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18 THE OMAHA. bAUAT IJI WEDNESDAY , MAY 1 , 1895. DEPARTMENT EDUCATION , T J . ' IHItc.1 1 > 7 MH8. CLAHA BCHUJSSINdint llOSmVATnn. . i "To renl the TlnRlMi lanRiinne well , tn write with dispatch n nMt legible li.in.1. . nml to tp mi ler of the nmt rul - of nrlthtnotlc , M a * to dispose nt once , with accuracy , of every ouenUon of Ilicure * which ( ntnM up In practice I call a ftowl olucnthm. TheTo are the tools. Y"U can do murh with them , but you nre helplwi without them , " - " lilMVi liVKKUTT , i The question has often been asked , "What ir hall wo do with our filrU ? " and this ques tion may Include the boys as well. 1 answer In this way : t The aim of our public chools today Is to prepire the child for the position ho Is to occupy In the future. The schools of Omaha , which stand second to none In the country. ore doing this preparatory work. The child In expected to "know" very little , but his alms , his thoughts , his very movements am BO rounded , so controlled , so guided that the Imprint Is quickly observed as the child ma- tures. A short resume ot our school system will be most timely. The child ot five enters the kindergarten ; here he Is taught to us ? his little hands , and , aided by a skillful , Ingenious and cheery teacher , hla mind soon grasp ? what he seea , hears and feels. I am not a strong advocate of the kindergarten for all classes. A child of five years , from a good , sub stantial home , with a careful , thoughtful mother , one that can explain the peculiar workings of an electric mechanical toy , that recognizes the primary colors , right from loft , truth from falsehood , has very little need of preparation for the primary grade. Let [ n the kindergartener spend her tlmo and ener * gies upon the poor llttlsvalfs that see noth ing but strife and worry , sorrow and priva tion , and are often not oven familiar with the English language. It Is true , and a pain ful truth , that many of the children of our wealthier citizens are as Illy equipped , both morally and physically , as their poorer class- matci , but this Is th ? fault of their surround ings , and tad It Is Indeed. The thoughful little fellow of six , who will tell you that he thinks the sun moves , be cause ho has been told that It rises , will quickly show tha discerning teacher that all he needs Is guidance , and as soon as he has mastered the three K'a he will be able to take care of himself. The child leaves the kindergarten at the ago of six years , and Is supposed to begin at once the studies that are to fit him for his life's work. Then why not leave the sticks and beads and glmcracks of the kindergarten behind ? He Is ready to read and write and spell , and looks with disdain upon the playmate that has not kept pace with him. Here Is begun the relating- myths , the story to be reproduced by the child , the nature work where , after the planting ot a single seed , the child observes Its development and growth. How the peeping of a tiny leaf above the earth gives rlso to expressions o Joy , and ' how by sketching the seed that has burst does the child take his first true lesson. The thought here engendered Is reproduced In the language work ( and language Is the center around which revolve all other studies ) , sometimes a few crude and Illy- worded sentences , but always to the point and correct as to detail. With the teacher In accord with her pupils , the child soon leains to think for himself. Then he soon learns to read , not In the old slnK-ionR way , but In the natural toiio so surprising to the uninitiated , During this period the number work Is not neglected , the child Is taught to count , not as many suppose , figures , figures , figures , but concretely. Not with sticks and shoe pegs , but with thoughtfulness and accuracy. Our child Is now ready for the next gradu , and from that passes to the higher primary Grades. Conversation work Is the essential feature of all the studies. The child Is taught to talk , the more the better , until ho Is able to relate the minutest details. In the fourth year geography Is the new study to be pursued , but not the rote work of yeara gene by , when the child named all the capes down ono side of the map and up on the other. Today he considers product ! , climatic features , the course of the rivers and , by actual observance In maps of sand , seas , water-sheds , promontories , bays , lakes , Islands , etc. These we arc taught to see as curved lines upon the map. Our children are supplied with text-books , pencils , pens , erasers , slates , paper and even drawing and writing books. Why , then , should the patrons ot the public schools of Omaha refuse to contribute , periodically , a few pannlos or nickels , when extras are to be supplied ? This year Is n year of retrenchment , and the ! patrons who have never had to pur chase a book or a pencil , should not bo the ones to refuse to aid the causa