Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1910, Page 5

TH E BEE . ¢ (ITY BRIEF NEWS SMave Moot Priat It | 1 Rinehart, Photographer, 18th & Farnam, ‘ Heoyn, photo, removed to 16th & Howard, - 1280—Wationai dife Insurince Co—1910 Charles K. Ady, General Agent, Omaha. ‘Iry Us Pirsé for Fuel” Nebraska Fuel 1414 Farnam St Both 'Phones. Zquitable Life Policles sight drafts at aturity. (H. D. Neely, manager,- Omaha. Home Ownership is the nope of every famfly. Nebraska Savings and Loan Ass'n. will show you the way. 106 Board of Trade ldg., 16th and Farnam. Keop Your Money aAnd Valuables in the American afe Deposit Vaults in the Bee bullding. $1 rents a box. Rayden Bros. will have & rare treat for music buyers all this week. Mr. Sam Fox, the popular violinist and composer, will play every day and will especially illustrate the beautiful new flower song, “Dream of the Flowers,” besides many others. Bight Takén in Bald—An alleged gamb- Iing resort at 416 South Fitteenth street was ralded last night by Sergeants Sig- wart, Saniuelson and Madsen and Detec- tives Maloney and Van Dusen. Right al- leged partieipants in games, all white, were focked up. A quantity of cards, chips, money, ete., was secured as evidence. Mr, John W. Sward and Mr. O. 0. Bd- wards of San Franclsco, Cal, are regis- tered at the Hotel Loyal. Messrs Sward and Edwards are exploiting the eucalyp- tus hard ‘wood Industry in California and are the gentlemen whnose display of hard wood at the National Corn exposi- tion a few weeks ago, was a feature of the show. General Manderson's Blography—General Charles F. Manderson is writing a series of autoblographical sketches for the Omaha Excelsior, {n which paper they are being published weekly. General Manderson has 80 far furpished two articles, dealing with his army experiences, which are very in- teresting. The serles will extend over a period of several months, Realty Bought for Investment—ion- siderable vacant Omaba property is being bought at present for an investment with no idea of the buyer to improve the property. . Leonard Bverctt of Council Bluffs seems to be making a specialty of buylng vacant property on Farnam ~street, He has closed a deal for the southwest corner of Twenty-seventh and Farnam, 132x134 feet, for $13,200, a price of $100 a front foot. He has also bought 115 feet adjoining the Kountze Memorial church on,the west for $16,000, He has bought from A. P. Tukey & Son 200 feet at Thirty-first and Farnam street for 13,000, ! ppe coughs are dangerous, as they 1y develop into pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough, tut heals and strengthens the lungs so that no scrious results need be feared. The genuine Foley's Honey and /Tar contalns no harmful drugs and is in a yellow pack- age. Sold by all druggist MAYOR SPURNS FREE RIDE ¢ AND WALKS FOR APPETITE Refuses to Accept P from City Boiler Inspector to Geot Trip Grat > ) City Boller Inspector “Bob™ Wolte is, or Was, the owner of a horse that he consid- ered a regular Bucephalus, close kin to Rarus, and of the same strain as famed Abdallkh, . Among other city hall attaches, however, a different opinion was held. Assistant Gas Commissioner” Butler asserted once that it took Wolfe and his horse from early yesterday to the day after tomorrow to travel from his home to a boiler plant out north. Tom Flynn Is eredited with saying that if a fly didn't move any faster than #~ Wolfe's horse it would starve to death. Rocently Mayor Dahiman was starting from the city hall to lunch af the Henshaw. Wolfe was just unhitching his horse at the front door. “Jump in, mayor, #hd Tl take you down in my buggy,” said Mr. Woife, with impres- sive generosity. “Is this the pony I hear so much about?" inquired the mayor, with that caution all real horsemen acquire sooner or later, The same animal,” replied Wolté, inno- contly, smiling even more comfortably. “Weéll, Bob, I'll walk down and get my lunch, and meet you when you get to the Henshaw,” said the mayor, and passed on. Wolte either sold or shot the hors the story goes. L] ) A medicine need not be disagreeable to bo effective. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is pleasant to take and always cures. ByLydiaE. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Black Duck, Minn.—“About & year ago I wrote you that I was sick ‘and e could not do any of my housework. M * sickness was called | Retroflexion. When 1 would sit down I felt as if I could not !'e tu f I took » Pinkham' egetable Com- pound and did just ;; znxu told melad am Pfif.e y cured, and have a NN big baby boy. — DERSON, Box 19, Duck, Minn. Consider This Advice. No woman should submit to a surgi- cal operation, which mAy mean deat) until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Com made exclusive. Tom roots and herbs, a fair trial. This us medicine for women | bas for thirty years proved to be the | most valuable tonie and invigorator of the female organism. Women resid- fng in almost every eity and town in the United States bear 'ml:ftnfi- mnl;‘to the wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham's V ble Compound. It cures female ills, and creates radi- ant, buoyant female health. If you are ill, for your own sake as well as those you love, give it a trial. Mrs, Pink! { invites .fll women to write her foradvice. Her advige is free, aad always helpfui " officers of Geor 22 As the corps w. meeting the comrades of Some Things You Want to Know R ———————————————————————————————————— Turbulent Central America—Rivalry of Leon and Granada. In order to understand what has nap- pened of late in Nicaragua the remember that almost from the day they were founded there has existed a bitier rivalry between the cities of Leon and Granada. These are the two most Impor- tant cities in the republic and from ime immemorial have been campetitors in bus- iness. But their opposition has not haited there. In opinfony In Intellectual activi- tles, and, above alll in politics, they have been arrayed against each other. In fact y else who would set aside & consider. the early history of Nicaragua is merely a share, say 2 per dent of the profits, chronicle of revolutions fomented first by gor zZelaya, o 900 and then by the other of these cities. Noy il of the coheessions wirs out-and Leon has been & stronghold of the lberal gyt monopolles, but practieslly. ail hed party since I8l Granada has been just us monopolistia features. . Bventuslly there Gonmsistently Oonservative. ~The YArious gamq (o be franchisés for the exelusive use contesta for the presidency have been, §eN- o corialn Rinds of vessels on Lae erally speaking, struggies between 16 i oooiua en the San Juan HYer snd on candidates of the two citles. Leon, 't Is s " " - the Escondldo river. When Zelaya came tus has hed the advastage of DOPUIN- iy powes the Genesesion. o the Bhs Juas tion, bilt Uemnads his Aiways Been (he Ll iiq by 'h Frenchiman, wHObAS mate richer and more ocultured, and so in pollu- Y >, cal influence they have been nearly equal. 1“3 ¢ fl‘u“';"':,'m"'m}"","_';;“‘ -} g But for & $ood fany years Gransda wav co oo, ponor” oou ¥ .:uw‘r.ro:mmm: in the ase R e nd ety by B Aol SN g AT gy £ e of the unlon of the Central American ve- ¥ » grahted it to & new concessionaire with the publics in 1638 the control of the conserva- tve party—that fs (o say, of Granade.. USual stipulations for the bemetit of the fell Into the hands of a half dozen families DPrésidential pocket-book. There were mono- ~the Chamorros, the Zavalas, the Carde- DOllstle coneession on nails, Kkerosene, nases, the Cuadras, aid the Sacasas more C8itle, dynamite tobaceo, whiskey, gro- especially, Among the liberals there were CTle8 and shoes. Somelimes the conces- no such dynasties. Their leaders stood SI0n Would apply only to a certaln aistrict, quite alone. When at rare intervals .h:y Devond the Hmits of which simllar con- forged their way to office it was through 06ssions would be made to other persons. individual prowess rather than with tne This was done with regard to shoes, the help of infuential family connections, S&16 of Which was conducted exclusively 4nd when they fell, as they usually did DY One firm on the Atiantic codst. and was after & briet tenure of power, to be dis- €quatly the exclusive function of another placed by conservative candidates, they COMpany om the Paifie coast. left no heirs. But the conservatives had One of the most important of the con- trouble among themselves. Sometimes they censions granted by Zelaya was made about did queer things. It was a Chamorro, fur five years ago to an American named instance, who brought Walker into Nica. Deitrick. Mr.. Deitrick I wald to represent ragua, and who was afterward shot by a group of Pitwsburk capitalists. He en- the, great American adventurer. joyed the exclusive right to exploit every In time the presidential succession be- kind of mineral deposit, whether new mines came practically restricted to the families or abandoned ones, in & region comprising celled out. There were features connected reader must with them from the start that nobody was anxlous to make public. But briefly stated, the system was something like this: If Zelaya or some of his henchman saw any- body making money in any line of business, one of the Iatter upplied to the government for a grant of a monopoly in that line, The franchise would then be sold, either to the hapless merchants, whose success was responsible for the scheme, or to some- of Chamorro, Zavala and Cardenas. The some 10,000 square miles, excepting, of liberals in Leon looked around for a oourse, mines actually being operated by, leader, They fo him in Trinidad Ca- other persons.” Along with this right went of Honduras. One of the curious others almost equally valuable. In return things about Central America is that it Deitrick undertook to pay the Nicaraguan you are a citizen of one of the little re- government a fixed sum per aghum, im- publics you are a citizen of all the rest, prove the navigation of the Wanks river and can dabble in their politics as freely 8nd create a town at Cape Gracias. This you can In your own country's. So ;rlx:::msn :nedwllt u‘: the temporary set- Trinidad was warmly welcomed in Leon, back sustained by the company as a re- and made himself an important place in Sult of the adjistment of the boundary be- Nicaraguan politics—that is, untii Don lt‘ween Nl;lrll“l and Ht:n:!:r-:, I:ly which Fruto Chamorro went in search of his {t8 operations were restricted to the south scalp. Don Fruto, having disposed of Ca- bank of the Wanks river, is still a “going banas, made himself supreme dictator, and cohcern.” It is worth noting that the the\ liberals found themselves once more Whisky Ifl;flc;flllon in ::- mu;mm. district out in the cold. was originally granted to Juan Bstrada, Supreme dictator was the style affected "‘l: ’“;‘"mfl‘ l"“" ;’lb;‘ fort".fl-l A by the rulers of Nicaragua down to the % - JHSIGEat - which- -sxplaine aya's e ‘o Procitont BEGE Zavala promul- Methods may be appropriately related here, gated a constitution and assumed the pres- 1t I8 "‘W c'-'"““]"’l’"' story of the whart idential title. His predecessors had been °CVNcession at Blueficlds. A wharf was un- irresponsible despots, holding themselves :“f"g?"[""" "&e"‘"‘-h"“‘ fot thie kind of accountable to God, and not very much h:“"l" :“': \Ah s “u"" o accountable even in that direction. But .'I“‘":"_um .'M‘“;:“:’“ "" ‘:;'c;‘mr;';‘:"': Zavala saw the signs of the times. He J 2 it was who tried to smooth out the animos- :’::"_‘t ";t""c;l‘::" &‘.:"‘:‘r:‘:"";‘:‘;‘“ ::: ities of Leon and Granada. He brought to- 3 . gether tho representatives of the two cities, :’n'"::.’x'l""".'“;‘l‘r‘.:"‘"‘r""‘;'::d‘h‘ f:“““‘":' and Induced them to locafe the capital of FECSHPEN AN HY s ;n.m c':r;":":;“"z ID0 TEPRSIIE ot alNel KNI SUAE NRS atiert SN - Iis wy ok Sromobér aceoptable to fhe pival clties, possibly for Lo 04 SRISIE O TULAR £38 promotes the fact that it was a small, instgnificant (L PUC AL ET PG e teRRlly enditied and unbealthy place. Managua has con- ; b the capital, though 1t hasme MM So Zelayn issued u decree raising the tnued to v et 4l . 450t already heavy customs duties at Bluefields indpsoved veiy. tuch over Wit it wasif .o aseished (s pactGe the. procesh to:\he Zavila's time, and Is still infeMor in, prac- builder of the whArf. The result was to toally. every polat to. Leot' K1t Gravada. 'oob iy Srieh e living. 10 Micksakus, up to But this well-Intentioned plan did not &l- 457 yiiitudinons level, especiaily. in, Blde- 1Ay the Jeniotalal of the two. citiss, Wud' gey " Sebily “Batredd. took: Up S arins down to the present day thelr quarrels ,uu,,s¢ gelaya, butter soid in Blueflelds have been @ frequent cause of bloodshed o §140 a pound and tobacco for 8 and revolution. Estrada abolishéd the concessions on both Joso Santos Zelaya, late president of g.ijciee.' The price of buttér has dropped Nicaragua, s one of the boldest, most 40 certs per pound and tobaceo hes skilful and most unscrupulous politiclans cheapened proportionately. that has ever flourished In Central 7The goncessions weighed heavily upon al America or elsewhere. For sixteen Years ne people of Nicaragus—upon Leon as upon he maintained himself in power by playing Granada—but Zelaya was nqgt content there- upon the inherited hatreds of these tWo with. Arbittaly arrest of his enemies still cities. If his growing unpopularity led t0 further tendéd o unite the muss of the & revolutionary outbreak In Leon, he in- pegple against him. For the first time in cited Granada to suppress it; and Granada, Nicaraguan history the two rival cfies anxious to feed fat the ancient grudge, found themselves driven into alliance burried to do his bidding. And when against the common enemy. At last even Granada rebelled, as It did once In awhile, Zelaya'g cleverness was unavailing to keep Leon was only too willing to even up the liberal and conservative apart. Here is the score. By deftly balancing the factions, fact which insured the success of Estrada's Zelaya made himself the master of Nic- campaign. But that neither oity has per- aragua, and one of the most formidable manently buried the hatchet is 4 safe as- figures in Central Amerleca. sertion. What they will do In the future, On_ assuming the presidency, one of once the present emergency has passed, Zelay's first acts was to institute his now it {s ditficult to foretefl, famous polloy °f concessions, Of* course, By FREDERIO J. MASKIN, there is & good deal of reticence about the wpomorrow — TURBULENT CENTRAL way In which these consessions were par- AMBRIOA—Politics in Nicaragua. e . descent on the hall, laden with-baskets ot refreshment Two large tables were quickly arranged for the banquet snd. ai) Jolned in disposing of the substantials, and pronounced the affair one of the happlest In the history of the post and. corps. S ————————— ECHOES OF THE ANTE-ROOM Royal Arcanum Banquet One of Big Features of Fraternal Lite During Week. A_public Installation of the new officers son camp No. 28, Woodmen of the orld, Will tuke place at the Eagle audi- torium Wednesday evunlnf, January 19, the instaliation ceremonies being presided over te Manager Edward