day celebrations, saw a participation of 300 students of various schools of Wellington.

The mini marathon was flagged off and terminated at Thangaraj Stadium. The aim behind organising the rally was to aspire the young minds to join the armed forces and to make them aware of the need to have physical fitness for a healthy lifestyle.

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Democratic leader Pelosi calls for renewing law to help 9/11 first responders

WASHINGTON -- U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi asked the rest of the party's House members to extend the federal program funding health treatment for first responders injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, named for a New York City police officer who died of a respiratory disease after responding to the World Trade Center attacks, provides treatment and economic compensation for first responders. The program will end this year unless it is renewed.

"Heroic men and women stepped forward to help save lives, to search for survivors, to sift through the rubble -- even at the cost of their health and their very lives," Pelosi (D-Calif.) wrote to the rest of the House Democratic caucus on the 14th anniversary of the attacks. "Congress has a moral duty to reauthorize the vital initiative that supports their families and their care."

RELATED: Christie recalls his 9/11 morning of terror

More than 4,800 people in New Jersey are getting treatment under the act, according to one of the bill's sponsors, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th Dist.). Pallone is the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which is considering the legislation. The other 11 New Jersey House members also are co-sponsors, as are both of the state's U.S. senators.

Many of the first responders were injured as they breathed dust at the attack sites. Thousands have developed cancer.

"As expiration of the program draws closer every day, Congress must redouble its efforts and renew its commitment to our 9/11 heroes," Pallone said earlier this month when he joined other House members at Ground Zero in New York City to push for the legislation.

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Azealia Banks previews new tracks, reveals one was intended for Rihanna

The rapper gave fans a chance to hear some of her new material

Azealia Banks previewed several new tracks from upcoming projects on Periscope last night.

The rapper played snippets from songs that are set to appear on her new mixtape ‘Fantasea II’ and another release, ‘Business and Pleasure’.

Banks also appeared to suggest that one of the demos was originally written for Rihanna. “You wanna hear one of the songs I did for, what’s this bitch, antioxidant?” she said, a term she’s previously used to refer to Rihanna’s latest album ‘Anti’ on Twitter. Listen to the track below.

According to Banks her future projects, which include a video for ‘The Big Big Beat’ and a wider release of her new mixtape ‘Slay-Z’, have been delayed while she signs a new distribution deal.

Asked when they might see release, Banks said she plans to drop ‘Fantasia II’ after a summer tour, with ‘Business and Pleasure’ coming out the following winter.

Earlier this month, Banks wrote an open letter to Sarah Palin, after the former Alaska governor threatened to sue her for a series of offensive comments made on Twitter.

The rapper initially apologised for the remarks, which were prompted by a satirical news story that Banks believed to be real, before backtracking and criticising Palin again.

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Raekwon calls last Wu-Tang album ‘soft’ and will not join group on tour

Rapper blames management for mis-communication in group

Raekwon has described Wu-Tang Clan‘s 20th-anniversary album ‘A Better Tomorrow’ as “disappointing” and said that he won’t be touring with the group later this year.

Speaking in the new issue of NME, which is on newsstands now and available digitally, the rapper explained the album, released last December, was driven by fellow Wu-Tang member and founder RZA.

He admitted: “That album felt kinda bored. And that’s not just my opinion. The music was just too soft. Too humble. I felt like the album could have been better. I voiced my opinion, like, ‘Yo, let’s give them some real shit!’ The album was driven more to [producer and fellow founding member] RZA’s expectations. He was coming from one way, we was wanting to try something new.”

“I ain’t going on the road with Wu-Tang this year,” Raekwon continued in reference to the group’s upcoming UK live shows. “Fans will think it’s beef in the group, but it’s all management.”

He added: “I didn’t know shit about the tour. They just assume I’m good to be there and put it all together, but by then I got obligations, a fucking schedule. It’s frustrating, ‘cos I’d love to be there.”

Raekwon releases his sixth solo album ‘Fly International Luxurious Art’ on April 28. Speaking to NME about the record, he confirmed it was his “number one most dope album”.

Raekwon and fellow Wu-Tang rapper Ghostface Killah recently launched a crowd-funding campaign to produce a documentary on Raekwon’s classic 1995 debut solo album ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’.

The Purple Tape Files will feature new interviews with artists, journalists and other industry insiders, examining the LP’s impact on pop culture. Totally funded through the website Fanbacked, donors are being offered a number of bonuses for handing over their money, from stickers for $5, to a ‘Crowdfunding Producer’ credit for $10,000.

Raekwon and Ghostface Killah have offered to review fans’ mixtapes for donations towards the documentary.

Speaking to NME earlier this month, Raekwon revealed that he and Kanye West have plans to work together in the future. The rapper appeared onstage at West’s recent surprise concert at London’s Koko.


