Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1895, Page 8

8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: 7M( INDAY, -_——— AUGUST 12, 1895. REPORT OF SUPT. MARBLE| Administration of Schools for the Last Year Discussed. MUCH TO COMMEND IN THEIR CONDITION Service of to the B, Unworthy Principals. of Schools Marble has filed with the secretary of the Board of Education his annual report for the year ( during which he has been in charge of the | supervision of the Omaha public schools. The principal features of the report ar “On assuming the duties of this office in October, 1894, 1 found the schools well or- ganized and In suc essful operation. The consolidations referred to in the last rt-]url: had been made to a considerable extent, and | most of the teichers were permanently lo- cated. In company with my predecessor in office 1 had spent nearly two weeks in the month of ptember in schools, and 1 saw nearly every room mpressed with the good order that where pre and with the fine spirit | of the teachers, and especially with their kindly and c dential attitude toward the pupils, that friendly spirit of co-op: ration between the teachers and pupils which 1 have noted on several public. cccasions, and which i& the augury of good in any system of schools “It is the first to make himself f illar over which he is placed, yoted myself by visits to the schools as frequently as practicable, by frequent con- fere s with the principals and teachers both tndividually and In meetings by grades and in gensral meetings, and by interviews with parents and citizens, as well as with members of the board and with your various gubcommitices. In a school system as large as that of Omaha, this becoming thoroughly familiar with it in all its detalls is a_work of great magnitude, and without such fa- miliarity it s not wise for anyol to under- taks any radical modifications, even if they weem 10 be required. Unfortunately, 1 was interrupted in this work within the first two months by one of the saddest misfortunes that can befall a man—a misfortune twice repeated since—and there came immediately a further interruption In the reo tion of the board, and in the financial stringency, to which every other considera- tion must submit. And the first necessity confronting me was a still fu er consolida- tion of the schools, the discharge of the rincipals’ assistants in all school buildings having ten or less rooms, and the transfer or dismissal of gome ten or a dozen teache These changes absorbed a good deal of time and caused friction that unavoidable, but none th2 less to be de the year, my acquaintance with the teachers, and to a considerable extent with the pupils and thelr work, was quite satisfactory; so that I felt at the close of tha year sufficiently familiar with the conditions of the schools and the personnel of the teachers, to exert my influe for their improvement all along the lines. In your wisdom it has been ordained that this Work shall be done over again and by an- ofher. “I am, therefore, in some doubt as to how far any suggestions from me about the work and the needs of the schools may be desirable or acceptable to you; but I subr a few observations, which you will use for wWhat they are worth to you. THE HIGH SCHOOL. “In the early days of my administration my attention was directed to this school as being deficient in discipline and effic and, according to these intimations, spection was carefully directed to the d covery of any such defects. By numerous visits and by Interviews with students and teachers, both In classes and Individually and by incidental acquaintance and inter- viewa with the patrons of the school, 1 found that the discipline Is thorough and complete, though not of the march-in- platoon, drum-and-fife order. It is almost {deal in its completeness, for, with no apparent restraint, the pupils there conduct them- selves like young ladied and gentlemen, cach by himself and subject to no martinet rules; and on the rare occasions that have come to my notice when a boy in the im- petuosity of youth has forgotten himself and overstepped the bounds of propr he has been promptly brought inte line, and, what is even more satisf he has corrected himself in a manly way. And the echolarship of the school is what may be expected from the state of the discipline The graduates are admitted without condi- tions and even with honors &t the best col- leges in the country. All this s due to the scholarly and quietly efficlent principal who has few equals and no superior In the country, so far as my acquaintance ex tends, and to a superior corps of ‘teachers It is a surprise that there shoull have been any criticlsm of this school such as I heard. “I recommend Ruperintendent the | visiting | I was ev ailed, erintendent the schools and to this I de- ity of a with the Introduction of some system of physical exercise for the girls, to correspond with the military drill for the boys. Systematic exercise, such as the Preece system of gymnastics, If properly condueted, is beneficial Leyond