Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1898, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY Cloee at 5 p.m. ® MOSES ae Mattress Factory, Ist and D. Saturdays, 1 p.m. F st. cor. sith. Furviture Factory, 12th and B. Storage, 22d & M. M Chiffoniers Were Never Lower Priced. It’s a well known fact that summer is not a big ‘urniture season. Prices are generally at encouragingly low figures. To add to this general low- ness we've made additional cuts on all the surplus stock of chiffoniers. A double cut in many cases. ing. Packing and Furolture Repairing. Was. Now Oak Chiffonter Oak or Oak Chiffonter Ouk Chiffonter.-.. 0... 9.00 Oak — Chiffonier, | French tevel plate mitror........ 9.50 Mahogany Finish Chiffon- fer, French bevel plate mirror 8. Oak Chiffonier..- 8.25 Enameled Chiffoni i: bevel mirror 675 Biren Chiffonter, bevel plate mirror........ 23.00 16 00 Ouk — Chiffonter, "French bevel plate mirror........ 19.00 17.00 Mahogany Finish Chiffonier, French bevel plate mir- 2 11.75 plate mirror. 14.50 w B. M & SONS. We Clean and Refinish Lace Curtains Perfectly. It THE CARDINAL'S CIRCULAR. Catholics Asked to Return Thanks for the American Victories In Cuba. Cardinal Gibbons has prepared a circular to be read in the Roman Catholic churches Sunday morning. It calls upon the people to return thanks to Almighty God for His blessing upon the arms of this lard in the conflict with the Spanish fleet, for the victory achieved and for the escape of th? Americans with com- paratively no less. The circular further asks that prayers be said for an early and bloodless end to the war. The cardinal also directs that certain prayers be said by the clergy at this service for the biess- ings of God. ————. ee ____ Nominated Two Candidates. Ther> wis a split in the republican con- gresional convertion at Wilkesboro, N. C., yesterday, the result of which was that two candidates were nominated—R. Z. Lin- ney and Dr. J. O. Wilcox. There were con- testing delegates from two or more coun- ties, and the Linney delegates were seated. This caused the division and the majority withdrew and nominated Dr. Wilcox. During our Rebuilding Sale. di i is warranted—ali fresh, up-to-d of our prices for the ne DACUUMMEANEMASANSOMAOMMACANEONENRAYICAAPYASA REDNESS CSAP NEDSS ROOMS ESAS ROR SNENA E| Men’s $2.50 and $3 Tan Shoes. Fine Hand and Machine-sewed Tan Vici Kid and Willow Calf Laced Shoes, bulldog. opera and plain square toes, Rebuilding Sale Price. § ]] -87 Men’s $2 Low Shoes. IE AS ANVIL REMNEYY NARMS AA A Nobby. Comfortable and Durable Oxford Ties, of patent leather, tan and black soft leathers. Men’s and boys’ Rebuilding $ Men’s, Boys’ or Child’s Best Tennis Shoes. e 1 leather insoles and give good wear. White, brown or black. Rebuilding Sale Price. .37€- “EP |) Bekeeararnarrarenesneyneyaernenneysey ney ncsneynen evry ae tey ie oe Net 4 ci * ee = or Zi I ” & There’s no competition us. : i H i bé W. A. Peonoyer, jr., the expert watch maker, fs now w'th us. i Castelberg, The Bargain Giver, 935 Pa. Ave. ~~~ Shoe Bargains Such as ours Were hardly ever known This is not like the ordinary between-sea- son clearing sales, which are generally held to ose of undesirable goods—but our building operations compel us to clear our shelves for the a _ builders, and before we open the doors of our new building we intend to reorgan sequence, every pair of Shoes and Slippers in our 3 stores is re- duced from the lowest known regular prices. Every pair of Shoes ate Shoes. t few day: Wl. HAHN & CO.’S RELIABLE SHUE HOUSES, & ¢ Sp waist sets [6 pieces, dum= bell cuff buttons] for only /| 25 cents. ular for them. der waist sets almost as fast as we can deal them out? more of Castelberg’s un= dersellings from now on. eve DP?D+-Dt+D+S-a4 SECONDARY EDUCATION, Topics Discussed at the Closing Session. At the closing session of the department of secondary education yesterday it was decided that the printed syllabi for litera- ture and composition-rhetoric presented on Friday last by Samuel Thurber, Boston, Mass.; Miss Charity Dye, Indianapolis, Ind., and W. F. Webster, Minneapolis, Minn., should be published and distributed under the supervision of a committee, con- sisting of Frank E. Plumber, Des Moines, Iowa, chairman; Charles C. Ramsey, Fall River, Mass., and Ernest R. Clark, Colo- rado Springs, Col. Somposition-rhetoric” was discussed by Prof. Ernest R. Clark of Colorado, Prof. Scott of the University of Michigan, Profs. Hermanns of Denver; Hurlbut of Harvard, Ramsey of Fall River, Mass.; Miss Dye of Indianapolis, Ind.; Miss H. M. Reynolds of Washington and Mr. Maynard of Balti- more. Prof. Paynter of Roanoke College, Va., read a paper in answer to the questton, “Shall the drudgery of correcting compo- sition be shared by all the teachers of the schools, or shall it be done by special teachers?’ Also, “What propgrtion of English essays shall be drawn from lit- erature?” Mr. E. L. Miller of Englewood, Ill, followed with a paper on “What pro- portion of these subjects shall be crawn from life?” The subjects were thoroughly discussed. and it was late when adjournment was reached. Various —.___ THE DEAF AND BLIND. Features of Last Session of an Inter- esting Department. An interesting feature of the closing mecting of the department for the educa- tion of the deaf and blind, held at Franklin School yesterday, was the address of Dr. S. G. Davidsen, who spoke with perfect enunciation, although he is himself total- ly deaf. Dr. Davidson expressed himself as epposed to fhe sign language. He said that the vernacular of the deaf child must result in his becoming not an Englishman, a German or a Frenchman, but a man without a country. There was a distinct “deaf-mute type of mi A psycholog- feal objection to the use of the sign lan- guege with deaf children was that it de- prived them of the only stimulus for the acauisition of Engli: Not h: ing ac- quired a language which it cculd master, the mind of the deaf child failed of full de~ velopment. Dr. Martin W. Barr next spoke, favoring the utihzing of the sense of touch, which is the most sersitive, as well as the most reactive, of all the sens as the master key which shall set free the powers of the head, heart and hands. Dr. Alex. Grahum Bell said it was the first time in the history of the N. E. A. that instruction of the mentally defective had been recognized as a distinct depart- ment. For years the teachers of the deaf and the blind had been cast off from the great l dy of educators. Now for the first time they met as an integral part of the great educational organization. He, as teacher of the deaf, had learned much from the papers by teachers of the blind and of the mentally deficient, and all alike had rofited by attendance upon the general sions. . The choice of officers followed, resulting in the re-election of President J. C. Gordon and Secretary Mary C. McCowan. Mrs. Jennie Bryatt Holden of California was chosen vice president for the deaf; Frank Hall of Hlinois, vice president for the blind, and A. E. Osborn, vice president for the mentally deficient. SEEN EE EE NE NEE NEE NEE NEMS VE ze our entire business. In con- And these are a few Ladies’ $3 to $4 Tan Bocts. The very best grades of Hand-made Welt or Turn-sole Chocolate Kid Boots, Laced 01 in all desirable shapes, a kid or vesting top. Rebuilding Sale Price. $2 -37 Ladies’ $2 Oxfords. Featherweight, Fine Hand-made Black and. Tan Oxford Ties—with kid or patent leather tips— on the noblest known shapes. Rebuilding Sale Price.§ ]] -37 Ladies’ $1.25 and $1.50 Linen and Kid Low Shoes. Oxford Ties Rebuilding Sale Price. -Q3°¢- nd Sandals. 930 and 932 7th St. N.W. 1914 & 1916 Pa. Av. N.W. 233 Pa. Ay. S.E. " 4 I ia be cents. Sterling silver shirt 75 cents is reg= Any won- we're selling shirt r ; Look for our adver- : tisements. We have created an innovation-- Weekly Bargains-- 4 You'll hear more and #1 that can keep pace with Faltimore Store, 108 N,. Eutaw St. Established 1846. THE EFFECT OF WEATHER|PROPER READING LISTS Interesting Paper Read Before the Ohild Study Department. Statistics Recorded During Foarteen Years in Denver and What They Developed. The closing session of the child study de- partment of the N. E. A. was held yester- day afternoon in Foundry Church. The opening paper was read by Prof. Edwin G. Dexter of the Colorado State Normal School, who took for his subject “Effects of Weather Upon the Activities of Children.” Prof. Dexter’s paper was an attempt to Gemonstrate in a scientific way some basis for the belief which r s to be wide- spread among teachers that definite condi- tions of the weather have effects peculiar te themselves upcn the emotional states of children, as shown by their deportment in the school room. The study was made for the city of Den- ver, Col. The records of corporal punish- ments—the only permanent r2cords of mis- aemeenors in the scnools—for fourteen years were carefully tabulated, together with the thermometer, barometer, wind, humidity, character of the day and precipi- tation readings, as recorded at the United States weather bureau, for every day of the fourte2n years on which a misdemean- or requiring corporal punishment occurred. The curve thus constructed was compared with the normal conditions for Denver and some interesting conclusions arrived at. Ccpies of the charts showing graphically the excess of corporal punishment under