Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 20, 1894, Page 11

SCHOOL CHILDREN AT WORK Bights Revealed by a Peep Into a Number of Buildings. GENERALLY A BUSY AND BRIGHT LOT Some Interesting Feat to Be Seen In Many of the Teachers Speak Little How Thelr Rooms the About Friends, The Central school is filled to overflow Ing—640 puplls and 618 single seats, There are the principal Eight but there is no room Order and neatness are the principal de serves special credit for the systematic reg- nlarity seen throughout the building. The little are trained to and leave the rooms and huilding in long, orderly files Double line after double line in and they mount the stairs four abreast. A plano in the r hall provides the march ing music. striking f in the Central school evenness in the puplls work, The ms There are no building 1s nished and boards are twelve teachers and grades there, for a kindergarten. everywhere, ones enter marches 1o The 15 the cquilibrium wonders and, of ature se broken dunces. 1 course, well finished The slabs. Each room vided with clegantly finished cabinet Some of the n of interest Bome of the taxidermists. A bat is shown grade. It was captured, stuffed and mounted by one of the boys. The teac) has some specl mens of California marble. Sh ture there Las been most lavish, ing of the marble she said she ture exclaimed, “You want Here is a mountain of it." contained a rattlesnake skin and all the American The stud of cocoons ®eems a favorite one. Boxes are filled with them, and every day butterfly sets himself free. Upon the window sill was a brilllantly colored one. He had lately come from his covering, his wings were very large, but were stuck tog r i a frozen wash in winter time. he fellow was very ambitious and eager for the world and he seemed in great distress because he could not unfurl himsel, The modeling in clay was true nature, Nuts w study. The old-fashioned 18 prevalent in the school heating and ventilation is perfect. The air is changed in every room ten times an hour. The hot air Is made 80 by its pass- age through heated steam coils. he air enters near the ceiling and p: out near the floors. Mrs. C. Rosewater is the prin- cipal. Her corps of teachers consists of Misses Mack, Harper, Wilson, Turner, Burg- lund, Hughes, Morton, Alte Mason, E leth, Powell and Mrs. Bradley The Pacific school is the oldest in the city. “Erected in 1869," sounds old in Ne- braska. It is old, but it is in much better repair than many of the newer building It is true that the blackboards look if they had been through the war, but the Board of Education promises new ones for next year, and the teachers live on hope. The plan of the ‘building is rather intri- cate. A turn in a hall may land you in a school room or send you into the open afr. The kindergarten is a study in itself—all kinds of little people are there—little people of all nationalities. All religions seem to have a place, even to the Greek church There are the little Arablan children, Joe and Mary Lahoud. As for thelr indnstry, they are true Orientals, especially Mary. Mary is pretty. Eyes like hers could only comé from -gome eastern clime, Th clothes are ‘of American make, but the ab- sence of buttons distinguishes them from the common herd. Joe's costume brings In one more variation, the skirting of his littl shirt hangs over his trousers. Both have a heavy crop of wiry, black hair, and their features are small and neat, and aside from the peculiar heauty of the eyes they are not very different from any dark-skinned chil- dren. Mary is the more sociable and friendly in hor manner. There are dark lit- tle faces from Russia, and the eyes are very beautiful, so large and bright, Little folks come there and no one can find out what they are, or what is to be done with them. French, German, Bohemlan and Itallan are flung at them in vain. The little ones still shake their heads and do not understand. The principal, Miss Mc- Carthy, is conversant with all the modern languages, and this aids much in settling the difficulties which arise from thy cos- mopolitan state of the Pacific school. BARE FEET AND BRIGHT MINDS. All the teachers are thorough and suc- cessful in their work, and the pupils are noticeably respectful and obedfent. Bare feet are common and old dresses are com- mon, but good manners and bright little minds are common. Some of them cannot attend all year, and they study the harder to make up for this. Many of the parents make sacrifices to keep the children at &chool, and they wish the children to utilize the time. There are no cabinets, and the museums are of little importance. Aside from a petrifiecd snake of some extinct