the drill in school; it creates an fifterest in the subject of physical vigor, and is likely to be kept up out of schocl. “This school has numbered more than 1,000 puplls the past year, with more than two dozen teachers and four courses of study, besides the department of manual training. In accordance with a plan con- templated for some time and with the co- cperation of the principal, ft has now been organized info six departments on the rec- ommendation of the committee of this chool. In my judgment, this organization will add greatly to the efficiency of the gchool and reduce to some extent the cost of its maintenance, THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS The Druid Hill district has heen ¢ by new boundaries; and at the the fall term it may be nec the second of the two rooms with pupils of grade V and natural inerease of pupll to be such that the neignboring )} not ba materially affected. With abandonment of Fort Omaha, the school hat name may be discontinued. In the far distant future, therefore, the q must be met whether tho two last named schools and the Monmouth Park school should uot all be united in a large new bullding conveniently located and of size milar to the Lothrop school. Such school, with the Omsha View and th Lothrop schools, would be easily accessible to all the pup!ls in that vicinity, “The recent chauge In the boundary of the Vinton school district will ¢ o that dis trict and relleve to s the Ca tellar. The Lincoln school ¥ to | overfull next year® There s a vacant room in the Comenius bullding; but the configurs- | tion of tho land and the population be- tween theso two schools would bring the boundary line too near ihe Liacoln school, the number of pupils were to be equalized and neccesitate a difficult Journey for many upils in going to the Comenius school, It s an unwarranted reflection upon the princi- pals o say that they wish their boundaries to be enlarged 'n order to secure a larger salary; but with the questionable plan of fixing the salaries of principals now fn yogue this charge is llable {0 be relterated KINDERGARTEN AND TRAINING SCHOOL “Previous to my coming the kindergartens were organized upon what seems to me an excellent basis. The supervisor and her as- sistant in the training department have done thelr work admirab But they have la bored under the disadvantage of not having thelr position recognized by a superior salary; they were directors also, and they were re- garded as directors only. This ~occasioned some friction in one or two Instances mear the beginning of the year, but their positiog® bas now been duly recognized and the cause of the friction has been removed. I predict a frultful and useful year In this Interest- Ing department of the school work, %n @ value of a tralning school ln a sehoc! system th can be no doubt, as I have often expressed myself both to its (riends and to its opponents. As to its legal status, that must be left to your wisdom and 10 the courts. fined opening of ary to open in that house the of not | any t | and phenomena an In the present state of the case, the schouc! bly be reopened next term. ‘But with botd the and the volunteers of the kindergartens there is one difficulty: They each assume, or are lable to assume, that on the completion of their course the city Is under an obligation to furnish them employment. Of course the expectation of so employing many of them Is the ground on which the instruction Is furnished; and, In fact, a large proportion of them will be engaged. But the obligation is all on their part and not on the city’s part. have received free of charge a training is worth money to them; and this provision of the city places not the but them under obligation. COURSE OF STUDY. “The edition of the course of study last spted has been exhausted, and a new one as in contemplation on my introduction to your schools. By your action late in the year 1894 a revisic was ordered under the direction ¢f the committee on text books and course of study, In the usual course of such a work this was conducted largely by the superintendent and a committee of the principals, whose work and consultations with other principals and teachers should have large recognition. ““The course in grades one to elght Inclusive has been tuoroughly® revised. In the first grade, A class, the thought or sentence method of teaching has been thoroughly recognized, This method may not secure the mastery of the technique, the mechanics of reading, o rapidly as some others, but, in my judgment, it lays a better foundation for intelligent reading and use of I later, and t consideration outwelghs Ivantage of a greater rapid- ity at . suc will ave a me. chani er, an inclination in the pupil to regard the form more than the £pirit of lauguage “In this course the study sought through its substance, expr , more than through its n all along through the grades to th where technical gramn s first introduced and continued through the eighth. his re- sult is sought through the introduction of a goed deal of nature study, in