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IKi ED A IN i' ' MEETINC OF THE NEBRASKA i. . , TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. .i fi . - : The Report of trite Educational Council- _ An Intercattng and Instructive Docu- 4 . , ment-Le C Is1 anon of the rant and 1 What la Nceded-As to Compnlsory Education-The Prczcnt Law a Failure -Elcctlon of Onlcera and Other Mat- _ _ : . Nobrasita Teachers' Mectin g . , r The meeting of Nebraska teachers at Lincoln was very largely attended and ' great interest in the matter of education - tion manifested. In the neighborhood 0 of twelve hundred instructors were present , thus eclipsing any former at- tendance. On the last day of the session - sion the reportof theEducationalCoun- nil was read by President Pearse of the Omaha schools. The report of this body is always looked upon as the important - portant part of the annual meeting , and tliis year it was especially inter- esting.It dealt with the work of the , legislative committee largely , and ; briefly reviewed the operation of the L free high school attendance law , the free text book law and the report of County Superintepdent Baor of Lancaster - ter on the "Country Schools , " and the problem 'of supplying teachers fitted for work. The report of the committee on high - schools , which had charge of the prob- 1cm of the high school course study , was touched upon , and the fact that it had been re-referred was mentioned. The free text book law of Nebraska - has come to be looked upon as a model of its hind , and the fact that several . states are commending its features , 3 made this part of the report more than i ordinarily interesting. The report showed that the law is generally popular lar though some of the districts refuse to comply. These , it is said , are shown to be the worst in the state , and many of the most enterprising even go beyond - yond the requirements of the statute , and furnish free of charge , as a part of the necessaries , articles which are not provided for in the law. The report also ; vent into the subject of needed legislation , and on the point of what had been attempted and not obtained in this matter had this to say : ' Amdug the measuresvery generally deetnedof.considerable importance that I failed to become laws at the last session - sion Lvas a bill providing for several cls3nges in the details of organization and administration of schools in the different classes of cities and a bill to provide for.a-state board of education ; - and 'while these 'important measures failed to become 'laws your committee on legislation realized that progress in educational legislation , as in other lines , is necessarily slow , that many times we must wait for those things which are good ; that if a little progress - ress be made each year or two years Lve-shalt gradually work into the enjoy - joy mcnt of those improvements that seem desirable. "Probaby the most important bill presented to the last legislature with reference to school matters which failed to become a law was that providing for compulsory attendance at school of all children within the state. It is universally - versally recognized that the present so-called compulsory attendance law is not a compulsory attendance law. No . penalty for non-compliance with its provisions has ever beeninflicted under this law , and it does not in any way answer the purposes of the state in securing - curing the attendance of all its children - dren in the schools. "The bill drafted and presented to , the legislature was an exceedingly moderate one , and there was no thought on the part of those enraged in its preparation and presentation that any reasonable citizen of the state could find objection to it. It provided , briefly , a definite time when the attend- ante required of all children between the ages of S and 14 should begin , and did not leave it to the discretion or caprice of the parent as to whether the attendance should begin with the beginning - ginning of school or whether it should i be delayed to the very - latest possible moment in the year.It provided that it should be the business of some particular - ticular person in each school district to ascertain whether or not children of -the age contemplated by the law were in attendance upon school ; if they were not , why they were not , and in cases where -seemed necessary to begin prosecution under the law of parents - guardians willfully or unreasonably neglecting to comply with its provi- sions. "It provided further that each child should attend during the time required ! .by the law at some school in which he should learn to read and to write in the English tongue. It was not required that he should study geography and arithmetic , or historytin English , but tthat he should iearn to read and write " . the English tongue. It was a great , - surprise to.those charged with the care 1 of school legislation to find that this , law aroused active and bitter antagonism - nism on thepart : of some of the citizens ofhe , state. l ' .It is not believed that the objectors to + tlle law were numerous or that they formed any considerableelementof the population of the state , but they appeared - peared speedily , they were active , they were.outspokenthey were , exceedingly .determined that the bill should not be- come.a law , they were present in force and talked to. and in many instances threatened , the members of 'the legis Jature. The great majority of the iriends.of the bill , confident in the , sentiment of the -state upon : this matter - , ter , made no effort to express them- { selses or-to bring any influence to bear in favor of tub passage of the .la. o as .your committee believes , because the enemies of the law were present and + ik active , while the friends .of the aneas- tire were absent and inactive , he bill ' failed to become a law. 