spe- cies, there was little worthy of special men- tion. Many of the pupils are very plain writere. This Is especlally true of the for- eigners. In the eighth grade, Miss Bruner's room, tha singing was much better than the ordinary. These pupils have a great ad- vantage in possessing a teacher whose voice has been noticed for its power and peculiar beauty. Luncheon with the schoolmaams is some- thing not soon forgotten. To be invited to a long table with plenty to eat, and plenty of lively conversation 15 not offen the luck of a questioning wanderer. The teache have a little gas stove, and they do most wondrous cooking. Sueh a school is not often met with 80 full of interest and life in all forms. To the school are four annexes. They are on Eleventh street and it takes gome walking to get to them. The teachers are: Misses Helen Hibbard, Hungerford, Allie_Campbell, Comoyer, Wilbur, Swanson, 1da Goodman, ves, Lonergan, Forbes, M Goodman, Lily Bruner and Mrs. Perrine. The kindergarten at the Leavenworth Is far from being a desirable room. It Is in the basement. The celling is very low, and the noise and buzzing of the little ones is thrown back until the nerves are twitching in agony. The dampness of the room has been noticed, and one parent has said it was the cause of her child’s Il health. The grades do not go above the sixth There are 400 pupils and they have room and books in plenty. The building is heated with a furnace, and the ventilating tystem is sald to be very good. The blackboards could be better, but aside from this the place is i good condition. Miss Margaret Boyd has the lowest grade and the smallest people outside of the kindergarten. In Miss Doyle's room the little ones had slips of cardboard, each bearing one word, and wonderful tences were being formed with thom white children had the more sentences, the colored children had the longer. In Miss Hogan's room the little folks were drawing, and some were doing remark- ably well. But the best drawing was seen in Miss Jennison's room. Potatoes were th favorite study, and they are done well. Miss Thompson, Miss Leighton and Mrs. Notson have some promising pupils, and the work of the rooms spoke well for those in charge. Miss Agnes McDonald, the principal, teaches the highest grade, and the state of the school is such that she is justly proud of it, but she modestly gives the credit to the late principal AN OBLIGING JANITOR The Cass Street school seems for tional reason to be depopulated 18 unoccupled, yet children from Thirteenth and California are sent to the Central school. The parents of these chil dren have done much objecting to this ar rangement. There is no kindergarten and the grades run no higher than the sixth. It is one of the very few schools which have no telephones. In the lower hall stands a plano, and the children march out in per foct order and time. The janitor appears to be a very active one. The place Is clean and he finds time to assist in the marshall: ing of the forces. When the principal was called from her room for a moment I found Lim standing at the door keeping order. All or new well Ia an fur. black is pro useums are boys are expert in the seventh says In speak fancied na- na some marble This museum wood some wonderfully the favorite way of spelling The system of to one its varied The but no ra Much room as far as | through the school the short allowance of buoks Is the cause of annoyance. The sys- tem of ventilation fs almost useless. In some rooms the windows are not many. The buflding is not new, but in rather good condition. It is heated with steam. The teachers and the principal fay they have “the best children in Omaha.” The little ones are good and iany of them are bright above the ordinary. One little colored girl, Della Brown, gives promise of becoming an expert In pen work The work of the first grade almost covers the ®indergarten system. One of the at tractive methods s for the pupils to invent problems about themselves and give them to one another. In a large trough filled with dampened eand, the smaller ones were buliding cities of frail and crumbling houses. Test work was being given in all the other grades, and little could be judged of the general work. The museums are of no importance, and the collections are very seanty. The work in plant study is inter- ng. The first stages of the new de veloping germ are viewed from glass jars, where the seeds are lald on cotton In water. The principal lhas been most successful in or work. She is Miss M. E. Simonds, Her achers are Misses Brown, Byrne, Brad- w, Duncan, Orr, Simonds and Doyle The Mason school has a large attend of clean and neatly dressed children. The