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Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Elects Steve Merksamer Chair of Its Board of Directors

Nielsen Merksamer is pleased to announce that the board of directors of the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) elected Steve Merksamer to serve as its chair Read More →

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A care package will provide snacks for late-night studying and it will also show your son or daughter that you are thinking of him/her during a very busy and stressful time. Since 1980, the Center for Student Enrichment has sponsored care packages during the final exam period. Proceeds are used to help support leadership programs and other student-related programs. A care package along with a personal note from you will be prepared for your son or daughter in time for final exam weeks, December 10-14 or April 29-May 3.

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No-tilling itself was still an innovation when Bill Richards got in on the ground floor of the movement, and today he stands as one of the major influencers who helped prove no-till is a viable, profitable farm practice.

Richards started no-tilling more than 50 years ago, contacting local Extension agents from Ohio State University for information gained through their no-till experiment. Richards stayed at it for the long haul, modifying his own no-till equipment. In fact, many of his designs were similar to those represented by some of today’s major manufacturers.

Richards was instrumental in establishing the residue management campaign in his county, and he was dubbed the “Grandfather of No-Till” during his term as chief of the Soil Conservation Service, now known on his farm, the early innovators that helped him along as the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Richards has since retired and turned control of the family’s 3,200-acre farm over to his sons. But he continues to promote the benefits no-till practices in his travels in Ohio and beyond.

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, we sat down with Richards to talk about the storied history of no-till adoption and some of the equipment modifications he made that helped him successfully no-till corn and soybeans.

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Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Cooks Up Camps for Fun, Education

The organization marks its 20th year with new exhibits, including Catching Air, a 'new favorite' for people of all ages

Ansley and Kaitlyn Scherer play in the Moxie Cafe exhibit at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum where plastic fruits and vegetables let kids serve up fake but healthy foods. The museum next week will host the “Food Is Fun!” summer cooking camp.
Ansley and Kaitlyn Scherer play in the Moxie Cafe exhibit at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum where plastic fruits and vegetables let kids serve up fake but healthy foods. The museum next week will host the “Food Is Fun!” summer cooking camp. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)

A cooking camp set for next week at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum will help youths find out that food can be healthy, tasty and fun.

The “Food Is Fun!” cooking camp is one of four special weeklong sessions designed for youths in the summer.

“It’s a little bit different from our other camps because we’re bringing in volunteers from several different food, fitness and nutrition-related organizations to offer an expert-led, hands-on cooking experience for the kids,” said Amy Blasco, Discovery Museum program director.

Good nutrition and healthy lifestyles are important to the organization and promoted through events and exhibits such as the Moxie Cafe.

Added in the spring, the exhibit is modeled after the Moxie Cafe on West McCoy Lane, where the motto is “eat well … be well.”

Signage to be added to the exhibit will tout “the importance of eating a rainbow, which is a colorful diet with lots of fruits and vegetables,” Blasco said.

The exhibit also will display information about Choose My Plate, the government program replacing the traditional food pyramid and using a plate to show serving sizes and food groups.

Specifically, the cooking class will feature the science of food experiments while also teaching food and kitchen safety.

On another day, the focus will be fruit preservation, while cake decorating will be the topic on the next day, with youths getting a chance to put icing on a cake and decorate it while also learning about the importance of eating fats and sugars in moderation.

Representatives of a CalFresh presentation, “Learn, Grow, Eat, Go,” will focus on a healthy lifestyle while also having fun.

Marian Regional Medical Center staff will teach youths how to prepare healthy snacks, in lessons modeled after the museum’s wildly popular Nutrition Expedition, Blasco said.

“One thing we learned with the kids is it was wildly popular,” Blasco said, adding that some of the events attracted 100 kids. “The kids are really excited to get into the kitchen and to experiment with food, try new things and really be their own master chefs. I think a lot of times kids are just given food and told you need to eat this because it’s good for you.

“But this camp is about showing them that food can be fun and exciting and tasty at the same times."

Games, centered on food, will serve as icebreakers with contests of making the healthiest snack with faux food or playing food bingo, according to Josh Kitchen, program and marketing assistant.

The cooking class, aimed at children ages 6 to 10, kicks off Monday and runs through Friday at the Discovery Museum, 705 S. McClelland St., meeting from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The fourth and final camp of the summer, “Art Around the World,” also is geared to youth ages 6 to 10 with graphic designer Heather Walter featuring projects including ceramics, mosaics, pastels and painting.

Openings remain for both camps, which cost $85 for members and $100 for nonmembers with registration available online by clicking here.

The summer camps come during the Discovery Museum’s 20th year and the arrival of several new exhibits, including a magical treehouse and a donated produce truck to be installed within weeks.

Another exhibit, Catching Air, sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, lets youths — and adults — put scarves and yarn balls into tubes, watching as they travel a circuitous route before popping out.

“It’s definitely our new favorite exhibit for people of all ages,” Blasco said.

On Sept. 18, the Discovery Museum will host the third annual Superhero Fun Run with children and adults donning costumes while getting some exercise.