'After discussion of the measure the educational council believes it would l be wise for the state association to take at its present meeting a firm stand upon the question of the enactment of a proper compulsory attendance law , a law-which shall make it possible to secure - cure the benefits of that educ ion ' which the stare so freely provides. . "It is believed that three essential r provisions of this law should be : 'First-A definite time when attend- ' ance-at school by children within the gcs covered by the law should bet'in. "Second.---.lle ; fixing of the responsi- bility for seeing whether or not children - dren are attending school as required bylaw , and if not , why not , uponsome ofliber , whether called truant officer or by some other name does not matter , and whose duty it shall be in the event of failure of tiny other means to enter complaint and begin prosecution of parents or guardians failing to comply with the law. "Third-That in order - to comply with the law children should attend for the compulsory period some sehool in which is taught the reading and writing of the English tongue. "It is believed further that during the coming year measures should be taken to secure expression upon this matter from all educational organizations - tions and influences within the state , such as teachers' associations , county and district , from county institutes , from boards of education in cities and from district school boards , from citizens - zens within the state who have an interest - terest in the matter , and that when the next legislatureconvenes , one year from this time , this association should have in its possession and ready to be placed Uefcr them FtiGh oYerLVlelmjng expression o the sentimenis of the2iti' zens of Nebraska upon this matter that t no member will be permitted to be in doubt as to the wisdom and demand for such a law. " . The presence of three candidates in the field for president of the association - i tion brought about an awkward condition - tion of affairs , which was relieved by the good natured action of the candidates - dates themselves The balloting is.car- Fled on during the meeting of the association - ciation , and on the last day the ballot- ting committee canvasses the votes and reports to the general session. 'The balloting committee found that as no one had a majority , but that Maynard Spink of Grand Island had a plurality , with J. S. llcar a rood second , Kennedy being third , it could only report and leave the association to take action. Bear and Kennedy made ; natters easy by the former moving and the latter seconding a proposition - position that the secretary cast the unanimous vote of the association for Spinh. Lancaster county was awarded the banner for the largest enrollment. AN ORLEANS SNOW STORM. An itstnnislting Event to All the People of the City. ' Mamma , Dod's making pop corn. " piped Bobby's shrill lithe voice , as lie stood upon his chair at lunch time and gazed wonderingly through thu window at tlio snowflakes. "Lor , ' de streets look like roads to do cotton feels in Cahlina , " said old black Mandy. Then mamma vent into the library and got papa's microscope , and cook went out into the back yard and cooled her black shawl and caught snowflakes on it ; and , while mamma showed Bobby the wonderful beauty of snow crystals Mandy stood by and grinned. A fall of snow in New Orleans is an astonishing event. Men would scarcely be more excited if the 'Clay statue were to evolve into the 'era- tor of an eruptive volcano or the streets be puddled with d.rIppings nil cream from the milky nay. That snow is a most wonderful intoxicant can not be a matter of doubt toany impartial or unprejudkcd observer the antics of Orleaniuns. Foremost in the ranks 'of , the snow drunk was the powerful -small 'boy- the Bobby of the mansion. the mickey of Bank alley. Bobby scraped from bush. lawn and doorstop sufficient snow to make his first snowball , and pelted therewith nurse , coachman and cook. Mickey scrambled with hh ragged fellows for the meager fall of snow upon the curbstone and pavement - ment , and as he awaited with .red , shining nose for the evening papers. he sent up many a merry shout and shied many a whizzing snowball. As the fluffy shower began to freckle the gloomy atmosphere .about-noon pedestrians stopped in their mad rush along the thoroughfares .to stand shivering - ( ering beneath protecting sheds and gaze curiously at the snow as a thing rarely seen. Clerks and shop girle thronged to windows and show-cases and flattened their noses against the panes to see the flecks ; upon St. Charles