of education. This cry does not como from the poorer clasies , but from those who can afford every luxury , and who cannot have their plans or Ideas Interfered with. Arithmetic , grammar and geography are the principal studies until the High school is reached , and although observation and conversation lessons are the rule , the day has not yet como when drills may be omitted. These drills , skillful oral examinations , show the Ingenious teacher ( and Omaha has many ) that her observation lessons have been di gested. Many facts must bo remembered , many rules ara Ironclad , and the child , by constant drills imbibes what his thoughtful and con scientious teacher has imparted. The pupil might not be nble to tell the capital of the FIJI Islands or the number ot boards used to make a box of Irrcgulai and Inconceivable shap ? , but ho will bo nble to tell you what constitutes a good citizen , also the current events of today , and Is able to solve the problem * that confront us In dally life. By the collecting of small libraries In every Individual school room , Is tha moral tone elevated , and our children are ready for r broader , truer and nobler life. In our school system of Omaha wo nrc tryliiR to surround the child with what li morally best and purest , so that ho may when ready to take up the battle , be- able t ( cope with the bravest. The next generation will not bo the "sur rival of the fittest. " because we hops ti make all "fittest. " If I may usa the term. Then , and only then , will the question a' ' the beginning of this article be answered There will ba no need of the "new woman * or "sidetracked man. " Doys and girls alike will be equipped to win the laurels they sc well deserve. C. S. n. IIIIAUTU ( ) ! ' SCHOOL , C1IIL.UL.KN. The Trno C'liuio of So IMiinf Piillnrc * . Dy the American system ot public schoo education , Including the high school , tin tlmo ot a child la occupied five or six hours i day , except during vacation , from the age o S to 17 years. In many cities the conditions under whlcl study Is pursued are not favorable. Th school houses are not properly lighted , heatci nor ventilated ; and quite frequently very little tlo attention Is paid at home to the diet , tin hours of sleep , and the hour * of recreatlon- In short , to the healtli of gro\vlng pupils. Any one long familiar with schools ha noticed that hero and there a pupil drops ou of school from sickness. More frequently pupils have headache , and at certain season ot the year have to be taken out ot school The majority keep ou , look bright , and ar apparently unharmed. lliose who are Injured In school by pee ventilation , over study and nervousness faulty diet and late hours , ire not hear from : they disappear , and bometlmes they dU The public takes no note of those who ills appear ; but they leave a sad vacancy In th homo and In the hearts of their parents Sometimes the sickness la traced to th school ; frequently It la not ; more frequent ! the cause Is complex. The health of school children has receive attention In the cities ot Europe and In th older cities ot this country , and valuable sta tlsttcs ot the period ot growth in children nil the effect of school life upon growth an health have been made In recent years. In the Popular Science Monthly for Is'ovem her , ISOO. Prof. Key of Stockholm , states hi conclusions from the study ot 18,000 schoc children. Similar data have been obtalne from Boston , where S4.695 pupils were exam laed , and from other eastern cities. The go to prove that similar conditions are toun In the schools ot tills country. From such Investigations wo may be nble , In time , to determine nt what ages and at what sea sons of the year the most Rtudy can best be accomplished. In one city , of the children examined , about 10 i > er cent Siavo defective eyesight. In most cases neither the pupils nor his parents were awnro of the defect. In such cases the dim- cully Is not only liable to Increase , but the pupil may appear stupid , lose courage , nnd fall to Improve , when the real trouble Is that ho cannot see , while- supposing that ho canoe oo as well as anybody. The Bame Is true of defective hearing , To relieve such unfortun ate pupils , to watch over tlielr health , Is worthy of great effort by any teacher or board of education , and any Investigation which brings such relief In any considerable number of Instances , Is well repaid. Q. Stan ley Hall said. "What shall It profit n student to gain the whole world of knowledge and lose his health ! " M. The committee of fifteen Is llko the com- mltto of ten , an outgrowth of the National Educational association. Iloth committee * were appointed by nn authorltlvo boJy and both were granted the use of a fund set apart for them by the di rectors of the National Educational associa tion. The work of the two committees puts before the country In systematic manner the question of the form , content and value of the studies that enter