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We are pleased to announce that as of Monday 6th August our Mackay Branch will be operating out of our new depot. The new depot is strategically located in the heart of Mackay’s main industrial area at 13 Silverton Court Paget QLD 4740.  As of Monday 6th August all pick-ups and drop offs... More


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Welcome victory for joyous Alnwick Town

Alnwick Town FC news and match reports.

Heaton Stannington 1-2 Alnwick Town

It was almost four months since Alnwick Town had that winning feeling, and they experienced it at Grounsell Park with a thoroughly deserved win against promotion chasers Heaton Stannington on Saturday.

Alnwick travelled to Heaton Stannington on Saturday down to the bare bones. A squad of 12, with manager Stu Purvis including himself on the bench just in case to add to the numbers. There were also starting places for Laviers and Danny Lowes, along with the returning Phil Bright.

It was a cagey opening few minutes, with the players adapting to the low sunlight and breezy conditions. Heaton had the better of the opening chances, but efforts went into into the side netting and over the bar.

The tone of the game was set early for Alnwick. They were had joy down the wings, with the fullbacks struggling to cope with Bright and Laviers when they pushed forward.

Darren Riddell hadAlnwick’s first chance of the game, but his curling effort from distance was easily gathered by the keeper at his near post.

The game came to life in the 33rd minute. A ball into the box was chested down by Tony Brown, who fired a half volley inches over the bar.

Straight from that effort, Heaton took the lead. Down their left hand side, a cross by Sayer was headed home at the far post by Wetherspoon, for 1-0 to the hosts.

Alnwick refused to buckle though, and continued to press, especially down the left side through Jake Lowes and Phil Bright.

Just five minutes later, Alnwick were back in the game. Another counter attack, and with the ball played across the box, it was controlled by Westphal, who was then brought down.A penalty was awarded and the ever reliable Tony Brown stepped up to slot it into the bottom corner for 1-1.

Rob Hodgson ensured that Alnwick went in level at half time producing a fine save from Hall.

In the second half Alnwick came out showing even more fight. A break again down the left, and Jake Lowes played in Phil Bright, who crossed for Darren Riddell to head home and give the away side a 1-2 lead.

Rob Hodgson produced his best save of the game in the 53rd minute, getting a solid hand to Jon Wright’s effort.

Alnwick defended well. Straughan, Scott and the Lowes’ brothers proving difficult to breach.

The home side were given little time on the ball thanks to the pressuring and chasing of Riddell, Westphal, Laidlaw and Brown who all put in a shift in the middle of the park.

Heaton were then left with a mountain to climb 10 minutes from time.

Jon Wright went down in the box claiming a penalty, but the referee waved away his claims. Obviously not happy with the decision, his words to the referee were less than favourable, and he was shown a straight red card, despite being warned about dissent earlier in the game.

Heaton, down to ten men, tried to push on, but Alnwick found themselves in the opposition final third more often than not in the final few minutes, and secured a vital three points on the road.

Tghis was a brilliant performance from the lads. The reaction of the players at the final whistle showed just how much the result meant, and that the club will not be going anywhere without a fight.

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Benito JuÁrez Biography

Born: March 21, 1806
San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico
Died: July 18, 1872
Mexico City, Mexico

Mexican statesman and president

Benito Juárez was a Mexican statesman and four-time president of Mexico. After resisting takeover by European powers, Juárez installed numerous social changes that would improve the lives of the Mexican people.

Early life

Benito Juárez was born in the small Zapotec Indian village of San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico, on March 21, 1806. His parents, who were poor peasants, died when he was three years old. Juárez then lived with his grandparents and later with an uncle. He worked with his uncle until he was thirteen. Then he walked forty miles to the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, to move in with his sister. At the time he could not yet speak Spanish (he spoke the language used in the Oaxaca tribe).

In Oaxaca, Juárez worked with Don Antonio Salanueva, a bookbinder, who basically adopted him. Helped by Salanueva and a local teacher, Juárez eventually learned to read and write. In 1827 he graduated from the Seminary of Santa Cruz, but later changed career paths and decided to study law. In 1831 he qualified to enter a local law office, but as the legal profession was already overcrowded, he began a second career as an antiestablishment Liberal politician with goals to change the Mexican government.

Early career

In 1831 Juárez entered politics as an official on the Oaxacan town council. In 1835 the city elected him as a Liberal deputy to the federal legislature. He carried forward his legal career, often serving as a representative of the severely poor Indian communities in their struggles to protect their landholdings. Honest and intelligent, he became one of Oaxaca's leading lawyers.

By this time, Mexico seemed on the verge of total collapse. Thirty years of violence had left the treasury bankrupt, communications disrupted, and the population unconfident. Two factions (rival groups creating conflict), defining themselves as Conservatives and Liberals, constantly fought to control Mexico. The Conservatives, represented large landholders, the Church, the army, and the large cities. The Liberals, who represented small merchants, some intellectuals, political leaders in rural areas, and the small ranchers of the west and south, wanted to modernize Mexico.