certainyconditions, and the decrease in fre- quency under other definite weather states were distributed in the audience. What the Statistics Showed. It was shown by the paper that the time of year seemed to have but little effect upon the frequency of misbehavior, their monthly occurrence being about propor- ticnal to the number of scnool Gays in the month. High winds were shown to be accompan- ied by marked states of emotional exc2sses, as on days when the movement was very great five times the ordinary number of youngsteygs received their whippings. The barometer seems to throw but little light upon the subject, as it made little dif- ference in the number of punishments whether its readings were high or tow. The thermometer, too, showed little ef- fect, according to the paper, while the hu- midity—that is, the relative state of dry- ness or moistness of the atmosphere—seem- ed to make the greatest difference of all. It was shown that for the fourteen years studied, on days that were abnormally dry (humidities below 30) the number of mis- dem2anors requiring punishment was 700 per cent above the average. Strange enough, the precipitation and ther2 being about the average number of misdemeanors on rainy and dry days, cloudy and fair ones, . Prof. Dexter did not conclude that the weather affected the pupil only, but pre- sumed that the emotional state of the teacher, as affected by the same causes, bad quite as much to do with the use of the rod. Dr. Eimer Gates, the en:inent psycholo- gist of Chevy Chase, gave an interesting review of his experiments upon the rear- ing of children, showing that high electric potentials stimulated mental activities, while low potentials 1 ned them, show- ing that children responsively reacted to external conditions. Other papers read were: “Child Study in the Training of Teache by Priniep:l John G. Thompson of the Fitchburg Nor- mal School, and “The Development of So- cial Consciousness in Children,” by_ Prof. Wm. S. Munro of the Westfield Normal School. Three Prominent Movements. Prof. Thompson's paper was attentively followed. He said that in the last few years three movements have been partic- ularly prominent in school work. The first is a re-emphasis of the fact long ago pointed out, that children should be led to study things rather than about things. We are beginning to see that the y near to nd of every teach- er. Yet in child study we seem likely to repeat the old mistake and to study about children rather than to study children themselves. of studen prepa ‘ote their precious pout children ond collecting anecdctes and even pictures of children. But one step more is needed to carry out fully the old ph work—to equip our leading with complete imens of the various kinds of chil i Child study in the training of teachers should deal with children rather taan study about them. The second movement !n education is a recognition of the indi uality of the pu- pil. While in schooi work in general we seem to be breaking away frem the id that there is some singie average or idea child that may represent the child of the first grade or of the Afth grade, and so on, the greatest stress in child study seems to be laid upon averag What the child of six likes to read; how often the child of ten plays truant; how does the child of twelve regard tale bearing—these seem to be the vital questions. Thousands of an- swers are collected and averaged in the attempt to build up the average or ideal child of the first, fourt’ or sixth grade. The third movement In education fs a recognition of the influence and power of the personality of the teacher. Child study has led many to belfeve that children may be studied as 1 Is are studied, a3 the scizntist studies toads or snakes, or as he studies dogs under the influence of alcohol. Child study In the training of teachers cannot be coldly inteilectnal. Unless it de- velops in sympathy for the child, it is a failure. ee NEEDS OF NORMAL SCHOOLS. Teachers Should Be in Full Sympathy With Work of Students. State Superintendent N. C. Schaeffer of Pennsylvania, presented an intersting re- port last evening on the normal schools of the middle states. Great differences exist among the normal schools of these states. New York and Pennsylvania have each twelve or thirteen normal schools, while New Jersey and Maryland ‘have but one each. Conditions of admission into these schools vary in the different states and perhaps, to some extent, even in the schools of the same state. Dr. Z. X. Snyder, president of the Colo- rado State Nornfal School, addressed the department on the ‘Training, Mode! and Practice School.” These: terms were dis- tinguished and defined. The training should