bright faces of a few colored pupils break the monotony of race. The building is new and very large—sixteen rooms. It is well finished, and has all the improvements modern ingenuity can give. There are 530 puplls with books enough, room enough, and seats enough for all. The Mason scho is prolific in its production of prodigies In the office of the principal is a large granite slab, and engraved on it the Mason school and grounds. This is the work of little fellow, Edward Feenan. The boy p sesses remarkable genfus, and he cannot cultivate it, owing to the weakness of his eyes, The drawing In many of the rooms exceptionally good. wo little pupils, George Shropshire and Sirenc Thomsen, in the fourth grade, show remarkable talent There Is a kindergarten and the grades take in the cighth. The kindergarten pupils at- tend both sessions. Miss A. F. Smith Is the dircctress and her assistant is Mrs. Drake. e STUDY AMONG FLOWERS. Through all the 'grades, the teachers claim the most “biddable” pupils. The only fault to find is with the lower grades. They are hard on their books. In neariy all the rooms beautiful flowers are In bloom, white waxen lilies and bright Scotch blue-bells are the most common. In cut work the Mason school has, so far, surpassed all others [n the city. Specimens of it hang upon the walls, and they are worthy of admiration. In the sixth grade the culture and beauty of the children's voices is re- markable. - “Open your mouths wide,” said the teacher. Up flew the top of one black head, and such a mouth, so wide, so open! She was an ebony-faced lass of about 13 She was a Topsey, endowed with intel- ligence above the ordinary. She had to roll her great dark eyes, and all about her were laughing. She knew it, too, and gloried in the happy confusion she could bring forth. Every fiber of her joyous frame was so charged with mirth that her very presence called it forth. Her teacher and her class- mates know this, but no one seems more loved than she. The writing of many of the pupils was exceptionally good, and thoroughness was parent throughout the school. The principal, Miss Jennie Koon, speaks very highly of her teachers. They are so trustworthy and regular. he Mason school has a teachers' training department, and very good results are re- ported. Among those fn trainng is a young woman, partly colored, who holds her own with any there. The teachers in the grades arc Misses Read, Fair, Witman, Parrott, eighton, Gilles, Holliday, Harney, Leighty and’ Mrs. Goodman. A MAN'S AMBITION. Harper's lack Tazar They T ambition, n't 8o, And they Who state it as a fact are those who do not know. Uy true I have no wish to be enthroned in majesty Nor do 1 in po but I vow it re for fame that comes to those £ don’t pine for the glory that is his who has a place That comes throu voting populac Nor do I ever dr who sips The nectar of a name that I3 on everybod: lips. ch the preferment of the m upon the joys of him T give awny my money when I've cash I do not nee But do not Seek to do it so that every one may read: I give it freely, quietly, it goes upon the list As coming from “A.'B. T. Q,” or from Philanthropist.’” And yet I've one ambition, and I hope to see the day When it will be fulfilled in a most satistying way; And that's to place the teacher of my youth across my knee, And give him such a walloping as he once gave to me, ——————— DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles, e —— PLAYED IN GREAT LUCK. A Game of Bluff that Saved an Insurance Company 8200,000. They are telling a story on representative of a leading pany that is good enough to go on record, says the Chicago Dispatch. He was down in the central part of the state on some busi- ness of trifling Importance. In fact, the business which took him thither was of such trifiing Importance that he finished it in a few minutes and then went into one of the larger cities of that section to spend a few days with an old friend His old friend made it so pleasant for him that a week slipped by almost before he was aware of it, when he realized that the of- ficlals at headquarters would want to know that "he w: doing something. In order to ke an appearance of doing something, the ting agent got aboard the train one day and stopped at the first good-sized village on the line. There he got off the train and cancelled all the policies of his company in the place on the grounds of insufficient pro- tection against fire, and then got on the next train_ going in the opposite direction, returning to his old friend for a few more i of revelry. After leaving that city he spent a week in the southeastern part of the state and then returned to Chicago, and without