During the Conservative domination of Mexico between 1836 and 1846, Juárez largely avoided elective office but often accepted professional and political appointments from the Conservative state authorities. In 1841 the state government appointed him a federal court judge, a post in which he served with excellence. His local standing had increased through his marriage to Margarita Mazza, the daughter of one of Oaxaca's wealthiest families.

Governor of Oaxaca

In 1846 the Liberal party, led by former president Valentín Gómez Farías, took power throughout Mexico and Juárez returned to the Liberal faction. In 1847 and 1848, during Mexico's war with the United States over land in America's Southwest, he became Oaxaca's acting governor and then elected governor.

Juárez reduced corruption and built roads, public buildings, and schools. He reorganized the state national guard, and when he left office in 1852, the economy of Oaxaca was in good standing. His state government became renowned throughout Mexico for its honesty, public spirit, and constructiveness. He also served as a lawyer, often helping the poor.

In 1853 the Conservative party, led by the brilliant Lucas Alamán (1792–1853), seized power by a barracks coup, or hostile takeover. One of the revolt's leaders was Antonio López de Santa Ana (1794–1876), the corrupt general who had frequently dominated Mexico during the previous twenty years. Seeking to strengthen his power, Santa Ana immediately exiled (forced to leave) the leaders of the Liberal party, including Juárez.

Benito Juárez.
Benito Juárez.

Return to Mexico

In Mexico, Santa Ana had run the country into further bankruptcy (complete financial ruin). Liberals launched a revolt and Santa Ana's government collapsed with little fighting. The Liberals again assumed power with Juan Álvarez as president. But the voluntary retirement of Álvarez in 1857 ended the Liberal hopes for a peaceful transformation of Mexico. The following period, known as the Three Year War (1857–60), proved to be one of the most bloody and wasteful in Mexican history.

The only positive result of these years was the emergence of Juárez as the undisputed leader of the Liberal party. At the same time, the Conservatives had named one of their own the president of Mexico and sent their troops northward to crush Liberal resistance. Through the conflict, Juárez fled to Veracruz, Mexico. Three years later, the reorganized Liberal armies under Santos Degollado, Porfirio Díaz, and Jesús González Ortega took Mexico City. The Conservative armies fell apart, and their leaders went into exile. In 1860 the Mexican people elected Juárez president.

Verge of collapse

Juárez was determined to carry out national reconstruction, but he had staggering problems. The government, seeking to develop a large agrarian middle class, or a class of farm workers, tried to distribute the lands to those working them. However, the Liberals needed money to pay the army and the national debt. Pressed for funds, public officials allowed these lands to go to those who could pay for them immediately, mostly rich land developers and foreign investors.

On the verge of economic collapse, Mexico was at the mercy of foreign nations, in particular England, France, and Spain. The English and Spanish soon withdrew, but the French emperor, Louis Napoleon (1808–1873), attempted to establish a Mexican empire under the Austrian archduke Maximilian (1832–1867). Aided by small Conservative forces, the French took Mexico City in 1863. Once again, Juárez was forced to flee.

End of his career

The years between 1864 and 1867 determined the future of Mexico and the Liberal reforms. Juárez refused to serve in an imperial cabinet, a body of advisors under control of a foreign empire. The imperialists controlled the cities, but the countryside remained in a state of revolt. Faced with mounting costs in men and money and the rise of Prussia, which was part of the German empire, the French withdrew from Mexico.

Juárez accomplished much in the remaining four years of his life. The government began to build railroads and schools, the military budget was cut, and the Church was stripped of its large landholdings. Most important, Mexico had its first effective government, based upon the Constitution of 1857, which guaranteed free speech, free press, right of assembly (right to organize), and the abolishment of special legal privileges.

On the negative side, Juárez refused to distribute authority and insisted, despite much opposition, upon his own reelection in 1871. He sincerely believed that he alone could govern Mexico, but many now saw him as a dictator, or an absolute ruler. Furthermore, he had failed to rid the country of internal tariffs (taxes) or to reduce large independent landholdings. In 1871 his army crushed the revolt of Porfirio Díaz, but the Liberal party had split into factions. On July 18, 1872, the president suffered from a stroke and died at his desk.

Juárez had many failings, but he was one of the greatest Mexican executives. He fought for and established a liberal constitution and stubbornly saved the country from foreign domination, although he did little to help the rural proletariat, or working class.

For More Information

Bains, Rae. Benito Juárez: Hero of Modern Mexico. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1993.

De Varona, Frank. Benito Juárez, President of Mexico. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1993.

Palacios, Argentina. Viva Mexico!: The Story of Benito Juárez and Cinco de Mayo. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1993.

Scholes, Walter V. Mexican Politics during the Juárez Regime, 1855–1872. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1957.

Wepman, Dennis. Benito Juárez. New Haven, CT: Chelsea House, 1986.