Walsh. A musi- and literary program will be rendered, followed by cards and oigars, after the in- stallation ceremonies. This meeting will be open to members and prospective mem- bers, and any man between the age of 18 and b2 years will be gordlally welcome. One of the most fmportant and enjoyable | o therings of the Arcanians held in Omaha [ ecent” years was. the ocoasion of the Royal Arcanum banquet given at the Mil- lard hotel Wednesday evening. The af- fair was attended by nearly 100 members of the order, representing the three Omaha councils and many of the members of the Grand cowncil, including Grand Regent Paul B. Harm. The spread was for the honor members of the order who had se- cured new members during the last two months and to outline plans for further work during the winter and spring months. So successful was the affalr that it was voted to repeat it in April before (he meet- ing of the Grand counell, when a Grand Regent's class will be initiated into the order. Edwird §. Thompson of Union Pacifie counell acted as toastmaster during the evening. Responses were as follows: “Ploneer Council 118, Kdward L. ley, regent. “Union Paclffe Counefl 1000, Stanley P. Bostwick, regent “Overland Councll 2128, Charles C. Sund- blad, past regent. “Early Days,” James W. Maynard, past regent. “Nineteen Hundred Ten, caster, deputy grand regent The Omaha Zion soclety will hold its bi- monthly meeting Sunday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock in Modern Woodmen hall, Continen- tal block, Fifteenth and Douglas streets, Nomination and election of officers for the ensuing term will be held, also tho eleetion of delegates to the Thirteenth annual con- vention of the order of Knightt of Zion to be held in Chicago, January 28-81. An in- teresting program will be carried out. Mr, Moger of Lincoln, a noted Zion worker, will be present and address the meeting. Pansy oa) No. 10, Roval Nelghbors of America, Wil hold & public installation of its new officers In Modern Woodmen hall, Fitteenth and Douglas streets, Tuesday evening, January 18, Brad- Hiram Lan- c A paul B, Harm, and | Olan Gordon, No. 63, met Tuesday night. s I T BT One new eandidate was bailoted on and one “The Spirit of Altrulsm,” Rev. Frank La | NeW name proposed. The new officers for Fayetto Loveland. 1910 were formally instatled, following wh'ch came & program of muslg, 'All preparations are complef 'or the Burns' concert snd Omaha lodge N 0 o emres | ball &t Chamber's ncademy. Twenty-fifth have two candidates for the fir ATee 1 and Farnam streets, the evening of Janu- next Friday evening. Beacon lodge No. 20, will confer the first degree Tuesday evening. Wext Saturday evening Hesperian En- v 5. Plasterers' union, No. 4, elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year at its | campment No. 2, will install its officers | |agt meeting A . for ‘the mext erm. Triangle encampment |vige president. WRAE Jame Suribling; “ th Omaha encampme: cen | Yot A { invited to be present. Refreshments will | 1intke A Soolt; treasurer. ~Charles elt; recording secretary, A. I. Grover, tru G. Dohle, Tyler A. Carison and George 'Hardy. The plasterers wiil re- ceive 3 a day after Fobruary 1 OMAHA CLUB WILL BALLOT Aunnual Mecting to Be Held Satur- for be served at the close of the ceremonies. At the meeting® of the various lodg held during the last week these office were installed: Omaha No. % Frank W. Allwine, noble srand; ¥, W. Whitney, vice grand; S. K. Greenicaf, secretary and F. B. Bryant, treasurer. State lodge No. 10, Hans Ehlers, hoble grand; L. 8. Shinrock, vice grand; C, M. day Election ot | Cotfin, secretary, and C. A. Wagner, Directors. treasurer. i Beacon lodge No. 20, E. H, Gash, noble arand: Frank W Viek, vice Eroad: Raper;| The annual meeting of the Omaha elub i R R Frieaman, | Will be held at the club Saturday for elec- |'l‘; ul‘!’l;.od H ’ P tion of directors and other business . asa ige No. 183, John o Vessman, COme noble grand: John F. Ekwell, vice grand; |y Some betore the meeting. Three direc- Richard Johnson, secretary and John Lar- | {08 @re to be choson to succeed V. B. s0m, treasurer, Caldwell, M. L. Learned and Geatge N. Peek, whose ter) have expired. Dinner )".\'ll given l:ll T;UI’I K | will be served at 6:30 o'clock and the busi- Week by the membere of Oraok pose. Siot{nest meeting held immediately thereatter. about the @ A surprise part; Big Rerult from Little Bee Want Ads. SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK Matters of General Interest in the Educational Field. TIPS THAT MAKE FOR PROGRESS tversity Extension Work and New School fn Jourmalism-—Anserte Defeets in Pablic School Methods. Chaneellor Avery of the University of Nebraska has just returned from a meet- ing at Madison, Wis., of the presidents of the state universities. He reports a very interesting session, Several presidents of state universities In the west were sur- prised to learn of thé Increase of over 20 students at Nebraskd this year ever the previous year, while other institutions showed a decrease in attendance. Prof. A. A. Reed {hapected the Osceola High school last Friday. Assistant In- spector Voss has just returned from a long trip of high school inspection visiting Mil- ford, Utica, Central City, St. Paul Busi- nesa college, Greeley, North Loup and Ord He reports good work In all of these schools.. Ord has just moved into their high school bullding which is one of the bext school bufldings in the state. The following lecture itinerary s an- nounced for Chancellor Avery for the last week In January and the first week in February; Sunday afternpon, January 2, Young Men's Christian assoclation, Fre- mont; Monday forenoon, January 3, high school, Oakdale; that night, farmers' in- stitute, Eigin; Tuesday forenoon, January 2, high school, Petersburg; that night at the farmers' Institute, Alblon; Wednesday forenoon, January 2, high school, Alblon; that night at the farmers' institute, New- man Grove; 21, farmers' institute, Humphrey; that night, high school, Leigh: Friday -night, | January 25, woman's club, Creighton; Sat- urday, Jan 2, Knox County Teachers' as- soclation; Sunday night, January 3, lay sermon, Congregational church, Norfolk; Monday morning, January 81, Norfolk High school; Monday bight, January 31, high school, Emerson; Tuesday afternoon, February 1, farmers’ Institute, Pender; that night, high school, Bancroft; Wednes- dsy afternoon, Februsry 3, high ol Craig; Wednesday night, February 2, Pres- byterian ohurch, Lyons; THursday after- noon, February 3. high school, Tekamah Thutsday night, February 3, Dana colley Blair; Friday afternoon, February 4, high school, Columbus; Friday night, February 4, First Baptist chyrch, Grand Island; Sat. urday, February )6, Hamiiton County Teachers' assoclat Saturday night, February 5, Epworth league, Phillips; Sun- day forenoon, February 6, lay sermon, Methodist church, Aurora; Sunday after- noon, February 6, Youns Men's Christian association, York; Monday morning, Fehru- ary 7, high school, York. The subject of the chancellor's lay.sermon is “Old Faith and New Knowledge." His subject for farmers’ institutes is “Agriculture as Re- lated to Human Progress.” His high school addresses are, (a) “A Comparison of Ger- man and American schools;” (b) “Higher Education and Higher 'Ideals.”” This s the most strenuous speaking program ever planned by a Nebraska educator. There are still over seventy-five towns that have ap- plied for a lecture by Chancellor Avery. PUBLIC SCHOOL DEFICIENCIES, Some of the Defects Polnted Out by a Crith The first of a serles n.{ papers on “What is Wrong with Our Pubile Behools,” by Jo- seph M. Rogers, appears In the current number of Lipplnoott’ “Magazine. The interrogation point s omitted from the title, implying that It {n not a question, but a state of facts the writer is dealing with. A general idea the conditions found to exist may be had from these ox- Lracts: “There is something wrong with the pub- llc schools. More than that, there is some; thing fundamentally wrong with our thé- ories of education. We teach, but we do not educate. We spend a good deal of money and energy to little purpose. It is not necessary to prove these statements. They are admitted by educators, from uni- versity presidents to primary teachers; by school administrators, from state and fed- eral officlals down to those in the smallest country districts; by parents the country over; while children themselves are, of course, dissatisfied. Fundamentally, the trouble with our sys- tem of public educatlon is thaf children learn & little about 4 great many things, without gaining much really definite knowl- edge of anything which Is likely to stand them In good stead In later life; and, what Is equally bad, they do not acquire methods of accurate thinking. . This eriticlsm ap- plies to education in gvery branch, and has been true from the beglnning because our theorles have been wrong. But just now it is pecullarly true that our public séhool sys- tem has defects which are ko palpable, and for which remedies aré so easily found, that we should no longer permit things to remain as they are. Our publie school system is decidediy be- hind those of several of the enlightened na- tions of Ewrope, notably Germany and Scan- dinavia, and we ought to reaiize it. Thisis a blow to our national pride, but unless we trankly admit our faults, there is little prospect either of repentahce or of bringing forth works meet for repentance. It cannot be too strongly impressed upon the American people that the so-called “thres R's" are not grounded In the youth- ful minds of this generation as they should be. Reading, Writing and Arithmetic are the tools of the human mind, Without them, almost nothing of an intellectual sort can be accomplished. We ought to put the very beést tools in the hands of our chil- dren, and they- should be kept in the best possible condition. Prof, Barrett Wendell of Harvard university recently told in & lecture how one of his, brightest students did not know the letters of the alphabet in their order, and In conséquence was much hampered in the use of a