mis- givings that his high old time and conse- quent neglect of business had been heard of and that his head might soon be in the basket. When he learned that the general agent wanted to see him as soon as he ar- rived he felt certain that it was all over with him. With wildly beating heart he ought “the old man” in the innermost recess of his private office with the inten- tion of resigning and saving himself the dis- grace of dismissal, but once in the presence of the head of the department he lost his nerve and the power of speech at the same a traveling insurance com- e “old man’' greeted him cordially— even effusively—and bade him be seated. “That was a great stroke of yours,” sald the general agent. The traveling agent hung his head shame-faced manner. The *old man’ tributing this to modesty, continued ‘Yes, sir, a great stroke! Saved us at least $200,000. 1 called the attention of the directory to it and they voted to present you with this as a slight token of appre- ciation of your perspicacity and close atten. tion to business,” and he took from his desk a magnificent wateh and chain, “We also decided to increase your salary 25 per cent." The astonished traveling agent accepted the watch with stammered thanks, and then, making his escape, sought one of the head clerks with whom he was on intimate terms, “Suy, has anything happened down at Jayville?” he inquired “Yes," was the reply. “What was 1t?" “The whole town burned down last Hadn't you heard of it?" He had not heard of it, but he had heard of an old proverb to the effect that it's an ill wind blows nobody good. i Remarkable Cure of Kheumatis One of our customers who had been troubled with rheumatism for a number of years was cured by one G0-cent bottle of Chamberiain's Pain Balm. We consider it the best preparation in the market for that disease.—J. C. Casto & Son, druggists, Jack- son O. H., W. Va. Persons troubled with rheumatism should give this remedy a trial. One application relieves the pain, For sale by drugglsts, in a at- week, THE_OMAHA DAILY B ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM Celebration of the Third Anniversary of Triune Lodge of Pythians, SPLENDIDLY NEW HALL EQUIPPED the Historl of Scottish Rite Masons Pike Seeret Society News, Improvements in “iouse of the Tem. 01d Home of General Triune 56, Knights of Pythias has upon several occasions distinguished it- self as one of the leading lodges of the fra ternit, but the crowning event in its career occurred at fts hall on Fourteenth street last Tuesday evening. The was the celebration of the third anniversary of the founding of the lodge, opening or house lodge No. new occasion as well as an warming of the new hall, which is a model of excellence in that line. It fs most convenlently located, and is sup- plied with all On the floor are the parlors, toilet rooms, cloak rooms, Kkitchen and spacious dining room, supplied with all the utensils and fittings to make It both pleasant and convenfent. As- cending to the third floor are found the ante rooms and the large and tastefully arranged lodge room. This building was erected by Omaha lodge No. 2, Independent Order Odd Fellows, and no expense was spared to supply it with every convenience for the use of secret socleties, It Is pronounced by those who have seen it to be the finest and best equipped hall in_the About 250 of the members and friends of Triune lodge assembled to enjoy the festivi- of the occaslon of its dedication by the knights, A very entertaining program was rendered in the main hall, beginning at 8:30 o'clock with an overture by the orchestra and the opening ode of the order by all pre ent, after which followed an address of wel- come by W. L. Scism; vocal duet “Mrs. Brown's Mitake,” by Mrs, Israel Frank and Mr. Warren Smith, accompanied by Miss Lillle Rocheford; plano solo by Prof. Dworzak; address, “The Grand Lodge,” Grand Chancellor W. A. Diiworth of Lin- coln; an exhibition of magic, by Prof. S. M. Dutton; vocal solo, ““September,” Miss Alma C. Andreen; violin solo, Prof. Zerkowfsky of Councll Bluffs; vocal solo by Miss Souders. Every number on the program was well rendered and was received with marked ap- preciation by the audience. At a later hour the floor was cleared and a well arranged dance program of twelve numbers was en joyed by nearly all present. A supper was served at 10:30 in the dining room. Triune lodges of conveniences second lodge s one of the progressive the day and has adopted a plan of action that adds much to the ordinary sessions of such socidties. The last meet- ing night in each month is set apart for the entertainment of the members, and since its adoption this has grown to be one