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I LOVE Benito Juarez. He is seriously one of my mentors. If I could spend one day with him my life would be complete. Everything he did for Mexico is astounding and it makes me feel good about myself. My very close friend Thomas agrees with me because we are two pees in a pod. I LOVE BENITO JUAREZ!
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This article says that Juarez died of a stroke, while all other articles that I've seen say that he died of a heart attack.

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Facebook Ads Domination Course

How to Structure Your Funnel and the Right Ads to use

In this section, we’ll cover a few strategies you can use to move your leads from being a potential customer to a paying buyer.

Top of The Funnel Facebook Ad Strategies (Awareness)

At the top of your sales funnel, you want people to get to know more about your brand or your business. You want to gain their trust, and you want to appear as an authority in your niche.

The best way to hook a cold audience is by using the following campaign objectives:

  • Brand Awareness
  • Reach

With these objectives, you’re letting people know you exist and you’re basically establishing your presence in their minds. Give them something of value so they’ll remember you.

At this point, you should also be adding the Facebook pixel to your website.

The pixel will start tracking people who land on your site, and you can then retarget them later on in the sales funnel. The pixel plays a huge role in the success of your sales funnel so make sure you set it up correctly.

You should also add events to relevant pages so that you can further segment your audience and target the most relevant people later on.

The number of people you reach with your awareness ad will depend on the size of your target audience as well as your budget. The higher your budget, the faster you can get your ad in front of a large number of people, and the more people you have at the top of your sales funnel.

In some cases, you may get lucky and have a few sales here and there from your Brand Awareness and Reach ads. But generally, conversion rates are low at this point. Again, you’re just introducing yourself to your target market – you’re not selling anything.

In real life, most of us are turned off by people who try to sell something to us the first time we meet them. We generally think people who do these are sleazy salesmen and we tend to keep our distance from people like these. To use another analogy, consider this your ‘first date’ with your potential customer.

Middle of Funnel Facebook Ad Strategies (Consideration)

In the middle of your funnel, the people you are targeting are already aware of your brand. After all, this is already your ‘second date’ or even the third, fourth, or fifth date (this depends on how you structure your funnel).

You introduced yourself and offered them something valuable in the previous stage, and now it’s time to get them to consider your business. The marketing objectives you should choose at this point are the following:

  • Traffic
  • Engagement
  • App installs
  • Video views
  • Lead generation
  • Messages

We covered these different objectives in detail in Module 1: How to get Started with Facebook Ads. The important thing to note here is that at this stage, you have to continue giving your leads plenty of value, so they’ll move forward to the next stage – the bottom of the funnel.

When you give people value, they’ll be more willing to click on your ads to visit your website, engage with your posts and your page, install your app, view your videos, fill out your lead generation form, and send you inquiries and messages on Facebook.

Should you ask for the sale at this stage? You certainly can. However, don’t expect a huge amount of sales. Your leads are still getting to know you, some may already even trust you, and a few may be willing to part with their cash at this stage. But most of them won’t be buying anything from you yet. You’d need to work a little bit more to encourage them to move down to the bottom of the funnel.

Bottom of Funnel Facebook Ad Strategies (Conversions)

You’ve done a lot of work on the top and middle stages of your sales funnel. Now here comes the fun part – asking people for the sale. This is where you ask people to decide to commit to your business – either as a one-time customer or as a subscriber.

Going with the dating analogy, you’re asking your leads to commit themselves to a relationship with you. You’ve gained their trust, and they’ve gotten to know you very well over the previous ‘dates.’ With just a little more push and persistence, you can ask them to commit and give you their money in exchange for your product or service.

This stage is also known as the Conversion stage because, well, you’re asking your leads to convert from being potential customers to paying customers. Facebook makes it easy for you to choose the right campaign objectives for your bottom of the funnel leads, these are:

  • Conversions
  • Catalogue Sales
  • Store Visits

Facebook already knows your leads’ behaviours and will help you optimize your ad to increase your conversion rates. However, Facebook can only do so much. You have to use some very persuasive copy and ad materials to sway your leads over to your side.

No matter how interested your leads are, and no matter how engaged they are with your ads, if you don’t give them an incentive to sign up or buy from you, then chances are you’re not going to get any sales.

Most experts suggest using customer testimonials and product demos to get your leads to convert. Testimonials or endorsements are very powerful tools because it helps reassure your leads that you are trustworthy. Testimonials will help put their mind at ease that you’re not going be running away with their money and they’re going to get the product exactly as advertised.

Product demos, on the other hand, help assure your leads that your products are in fact going to work. If you’re selling a novelty kitchen product, you want to show your leads exactly how they can use the product.

If your product can be used outside the kitchen, make a demo video as well. Show as many possible uses of your product in real life. Make your leads see the value they’ll receive by investing or buying your product.

When you’ve painted a very convincing image of your product in your leads’ minds, then it’s going to be easier for them to convert and buy from you. You’ll get people buying your products on your website, on your app, or in your store(s) in no time at all. You’ll not only get higher conversion rates, but Facebook may also reward you with lower ad costs.