order both to interest the pupils in th natural objects to awaken the thought that is to find expression in lan “For the same purpose a good ¢ plementary reading, stories, histories, etc is introduced into the lower gra The arithmetic is turned more largely into mental work, and the mere mechanical figuring and some of the titles are considerably abridged in order to save time. The histor 1 1€ what modified and the geography is more or less changed. The moral instruction, which has an excellent outline, and the course in music and drawing are substantially the same. 8o is the High school course, with the exception of the Spanish language, which was introduced by your vote. RANKING AND PROMOTIONS. “In the promotion of pupils from grade to grade It appears to me that too much stress has in the past been laid upon the mere marks in examinations, and too little upon the work of the pupil from day to day and the opinion of the teacher, who is with him every day, and of the principal, who should be personally acquainted with the c ity and the progress of each pup!l “The time and energy of teachers is too frequently wasted in poring over figures marks and per cents, and in making in- comprehensible and often erroneous records, never to be read by anybody, and of no us it they were read. This energy of the teachers should be expended in teaching, intenss, active and interesting teaching. They should 'be required to work for the progress of the schools every necessary hour; to re- duce to the minimum the markings and the per cents; and when the work of the day {s done, to devote themselves to recup ating (Nelr energies for the next day's duty. The best marks for a teacher to make arc the imperishable {mpress upon the minds and characters of the children; but unfor- tunately for the teachers who live in this materialistic, spectacular age, these best re- sults cannot be displayed at the county fair; they appear later in the record of noble lives. “It appears to me also that too much weight is given to the written examinations of candidates by the examining committee of this board. The oral examination fur nishes an additional and equally good cri- terion by which to judge a candidate. This ought to be more thorough than it has be:n and it ought to have larger weight in the selectiop of teachers from among candidates. PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. “The superintendence of the Omaha schools must be done largely through the principals, as these schools are at present organized. The departments of music and drawing are efficiently directed by the spe- cial teachers or supervisors in thos branches; the kindergartens are successfully managed by the supervisor, and the High school is under the capable control of the principal. In all these there is no need of any further supervision than the superin- tendent can conveniently give. It has suggested that the pr ilght be dis- pensed with and con upervisors be appointed in their place at a ealary of about 2,000 each per annum, similar to the prac- tice in Washingt and in Indianaps , and thus saving in expense might be secured by paylng each nominal principal in addition to the salary of her grade $50 a year or some such sum for the mere clerical duty now incident to that offica By such that close supervision which b 0 beneficial in tha would be lost; value has been y set forth abov upervisor of 100 teach- ers can know the individual pupils, nor can he render to teachers in discipling and In carrying out the course of study that as- stance which a good principal gives with such excellent results. Moreover th ditions and the practices of any place ha much to do with the success of its schools These customs cannot be rudely and sud- denly changed without interfering w:th the progress of the schools and terrupting - the education of the chil- dren, Furthermore: On this question, at the request of a member of your board, I consulted Mr. Jones, recently the eminently successful superintendent of the Indianapol's schools and now of Cleveland. In that city the plan suggested has its most successful application. He told me that after ten years of trial it is working well, but he thought that the time and attention devoted to this experiment would have made the other plan such as ours equally succesful, and he ad- vised with emphasis that a city like ours adhere to the present plan of supervision by principals, with an assistant supervisor or supervisors whenever the system becomes too large for one superintendent to handle. “But the direction of a system of schools requires on the part of teachers due subor- dination and cc-operation wi the principal; it requires of the teachers and principa co-operation with the supervisors of depart- ments and with superintendent; it re all subordination to the lucation and th> rules it has laid down. With few exceptions, I might almost say with a single exception, these relations have been cheerfully maintained; and any slight deviation that might occur can be asily corrected 1f every member of the board