of the features of the month. Papers are pre- pared and presented, and current topics dis- cussed with as much interest and enthusiasm as though their solution depended upon the action of this order. The next occasion of this kind, which occurs on the last Tuesday in May, is looked forward to with a great deal of interest, as two or three good papers are promised, among others one by F. J. Sackett on one of the live questions of today. This lodge, although but three years old, is in reality about ten, having been formed by the consolidation of four lodges, three of which were established about ten years ago. Possessing, as it does, the energy of four lodges, combined with prestige that it will naturally attain by reason of its location in such attractive quarters, bids fair to make it one of the leading lodges of the fraternity in this part of the state. “flouse of the Temple." Scottish Rite Masons will be much inter- ested in information of an historic charac- ter regarding the “‘House of the Temple’ at the national capital, the home of the preme council of the order, of which Washington News says: The solid and substantial appearance of the building at the corner of Third and E streets northwest, known as the “House of the Temple,” is typical of the dignity and strength of Scottish Rite Masonry, a branch of the Masonic system which is almost ex- clusively made up of thinking Masons and which numbers in this country men not only distinguished in the order, but whose reputa- tions are national in the fields of politics and the several professions, as well as mer- chant princes and multi-millionaires, This building is historic in the fact that General Albert Pike, the famous Masonic student and beloved grand commander, spent many years of his life and finally died ‘within its walls, It was here that the masterly genius and poetry of his great mind gave to the Scottish Rite a ritual of matchless beauty and instilled each degree with a scholarly symbolism. Thus the memories which live in every corner of the building are associated with the life and work of the great master mind of Masonry. Of late, almost unknown to the Masonic fraternity at large, the most extensive im- provements have been made and the supreme council of the Scottish Rite have now a home in this city which in many respects is sec- su- the EE: SUNDAY. ond to none in the country ments have been sweeping, the room former: used by the supreme council at its biennial sesslons having been tarned into a hand some office for the secretary general, Brother Frederick Weber, thirty-third degree. The ornamentation Is of quartered oak, and every convenlence known to the modern man of business affairs {8 at his command. The office which he formerly occupfed has been converted into an addition to the library the cases and shelves of which are also of handsome oak, while the ceiling, said to be one of the handsomest in the country, is of aluminium. In the occupled by second story, the room formedfly eneral Pike has been enlarged and turned into an office for the present grand commander, while the adjacent rooms are be!lng constructed for the use of commit- The third floor has a handsome bed- room for use of any of the supre s council, while the rear part of the building has been turned Into a large hall, where the meetings of the supreme council will be held. Hand- gomely tiled lavoratories are on each floor and cabinet mantels, with open fireplac add to the coziness of the rooms. The amount expended by the supreme council in these improvemcnts will aggregate about $20,000. The library, which fs in charge of Brother Thomas E. Hatch degree, has now about 3,000 volumes, covering every field of litera- ture. The committee intrusted by the su preme council to make the above changes is composed of Thomas A. Caswell of Califor- fa, T. Carr of Kansas, 0. Long of West Virginia, Gilmore Meredith of Mary- land, Dr. J. Mills' Brown of the District of Columbla and Martin Collins of Missouri United Workmen Anniversary. The members of North Omaha Lodge No 159, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and heir friends will visit South Omaha next Tuesday evening to participate in the cele- bration of the anniversary of South Omaha Lodge No. 66. Members of No. 159 are requested to meet at their hall, corner Twenty-second and Cuming streets, at 6 o'clock sharp to proceed in a body on a special train from the hall entrance. win e w Temple. dedication of the temple of lodge No 2, Independent Order of 0dd Fellows, occurs June 8. It will be one of the greatest events in 0dd Fellowship which has ever occurred in the state. The Omaha new TH. THEAT 3 W. T. Carleton, whote