Into the curricula of elementary and secondary schools. From this time on this specific question must be faced , both In the study and In the school room. Neither report makes nnd pretense of finality , but both take rank as the great est American contributions thus far made to the scientific study of education. At a time when public sentiment Is demanding better trained teachers , nnd when great cities llko New York and Brooklyn are actively revising their school administra tions , and others , llko Philadelphia , Chicago , Joston and lluffalo , are casting about fern n Improved system of school organization , ho parts that deal with those subjects will ccelva special attention and arouse special nterest. KD IlEV. Ono of the schools that Is making rapid trldes to the front Is the Crclghton Medical ollcge. It has Just graduated a bright lass of fourteen M. D.'s. Within the year hero will be erected In the heart of the city comodlous new college building and ma- irnlty hospital. Doth faculty and students ro enthusiastic at the prospects. Superintendent Marble , who was so long nd so closely Identified with the educational regress of Massachusetts and officially con- ected with the National Educational as- oclatlon , Is nn authority on all school oplcs , and by his thorough honesty with arenta and teachers ho has won the es- opm of all. Being built on broad lines mentally , noth- ng narrow or petty can flourish In his at- nosphere , and through his valued sugges- lons. Intelligently worked out by the teach- rs , our schools are kept abreast of the oremost In the country. If adverse crltl- Ism como remember the saying that none no criticizes the general so freely as the Irummer boy. jr. . KlNUUUaAltTKX AND SCHOOL , omo 1'onltlve Opinion ! About These In- tltutlon * . It was suggested some tlmo ago that sta- lutlcs bo gathered with regard to the kin- lergarten. whether a child that has at- onto ! the kindergarten does better worl n the flrst , second and third grades than one .hat has not. "Several visits have been made to the argor buildings with anil without kinder lartens. Where there Isno kindergarten the chllt inters at 5 nnd begins the first grade al mco. Eighty per cent of these pupils en- er the second grade between the ages of ( ind 7 , and In no case has the principal ol ho school felt the want of a kindergarten Jut two of the buildings have had kinder Bartons moro than ono year. This Infer mco has been drawn : Unless there Is at ixceptlonally fine teacher at the head o .ho kindergarten the child had better cntei -ho flrst grade at once , for wtlh the la ) llsclpllno of the Inexperienced and Illlerati eacher the object for which the kinder jartcn was introduced miscarries. As tin work now stands there Is a large gap be ween the kindergarten and the first grade 3f what coed Is the kindergarten if Iti \ > ork Is not supplemented by or carried lnt < ' .ho next year's work ? A kindergartener should be a mature cultured woman of wide experience an < much learning ; the kindergartens In chargi of women not even High school graduate ! iaJ better bo discontinued. There Is need of the kindergarten In thi east and southeastern parts of the city where the children are Illy prepared am where the foreign element predominates. Thi school llfo of these children Is but threi years. Why not allow these children ti enter the kindergarten at the ago of 3 am discontinue the kindergarten's In the wes and north parts of town , with perhaps om exception ? Now for the training school. There an xbout thirty young women who have boei oncourageJ to study for eighteen month and who will soon bo waiting for position that never come. It has been proven tha each of the training rooms costs J75 , no including the xpense of the training schoo proper. Now , If the poor kindergarten were closed nnd the expense of that ex travagance , the training school , lopped on thera would be fewer Inferior teacher thrust upon us ; there would not be tha awful cry of retrenchment and the school would bo able to run for ten months. c. s. n. KXASU-I.I : A JII.VNor KDUCATION. "I.lTos of < ! roat Alon All Hmnlnil UsVo Cm Miiko Our Lives Mainline. " The study of the lives of great men , ob serving the lessons they learned , the sorrows rows with which they wore burdened , th barriers they surmounted , the helghtH t which they ascended and the views ther obtained Is ono of the many means of lift Ing us out of ourselves up to the God wh desires us to know nil the beauty , glor and magnificence of this great unlvcrs given by Him for our home. By this association with profound mind the poet la enabled better to feel the beaut and rythm of life , nature and the world the musician and orator to understand th soothing effect of tones , modulation nnd e presslon nnd their elevating Influence o tired humanity ; the artist to see the ec static joy produced by the hnrmonlou blending of light nnd shade , form and color the novelist to acquire a