avenue and Prytaniastreet ono , might have thought from the number .of ladies in shawls and ulsters .upon galleries and windows that some great procession was passing. There was quite as much enthusiasm , nervousness' and color. Not a. fez Of the schools , and academies - mies gave their pupils.a half holiday with instructions to see the snow and take advantage of the opportunity to study the phenomena . ; pertaining there to. Forgetting Their Lola. It is not unnsnal ear penplo who have lost the use of .a sense or of .a member-to talk , niore or less uncon- sciouly , as if they still possessed it hot long ago a gentleman living in the country , who has been totally blind for many years lout who man- age3 to travel about natsvithstanding his ailliction , wrote to a friend .in. London- t I um going to town this summer' ' to see how the world wags and I hope to see you while I am there. " This -is pathetic. More amusing perhaps , was an incident of like kind which happenedduring atour through the provinces which the French president - dent , M. Carnet made not long back ; At one place where an address was delivered to the president , the duty of ' pronouncing it was committed to a maimed veteran. both of whoso arms had been amputated. Just before the hour for the ceremony - mony had ar.ived. a local functionary said to the veteran- Ai e you sure you know your speech ? " "Kr.isv it ! " he exclaimed confident' ly , 'tvhy. I've got it right at my fin , gers' ends ! " A Flain Iueon istcncy. "And you call that a stationary engine - gine ? " 'Of course it , is " Of course it's no ' Haw car. it be stationary w he ; ] it running.Yhi1 ; dclphkTimea' f . - S r Wholly Unpr.-paren. . Mrs. Col. ] erger is a continual Lource of embarrassment to her hus- band. Col. Yerger recently gave a dinner - ner party to a few select ladies and gentlemen. Of course , he was called on for an after-dinner speech. Col. Yerger got up , and , assuming an imposing - posing position , began : ' 'Ladies and gentlemen , unprepared as I am-being wholly unprepared to ' make a speech-being unprepared" He was unable to proceed. There was a painful silence , which was broken by Mrs. Yerger saying : "Why , colonel , you knew it perfectly this morning. " Tableaux.-Texas Siftings. In Olden Timers People overlooked the importance of permanently beneficial effects and were satisfied with transient action ; but now that It is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently cure habitual constipation - stipation , well-informed people will not buy other laxatives , which act for a time , but finally injure the sysiein. His Troubled Soul. They were Quakers , brother and sister - ter , and had lived together many years. At last Reuben was taken sick and the doctor had told him it would not be many days ere he would be called to his fathers Healing this lie moaned and tossed on his pillow , and Penelope endeavored to console him. "Reuben , why dost thee so fear death ? Tee , bast been agood brother ; paid thy debts , given to the 'poor. Then why dost thee dread to ( be ? " "True , true , Penelope ; but"-lower- ing his voice-"I have been sly.- Judge. State of Ohio , City of Toledo , Lucas County-ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co. , doing business in the City of Toledo , County and State aforesaid - said , and that said firm will pay the sum of One hundred Dollars for each and every case of Cat.rrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. , Sworn to before me and su'iscribed in my presence this 6th day of December , A. D. 1886. A. N. GLEASON , ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internal- 1 : and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tht system. Send for testimonials , free. F J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , 0. Sold by druggists : lac. e Hall's Family Pills , ? 5c. Information From the Teacher. The teacher was asking questions- teachers are quite apt to ask questions , and they sometimes receive curious an- swers. This question was as follows : "Now , pupils , how many months have twenty-eight dais ? " "All of them , teacher , " replied the boy -on the front seat.-Utica Observer , IJIGII I'PICE FOR POTATOES. 'rite John A. Salzer Seed Co. , La i 'Crosse , Wis. , pay high prices for new things. They recently paid $300 for a yellow rind watermelon , $1,000 for 30 bu. new oats , $300 for 100 lbs. of potatoes - toes , etc. , etc. ! Well , prices for potatoes - toes will , be high next fall. Plant a plenty , Mr. Wideawake ! You'll make money. Salzer's Earliest are fit to eat fn 23 days after planting. His Champion - pion of the World is the greatest yielder on earth and we challenge you to produce - duce its equal. if you will send 11 cents in stamps to the John A. Salzer Seed Co. , La Crosse , Wis. , you will get , free , ten packages grains and grasses , including Teosinte , Spurry , Giant Incarnate Clover , etc and our mammoth cata- logue. Catalogue 5c. for mailing. w.n. ( lot Water for Complexion. The hot water remedy is always the best one for making the completion beautiful. It is very simple and equal- 'S safe , two good points in its favor. If persisted in blackheads will soon depart - part and the complexion will assume the pink and white appearance of a baby. The hot water treatment should be indulged in every night and morn- fug. At night the face should be bathed in water as hot as one can stand , and thou thoroughly rubbed with agood cold cream. Be careful to use a circular motion in rubbing. In the morning the cream may be omitted and the face bathed in very hot water , and then dashed with cold water. The diet should be watched with care ; also the complexion.