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Camel Valley Granted Royal Warrant

Camel Valley, Cornwall's most prestigious vineyard, has been granted a royal warrant. It is the first English wine producer to receive the honour and joins premium brands such as Martini Vermouth, Champagne Bollinger and Pimm's.

Camel Valley, which has supplied the Royal Household for a number of years, successfully applied for the warrant. Companies must have been a supplier before being allowed to submit an application. The application is then reviewed and granted by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh or Prince of Wales.

It's super news for Camel Valley and English wines. The winery, founded by Bob Lindo and today spearheaded by winemaker son Sam, has long been one of England's best producers of sparkling wine.

The news has resulted in betting shops slashing their odds for Camel Valley to be the favourite at Prince Harry's Royal Wedding in May.

Bob Lindo confirmed rumours Camel Valley has been granted the Royal Warrant, writing on Twitter today:

"I can confirm that Camel Valley has been granted a Royal Warrant. It is a great honour and we are, as you would expect, absolutely delighted!"

Camel Valley was previously the UK's first wine producer to be granted a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) from the European Union for is Darnible vineyard. The vineyard covers 28-acres and grows the Bacchus fruit for the winery's flagship still white wine Dry Bacchus.

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Series: Best Practices for History Lessons and History Discovery Events

History Discovery Event Digital Resources

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Honoring Tribal Legacies: An Epic Journey of Healing (HTL) is a virtual handbook providing educators with resources to teach a more collective history of Lewis and Clark’s Corp of Discovery and the nation’s journey west.
Focused on important topics in U.S. history, Historical Thinking Matters explores how to read primary sources like historians do and how to critique and construct historical narratives. WHY Historical Thinking Matters explains that historians “see themselves as detectives, often unsure about what happened, what it means, and rarely able to agree amongst themselves. This process of trying to figure out things you don't already know” is a far cry from mindless memorization of names, facts, and dates. Historical Thinking Matters is an award-winning project of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, and School of Education, Stanford University.

On its website The Gilder Lehrman Institute, a nonprofit organization devoted to the improvement of history education, has gathered a host of primary and secondary sources valuable to those interested in the methods historians use and the topics and eras they study. Read essays and watch video-recorded lectures by noted scholars of topics such as slavery and America, African American history, American presidents, and women's history. The Gilder Lehrman Collection of primary sources includes more than 60,000 letters, diaries, maps, pamphlets, printed books, newspapers, photographs, and ephemera that document the political, social, and economic history of the United States. The Institute sponsors summer institutes focused on key themes in U.S. history.

Imperiled Promise: The State of History in the National Park Service is a landmark study, based on surveys of and interviews with NPS personnel. It examines the obstacles that history practitioners in the National Park Service face, highlights exemplary examples of good history practice, argues that history and historical thinking are central to our mission, urges historians and interpreters to work together, and identifies ways to make the work of historians more robust. Researched and written by four scholars familiar with the NPS and its work, the study was co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the Organization of American Historians.

History Matters resources explore historical methods, topics, and evidence. The Making Sense of Evidence section can help you understand and interpret primary sources materials, including maps, films, oral history, numbers, letters and diaries, advertisements, popular songs, and documentary photography. It also includes segments that illustrate how historians determine the meaning of different kinds of primary sources, ranging from early 19th century household goods to blues songs, photographs, letters, a colonial newspaper, and a Melville short story.

The Many Pasts section features primary documents in text, image, and audio about the experiences of ordinary Americans throughout U.S. history. All of the documents have been screened by professional historians and are accompanied by annotations that address their larger historical significance and context.

In WWW.History you’ll find an annotated guide to some of the most useful websites for learning about all topics and eras in U.S. history.

The National Archives had teachers in mind when it created DocsTeach, but the site’s resources are helpful beyond traditional classrooms. The activities section helps users develop historical thinking skills by analyzing primary sources. Activities and sources are organized by eras, ranging from the American Revolution to the contemporary U.S. A document analysis tutorial can help you get the most out of primary sources. Browse the DocTeach site to discover more ways to practice the habits of mind of historical thinking.

The American Memory website offers a searchable selection of documents, photographs, audio recordings, and maps from the vast collections at the Library of Congress. Explore this rich digital collection and discover resources for a host of topics, including African American history, women’s activism, and immigration. It’s easy to search digital collections by subject. Using Primary Sources offers a short primer on how to find and interpret the “raw materials of history.”

The History Relevance Campaign believes that “History is crucially important for the well-being of individuals, communities, and the future of our nation.” Its statement on The Value of History states eloquently and concisely why history is essential to personal identity; to developing critical skills, an engaged citizenry, and leadership; to creating vital places to live and work; and to fostering economic development and a legacy for future generations.