greater ability , t delineate character ; the biographer nnd his torlan to appreciate moro completely th greatness and grandeur of man ; th geologist to dig deeper ; the astronomer t rlso higher ; the miller to bear a music I the hum of the wheel , the railroad operate and the telegrapher to feet a thrill of delight light In overcoming space by motion ; th farmer to brlug scientific principles to hi assistance ; the mechanic to use moro ski and Ingenuity , and so on through all th various pursuits of llfo do biographers be come the prompters for better and mor efficient service hence a broadening of th view , a strengthening of the powers and a enlightening of tha mind. Who can read the llfo of Demosthenc without being Influenced by his example Picture him frail In body and Impedlmer In speech practicing In a cellar , declalmln whllo climbing steep ascents , reciting o the shore , his face to the breeze , with enl the roaring waves for an audience. Tim effort followed effort until heon for bin self first place among tbo world's orators. In England , among many others dli tlngulshed In literature and art are Mr : Drowning , Mrs. Hcmans , Dickens , Thacl cray , George Kllot and Shakespeare , the la : of whom Hugo compares to an oak wit "Its Innumerable antlthcse. gigantic true and small leaves , rough bark and velvi mosses , absorption of rays and lavlshne : of shade , crowns for heroes and mastre fc s\\lne , " thus admonishing us not to see tl faults of littleness hurled at tola great poe but rather to profit by bis gonlus anil grea new , which placed him towering blgh above OTory other author. In America wo bare Motley , Parkman , Kverctt , Knerson , " Bancroft and Prcscott ( who though blinded whllo yet a lid , continued his study and under most painful circum stances gtvo to us till histories of Mexico and Peru ) of the literary world , whllo In that of politics are Washington , Hamilton , Jeffer son , Clay , Calhoun , Webster , Monroe , Jack son and Grant. On another of Fame's high towers Hands Abraham Lincoln , ot whom J. 0. Holland wrote : "In Mr. Lincoln's llfo nnd character , the American people have received a benefaction not less In permanent Im portance and value than In the revolution opinion and policy , by which he Introduced them to a new national lite. "Ho has given them a statesman without a statesman's craftiness ; a great man without a great man's vices , a philanthropist with out a philanthropist's Impracticable dreams , a ruler without the pride of place and power , an ambitious man without selfishness , and a successful man without vanity. "On the basis ot such a manhood as this all the coming generations of the nation will not fall to build high and beautiful Idwls of human excellence , whose attractive powers shall raise to a nobler level the moral sense and the moral character of the nation. "This true manhood , simple , unpretending , sympathetic with all humanity and reverent toward God , has breathed and will continue to breathe Into the nation the elevating and purifying power ot his own divine life , " 13. T. C. Tim School System of Jiipnn. The development of obedience , sympathy and dignity Is the nlm of the Japanese edu cational system , which Is compulsory and secular , but not gratuitous. Much nttcn- .Ion Is paid to the training of little children. Its schools are divided Into kindergartens , iocondary , normal , professional and special , .ho last often being attached to universities , notably the Imperial university. Nearly all are under government control nnd supported ) y the government and local taxation , though themselves exempt from taxation. Boys and girls nru taught together In the clomcn- lary school , ecch city , town or village bo ng obliged to support a sufficient number of , mch schools to accommodate all children from six to fourteen. The normal schools resemble ours , especially In the demanJ upon : hem for women teachers. Yet they Include more study of domestic economy than ours Impart. Upon graduation females must teach for five years , but males for ten years. The supplementary schools are many , even unto a few for the teaching of arithmetic alone. In the lower schools , where the holidays must not exceed ninety days a year , exclu- lve of Sundays , pupils wear Japanese dresa , whllo In the higher schools anJ universities European costumes are often seen. Throughout the entire system of education great stress Is laid upon obedience , just as via lay It upon freedom. There are endless educational societies with Ions names , the public ones resembling our normal teachers' ' Institutes. SelectoJ , Boston Transcript. The Board ot Education of Philadelphia contemplates the opening of school grounds after school hours , so that the children may US9 them for play grounds. There Is no reason why the brick pavements should not be removed In order to prevent broken limbs and other accidents which are ll.ible to occur when children are obliged to play