be both a model school, or tion school, and a peice school. The speaker described the {deal man or woman who should be the inspiring and energizing head of such school. The critic teachers should love children, nature, litera- ture and art. She must be in full sym- pathy with her pupil teachers. Frequent conferences of training teachers and pupil teachers should be held. The practice school should be the center of life in a normal school. ‘The discussion of Dr. Snyder’s paper was opened by Dr. Theodore B. Noss, principal of tho California, Pennsylvania, State Normal School. He emphasized the thought that the practice school should be made central and vital in the work of the whole normal school, All teachers tn the normal school should be in full sympathy with the work of teaching which their students have to do when they go out from the school. The discussion was continued by Dr. Wilson of Rhode Island, Dr. J. N. Wilkin- son of Kansas, Dr. Downing NE New York, Dr, Taylor of Kansas, and others. 35 The officers of the department for the ensuing yean_were then elected. The president is Dr. Theodore B. Noss of Cali- fornia, Pa.; vice-president,’ Miss Marian Brown of NeW Orleans; secretary, Prof. J. N. Wilkinson of Emporia, Kan, eee SS Reports of Educational Association. The Evening Star will publish each day an interesting report of the proceedings of the National Educational Association con- vention. Copies of The Star during the period covered by the convention, from July 7 to 13, inclusiye, will be mailed to any address in the United States for 10 cents. | of their character of the day made liftle difference, | Valuable Suggestions Made Before the Library Departmont, The Qualifications of Pupils and the Best Mode of Aséertaining Them Pointed Out. SS The closing session of the library depart- ment was held yesterday afternoon at Wes- ley Chapel and drew,a good attendance. After the report of the committee on read- ing lists and editions for use in the several grades of the public schools had been read and approved Superintendent Sherman Williams presented some suggestions on bow reading lists should be prepared and used effectively. It was an easy matter, said Mr. Williams, to make a list of good books, but it was quite a different matter to make a list of books for pupils to read that ‘would be of great value to them. A list that would be best for one community might not be at all the best for another. A list that is a good one at one time may be of little value at some later time. A reading list may not only cease to be of value, but it is possible that it shall even be harmful. Among the things to be considered in making reading lists are the following: 1. Your purpose. 2. The class of pupils you seek to influence—their age and ma- turity of mind, their training, their tastes, their environment and the reading they have already done. 3. Your facilities for work—the books to which the pupils may have access, the periodicals they read regu- larly, their opportunities for attending lec- tures and the existence of reading clubs. 4. The nature of the community and the help that may be had from the press, the clergy, the principals of schools, the teach- ers and the parents, The Object of Lists. ‘The purpose of reading lists, primarily at any rate, is not to make pupils acquainted with literature, but to lead them to love Uterature; therefore they must not be re- quired to do a large amount of reading that is not pleasant for them. If we would shut out pernicious literature, we must, at certain periods, for some pupils, provide reaGing that has little value, save in that it shuts out that which is evil. The taste for good reading is a growth, when it is not an inheritance, and often slow growth. The child must have the kind of literature that his nature craves at various periods of his development. All that we can wisely uw rtake is to see that he always has the best of its kind. No nermal child craves vicious literature until he has first been taught to love it. Early Beginning Advised. A reading list must be large and varied enough so that each child may choose a few from a larger number of books given. For example, there may be twenty books of travel from which he may be required to select and read two. The same with other departments of literature. ‘The use of reading lists should not be de- layed until the high school is reached, but should be begun on as the child can read fairly well. This use of reading lists should be insist- ed upon and as thorough work done as in any other ‘subjeét taught in school. It should be an important part of the work of each grade throughout the school course. Miss Anne Seymour Ame Mount