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SPAIN ANI >
n few observations
HOOKS.
made on the last
bulletins of European publications that
bave readied TUB CONSERVATIVE olHee ,
with particular reference to what is go
ing on in Spain in these days. The
statement is freely made that the Span
ish are a people who are .still in the con
dition of the middle ages. That this is
an exaggeration appears from the fact
of their regularly producing a certain
number of books , though it cannot be
said that there are enough of these to
give ( lie nation very high rank among
literary peoples.
Our list comes from Leip/.ig , and
covers the publications of every Euro
pean country. Those of Germany natur
ally predominate ; we will therefore con
fine our comparison to some of the minor
nations , which it seems fair to suppose
would not be more nor less fully repre
sented , in a German bulletin , than
would Spain.
Seventeen books in all are named as
having been brought out in the Spanish
language in June and July of this year.
That this number is supposed to cover
publications in Spanish America , as well
as in Old Spain , appears from one of
these having been printed in Santiago
de Chile. Of the others , one comes
from Valladolid , two from Barcelona ,
four from Valencia and nine from Mad
rid.
One of these books only comes under
the heading of theology a "Treatise on
Perfection. " Against this Italy shows
two theological works , Holland three ,
and the Scandinavian countries Nor
way , Sweden and Denmark two.
Italy is credited with three books on
educational subjects , Spain with none.
Under law Spain has two , "Studies
in Political Law" and "Lessons in Na
tural Law ; " Italy has no less than
twenty-live in this section , Holland three
and the Norse countries one.
In science and mathematics , Spain is
in the lead. Four works appear in
Spanish , against two in Italian , three in
Scandinavian and three in Dutch. The
Spanish books are two geometries , a big
710-page quarto on "Modern Chemistry"
and a "Lessons in Fortification" of the
same size.
Under the heading of medicine again
Spain is well represented. We find a
"Philosophical Anatomy , " a "Medicine
in the Past , " two books on Physiology
and Hygiene and one on "Valencia as a
Spring Resort , " five in all ; Italy lias
nine , Holland two and the Norse coun
tries three.
In geography and history Spain is
significantly weak. She has no travels
to show , and neither of her two histori
cal works deals with her own history.
They are a History of Chile ( printed in
that country ) and an account of an epi
sode in one of Portugal's wars. Italy
on the contrary has five in this depart
ment , Holland four and Scandinavia
eight.
Coming to philology , one is rather
surprised to find in Spanish a treatise on
"Tenses of the Arabic Verb. " Italy has
two books here , Holland one and the
Norse countries two.
Fiction and fine arts are classed to
gether and we fail to find anything in
Spanish in the category. Italy shows
seven , mostly works on art ; Holland the
same number , while there are eleven
from the Northland , where there is a
modern school of fiction which is far too
little known to English readers. It
would not only warm our hearts to see
how nearly identical are our foundation
ideas with those of our Scandinavian
cousins , but a free interchange of
thoughts with them might also lead to
more good than pondering on the devi
ous ways of the Latin races.
Portugal is not represented anywhere
in the list. Indeed one might examine
many catalogs of books before he would
find one emanating from Portugal.
NK It 1C ASK A , .
PIONKEKS.below a commun
ication just re
ceived from the Secretary of the Ne
braska Territorial Pioneer Association :
NEBRASKA TERRITORIAL PIONEERS.
Secretary's Olllce :
1008 Capital Ave.
Telephone No. 1.
Robert \V. Furnas , Pres't , Brownville.
William R. Bowen , Sec'y , Omaha.
OMAHA , September 10 , 1898.
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Territorial Pioneers will be held at 12
o'clock , noon , of Friday , September 5JO ,
at the Nebraska building , on the
grounds of the Trans-Mississippi Ex
position at Omaha.
No railroad rates are obtainable better
than those given the public.
Other similar organizations of Old
Settlers , etc. , have intimated their in
tention of meeting with the Pioneers at
the same time and place.
Ribbon badge for the day is herewith
enclosed it is not transferable and
bears the register-number of the Pioneer
to whom it is sent.
Attention is invited to the announce
ment herein contained , to which has re
cently been added that the official organ
of the Nebraska Territorial Pioneers is
THE CONSERVATIVE , a weekly periodical
published at Nebraska City , Nebraska ,
price $1.50 per year ; in this organ will
be published from time to time all the
records and data pertaining to our or
ganization , which is deemed a matter
for congratulating our members.
A sufficient number of the metal
badges ( a buffalo head within a horseshoe -
shoo ) have not yet been subscribed forte
to warrant the making of the expensive
dies ; the price , two dollars , may be left
with Mr. Hubermann , UJth and Douglas
streets , during this meeting.
Respectfully ,
WH. R. BOWHK.
P. S. Sept. 1 a. This circular has been
delayed by the burning of the establish
ment of the Rees Printing Company.
Tin1 Ni'lminka Territorial Pioneers is an or
ganization composed of Classes A and B. Class
A eonsists of those who loeated in , or were
born in , Nebraska prior to March 1 , 1807.
Class li consists of the children and grand
children of members In Class A. Deceased
per&ons may be registered if eligible when liv
ing. In each ease the register-card must be
filed , and the register fee of one dollar paid , to
secure membership. There are no dues and
no salaries. The metal badge of the associa
tion , a buffalo head within a horse shoe , may
be purchased by fully registered members of
either class from A. B. Hubermann , jeweler ,
lUth and Douglas streets , Omaha ; price two
dollars. The olllcial organ of the association
is Tin : CoNSKHVA'i'iVK , published weekly at
Nebraska City , price $1.50 per year , in which
will appear from time to time all the records
and data of the association. >
The Public in its
issue of September
UNINTKLTIGKNT. 10 > * 8 astounded
and alarmed be
cause THE CONSERVATIVE declared some
time since that "the rights of the un
intelligent should be defined and de
fended by those who are intelligent. "
Probably The Public is equally averse
to the definition and defence of the
rights of children by parents , guar
dians and teachers. And how would
The Public deal with the Indian ques
tion ? The Indians are a class whose
rights civilization has been defining and
defending for many generations. The
negroes in the South too , have their
rights prescribed by white men.
And nobody thinks that Indians and
negroes have an equal right with intel
ligent white people to formulate laws
and enforce laws.
Mr. Jefferson , for whom The Public
professes adoration , did not hold ignor
ance the equal of intelligence. And Mr.
Jefferson always advocated good gov
ernment , and good government is not
a creation of ignorance.
The Public paroxysmally , between
sobs , says "in that sentiment lies the
germ of autocracy. " Unless a monopoly
of knowledge can be secured by those
who investigate , who study and think ,
how is the genii of autocracy any more
than the germ of pollyarchy or dulo-
cracy to be found in the sentiment that
intelligence only is worthy to govern and
therefore ought to govern ? This Re
public can be conserved only by those
who feel and understand their duties as
citizens. And it is the intelligent alone
who comprehend the tremendous diffi
culty of the solution of the problem of
self-government. During one hundred
and twenty-two years intelligent Amer
icans have endeavored to elucidate it
and ignorant Americans have beclouded
and obscured its demonstration.