will leave to the superintendent the cise of that authority with which he is your rules, and which by uni- o belongs to this office. But when a pal consorts with politician n stree ners and in secret conclaves und ames and openly cl: by such outside o, to control majo of the 1; when a member of the hoard states the presence of others that desires this acted differ stated; when such a prineipal, with indifferent scholarship, and with very moderate ability as a teacher, assumes to sit in judgment upon the superintendent, to misrepresent that officer to his confreres, and even ope to aspire to some higher position by meg of a so-called ‘pull’ upon this board; then self-respect, not to say the welfare of the schools, would seem to de nd that ycu take notice of such conduct, however Insig- nificant the persom. It notorious that this plcture {8 true to life. I conceivo it to be my duty to speak thus plainly in_order that it may nct bs my fault if you do not purge yourselt of such an influence as he represents and seeks to exert. Diphtheria Discovered, When a case of diphtherla Is reported the whole town is In an uproar. It is wise to be prepared for all such emergencl ere 18 no cause for alarm It you Luve Allen's Hy- glente Fluid at hand. ~ Contaglon is impos- sible when It is used. It is a preventive wedicine—disinfectant, dcodorant and germ Killer, and has a remarkably agreeable aste and odor. It not only prevents dlsease, but is cleansing and healing, Refined people overywhere use it. Lo LA Woodmen of the World, Members will leave Myrtle hall at 1 lock sharp today to attend the funeral of ign, Morrigon from resldence, 2523 8. street, at 2 o'cleck. You are urged to nd. C, E. Alles, clerk. Q. C. Thompson, of lan the "ot sup is 3l cadets of thls sehvol [ C. G guage | | teet WILL HAVE A NEW BUILDING Work on Edifice for Oreighton Medical College Begins, AT FOURTEENTH AND DAVENPORT STREETS Plans for a ¥ Brick and Ston With ) Furnished uipment Plans. To John A. Creighton Omaha is once more to bs indebted for a much nexded buflding THe work is already under way, and before winter set in there will be scen rising form the ground at nth and Davenport streets a magnificent structure of stone and brick, the future home of the Creighton Medical college. For many years it has been Mr. Creigh- ton's desire to ot a building which should take the place of the wooden structure Mason and Twelfth streets, where work of the college is now carried on. The site selected is at the northwest corner of Fourtenth and Davenport streets. The building will have an t frontage of 2 and a south frontage of sixty-six position is nvenient as could bel within two blocks of five nes, one of which directly connects with eph's hospital, and 1t is also with walking distance of the Presbyterian hospital. The main outside features of the building will be two projecting wings, with a recess in the center thirty-two feet wide and twelve feet deep. This recess will be occupied by an arcade and porti The first story will be of pinkish stone, and the upper portions of brick of a similar color, thus forming one monious whdle in place of the style th is becoming so common of making stron contrasts. The wings are to be three stories high with a basement, and the central portion will have an additional story. AFTER ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. According to the plane the general design of the exterlor is a modern udaptation of the Italian renaissance. The basement is taken to form the base of the monument, the first story the pedestal, the second story the shaft and the third story the frieze, the whole being crowned with a cornice ornamented with dentals and consoles. Fol- wing out this plan the first story will be treated with heavy horizontal lines in stone with square headed windows. The second story will be eighteen feet high, higher than either of the others, and will contain the chief rooms. The plan shows a serics of twin windows with circu heads, e twin window set in a fleld bordered w pilasters, handsome complement to the others. It has groups of square headed windows, with mas- sive piers between, the piers being set off by terra cotta panels. The whole is appro- priately topped out with a_cornice, formed of modillions and consoles bzlow the crown meld. The entrance will be through an arcade formed of three arches into a_portico. On the right hand side, occupying the north end of the first floor, will be a gency ward ch is to be one of tures of building. This emergency ward will be pro- vided with Kitchen, nurses’ room and al thodern applian This will be under th care of the outdoor clinics of the college oné of the most impor branches of the college work. In an institution of this magnitude the outdoor clinics take care of 3,000 patients a year, being free when nece ward Is an institution of which Omaha han long been in need. INTERIOR ARRANGEMEN The entrance will lead through under the open portico, which is to feet in size, through the vestibule doo the grand stairw hall, at the further end of which