Vernon Seminazy of this city, told of the work she had accomplished with the students, and the session closed. ee MUSIC EDUCATION. The Subject Discuskéd by Mrs. Carric B, Adams. The closing session of the department of music of the N. Ei A., held yesterday after- noon at Gunton Temple Memorial Church, was well attended. An especially interest- ing feature was the paper read by Mrs. Carrie B. Adams of Terre Haute, Indiana, who said it was gratifying to know that the influence of music was thoroughly appre- ciated by pupils, patrons, boards of trus- tees, superintendents and educators gener- ally, and that the efforts of teachers had met with well-merited success. There was now one of three things to be done—remain stationary, retrograde or build up more stately mansions. It behooved us, there- tore, to look well to the foundation we have laid, if we are to build. A comparatively small number of schools employ supervisors of music, and yet music is being taught in three-fourths of the schools. Who 4s doing the work? The reg- ular teacher. Where does she prepare for this work? Very likely in a normal school. With what previous training does she enter upon her work in the normal school? Very little. What does the normai school do for her? Places her in @ class with a hundred others and attempts to equip her for the di- rection of the music work in her next school, in one term, usually. How can a teacher of music be equipped in that length of time unless previous training makes it possible? If the regular teacher is to teach music as she teaches mathematics, she should be given the same opportunity to prepare herself for the work in a normal sct col course of study. Importance of Rote Song. The speaker pointed out that very Mttle attention is given to voice culture that does away with the nasal twang or the aggres- sive, metallic tone. All organs of speech and song can be cultivated and every train- ing school for teachers should see that the enunciation and articulation of the student is of the purest. The importance of the rote song justifies the belief that more definite work should be done along that line. In many schools rote songs are the only music lessions given, and, since the regular tcacher is to do the work, her prep- aration is a matter of great moment. ‘The thing most teachers need is an actual working knowledge of the subject-matter of music first, and the ability to use the for- ma! side subjectively next. A teacher should know the sign side of the subject, else how will she know when not to teach signs? If trained supervisors cannot be placed in every school, then, in all justice, give those who prepare for the work of school teaching in our normal schools great- er opportunity to study music, since they, of necessity, must teach it. Sensible Conclusions. If a boy's voice is changing and he does not care to sing, why not take up the prin- cipal triads and biography? she asked. It was a fine field, too often neglected, and much cnjoyed by every mathematically in- clined youth, The masses will sing gocd music when they have been shown where to find it in the simplicity adapted to their needs, and it is through the door of the little red school house, the ‘mor€ pretentious village school and the ritrmal school that these strains must come. THe pillars which shall support a charactertstically American mu- sical structure will be based upon the pub- lic school music, “which shall include the voice, mind and soul culture; a knowledge of combinations as well as successions of tones; an interest in what has been, what is and what will bé with the regular teacher prepared to direct: the music work as in- telligently as she directs the work in other Ines. The program wads préceded by songe ren- dered by classes’ from the Washington schools, conducted by Miss Anna B. Scam- mell, supervisor of ‘music. ‘The election of officers resulted as fol- lows: President, P. €. Hayden, Quincy, Il; vice ‘president, Mary Granni field, Mass.; sectetary, Lucy Wheeling, W. Va. —_— SCHOOL SAVINGS BANKS, Interesting Statistics Shown in the Report of Operations, Among the members of the N. B. A. who were present the name of J. H. Thiry of Long Island City, the originator of the school savings bank system in the United States, does not appear as having contrib- uted to the success which crowned the works of the convent but itribu- tion wea valuable, even If to the ee the ual eo) ia st publ ae irteent ann » Jus the rations of encol savings fr 76 cities of 10 states of the Union to h 16, 1 ie report ; Withdrawn during the year x leaving on deposit in the lve banks localities the sum of $179,651.02, ° 13, 1898-12 PAGES, MANUAL TRAINING Its Desirability