-New York Journal. Every donnr spent In rarker'Ginez Tonic le well invas'ed , -ubdues p.in , and brings bolter digestion , better strength and better he lth. That man's life work will be great who faithftlly does his Lcst every day. Goo.l rea.oan why you + , houidn'-eliindereorns. , t . , , lees out .he . c ens , and the a you have pea a nd cumturt surely a g u i e c ange. 1ie.at druggists. To polish a rascal is to male him all the more a rascal. FITS-Ml Fitsstopperl frrr4ryDr.Fttre'sfireat hervelestorer , No Fltsaiterthehrstuay'gwe. lilarvelouscures. Treatise and 32trtalbottletrcetj incases. SendtoLr Lline,9 rAr , SLYL11aYa , Marriage is a mortgage that cannot be determined except by death or divorce. 'anson's Z agic Ccxu Salve. " Warranted : o cute or money refur4ed , Ask 'c. r druggh t for it. i'r-ce 15 cent. The woman who hates dirt also believes in house c eanin , . Billiard tab'e , second-hand , for 'axle .cheap. Apply to or address , H. C. Airs. oil. S. 1th St : . Omaha , Nei. Map of the United Mates. The wall map issued by the Burlington ! Route is three feet wide by four feet long ; is printed in seven colors ; is mounted on , rolers : ; shows every state , county , important - tant town and railroad in the Union and forms a very desirable and useful adjunct ( to any househo d or business ostabifshment. Purchased in large quantities , the mars cost the Burlington Route more than ftlteen cents each , but on receipt of that amount it stamps the undersigned will be pleased to sendyon one. Write dmmediately , as the supply is liniitc3. J. FRANCIS , tG. P. & T. A. Burlington Route. Omaha , Neb. 'rho devil-funds it hard to get a foothold fn the home where love is kin ; . L NJ- - WRERE DID YOU GET TIll9 COFFEE ! Had the Ladles' Aid Society of our Church out for tea , forty of them , and all pronounced the German Coffeeberry equal to Rio ! Salzer 's catalogue tells you all about It ! 35 packages Earliest vegetable seeds $1.00 post paid. If you will cut this nut and send with 15e. stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. , La Crosse , Wis. , you will get free a package of above great coffee seed and our 148 page catalogue' Catalogue alone 5c w.n. Spelled the Point. Capt. John Codman confesses to haying - ing been tripped up by members of an audience out in Utah before whom he was arguing in favor of free wool. "Free wool , " he said , "will advance the I price of domestic wool. The demand for a manufacturedarticle increases the demand for all its ingredients. Many , cloths and carpets require an admix- lure of foreign and domestic wool ; so that the more foreign wool used the more domestic wool will be needed. Take punch , for example. To make it you require lemon , sugar , rum and sva- ter = Here he was interrupted with : "Oh , h-- , we don't want any Lvater in ours" " 'Then Capt. Codinan changed the subject.-Roston Herald. Very IUch Indeed In the ehanents thatsupply the humu , sys- tdm with bone , muscle : utd braln substance is a circulation fort ! ! zed with the supreme tCJIIC , Ilustoltor's St-niach [ litters , which begets thoroughassitullationanddigestion. and gives a healthful lmpuse ! to every function of the body. Dyspeptic : ntd weakly persons give strong testimony in its behalf. : o do those troubled with billiousne-s , ms- laria , rheumttkrn : , constipation anti inactivity - tivity of the kidneys. Statesmanlike Quulities. "I can't imagine what grounds you have for calling Dodger an all around statesman. " "You can't , eh ? Why he got all around the tariff question , lie got all around the temperance questitui and coinage question without touching any of them.lndianapolis .lournal. 11 .SOvsl Idea , The Omaha Weekly World-herald has struck another novel idea for increasing - creasing its circulation by offering large prizes to those new subscribers who CClIStruet the shortest sentence containing - ing all the letters of the alphabet. This is sort of reverse of last year's prize contest , when the object was to construct the largest number of words out of certain letters. It will be interesting to note how short a sentence can be made and still contain all the twenty-six letters in the alphabet. The trouble , of course , will Le to get in such letters as x , y , z and q. Ex-Congressman Bryan , who edits the paper and preaches free silver coinage - age , must have a good inventive genius to devise these novel schemes. The .Japanese Nose. In Japan the nose is the only feature which attracts attention. The nose determines - termines the beauty or ugliness of the face , according as it is big or small. This is probably due to the fact that differences ire noses constitute about the only distinction between one Japanese face and another. In Japan a lady who has a huge proboscis is always a great beauty and a reigning belle.