a double stairway will lead to the upper stories On the first stairway hall will be recreation and reception rooms for the students and the faculty, and on the same floor to the right of the stairway hall will be the different rooms for the outdoor clinics, and the drug store Two lecture halls, each 28x46 fect, will occupy the north half of the second floor, while the south half will contain the labora tories for physiology, histology and bac- teriology. On the third floor to the north will be an amphitheater 6 feet in area, and twenty feet in height, with 350 seats. The south half of the third floor will contain the chemi- al and pharmaceutical laboratory. On the fourth floor in the central extension will be the dissecting room, with windows on all four sides. An elevator will run from the basement to the fourth floor, All necessary minor apartments, such as the museum, in- strument rooms, private rooms, toilet rooms etc., will be carefully provided for. The interior will be finished in hard and patent plaster. Speaking tubes and c s will be provided. cular attent will be paid to the lighting and-to the ing and ventilation of each school roon being the intention to change the air these rooms not less than six times hour. This bui er The car St. 8 street easy floor to south of the per ing when completed will be the best by far of its kind in the west, and will be, In every respect, a model of what is needed for a medical school and medical teaching. The laboratories, lecture rooms and dissecting room will be large and com- modious, and will be furnished in an up-to- date style, with everything necessary to the proper teaching of modern medicine. There will be ample room for the accomodation of from 300 to 400 students. The outdoor clinics and the emergency ward will be worked In connection with the hospital and the hospital will offer a source of Instruction for the students. The con- tract for the grading and excavation was let to Joseph Butler and this work has now been in progress for several d Other contracts will be let on September 1 ———— A Ghastly pectr Disease is ever, but in no form is it more to be dreaded than in that of the formidable maladies which attack the kidneys and blad der. Bright's disease, diabetes and gravel may alike be prevented, if inactivity of the s is rectified in time with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, sovereign also in cases of rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation, malaria, biliousness and nervousne Excursion to the East Over Pennsyl- v Lines, to 25th, incl n for K. T. Conclave will be ylvania Lines, good to stop off at Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York and other points. Stop-over privileges permit visits to Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Branch, Asbury Park and seashore resort Return limit ample for other side trips. Re- turn journey may be made via Hudson River, lagara Falls, ete. Details from Dering § South Clark st., Chle », who will furnish w rate tickets, or they may be obtained of assenger and ticket agents of connecting ines in west and northwest. See that your excursion ticket reads from Chicago over Pennsylvania Lines, e A Few Adantages. Offered by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rallway, the short line to Chicago. A clean train made up and started from Omaha. Baggage checked from residence to des tion. Elegant train service and cour- teous employes. Entire train lighted by electricity and beated by steam, with electric light in every berth. Finest dining car service in the west, with meals served “a la carte.” The Flyer leaves at 6 p. m. daily from Union depot. City ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. 8. Carrier, city ticket agent. Aug. 19th tickets to Bos! sold via P ve, excursion C. e PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, At Denver August 14-24, 1895, For this occasion the Union Pacific will sell tickets at the rate of one fare for the round trip from Missourl river terminals to Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou and Pueblo, Tickets on sale August 11th and 12th, A. C. DUNN, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, 1302 Far- Dam street. — - Boston and Return Cheap. If you want a low rate ask the Burlington Route about Its $31.75 ticket to Boston and Choice of other routes ot slightly figures. On sale August 19-24. Ticket office 1324 Farnam strest. Tele- Pphone 250, the | The third story forms a neat and | | | made | general age: | Orchard Hom EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, a Reader. Mississippl has a sgood public school sys- tem, and the educational statistics at hand, for 1893, are as foMows: Total number of children of school age, 516,183; public schools, 334823; number schools, 5,9 number of teachers penditures for public-gchools, $1,19 of school property, $1,400,490. In the line of higher edu colleges, academies and high schools with 22,859 puplls in attendance are reported as being in suc- cessful operation. These are pleasant st. tics