Shown as a Part of Elemen- tary Education. Experienced Pedagogues Discuss a Question Fraught With Importance to the Rising Generation. The department of elementary education held its second and closing session in the -Congregational Church this afternoon at 3 o'clock, the meeting being opened by Pres- ident Hailmann, who announced that, ow- ing to the enforced absence of two of the speakers, the program for the day would be slightly different from that announced. Miss Mary F. Hall, supervisor of primary work in the schools of Milwaukee, Wis., read a paper on the value of the hand in the acquisition of knowledge and expres- sion of thought. Miss Hall is an enthu- stast on the benefits of manual ‘raining, and showed conclusively that only by em- ploying and directing the natural energies of the healthy child can the best develop- ment of his brain cells be attained, and that hence manual training is an essential feature of successful education, »: men- tal and moral. A Word of Caution. Miss Hall's paper was discussed by Su- perintendent George Griffith of Utica, N. ¥., who proclaimed himself a friend of manual training, which he had long advo- cated and which he had introduced into the schools of Utica and other places, but it was necessary, he said, to uiter a word of caution against giving too prominent 4 place in the school course to this work. “It has its proper place and we must give it its due share of attention,” said the speaker, “and it is a stroke of policy to recognize it as a part, and a part only, in education.” At one time it was necessary to exazger- ate the place of manual training in order to introduce it in the school, put there is danger nowadays of fosing sight of the fundamental law that self activity is not to be limited to manual wer A Law of Instruction. Mr. Griffith went on to say that reason- ing is as truly self-activity as the exer- cise of the hands, and that teachers must recognize the fact. The part of the brain devoted to motor activities is large com- pared with other sections, and in exer- cise through the hand this part of the brain Is educated, and it was shown that in manual training one of the most important channels both of attaining and expressing knowledge is opened, and to be o7 real value must be begun when the child is young; yet there is danger of mistake when we hold that our instruction should be ail objective. . ‘Use objects in order to get rid of objects, and to establish the fundamen- tal ideas so clearly that we may work without objects,” was a law of instruction which Superintendent Griffith impressed forcibly upon his hearers. The speaker closed his ‘most interesting remarks with the statement that he had observed that children universally took more interest in manual training than in most other things, and therefore it should be used, not only in the shop, but applied in all lines of schout work--geography. arithmetic, drawing, &c.—to cultivate the imagination of the children, giving +ife to the work through the hands. In Elementary Schools. The second paper of the session was de- livered by Principal Richard Waterman of the Chicago schools, who held the atten- tion of the entire audience while he spoke upon “Manual Training in Elementary Schools,” illustrating by descriptions of the work as carried on in the Chicago sys- tem. One of the most interesting features of his paper was an account of the teaching of domestic science, where not only is cooking taught to the girls, but house- keeping in all its branches, trom bed room to cellar. : “Manual training to be of value,” said Mr. Waterman, “must be with a purposc—- for only so are the best results attainable, inculcating accuracy, promptmess and neat- ness.” Evils of Rivalry. Mr. Waterman was followed by Super- visor B. C. Gregory of Trenton, N. J., who was to have discussed a paper by Mr. Hig- gins of Toronto on the desirability of fos- tering the social effort ou the par: of pu- pils. In the absence of Mr. Hughes, the subject was most admirably treated by Mr. Gregory, who showed the disadvan- tage of the old system of hoiding children to arbitrary standards of competition. The only true measure of eacn child is him- self, and rivalry ts always opposed to help- fulness and the fostering of tne best spirit in a class. He showed that the child who, though possessing small capacity, does faithful work, 1s wortny of as much er greater praise than the naturaily bright pupil who stands at the head of his class. Mr. Gregory closed his remarks with those most beautiful and encouraging words of George Eliot, “Failure after lu: perseverance is better than never to ha had a striving worthy the name of failure. le State: and