dictionary. When It_comes to writing, we have retrograded At verious times much stress has been lald on various systems of penmanship, which have been in turn adopted and discarded, with the result that few children write 8o well as.they should, or 50 well as did their forbears at the same age, As to composi- tlon, most children are befogged at the simplest test. Forty years ago oral spelling was one of the principal features of school work. It was an Intellectval diseipline of the highest order, and had many more virtues than that of teaching to spell correctly, Is there & gray-haired man or woman who reads this and who does not remember the Intellectual, moral and spiritual uplift that came from “spelling down" twice a day? To fall in public was & grievous misfortune, and there was no greater mental and moral stimulig afforded than this exerciee. But nowadays children write their spelling almost exclu- sively, and get their marked papers back long after they have forgotten them, Writ- ten spelling has its advantages, but it is by no means a proper substitute for the older fashion. Also, we used to .study etymology, %o that with & knowledge of roots, suffixes and prefixes the dictionary was less needed than now-—when it lsn't used at sll. Why was this useful study abandoned? Recently I was shown some papers of high school boys of the freshman year. Thursday afternoon, Januaty | They were discreditable. The writing was Atroclous and the apelliig was sVen worwe. The puplls seemed to have had a fair fdea of the subjects in which they were ex- Amined, but they presented them in a fashion that was execrable. Yot theee boys had been trained in the new methods of writing and spelling. The wonderful growth and popularity of the kindergarten in this country is based on fundamental consider- ations. It makes what is real education tn it highest sense a joy to children and parents alike. The little minds are Inter- ested, and the Ilittle hands léarn to do thinge with an expertness which I8 amas- ing to the gray-heads who never khew such & thing In their experience. There Is fio valld reason why the whole gourse of education should not maintain the ksme in- terest thut is found in the kindergarten Manual training has made A féable be- ginning in the schools of the lurget oitles, &nd its popularity is a suffiofent endorse- ment of Its value, but even heré ohly the smaliest possible amount of time fis de- voted to it, while boys and girls still flounder along In books, and ate made to perform tasks of whose value they have | no notion and which often possess none. The boy Is not different from the man When ¥ou find a man working with an at- titode of deflance toward his task, & con- stant desire to do as lttle as possible and then escape, you hawe a man who is not likely to succeed. It Is the same with the boy and girl. The attitude towsard any task Is of the first Importance. It s true that all of us are compelied to perform disagreeable tasks in fhix world, and the Qiscipline Is good for us, but when we understand that it 1s good for us we find the drudgery less. — UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Scope aud Working Division of Uni- versity Extenslos. Iniversity extension in Wisconaln works under four main departments—ecr- respondence study, instraction by lectures, debating and public discusaion and general information and welfare,” #ald Director Louis B. Raber of the Univeraity of Wis- conain extension division in addressing the | convention of the Assoclation'of American Universities, which ihcludes twenty-two universities of the country, which opened its sesslon here this morning. “The correspondence. study department, though scarcely past its third year, shows & registration of over 3,300, continued Frof. Raber. “Of these about &0 are working for university credit. Nearly 2000 are engaged in special studies with vocational bearings. The remainder are entered for general or preparatory courses. “For industrial employes In correspond- ence study classes nothing less than dis- | trict organitzation will availl, The plan | of its final fulfillment embraces classes of | correspondence students under local di- | rection In manufacturing districts studying | shop mathematics, ‘machine construction, and other subjects fundamentai to mechan- fcal processes; in mining districts, engaged in courses of study designed to Improve thelr proficiency in mining engineering; in commercial centers, taking business courses; In fact, university extension, ef- feotively administered, offers - vocatiohal | training dlrectly applieable to prevalent | industrial conditions in every part of the | state. 