The mission of The Tracing Center is “to create greater awareness of the full extent of the nation’s complicity in slavery and the transatlantic slave trade and to inspire acknowledgement, dialogue and active response to this history and its many legacies.” It seeks to promote “racial justice, healing, and reconciliation, for the benefit of all.” Founded in 2009, the Center builds on its work in producing the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary, “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North.” Resources help engage “people of all backgrounds in programming that blends the historical and the contemporary, the personal and the social, ‘head’ and ‘heart’.”

History resources at the Zinn Education Project website are inspired by Howard Zinn’s landmark text, A People’s History of the United States. Resources are arranged by theme and time period. Essays in the If We Knew Our History series often focus on untold stories of U. S. history and make connections between the past and our own time. See, for example, Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See the Film.

Podcasts have become an inventive way to engage wide audiences of listeners in historical thinking and research. Their producers are eager to make past events and issues relevant to those that concern us today.

Backstory is a nationally syndicated, hour-long, weekly public radio show and podcast hosted by renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh, all based at Virginia universities. Each week “the American history guys,” as they call themselves, “take a topic that people are talking about and explore its roots in American history.” They use “stories, interviews, and conversation with . . . listeners” to “turn the things Americans take for granted inside out.” All they while, the witty history guys “have a lot of fun.” The Backstory show archive begins with initial productions in 2008. Topics include popular culture subjects such as the history of holidays and music; labor; the American economy; the environment; disabilities; and much, much more.

Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History is the podcast brainchild of Liz Covant, a professional historian who shares her love and knowledge of people and events who shaped early American history—and our own world. For example, one episode connected current concerns over mass incarceration to early American prisons and prisoners. Other episodes explore how to do history, such as using research archives.

Greg Young and Tom Meyers, creators of Bowery Boys: New York City History, explore the city’s fascinating people and places and their effects of American culture. Every other week they look into another fascinating aspect of the Big Apple – from its street gangs to its waterfront and neighborhoods.

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Series: National Park Service Geodiversity Atlas

NPS Geodiversity Atlas—Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico

Geodiversity refers to the full variety of natural geologic (rocks, minerals, sediments, fossils, landforms, and physical processes) and soil resources and processes that occur in the park. The NPS Geodiversity Atlas delivers information in support of education, Geoconservation, and integrated management of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of the ecosystem.

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In-depth geologic information is contained in the baseline inventory products of the Geologic Resources Inventory, see table below.

Geologic Features and Processes

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Paleontological Resources

All NPS fossil resources are protected under the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11, Title VI, Subtitle D; 16 U.S.C. §§ 470aaa - 470aaa-11).

Geology Field Notes

Students and teachers of college-level (or AP) introductory geology or earth science teaching courses will find that each park's Geologic Resource Inventory report includes the Geologic History, Geologic Setting, and Geologic Features & Processes for the park which provides a useful summary of their overall geologic story. See Maps and Reports, below.

Regional Geology

Fort Union National Monument is a part of the Great Plains Physiographic Province and shares its geologic history and some characteristic geologic formations with a region that extends well beyond park boundaries.

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Maps and Reports

Geologic Resources Inventory

The Geologic Resources Inventory produces digital geologic maps and reports for more than 270 natural resource parks. The products listed below are currently available for this park, check back often for updates as many maps, reports, and posters are still in progress.
  • Scoping summaries are records of scoping meetings where NPS staff and local geologists determined the park’s geologic mapping plan and what content should be included in the report.
  • Digital geologic maps include files for viewing in GIS software, a guide to using the data, and a document with ancillary map information. Newer products also include data viewable in Google Earth and online map services.
  • Reports use the maps to discuss the park’s setting and significance, notable geologic features and processes, geologic resource management issues, and geologic history.
  • Posters are a static view of the GIS data in PDF format. Newer posters include aerial imagery or shaded relief and other park information. They are also included with the reports.
  • Projects list basic information about the program and all products available for a park.

Source: Data Store Saved Search 2669. To search for additional information, visit the Data Store.

Soil Resources inventory

NPS Soil Resources Inventory project has been completed for Fort Union National Monument and can be found on the NPS Data Store.

Source: Data Store Saved Search 2670. To search for additional information, visit the Data Store.

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The Turkey Mountains fill the northern horizon at Fort Union National Monument. The mountains are composed of an igneous intrusion called a laccolith. (NPS Photo by Katie KellerLynn, Colorado State University)

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National Park Service Geodiversity Atlas

The servicewide Geodiversity Atlas provides information on geoheritage and geodiversity resources and values within the National Park System. This information supports science-based geoconservation and interpretation in the NPS, as well as STEM education in schools, museums, and field camps. The NPS Geologic Resources Division and many parks work with National and International geoconservation communities to ensure that NPS abiotic resources are managed using the highest standards and best practices available.

For more information on the NPS Geodiversity Atlas, contact us.

Last updated: September 12, 2018


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What We Do

We connect donors to their passion for New Richmond and its future through their charitable gifts.

We operate a grants-making program that supports the important work of nonprofits and programs serving greater New Richmond. Our foundation also brings together people to explore concerns and issues impacting our community.

