Nebraska Newspapers

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MEETINC OF THE NEBRASKA
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- : The Report of trite Educational Council-
_ An Intercattng and Instructive Docu-
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. , 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-
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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
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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
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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.
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' .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 ;
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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 ; .
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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 ,
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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
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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
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