and tend to show a great interest education both elementary and in the higher grades, Thirty-one public Ibraries are reported with an aggregate of 130,314 books and nine daily ewspapers, two tri-weeklies, 150 weeklies, seml-monthlies and nine monthlies are published in the state. Provision has been for the care of the unfortunate and there are institutions for the blind, deaf and dumb, insane orphans. The intending set- tler in the Orchard Hom gion thus sees that he is not to choose a lot frontier section of the west advantages of good educational facilities his chiliren already provided; churche fendly soclalbility of the people , renders the change of location a p! s profitable one for himse! There are other points Instruct the of public 7.407; ex- of in- hat it will be well for you to post | Addres » George W. Ames Farnam streat, Omaha delay. You can investigate lands and go and see them wish to, Southward the tid Its force will soon be irresist Nebraska, D you TOOK THE ( OFF HIW. Arelbixh, i % a Clerlenl Sraud at § . rehbishop Gross of Portland, Ore., i antly remembered by Omaha peopl his visit last May Iy trapped a nc torlous clerical imp who was enjoying the hospitality of his Lome. Two weeks ago a smooth shaven, white haired old man of snerable appea:ance priest and wearing the_purple cape and cap of a Roman Catholic bistop, arrived in Port land and ingratiated himself into the confi- dence of the priests of the Cathedral and Archbishop Gross. The man claimed to be Rt. Rev. Guilston Ropert, bishop of the Ha- waiian ds. He sald he was on his way home from Rome and had delivered lecture: and solicited contributions. to further mis. sionary work on the fslands. During his stay in Portland the bogus bishop celebrated mass heard confessions and delivered sermon. his evident zeal for a time disarmed sus- picion and aroused much Interest in him. In the varlous church services he was an adept and conld reel off Latin with the unction and correctn of a Roman professor. During his first call on the archbishop he sald he was a classmate of Pope Leo. As the latter is 83 past, while the visitor did not look over , thoughelaiming to be 73 years of age, the chbishop regarded the stafement a strange ne. Inquiries were made at once among the local priests, and resulted in proving that the pretended bishop had d in that section four vears before and swindled scores of church people by masquerading as a priest When confronted by a priest with proofs of his duplicity, and charged with being an im- oster, the Honolulu “bishop” exclaimed: You're a d—d lar."” The imposter is about 60 years smooth shaven, and of average weight. His hair is white s gray eyos. who & ne rece ster, of age height and d he has dark RO Make a Note of This, As the chicken and wild fow) season is now approaching it may stand the:vast army of shooters in Nebraska to know that there no better or safer shotgun ummunition than that being turned out by the Peters Car- tridge company in Cincinnati. The Fish and Game Protective association of South Dakota has endoreed the Peters shell and has ordered a big supply for its fall shooting. The Peters company is in recaipt of the following which is a strong endorsement of its famons shell: YANKTO! July 29, 1805.—The new Peters quick shot shells ordered through your Mr Hackman arrived in due time. Have given them a thorough test, and I, as well as the rest of the members, think them the best shells ever used. I find that continuous shoot will not cake in the barrels, which Is a at advantage to all shooters. The powder s to have an oily substance in its com- by running a dry swab through the barrels once or twice a day when shooting is sufficient. Out of 1,000 s! s not one single shell misfired. Yours very truly, A CABLE, h and Game Pro- Sportsm Amerlcan Tourist Association Excur- slon, naily conducted excursion will leave August 13, via Union Pacifie, for Denver, Manitou, LaVeta, Durango, Silver- ton, Ouray, and the most charming of Col- orado resourts, reiurning via Montrose, Gun- aison, Salida and Denver, and arriving in Omaha August . including meals hotels, sleeping ,“ete., § 5. A nd excursion will leave Omaha Au- gust 27, via Denver, Manitou and Marshall Pass, to Salt Lake, returning direct by Union Pacific, arriving in Omaha Septemer 5. Rate including m hotels, sleeping cars, etc., §$117.25, A. C. DUNN, City Pass & Tkt. Agt. Union Pacific system, 1302 Farcam street. ———— $31.75 TO BOSTON AND RETURN Vin the Wabash Rallro On August 19 to 24 the Wabash will sell at above rate. This is $3.00 less than other routes, with through sleeping cars daily via Niagara Falls. * We can give you all the varied routes going or returning. For tickets or further information call on any agent of connecting lines or at Wabash office, 1415 Farnam street or write G. N. Clayton, N. W. P. Agt. If You Wish to Visit Boston This summer a splendid opportunity will be afforded on the occasion of the Knights Templar Conclave in Tickets will be on sale via the Lake & Michigan Southern Ry. Aug. 19th to 25th at one fare for the round trip. Full particulars on appli- cation. B. P. Humphrey. T. P. A., Kansas City, Mo. C. K. Wilber,” W. P. A., Chi cago. A pel Omaha ou Ladies' Turkish baths. Alcohol, Vapor, Electric baths, Massage, Manicure, chiropodist, the feet are given special attention. 