Our programs and community investments are guided by Destiny Drivers. These areas of focus emerged from an intensive process to listen to community residents and create a vision for New Richmond’s future.

Destiny Drivers

We cultivate our community’s up-and-coming leaders through our long-running Leadership Trust Initiative. We also work collaboratively to foster leadership capabilities among all segments of our community – from youth to elders.

The ability to read and write at an effective level is essential to individual and community well-being. We join in community-wide projects and initiatives that support a high level of literacy from early childhood through late adulthood among all citizens of our community.

Hunger can strike any individual or family struggling financially. We work collaboratively to educate the community on the immense issue of hunger and secure resources to combat hunger in our region.

Safe and accessible pathways contribute to the health and well-being of community residents. We leverage resources to create a comprehensive pathway system that connects residential areas with parks, schools, commerce, recreation areas, bike routes, and waterways. We support green spaces and open-air gathering places for the benefit of all.

More than just a warm place to rest, shelter is broadly defined as offering protection from the “storms” of life’s challenges. We invest in programs that combat homelessness, provide safe shelter, and promote affordable and stable housing.

Economic Development

The prosperity of the New Richmond area is tied to attracting and retaining a robust business community and sustaining livable wage jobs. We join local government and business leaders in economic development planning efforts that benefit New Richmond’s long-term vitality.


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How long do you plan to remain a principal?

On the first day of school in the fall, many students find that they not only need to catch up with new friends and teachers, but also new principals. The shuffling of principals can bring new perspective and energy to a school, but a tradeoff may occur during the period of transition and cohesion. In 2012, RAND researchers found that when principals leave, the school underperforms the next year. While principals’ leadership is certainly related to students’ achievement, how to measure the effect of principals on the performance of students is still under discussion (Grissom, Kalogrides, & Loeb, 2014). A challenge for this measurement is principal turnover.

Principals retention is important. School districts see the role of principals as the most influential in the school; hiring an effective principal is often costly and time-consuming. To better understand principals and their work conditions, we studied the public schools’ data on principals in the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), which was administered by the U.S. Department of Education. One of our study objectives was to identify factors that are correlated with the retention of principals. The purpose of our study is to inform schools and their learning community of what factors may have a big impact on public school principals as decision makers, at both school and personal levels.

Stayers, movers and leavers

In the national report on principal surveys, percentages of three categories of principals (i.e., stayers, movers and leavers) are often shown for public school principal attrition and mobility. Stayers refer to those principals who stayed in their position (principals in the same school) from the school year when the SASS data were collected (base year) to the following year when SASS did a follow-up survey (current year). Movers refer to those who were still principals in the current school year but had moved to a different school after the base year. Leavers refer to those who were no longer principals after the base year.

As shown in Figure 1, most principals (around 80%) stay in their position within one school year, but there is a relative low percentage of movers (6-7%) and leavers (10-12%). This trend seems consistent across surveys in three different school years from 2008 to 2017. We noticed that during the 2016-17 school year, among “stayer” principals, nearly two thirds (62%) planned to remain as principals as long as they were able to, or until they were eligible for retirement benefits from the job. However, more than one third (38%) expressed the possibility that they would leave their position, including 12 percent who planned to leave whenever a more desirable job opportunity came along, and 21 percent who might leave but had not decided when at the time the survey was taken. In brief, principals retention still challenges school districts, a particular problem considering their major influence on school performance.

Figure 1: Percentage of public school principals—stayers, movers and leavers—in different school years (Source: U.S. Department of Education)

“Stayers” and their perception of their influence on school decisions

To explore what factors may predict the intention of principals to stay or leave their position, we used the SASS 2011-12 restricted data and conducted a series of logistic regression models. The results show that principals’ perception of their influence on school decisions really matters in terms of their planning to stay or leave. For principals who feel that they have moderate to major influence on decisions concerning budget and teachers’ professional development, the likelihood of being a stayer rather than a leaver is greater than for their peers who think they have minor or no influence on the same issues.

We also found that for principals who reported having moderate or major influence on determining the content of professional development programs for their in-service teachers, the chances of remaining as principals as long as they can or until they retire versus leaving or moving is 44 percent greater than that of their peers who felt they have minor or no influence on this issue (p=.011), even after controlling for variables of gender, age, race, salary, school types (e.g., school size, percentage of students who are eligible for free lunch programs). Additionally, for principals who felt they have moderate or major influence on deciding how the school budget would be spent, the chances of staying as long as they could or until their retirement versus moving or leaving is 28 percent greater than that of their peers who reported having minor or no influence on the same issue (p=.029).

In summary, our findings are consistent with previous literature in that “the levels of principals’ job autonomy negatively affect their turnover rates” (Sai, 2016, p. ix). In our next blogs, we will broach specifically, how the levels of principal autonomy are related to their relationship with teachers and their working styles in general.

- by Jinghong Cai, Research Analyst for the Center for Public Education (CPE). More from CPE is available at

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