company will begin a season of summer opera at Boyd's theater tomorrow night, reviving Strauss’ most tune- ful opera, the “Queen’s Lace Handkerchief,’ and the management of the theater, are de- termined to make this inaugural season of summer performances a success and no ef- forts will be spared to accomplish the highest possible effects. The lobby of the theater will be set with palms and evergreens to give a summery effect to the place and as the house is perfectly ventilated, there seems to be little reason why the season should be a failure. The company closed one of the most successful weeks in the history of Denver amusements last night at the Broadway theater and comes to Omaha fresh from a series of successes through British Columbia, which is the talk of theatrical managers who have met “The Carletons” entour. Besides Mr. Carleton, whose ten years be- fore the public has made him famous, he has gathered about him, as he has always done in the past, a perfectly balanced company. As a true artist he has always shown himeelf above the petty jealousy which keeps other parts in subordination in order to gain greater glory by contrast. This is one of the characteristics which has aided Mr. Carieton to attain s and which always inspires his associates to their best en- deavor. The female voices are led by Miss Alice Vincent and Miss Marie Bell, the former hav- ing won recognition on both sides of the Atlantic as a singer“of"rare sweetness and an actress of skiil and talent. She is als the possessor of much beauty and is said to be highly accomplished. Miss Marie Bell, who made such a pronoynced hit when with the company at anothef theater, has been winning golden opinjging, as a conscfentious, painstaking singer, and her yolce has never been .in_so excellent condition 'as now. Miss Clara Wisdom, Miss Emma Fanchon and Miss Kate Murphy are also included in the list of favorites which Mr. Carleton is proud to manage, J. C. Taylor, formerly with the McCaull company, is the tenor, and the inimitable Tom Ricketts is the comedian. Steven Porter, lately of the Duff company, is the baritonie and second comedian, and Herman Ehrent, for seven years with Mr. Carleton, is the character actor. As basso this season, Mr. Carleton has secured H. M. Imano of the Carl Rosa company, London. Another accession the company will receive here will be that of Alexander Halg, who has been Mr. Carleton’s musical director for six years, and rejoins him for the season. Mr. Carleton is a firm believer in choruses and, mot only never has a weak one, but always makes a feature of that important factor. This season he has a lot of bright, fresh voices and pretty faces. The repertoire for the first week of this engagement is as follows: Monday and Tues- day evenings, “Queen’s Lace Handkerchief;" Wednesday matinee, Wednesday night and Thursday, “Fra Diavolo;” Friday and Satur- day nights, ““Dorothy;” Saturday matinee, “Queen’s Lice Handkerchief;" Sunday night, “The Mikado.” For the week of May 28 an IMAY 20, 18 elaborate revival of Francis Wilson's version | of “Erminie” will be given, Mr. Carleton having secured the right to play this won- derfully popular comic opera west of the Mis souri river. The sale of seats began yesterday morning, ~TWENTY PAGES. The improve- | and from the indications on the chart the opening performance tomorrow witnessed by a very large audience, with whom Mr. Carleton has been a friend for years. As popular prices will prevail, this opportunity to hear the best of the operatic school should be eagerly embraced by lovers of comic opera, an deal form of entertain ment for summer nights, the light and color of the costumes being quite in harmony with the season “Rosemarie Mr. Carleton writes, will be reserved for the third week of his engagement and he anticipates the opera making quite much of a sensation as did “Nanon” when It was first introduced the Fifteenth Street the- this afternoon matinee the week with & La Rose High This well known night will be The attraction at ater, beginning with and continuing throughout usual matinees, is the Clarke Class Vaudeville company attraction includes many well known artistic favorites, notably the Brothers La Rose, whose incomparable performance at the Elks benefit recently given fn this city will be re- membered by all admirers of grace, strength and agllity; the Robinsons, dircet from a successful run at the Midwinter fair; Alberti the famous European juggler; the three Sey- mours, Introducing their famous impersona tion of Chinese; Jack Rall, the commande: in-chief of the army of fun; Pauline and the famous southern sketch team Wakefield, the chief of all swinging acts, and