--Taeoma Ledger. Foie llnuTATIox OF TIlE TIIROAT caused by cold oruseof the voice "Browns Bronchial Troches" ure'exceedingly beneficial. No man can servo two masters , but all have tried to. If the Baby is Cutting Teets. iesre ndusothatold and wcll tried remedyM15. . 1L'u s .ow's SoaTnrxc Srntr for Children Teething. if man Lvere less imaginative , woman would be less attractive. There is 'more than one food which will cause the body to increase in weight. A free supply of sugar will do this ; so will the starchy foods ; cream , and some other fats. But tobecome fleshy , and yet remain in poor health , is not what you want. Cod-liver oil increases the weight because it is a fat-producing food. But it does far more than this. It alters , or changes , the processes cesses of nutrition , restoring the normal functions of vthe various organs and tissues. 3cctt&llwc&toft of Cod-liver Oil , with hypo- phosphites , is pure cod-liver in a digested condition. So that , when -a person gains in weight -from taking Scott's Emulsion , it is because of two things : First , the oil has acted as a fat-producing food ; and , second , it has restored to the body a healthy condi- tion. Such an improvement is permanent : it comes to stay. SCOTT'S EMULSION has been endorsed by the medical profession for twenty years. ( Ask your doctor. ) This is because it is always palatable-always uniform-always contains the purest Norzoegiau Cud-liver Oil arrd Jlvpopirespiiites. Put up in 5o-cent and $ r.oo sizes The small size may be enough to cure your cough or help your baby , . e1 I . r . . Y l l a a D - . -.D. , STEEL 4YEa PICKET FENCE. GABLED FIELD AND HOG FENCE , Also CABLED POULTit'r , GAItDEN AND IItAItRIT FENCE. We msnu'aeture n compete line of Smooth wire Fcn and guarantee every article to be as repre tented. 1f you cwsIderiuadty we can save you money. Cattle ; ue free. 2 ! High Street I : Q Con , , , r + ' r e cV , L1 E KALB , ILLS a Growing Tea in Adtanias. A negro planter recently hauled to Memphis and sold there a wagon load of tea , grown on his own land in the St. Francis Basin , Ark. The tea was tested by experts and pronounced of good quality. The man who raised it is uneducated but intelligent. He has hired another negro to read to him books and pamphlets on tea culture , and proposes next year to devote a much larger amount of land to the new crop. They tried to grow tea in Florida - da a few years ago and failed. Let us hope that Arkansas is the right spot. The South needs greater variety in crops.-New York Times l i t 1 7f 1t 1 lfothfagsostddenly ud completely dl3ables the muscles as L IJ.M BAGO , , STIFF NECK , and nothing so promptly and surely cures them asa 1 e Cdr 3 tl + tiMSSt1 2 ti 86ti : k c - ' , _ . t\ . J _ ( I. 1,1 , , 1 i 1 ll 1 I I tt 1 . e 5U to bripg . t t . o - f and no other. for it is " ' piece oIGCOG tobacco 23 ever 10 CENTS _ 'Abso1utjjj Pure-DeIicious-Nlltritious MADE aV LIhIITD three . . rflL LL : e . ' - " I ; 2 t ; > : : . DORCHE5TERMASS. i id i COSTS LESS THAN ONE CENT A tUR "t j N © CHEMICPiLS. ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR ! h - - g' - WALT ER BARER &C05.6PEAi1FASTCOGOA : MADE AT BORCHES7ERMAs .l , BEARS . ' THEIR TRADEMARK LA BELIE CHOOLATIiRE ON EVERY CAN. AVOID IMITATIONS . Great Prize Contest. tst Prize , KNA6E PIANO , style "P" $800 2d Prize , Cash , - - - - - ! 00 3d Prize , Cash , - - - - - 50 10 Cash Prizes , each $20 , - - - 200 15 Cash Prizes , each $10 , - - 150 28 Prizes , - - - $1300 The first prize will be given to the person who constructs the shortest sentence , in English , containing all the letters in the alphabet. The other prizes will go in regular order to those competitors whose sentences stand next in point of brevity. brevity.CONDITIONS. . The length of a sentence is to be measured by the number of letters it contains , and each contestant must indicate by figures at the close of his sentence just how long it is. The sentence must have some meaning. Geographical names and names of persons cannot be used. The contest closes February 15th , 1896 , and the results -will be published one week later. In case two or more prize-winning sentences are equally short the one first received will be given preference. Every competitor whose sentence is less than 116 letters in length will receive Wilkie Collins' works in paper cover , including twelve complete novels , whether he wins a prize or not. No contestant can enter more than one sentence nor combine with other competitors. Residents of Omaha are not permitted to take any part , directly or indirectly , in this contest. This remarkably liberal offer is made by the WEEKLY WORLD-HERALD , of which the distinguished ex-congressman , FallIAA . BRYAN is Editor , and it is required that each competing sentence be enclosed with one dollar for a year's subscription. The WEEKI.r WOULD-HERALD 15 issued in semiweekly - weekly sections , and hence is nearly as good as a daily. It is the western champion of free silver coinage and the leading family newspaper of Nebraska. Address , Week1 ! WO1'i l-Herold Oalana Neb. ' "I IIrmlybelicv + : that Piso's f Cure kept ma from having rPie' quick Consumptio1.1x. . H. D. 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