Other D: - There is one private boarding house on Capitol Hill which had the’ privilege of entertaining about sixty teachers and prominent educators from the south during the sessions of the Natiuna! Educational Association. A party of twelve was con- ducted by J. M. Consley, principal of the high schoél of Newton, Miss. Prof. Cons- ley is an Indianian by birth, but has lived south so long and become so identified with educational matters there that he feels he is as good a Mississippian now as those to the manner born. In addition to his school work Prof. Consley is actively engaged in instructing teachers of the nor- mal department, and in the schools in re- gard to school music, which has been hith- erto a rather neglected devartment of edu- cation in the public scho: of the south, The twelve persons who accompanied Mr. Consley comprise seme of the leading educators of the state. Prof. A. A. Kin- kannan and wife are of the number, Mr. Kinkannan being the state superintend- ent of Mississippi public xchoois. Others are Prof. J. C. Fout* superintendent of Meriden schools; Prof. W. B. Dobbins, su- perintendent of the Corinth schools; Prot. J. H. Wilson and wife, the former the su- erintendent of the Brookheven schools; . G@. Dupree, professor of pedagogies of the state university of Mississippi; R. G. Fulton, chancellor of the state university; E. L. Baily, professor of Latin in Millsaps College, Mississippi; ofiss Maie Pierce of Yazoo City, and Miss Anna Hull of Fort Gibson. This party took in en route several of the cities and prominent points of Interest, notably the Natural Bridze of Virginia and Luray cave. Those comprising it can- not say too much for tne elegance of and pleasure in the various entertainments pro- vided for educators as guests of the city outside of the varied and exhaustive pro- gram. The great majority of the Mississipp! teachers visiting the capital at this time—of whom there are eighty—are of the rank and file. Some of them will remain in the city or the vicinity to finish up sightsecing, while others will go to Niagara, Chautauqua or other points in the northern states. Among the southern contingent Prof. Al- gt principal of the Alabama high school, fas a man of mark. The Misses Palmer, teachers of the nee East Lake, aie accompany ~ J, B. Cunningham and his wife, their sister, and although mnected with a private institution, are touch with all the great schoo] move- ments of the time. Dr. Cunningham ts about to retire from the presidency of the of je to enter actively into the work of the wpinistry. la Leeper is one of the Alabama gee and is a teacher of wide experience @ primary gradss of Bessemer. She is accompanied by Miss Bessie Spencer of Bessemer. Mr. Du Bosa is also of the Ala- bama contingent. Vol & Yottle of EGER 's TERS to regulate your __——— 924, 926, 928 7th, Tunning through 7 to 704-706 K st. — LY Yi HI iu . Of} P——4 “The Dependabie Store.” You would have thought that we would have skipped such needful, Seasonable things as these in the price cutting—but we haven’t—and the need for them—the time ahead to use them— makes them even greater values. Before we started to cut we were naming the very lowest prices in town—now we are sim- ply offering you bargains that are extraordinary. But screens, water coolers“and gas stoves have as much right to be cut in price as anything else. We've started this “CLEARANCE SALE,” and we shall make a clean sweep through every de- partment. ‘ wHAiRe Adjustable Tandscape Scbummer_and oven gus ranges : were C8e.— )— 3.48—to go fo at. * 49e. ~ serene inte ~ Large size hardwood fram =m “5 12x18 large, heavy sheet iron gas deore, with fixtures go at. 84. Oak-grained 8-al. Szed-lined we fossa $1980 goat D1 SD niponble-flame burner, 3-hole gas stoves, ckel — .68—to @ opener meres 7 1) eID of Be. Smalt lot stoves—worth burner gas go at... PEs 58c. 10c. cambric handkerchiefs go at 6c. Three hundred doren Indies’ and men’s real hemstitched cambric handkerchiets— which sold for 10c. ercl—will be put on xale tomorrow at six cents for a quick clear- ance. This is the most interesting bargain o: en ch erchies 16cr at least {o'er dnteresting bargain of ihe season, beccure euch & handkerchief Black stuffs cut “dreadfully.” : As staple as much of these goods are, they've been lowered in price for this special occasion. You can see yourself that these are far below what is usually asked. Large size stained frame screen doors, with fixtures... 