a number of others equally d. Also introducing their own famons orchestra T e INDUSTRIAL NOTES., American canals stretch 4,500 miles. New York has a school for training wait- resses Bellefontaine, 0., has the biggest railroad shops. The United States treasury employs 3,000 persons The south has a greater variety of crops. timber and minerals than any other section of our country. The cane sugar product of Louisiana amounts to 603,353,087 pounds, entitling the planters to $11,634,461 bounty. ew Yor! with an essed valuation 8,600,000,000, is the richest state in the union. Pe ylvania is next, with a valua- tion of $6,000,000,000. The Iron Age reports total capacity of pig fron furnaces in blast April 1 at 126732 tons, inst 110,166 tons on March 1, 242 tons on February 1, and as compared with 178,858 tons on April 1, 180: The annual report of the Standard Oil company of New York filed with the secrc- tary of state, shows: Assets, $20,150,000; debts, $13,150,000; capital stock, 7,000,000, “all of which has been actually paid in. The patents applied for in \Washington t year numbered 40,000. The total num- ber of patents outstanding on January 1 was 515,000, The receipts of the patent office are $1,200,000 a year and the expenses $150,000 less. A French physician acting model of the human heart. It is of the same hue, size and consistency as the natural organ, with every detall, and a red fluid s through It and through arti- ficial arteries. HANDY WITH THEIR FEET. Hindoos Able to Utilize Their Nether tremities to Great Advantage. In the native quarters of the towns of India the strange spectacle may be seen of a butcher seizing a piece of meat in his hands and cutting it in two with a stroke of his knife held between the first and second toes of his foot. The shoemaker uses no ys the Pearson’s Weekly, but turns the ‘unfinished shoe with his while his hands are busy in shaping it. So the car- penter holds with his great toe the board he is cytting and the wood-turner handles his tool®as well with his toes as with his fingers. This use of the feet to assist the hands fn their labor is not, however, the mere result of practice, but is principally due to the fact that the Hindoo foot is quite different from ours in its anatomical conformation. The ank e of the Hindoo and the articulation of the back of the foot per- mit considerable lateral motion. Then the toes possess a surprisingly mobility. The great toe can be moved freely in ail direc- tions and the first and second toes are separated by a wide space, sometimes as has constructed an much as five-eights of an inch across at the base of the toes and two inches at their ex- tremities, The articulation of the hip is also peculiar and this renders it easier to use the toss in handling the objects by en- abling the Hindoo to sit in a squatting posture much more comfortably than we can do. A similar formation of the feet and toes is found among the Annamese, but it is not, as might be supposed, a common thing among barbarous and savage trib One naturally thinks of the resemblance to a monkey which a human being using both feet and hands in the manner described above must present, and yet M. Regnault is careful to point out the fact that the Hindoo foot is not at all like the foot of an ape or monkey. The great toe is not opposed to the other toes like a thumb, as occurs with the monkey, and accordingly the pedal dex- terity of the Hindoos is not to be taken as an indication of simian descent. S en e Only Reasonable, Someryille Journal: Real Estate Owner— How much will you charge me for painting up that fence? Painter—Thirteen dollars, sir. Real Estate Owner—Isn't steep? Painter—No, sir, not at all; ten dollars for painting the fence three coats, and three dollars more for going over it afterward and touching up the spots where people put their fingers on to see it the paint was fresh. that pretty GYMNASTIC ~ TOURNAMENT Bohemian Societies Will Hold Their nnal Contests at South Omaha. An- HOW THREE DAYS WILL BE SPENT Compnnies from Several Parts of the State will Arrs Thele Entertainment ¢ Participate I feties Planning Pl the Nebraska will be held August 25, and Syndicate park, and offer large has been r the contests. This always awakened a great deal of interest among the Bohemian resl- dents throughout the state and the advo- cates of physical culture generally that from its inauguration thousands at- tended Omaha and South Omaha containing num erous enthusfasts in the cause of physical culture, it is expected that this year's throng of visitors to the amateur athletic contests will not show diminished numbers It was the energy and persistence of Omaha gymnasts that