In such paved yards. Th3 movement for breathing spaces , city parks and children's play grounds should re ceive all encouragement. The majority of Children must remain in the city during summer , and the trolleyed streets and filthy courts and alleys are not fit for them to play In. We understand that on e of the Janitors has decided that a certain teacher must go , as shs has made complaints enough. It Is strange that In this enlightened ago the teacher cannot understand that a criticism of the professor of dust and ashes Is about as safe as trilling with the business end of a wasp. An editorial' was noticed some time ago concerning the social standing of teachers. Women of culture and refinement who haye always had position , have been able to keep that position In society , teacher or not. .The snobs nre the Ones who cannot enter society and they are the ones that are always snubbed by society's tnobs. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer , the well known ex-president of Wcllesley college , won golden opinions from men and women In a recent talk given before the Massachusetts State Teachers' association. The necessity for cul ture , good breeding , lady like ways and gracious deportment In the school room , as well as out , was her theme. Shs was re ceiving letters from school officials asking for teachers with these qualifications flrst of all , alter that what they could get. Thert was a world of truth In all Mrs. Palmer said. The day has gone by when a high pircentage In examination results will atona for brusqueness - ness In a teacher. Manners should be de manded before mental arithmetic , and gra- clousness before grammar. So long as Boards of Education are com posed of politicians using this office as a stepping stone to something better , so long will our schools bo mediocre. Intelligent , thinking men , who know the needs of a school room , nnd whose ardor can ba toned down by a few bright women , are the mem bers of the future. In every school house In the union there should hang a map ot the United States , and over every school house there should float the flag of these United States. In a town In Minnesota children under 1C years must bo off the streets by 8 o'clock at night. If this rule could' be enforced It , Omaha , the High school pupils would not complain ot long hours , nor would the cold , plckly lunches have a deleterious effect After a night of dancing , scarcely any break fast the next day , can we expect a girl or boy to bo able to endure five or six hours of misery with aching limbs ? Small wonder lessons are not learned and seats are con sidered hard. Dr. J. M. nice , who recently returned from a European trip ot Inspection qf schools In the Interest of The Forum , presents , as on result of his study , the conclusion that the American school system would gain much if there were a method of limited state control similar In a general way , but not In many of Its details , to the German system. By this method permanent educational experts might be kept In charge of our schools , and the demoralizing Influence ot politics with drawn. Music Is the language of the emotions , and should have a large place In the school room Melody should always take precedence of har mony , and songs should be ung that are full of the heart's power and feelings. Music as taught In Omaha takes first rank. Which one of Oin.Vaa's rival cities can boast of having a superintendent with one degree and a principal of the High schooi with two , and with executive ability , second to none ? A teacher who asked a girl to purchase a grammar received the following note from the little girl's mother : "I do not deslra that Mattle Ingage In grammar , as I prefer her to Ingag In moro useful studies , and can learn her to write and spuak proper my-selC. I went tlirough two grammars and can't say as they did me no good. I prefer Maity to Ingage in German and drawing , vokal music on the peano. " Among the resolutions adopted by the Na tional Council of Womsn cf the United States at Washington was the following : "Ilesolvcd , That In the best Interests of education , and as a matter of justice , we ask that women as well as men shall bo elected or appointed on all school boards In the sev eral states and territories. "We heartily endorse the effort to glvo the youth of the country scientific temperance instruction In Vae public schools. "We earnestly requeit all the school boards In the United States to adopt the kindergar ten method , and to combine manual with mental training as a fundamental part of our public school eystem. " "This school keeping of ours Is not n makeshift , a catch-penny device , a. means of tiding over an unforseen bar in our busi ness career , a ready resort from the tedium of housekeeping , a flirtation wlUi small liter ature , a free fountain by the wayside , where the tired traveler may slake his thirst and J pass on but a high calling where , If anywhere - ' where , are required Intellectual attainments , t an active Intelligence , tact , special training and that well-balanced self-poise which we sometimes call manhood and womanhood. " GEOHGE HOWLAND. A bill was framed to form a State Board ol Education which would have power to grant state certificates to successful teachers ol t known scholarly attainments. ti Now , for such a teacher , the gales leading Is to a higher position open only at the 'se same" of per centj of questions answered , Testimonials from former school authorities , expressions ot regret at the loss of so efficient a force and marked teaching talent , ul | avail naught against the fetich certificate. Formerly , entrance to college was barred until the applicant was rxamlned In pages ot Cicero , VI r nit } fc. ) , and entrance denied oven to a WebvJr-/ an I'dlJon , Tabulated results of suoh woMhiped examinations , are not vital tests of native power. A difference of qpjnlon among ; teachers re garding ( lie most favored school districts made one teacher consider the advantages In the southeastern part of the city. Parents. who > ( nr > tolling today for the bread ot yesterday estimate at Its full value tha boon ot Ui > lr' child's education , and through necessity shorten the boy's school life , for ho must , ffyrly become nn assistant bread winner , t\\J \ \ teacher's efforts for ISie child's progresvarifippreclated , and his au thority Is supplemented by the parent's In terest , jj Under such conditions , llio spur ot ambition and poverty , the discipline solves Itself. V 1C. l.tl-'K. Sorrow nml slghlnfr nnd sobbing1 and tears , FrultleM endeavor nml weakness nml fenrs , Doubts for the days nnd dread of the years. Sunshine nnd smlllnw nnd love that li pure. Joys that nre blissful nnd pence that Is sure , Hopes for the future nml strength to endure. DEATH. Silence nnd distance nnd horrors of night , Ailotable beauties shut ou.t from the BlKhl , Coldness mid absence unj longing for light. Safety completion and knowledge nnd resti Soothing hands Inld on n turbulent brenst , Fullness ot glory by mortals uncuessed. -HKL-L-B WILL-BY OUR Education Is a hotter safeguard of liberty than n standing army. If we retrench the wages of the schoolmaster wo must raise those of recruiting sergeant. EUWAHD EVERETT. The many new styles of picture frame mouldings Just received at Hospe's are Indcjd exquisite and tasty , the prices very low. .1 GltL.lT TK4CIUSII. A Trlbuto to n Well Known P'Htor. "All ! here li n teacher ! nnd the lesson He taught was good ! There nre no creeds , nor clnss.cs , nor races , Only one human , brotherhood. " In this Woman's edlt'lon I wish to bear tribute to cno who Is now absent , but sadly missed. The poor , whom ho loved and for whom ho worked to the best of his great head and heart power , miss him , tor his sympathy was always given with substantial aid. Known nn a sohotnr among the scholars of the nation , he holds his wealth of learning at the service ot the lowliest of mankind. Hundreds ) testify to his work for causes humble causes exalted by service so gra ciously given. The Omaha young1 men cannot forget him Ho was their teacher and friend. Some who were Ignobly content on the lowest moral and business rounJ of life's lajiler acknowledge that their foothold on higher rounds was obtained through his Inspiration. Wherever nobility of character was needed there was ho called' , and though often to the most unexpected and unpleasant quarters , the call was never unheeded. He was a Good Shepherd. He would have given his life for his flock , yet outside of hU own fold ho saw a flelj of work wherever a tfoubtlng soul needed encouragement. Truly of him can -Hue1 said : "He serves by lofty gifts The lowly needs of tills poor race. " . . K. T. J. Wilson bakery. 19Q7 Cumlng. xuTitnwus iooi mituvs MKIHCIM : . "Men Die , unil Jltiiuy' ' , IccuiM ! : > Tlioy Knon Not Hiif | to I.Ur. " In many of thcUioihes In this land of ours the need cf economy Is vppermost n the mini of the housewife. TJils Is brought forcibly to mind by the monthly appearance of an enormous bill from the grocer or butcher. She feels that tha responsibility of the money expended \vltliln-tlic house rests with her , and so It does. It estimated that fully three- fourths ot the Income of the middle classes Is spent for food' " Investigations prove that the debility afflicting the majority ot the people In this class js duo to the want of proper nutriinent..to prepare the. boijy. fpr the strain of our American lite-and climate. The question , arises , \vlmt is ( ho cause and the/ solution ot nil this ? I maintain that the cause of It Is the leaving to unskilled and unintelligent maids 'the entire handling of our food. Cooking has becqmo a science and an art , and should not be so left , for the health and happiness of our families depend much upon our cooking. To Illustrate- went the other day to visit a friend whom I had promised to show how