5 pieces of English storm serge, strict- Priestley’ ammer-w cheviots Ay’ all wool, 36 fachen wide te Coa verge, 46 laches wide; one of the-chule. twisted kind; werranted salt water est fabrics made by Priestley; 69 rf regularly at 2Qc. beautiful black. Sold for £1.00 Cc. Real imported black English mohairs, brilliant luster, very firm textare, fully reversible, 40 inches wide. 46-inch all-wool black albatross, worth 58c., for 3c. Imported silk and wool Lansdown sub- Mmes—the ideal summer fabric, 44 inches wide, werranted water 98 proof. Sold at $1.25.......... ic. The Iveter ‘They sold all season at 48c. Price-cutting we did Sunday played havoc in this depart- ment. Surplus stock is getting down to just where we want it. Aaather cut tomorrow—domestics for less than you've ever paid. 42x86-inch hemmed pillow cases— Yard-wide “Utica” will go for oC muslin—worth 10c.—t 9-quarter unbl Sila war ee meets) Yard-wide heavy unbleached 37¢ muelin—wo-th to go for..... SSC 8-4 “Lockwood” bieached sheeting. Regular price, Ge—will go y 34 42-inch bleached muslin, 8. g 7c for .. s a quality—to go for..........0...5 5sc Gloves reduced. “Kayser” dcuble-finger Milanese silk gloves, in black, for Thursday, 45c. pair. 100 dozen ladies’ and men's fast black and tan double sole and bigh spliced hose—40 gauge—full regular made hose- our regular 25c. grade; for Thursday, 17c. pair. Fine black Milanese silk mitts, 2ic. pair. Linens reduced. |Ribbons reduced Extra heavy and large size white 4-tnch all-silk high grade moire taf- Turkish towels, good value at 17c., for feta ribbon, in white, black and all Thursday, 11 cents. the new shades; sold at 2ic. yard; on a ‘Thursday, 50 dozen 21-inch house cloths, for 19c. yard. Thursday, 5c. eer =a = Al-silk satin beby ribbon, 10 yards 100 dozen extra large buck towels, for 19x38 iuches; worth 7c. piece, for Thursday, 12%4c. 12c. Wnt 924, 926, 928 7th,|))) Na) running through) “> to 704-706 K st 4 4 — Screens, watercoolers & gas, stoves goat a big reduction. | Another “whack” at the domestics.) Hosiery reduced. i HH i} j | | Selected Seiten entoniieetont Hosted siertestonioctentetieetorfe BS Ahidiie A Bargain in Wool. Sprinkled in with the hottest days are these cool ones—and thickly sprinkled they are this sea- son, too—where the Wash Suits look out of place—and are out of comfort—and the summer wools look inviting. So the next attrac- tion in the Previous-to-Inventory- Sale program is to be the Ladies’ Woolen Suits. We've got a hun- dred, maybe—of all kinds and all grades—no older than the present season. Just as fashionable for fall as for now. But they can't have rock-room here in the fall. They're this season’s—they must be sold this season. You never saw such cutting as we do—did you? Never was such done in Ladies apparel until we did it. But there never were quite such good Suits shown until we brought the handiwork of the best artists to town. Lots of things original about this store and methods. Here’s a great choice offered you tomorrow: Ladies’ Basket Cloth Suits, in the new 1 imported novelt ades and the new styles; jacket with all different; me plain tailor-made, louse fullness, lined with col- others — fan! trimmed. ored taffeta silk end velvet col- They belong among the fin- Jar. is whet they are est $25 and $30 costumes. worth . eS; Choice . . Ladies’ Worsted Cheviot Suits, lined all through with taffeta silk; jauntily cut coat; skirt finished with eight rows of $17.50 Ladies’ Brown and Green Serge Suits, made with tight-fitting and ivose-f coats, lined with Black or colored taffeta silk: ‘skirts percaline lined. In § ( the lot are 17 Suits, inclading ‘uat a few Etons. They're $10 spd $12.50 values.....2....... Ladies’ and Mieses’ Taflor-made Suits some blouse Ladies’ Black end Blue Worsted a styles; right fot Suits, with sflk-lined coats; cut made with grevtest mer days and the fret fall care and good toste— ones. $22.50 is what they regular $10.75 val- “e are Jsavenacencebe, cove wes, for.. oases Ladies’ Brown and Blue Mixed Tight- Ladies’ Gray Tourist Cloth Suits, stylish. tailor ik fitting Suits. strictly remade, silk ly cut faci lined coat, with revera of silk. The col- draped skires. ors are fast—the material all wool—and about in—there’s nothing _ better— can't damage them. = They're worth §11.50 we couldn't dupli- ° of $16.50 that they fre “worth....., cate them for less... 25 Bicycle Skirts. 25 Dress Skirts. Black Cheviot Dress Skirts, lect in fit and hang; cut ‘ull and are worth $4.50. It’s handy to have an extra skirt— Company, “Saks’ Corner.” Worsted and Cheviot Bi- cle Skirts, in Gray, Blue, y and Brown, cut in cir- cular style—worth $4.50—for Saks and eg eeseegeesees eto Pens Me oatoetoraoasontonsvetondeadongeatonteaivese cosgea Mas oaentoncoeconteese ace apeasenspeseaeadmecentbeceosonsoaseeteatnetoatoete aa i LDP aes rere gea eee esesorter de cprtor eles pase toed le Grconteadonbendegerseesepatoatontens