110 Bee building. Boston ursion Notes. Half ratesLiberal arrangements—Aug. 19- 24—Good Il next fall—Through cars via the ‘Northwestern jne"—~THROUGH CARS, MIND YOU; no change at Chicag: The last eastern excursion this year—Niagara Falls— Saratoga—New York—St. Lawrence River— White Mountains—Boston, Ask questions at 1401 Farnam St. and check your trunk at your house, e Boston m Retur From August 19 to 24 the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul railway will sell round trip tickets to Boston for $31.75. Stop overs allowed east of Chicago. Full par- ticulars on application. Ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. C. S. Carrler, city ticket agt scalp and hair and 109 and Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair, ‘DR 9 MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder, Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD, enrolied dn | on like the | e has all the | e sl the | ot water In In the evening the turnouts of all | clad in the garb of a | and PRETTY LOCAL LANDSCAPES What May Be Seen in Short Drives About Omaha. ATTRACTIVE SPOTS IN ALL DIRECTIONS f the Florence Do Out About MeCardle's Mill +South from Riverview to Fort Crook. There are many picturesqye spots around | itself. | Omaha and not a The new Florence boulevard from avenue north sweeps in a graceful along the line of bluffs that wall in the valley few in the city Ames curve | of the Missouri to the west, and the view of | sional flash a pleasing the low lying farms and an the distance make pleture Omaha seek the new drive. nd six and the next that flits past is family affair of many seasons’ service. Then young fellow in “ducks” with his very b irl and a horse he is not sure of, and the next perhaps is uxedo and “spike.’ The bicycle Is ev where and glides In and ut along the course like a phantom. The boulevard is now comp 1 to Twenty- fourth street at a point a tr fort, and with Its lakes, trees and rambles that are projected by the park commis sioners finished it will make a drive tiat will compare favorably of the eastern citles. Five miles directly w would fly if he took Dodge street as a guid- ing line, is McCardle's mill. It is in a pretty nook in’ the valley of the Pappio and one of the oldest landmarks in the state. Wind- ing hig way through the yellow corn now fast ripening in the August sun view of the mill. The road suddenly dips down into the valley, you turn a corner, and there in a tree embowered dell on the hill side Is the mill and the miller’s house. The mill is an old, dilapidated frame structure built out over the stream on stilts and with ite weatherbeaten sides and storm twisted spouts, gives evidenca of having withstoud many a winter storm. ITS PRETTY SURROUNDINGS. On the left hand bank of the stream are picnic grounds situated in a heavy growth of maple trees. The wooas are so dense in places that s a ray of sunlight can penetrate the leafy canopy and it is an id place to read and dream the hours away far_from the hot pavements of the city. The backwater from the dam exends for about three miles and a half northward and a ride in the flat-bottomed pi that nobody seems to own, is an aquatic plz seldom accorded one. The water Is clea and the quiet is absolute, except for the hum of the mill that grows fainter and fainter as you advance. The trees almost meet over head and there is not a living thing In sight ex cept an occasi muskrat that hurries away in the gloom upon your approach. Around . about, and up along the valley of the Pappio there are other spots as pretty, and the roads to them all are good. Many of them are well worthy a visit and wheelman has them within an hour's spin, Down at Fourth and Hickory, on the hill top, otherwise known as “Tom Murray town,” may be found one of tha finest views to be seen in the whole country round about The bluffs rise abruptly from the Missouri river to the hel of 300 feet and al- though th> road to the pinnacle of the hill is somewhat of a scramble, the object to be gained is well worthy of it. In the eve- ning, when the shadows begin to hover over the river, a beautiful spectacle in presented The muddy water of the stream in the dis tance is cha and in the dim light_the mud the valley take on the aspect of Tress and wat clouds and air, combine to make a scene of wonderful beauty. SOUTH OF RIVERVIEW. South on Tenth strect, a short beyond Riverview park, begins a 4 drive that vies with th» Florence boulevard in scenic attractions. The road for about a mile and a half commands a grand view of the Missouri, as it sweeps to the eastward around a juiting headland that deflects its e a dozen miles toward the east. Al absut the woods are in almost the same state as when the Omahas and Pawnees roamed through them. Far to the southward till