3 | ‘Wisconsin's organization at present in- cludés but two districts, and covers about one-fitth of the state In area. One dis: trict has its headquarters at Milwaukee, the second at Oshkosh. In the Milwaukee aistrict in less than two years, over 1,000 students have been enrolled for voeational study. The courses taken include shop mathematics, mechanical drawing, steam engines, electricity, business management, accounting, commercial law, and others of & ke practical bearing. It 1s §ot unusual for the employers to vo-operate ‘with the university by supplying a suitably tfur- nished class room and permitting classes to be held during working hours, an eyl- | @ence of Interest which should bear fruit Is improved relations between emplofer and employe. Frequently rooms int schools @nd lbraries are uséd for [nstructional burposes, or accommodation is supplied by | the university. | “In the Oghkosh aistrict, also, where the | work ls of recent inauguration, keen inter- | est has been manifested: by employers of | labor. In one instance the owner of large business interests has offered to pay the fees of all employes who complete courses of study. He has supplica well furnished cliss rooms and has equipped them with books recommended for the students' use. ‘The department of instruction by lec- tures depends at present upon recrults from all departments of\the university, and, &l- though limited by Insufficlent funds, 1§ of | use In spreading. educational influence 1n the clties and towns of the state. With an | adequate appropriation for its further de- | velopmient and the agsistance of an effec- | tive tleld organization, it can be made a powerful instrument for betterment. The department of debating and public discus- #lon is securing good results also. Bulletins proposing topics for debate and giving ref- ércnces for both sides of the question are published by this department and sent, Without cost, upon application. In the last year, throtigh this Instrumentality, assist- ance has been given in the study of current taples to 128 High schools and asademies, to thirty-two women’s elubs ahd men's organ- isations, and to a number of others. Some 18,600 bulletins have been' distributed -and 540 tlassified articles have "been lent. Thousands of people have been helped to learn the fa®is relating to mieh subjects as the immigration problem, good roads, the commission form of government, ete., and to think and talk Intelligently upon them. It is impossible to estimate the value of widespread training of this characten especlally for the rising generation, to whom many of the probleme now under discussion will come for solution.'" UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Rhbetorie Department Course in Journalixm. At a recent meeting of the taculty of the literary department of the University of | Michifan & committee was ralsed to eon- sider the question of establishing a course In preparation for newspaper work. Buch courses are now offered at the universities of Kansas, Missouri, Washington, Minne- | sota, Wisconsin, Tlliiols and New York. The University of Michigan was, however, | the ploneer iIn this fleld, since a eoutse for newspaper men, entitled rapld writing, was given by Prof. Scott as early as 1890, In recent years courses in newspaper | theory and practice in book réviews, and | in technical journalism have been regu-| larly given and many successful news. | paper men hiave been thus started on their | careers, , The new course, when it 1s established, will probably be, in the maln, & Erouplng of courses, already offered, including the courses In composing In the rhetotic* de- partment and a varlety of subjeets csssh- tial to the equipment of & newspoper worker, such as history, ecomomics, #o- clology, Engiish lterature, philomophy and law. “he depurtment of rhetorle at the Unj- versity of Michigan is probably the largest department of the kind In the world. in- cluding the rhetoric classes In the. engl neering and law schools, which are under the same direction, the enroliment of the present semester Is about 1500 To give Instruction (o this army of students, whieh is almost equal to the entire undergraduste Largest na there Is a staff of ninetesn, consisting of the head of the departmerit, an assistant professor, twelve Instructors and five as- sistants. Over one-third of the students are In advanced classes, One pecullar featurs of the department which has been followed at other univer. sities is the providing of speclal sections for first-year students whose composition work 18 markedly better or worse than thelr fellows. Students who through some defect of preparation cannot keep up with the rest are put in a class by theméelves Where they go more slowly; students who are better prépared or who have greater native talent are Invited to join one of the special sections where the, work Is moro advanced and proceeds as rapidly as the olass 18 able to sursue it Inasmuch as there is 2 prejudice against the term rhetoric in some minds, it should be sald that the alm of the work In thin department Is 1o teach the uks of cloar. simple and correct English. This is done mainly by practical exercises in writing. The total number of essavs written during the somester is not far from 30000 BREAD AND BUTTER. Bducator Thinks Children Should Taught to Barn a Livellhood. Prof. C. 8. Webb, prino'pal of the Frank- Un (Pa) High school. hae written himerit down as one without fear. He