made possible the holding of such an annual tournament to stimulate members of sokols to greater activity. One of the prime movers in the propaganda for this, who brushed aside all seeming obsta cles’ to the advancement of physical cul- ture among young Bohemians, is the lithe and courteous Rudolph Havelka, for several years instructor of the Tel Jed Sokol, the leading Boliemian society in the art Through Havelka’s indomitable pluck and the timely assistance rendered him by in- fluential Bohemians, admirers of physical development, the annual gathering in Ne- braska was first decided on. What the re- sult of such persistent work 4s may be judged from the statement that today, with the single exception of Hlinols and Chicago, the Bohemian gymnasts of Nebraska cupy the front rank in active -number and advancement. Justly, therefore, they point with pride to the perfected state or- ganization which was called into existence four years ago. Of the cities outside of Omaha and South Omaha, Crete, Wilber, Milligan, Schuyler, Brush Creek, Bruno, Plattsmauth and Lin- wood have signified their intention of par- ticipating in the tournament. Several socie- tles from smaller cities and villages are also expected to take part in the drills and other exereises, but not belonging to the state or- ganization yet their parts will be of minor importance. Competitive drills, exercising singly and fn teams on different apparatuses, and turning by the ladfes’ classes of Wilber, Schuyler and Omaha will constitute the principal part of the three days’ program. Excursion trains will be run into Omaha on the first day of the tonrnament and the day before, when the teams are expected to arrive from the points mentioned. The first thing after the gathering has been called to order will be the election of a leader for the tournament. Other business, including the selection of a place for the 1895 tournament, will then be transacted and the visiting teams entertalned by their Omaha and South Omala friends for the rest of the day. of societies The Bohemian gymnastic at South Omaha, beginnind lasting for three being well suited for ing a convenlent location attendance of Omaha chosen as the plac annual event has tournament days the purpose to insure a yinnasts have Looking Forward to Plenics. Outdoor entertainments in the shape of concerts, pienics and similar enjoyable ocea- sions are on the Sunday order of the day with a number of the German societies and lodges in the city. The Saengerbund is to give its first spring concert and general entertainment at Ruser’s park June 10. Both vocal and instrumental music is to be rendered. Liederkranz and the Schweizer Gesangyerein will assist in the former. The time of commencement is 2 o'clock p. m. The members and thelr friends who wish to attend will take the Hanscom park motor line to its terminus, where wagons will be in walting to convey them to the park. The return is to be by the same route. The perfect order and enjoyable music on previous similar occasions insures to the Saengerbund a large attendance. Saxonia soclety is slated for a pienic at Brown's park in South Omaha May 28. Members of this Saxon family are noted for their skill in providing a sociable time. North Omaha lodge U. O. T. B. No. 51 has decided to entertain friends at a picnic to be given June 21 at Stelers’ park, near Coffman station. Unity always prevails in the ranks of members of that lodge. G n Noies. The active members of the turnverein have decided to make a flying trip today to Plattsmouth, where the bezirksturnday is to be held, The bear division celebrate the recent members, Mr. Henry day in true bear style. Richard Engelman of the Nebraska Seed company has returned from his trip to Den- ver and is again in attendance at the re- hearsals of the Saengerbund. The co-operative organization existing among the German farmersgof Douglas county for the principal purpost of Insuring members against loss by fire will give an entertainment and ball at Ruser's park on June 9. Invitations to attend have been re- celved by residents of the city. of the turnverein will wedding of one of its RohlfT, next Wednes- RIGHT'S DISEASE BUFFALO LITHIA WATER, the only known solvent of Stone in the Bladder; Nature’s great remedy for Bright’s Disease, Gout, Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, STONE IN THE BLADDER. Dr. C. H. Davis, of Meriden, Conn., in_the page 469 of that Journal, New Mr. R. England Medical Monthly," for July, 15%. See L. Roys, of this city, consulted me about two years ago for Stone in the Bladder, from which he had been suffering for a number of years. 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