lost in the blue haze the hill and valleys are covered by a uniform growth of tr and nature’s beautiful green was never secn to greater advantage as it rolls away like waves in a mimic ocean in all its velvety softness. urning _west South Omaha, a dr a and another turn to the southward brings on> to a road that leads to Vista springs he springs are a mile and a quarter south of this point a road is through dens woods the enti up out of the hillside clear as al and besides their medicinal properties hava ali the advantages of a scenic location. Still south of this place, and over a road that_never losses its charm for a moment is the new Fort Croak. A more perfect place for its location could not be chosen and when the new drive now contemplated by the park commissioners is completed to the fort Omaha will have a roadway oven frequenters of Ri drive, York will take pleasure in passing over. Here s a o comes a as the erow ar whe L street, x blocks 5 down and it's the best Investment ever made, It is a finely finished piano—rich in full equal of most ; and $8 a month we size is the in- tone and high grade struments. Music and Art. 513 Douglas. Bloomers and Sweaters and all sorts of cycle clothes will never start to shrink if you wash them with WOOL SOAP It makes flannels besutifully clean without shrinking. Thenagain it’s the best and most refreshing in the bath tub. Noae other as good. AT YOUR GROCERS. the | The springs bubbi: | | one gets his first | ‘ | | | | al north of the | with those of many Some Men don't know yet that we carry a larger stock of Men's Shoos than any shoe store in town and that nowheres on carth can good qualities of shoes be bought any cheaper than we sell them. Wo keep only good dependablo Shoes, of sound leather and well made, otherwise we could not give such a guarantee with every pair wo sell. New Shoes 'ree, or Your Money Back, if they wear out too soom. PELEMILET LT QLRI LI MRS 3 There isn't another concern in the land who makes such an offer and at the same time our prices are lower. Notwithstanding the rise in Shoes we will continue to sell our cele- brated Goodyear welt shoo for $2.50. We are enabled to do this because we placed our order for the coming Fall long before the advange in leather. Just now when other shoo dealers have hardly placed their You will be surprised what an assortment of shoes you will find in our basement, orders, we are already getting in and opening our Fail stock GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH No Drouths, No Hot Winds, No Floods No Heated Terms. No Blizzards, No Cold Snaps, No Long Cold Winters, No Crop Failures. Central Mississippi The Most Equable Climate in America. The great fruit growing and vegetable raising district of the South. A soil that raises anything that grows and.a location from which you reach the markets of the who'e country. Your fruits and garden truck sold os the ground and placed in Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans markets in 12 to 24 hours.—In this garden spot of America, 20 TO 40 ACRES properly worked makes you more money and makes it easier than the best 160 acre farm in the west. Garden products are a wonderful yield and all bring big prices. Strawberries, peaches, plums, apricots, grapes. pears, figs, early app'es, in fact all small fruits, are sure and profitable crops. Two and Three Crops Can Be Successfully Grown the Same Year. Timber is abundant-—Lumber is cheap—Fuel costs noth- ing—Cattle are easily raised and fattened—Grazing is fine all the year. CLIMATE. Is heal'hy and delightful; land and sea breezes and cool nights, The mean temperature is 42 to 66 degrees. The average rainfallis 36inches. No extremeof heat or cold; sufficient rain for all crops. NO PLACE ON EARTH Offers greater advantages to the intelligent settler. One half the work you now do here will give tour times the results in this wonderfully productive country, Twenty to forty acres in this land of plenty is enough to work and is sure to make you money. Do the work and the re- sults are secured; there is no such thing as failure, The people are friendly, schools, churches, -newspapers, are plenty; railroad facilities fine and a soil whose richness is unsurpassed, all invite the enterprising man who wants to better his own condition and that of his family. The most carefully selected lands in the best fruitand garden sections we now offer in tracts of ten to forty acres, at reasonable prices and terms to those who wish to avail thenselves of the wonderful resources of the country now attracting the great tide of immigration, Full particulars given upon application, Corrcspon- dence solicited. GEO. W. AMES, General Agent, 1617 Farnam-St., OGmaha, Neb T [ o o e A Bright Eye is the sign of good health and an alert mind. Strange that it should almost always depend on the state of the digestion, but it does. A Ripans Tabule taken after meals gives the little artificial help most grown people need. ists, or by matl i the ice (59 & ent to The Hi- s e mica) Conipany, No. 16 Sprice st., N. ¥,