to prepare a delectable French dish from a round steak , I found her hemstitching a baby's dress , so busy that she was unwilling to stop to go to the kitchen , but thought Instead that the steak could bo "pounded" and cooked In the usual way. I could picture to myself the scrambling meals cf that household. The greatest waste often results because good food Is rendered Indigestible by bad cooking. As an example , a pounded steak fried In grease. As well eat the sole of a boot. I think my friend made a great mistake In the method she chose for doing her duty to her family. She could have spent half the time In the kitchen that she spent with her needle with advantage to her own health and that of her family. I do not wish to be understood as advocating a slavery to the kitchen. The larger part ol the detail work irtay be left to a matd. From ono to two hours ot well directed effort each day will sufllce. This need not at all conflict with aliy reasonable demands of society. One need not ruin either her hands or her temper , In fact nothing can do more to promote a sweet temper In the entire family than precisely this course. The woman who believes that cooking means only drudgery has no true idea of what cooking Is. Any work which presents the opportunity for the exercise of skill may yield the satisfac tion In Its accomplishment. The possibilities of endless variety , the use of fragments , the preservation of delightful flavors that al ready exist and the development of new ones , the effort to pleaee the eye as well as the palate , the exercise of care to preserve di gestible qualities , these are some of the things which lend charms to the nrt of the housewife Every dish of the successful cooli Is seasoned with brains. BY MRS. WILLIAM FOUSYTH MILROY. Grand opening of the soda season tomorrow at Grlssey's , Lake and 21th , Any person having this Advertise ment CAN HAVE On all Purchases made MAY 2D. THE REBATE To be given to the Presbyterian WILLIAMS HAYWARD SHOE CO. 1407 HARNEY ST. , MOAHA. ttTTANDSOME is as handsome does" is nn axiom with the ladies , and , in fi word , so to npoik ; , explains the popularity with thorn of our Blue Rib bon Strnin of Single Oomb Brown Leghorns Write us at 4101 Farnam St. . ill the Onmlm Commercial College of Omnlia Nub. 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Address io i ROHRBOUGH BROS. , Omaha , Nob- A * BRIGHT A BOOK * ABOUT * SEEDS OUST ISSUED ) Bright alike inside and outside. The outside is red , and the inside certainly will be by all who need live Seals , Mailed free to any address sent on a cettt postal card. You'd better d that cent to-day f 9sWDK SS 4S ABOVE. The Omaha Gas Manufacturing Co. 217 South t3th Street. Just Arrived- ' 3 Carloads of Gas Stoves , Consisting of the largest assortment of the highest grade of West of Chicago , and at prices that cannot bo beaten. CALL IN AND SEE THEM. This is one of our Lenders : THE RANGE shown in the out below is ono that was sold last year for $34. Dimension of ovens height 12 inches , depth 18 inches , width 18 inches. The price wo are now making is such that anyone who is without a gas range could not afford to lot this opportunity g < r by without purchasing. Price of this Range set up Ready to use is With Water Attachment , $38.00. Our prices of Ranges vary from $13.00 to $42.00 , the ono at $13-00 being of special value. Gas is Cheaper than Gasoline at 14 Cents per Gallon Now , who is thora that would USB gasoline or coal , when gas is cheap er , cleaner and SAFER than either of them ? Special inducements are being made to those who are desirous of getting gas to their houses and using a Gas Range. LAWYERS' DIRECTORY. LYSLE I. ABBOTT , 8 Ware Block. READ & BECKETT , 232 Bee Building , JOHN P , BREEN , 926 N. Y. Life Building. FOSTER & BOUCHER , 1623 Farnam St. IATIVT ur rnniI7D ) Patterson lilock , TELEPHONE JOHN \Y \ , LUUPliK , i7th and Farnam Sts. S , M , CROSBY , } W3 Patterson Block Public.i itli and ramum Sts. II , L , DAY , 914 N. Y. Life Building ESTELLE & IIOEPPNER , Paxton Block. CHAS , S , ELGUTTER , 204 Bee Building. FRANK II , GAINES , 517 N. Y. Life Building. CHAS , A , COSS , 412 N. Y. Life Building HALL JTOLIOCH , , onn v f ( ] n , nn CLARRSON/290m-NatinankBld ° - CHAS , W , HALLER , 511 1'axton Block , C , P , OALLICAN , 1504 Farnam St. WLANAIIAN & IIALLICAN 602'3 * * * KENNEDY & LEARNED , < M N. Y. Life Building. MCCABE , WOOD , 420 to 423 First Nat'l TELRIMIONE NEWMAN & ELMER , . nk Building. 50-1-5-6 Paxton Block. HAIIONEY & SMYTH , - - - EDMUMI ) G , 411-412 Karbach Block. & HALL , 609 NY - Life Building. HENRY W , PENNOCK , C06 N. Y. Life Bulldin * l.i\v ofTiixulun anil r.itonti. JOHN L , PIERCE , 83 < 1 N. Y. Life Building. An'y , Kent i : < i. mid Loan llroker. TELEPHONE EDWARD W. SIHERAL , 350-352 Bee Building. PTITIM nn 422-3 Paxton Block. , W , SHIELDS , , - Neb. National Bank , WARREN SW1TZLER , 12th and Farnam. D. II , VINSONIIALER , 618 N. Y. Life Buildin.