notually has had the sourage to make a noise like A man with sommon sense. e wants the bread” and butter test applied to every study suggested for the pub'le schoels. The professor has harked baek to the fdeals of the fathers, He seems to beliave that the common schools are for the platn pes- ple and that it fs essential for the plain people {0 possess the qualifioations for earning a living. Theréfore, while not Als- counting the advantages of higher educa- tion. he urges that children be #o schooled and traiued that they may become “‘Indus- triour, self-supporting men and women. Many there are, however, in these dave of specialization, fade and frats who will take lssue with Mr. Webh, comments the Pittsburg Gazette. The race will degener- ate, thev tell us, and our publio school will fall short of Its mission unless we get above the bread and butter standard There must he lingulstic attainments, pors fection In the higher mathematies ana sclentific culture at all hazard. If there be siall ability to read. to spell, to write, to indite a letter, te solve the evervaay problems of buylng aod seliing. to grub in the ordinary fleld of making a livelihood ~an almost total lack of marly qualifica- tions and womanly accomplishments of the homely and useable kind—what matters it compared with possession of a diploma ob- talned by proficleney in certaln branches of knowledge most of which will never he applied? To ask such A crude question, of course, is heretical, ‘and one may run the risk of the stake along with Prof Webb, but it Is worth while to suffer contumely in the cause of the common schools. There are S0 many of them and £0 many, too, that —e e Recipe given in sentials “Tone's Spicy Talks* Eniavon RERM Sanran cEoves den" HOT . EPPER MUSTARD ALLSPICE NUTMEG ETC., ETO. tested a strength, 800N as aroma, Sold b; L at TONE ! ~ by Irving for him at year. s pfe these qualities in when you purci mcn were choicest grown—sel for they are sealed in cer s name. We will se: and our cook There are two_kij TONE BR‘:)%. e oy Blenders of the which won high honors ALL LOVERS OF ART ARRE INVITED TO INSPEOT" THIS MAGNIFICENT PICTURK. are not common efisugh. It ought to be feasible to arrange their studies with soffe relation to the probAble future of puplls, some regard for thelr station in lite, and certainly, first of aMl, with respect to the lkelthood that, in the larger sense, (ha: will have to fight thelr own battles. The tden that public sehool puplls should be polished off as highly as may be because Most of them are suré to be dented a ool legé or university edueation really hys them a sacrifice to inconsiderate prograss by depriving them of the equipment for self-dependence - Edueational Notes, Harlan F. Stone was electad by the trustees of Columbla uniyersity to HIl tue of dean of the law school, made 3, litle more tban a moth ago by the resignation of Hairy Alonzo Cus ing. One of the publle schools at Oakdale, Perin., had to be closed because some by dissatistied with the declsion as to the duration of the holi vacatlon, took ie- venge by placing Limburger cheese in ths radiators. Arthur Gllman 6t CAmbridge, Mase., who aied at Atlantle CWy, was 72 years old, the founder of ti jarvard Annex, now knuwn as Radcliffe gollege. and the author of numerous historieal works. He was Born at Alton, Iil, n ¥ and was the ron of Winthrop Sargent Gilman A few week ago Principal A. C. Fay of the Bridgewater (Mu..i High school in ro- duced a new ocourse In the high sehool for some of the boys who weére Lubb Jug over with exuberance. He got a saw ah a sawhorse and a cord of hard oak, ani put_these into the basement. ths boys began to t reas the rulos Mr. Fay sent them downstairs to saw wood. Tue boys thought it A big Joke at firs, but the punishment kept on, and they were kept sawing wi until their backs cracked. They broke a number of wa and sawed the sawhorse through, but fiew ones took thelr plac nd It was soon found that the wood ng Industry had become & recognized department in the eurricylum in the Bridgewater High scivol. The course In wood s&wing dld not prove ropul-r at all, and of late there has been itile wood sawed thére. There s still plonty of hardwood oh hand In case of emergency. Take Warniog. Don't let stomach, llver nor Kkidney trouble down you, When you can aulckly Cown them with Bilacthe Bitters. S0c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. HOYT FINDS_OLD ARMY PASS Digs Up Paper Passing His Father from New Obeéans to New York im 1804, United States District Clerk R. C. Hoyt recently dlsdoviitd among some old papers of his fathet, the late Captain W. B. Hoyt, an old army pass issued to Cap- tain Hoyt in August, i84. Captain Hoyt was at the time connected With the pay- master's department of the United States army at.New Orleans. The pass grants him permission to proceed from New Or- leans to New York, ¥l steamship, ana is signed by J. W. Portér, captain and a sistant provost marshal at New Orleans, and bears date of Auguet 2, 18%. 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