THE OMAIIA DAILY B33E : SUNDAY , , fUNE 10 , 1895. 11 GREAT CABINETS OF HISTORY Review of the Records of the Counsellors of Presidents , ABILITY AND STANDING OF THE MEMBERS Nine Cabinet ) Noted for the Importance of Their Work MlRhlr Ilcpre entatl c of 1'nlltlcrtl Hcl.ooU . Ueeili of Noted .Men. The cabinets which take a high rank In the ability and standing of their members , the importance of the work which they did , or In both characteristic ! , were , according to writer In the ( llobc-Dcinocrat , those ot 'VVathlngton , Jefferson , Monroe , Harrison , I'olk , Flllmore , Pierce , Lincoln and Hayes. In Washington's cabinet there were only two men Jefferson , secretary of state , and Ham ilton , secretary of the treasury of pre eminent ability , but that number was Just half of the whole cabinet , the post of secre tary of War and of the Navy ( both dcpart- menta until near the middle of the first Adanu pretldency being under the same head ) , and that of the attorney general being the only other members of the president's ofllclal family nt that time. A postmaster general existed from 1789 , but he was not a cabinet officer until 1829 , In the beginning of Jackson's presidential service. The cabinet post of secretary of the Interior came Into being In 1819 , when Taylor was president , and that of secretary of agriculture In 18S9 , near the clo'o of Cleveland's first term. Henry Knox , the first secretary of war , vras a brave officer In the revolution , and a moderately capable and thoroughly conscien tious official In the cabinet , but he made no especial murk In the latter. Edmund Ran dolph , the attorney general , who went to the head of the State department for n short time after the retirement of Jefferson , was the same Randolph who Introduced what was called the "Virginia plan" of government In the convention which framed the constitu tion , who refused to sign the completed char ter , although It followed the general lines proposed In his scheme , but who turned over In favor of It In the Virginia convention ' which ratified It. Ills vacillation and timidity prevented him from taking advantage of hie ability and opportunity , and he left the State department under a cloud , caused by some thing \\lilcli looked like a political Intrigue between him and the French minister to the United States. Within the past few yc-ars however , documents have been' made public which exonerate him from the charge ol corruption. JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON. As the founders of the two schools o political thought Into which the people o the country have been divided from the be ginning these two men are euro of a place among the Immortals. Hamilton's , the Treas ury , was and Is the more Importan post , although European usage am tradition assign superior rank to tin other office , the head of the Stall department. As It requires greater ablllt ; to create than to cave or to extend , Ilainll ton's pre-eminence among the nation's flnanc ministers Is conceded. Webster's tribute ti Hamilton exhausts eulogy , but It Is not ex oggcratcd : "He smote the rock of the na tlonal resources and abundant streams o revenue gushed forth ; he touched the deai corpse of the public credit , and It sprani upon Its feet. " Adams' cabinet , which consisted of th small men composing Washington's councl at the time of his retirement , was Inherent ! weak , and was rendered particularly In efficient by the circumstances that most o Its members thought they owed alleglanc to Hamilton , Adams' enemy , rather than t Adams , and because Adams seldom con suited them , leaving them to their own de vices and to their Intrigues against hlmsell Jefferson's cabinet , howqver , had two stron men Madison , ( secretary of state , an flaliattn , secretary of the treasury at th outset , and these were reinforced by a ma of the first order ot ability In Caesar / Hodney of Delaware , who was made attorne general early In 1S07 , two years befor Jefferson's retirement. As part of the 11 n administration under the new political dli pensatlon , Jefferson's cabinet hnd a dellcat BIH ! dlfllcult task. It had to assist In layln Sown new political canons , which were to t the working principles of a great party eve iftcrwnrd , and to take part I establishing the practices and prt cedents which were to bo guides I governing the country during the greati part of the time between their date an 1861. Its share ot this work the cablni did Intelligently and successfully. Dot Jefferson and Madison as presidents wei distinctively weaker In their foreign polk than their federalist predecessors , Washlni > ton and Adams , had been , but until the wi of 1812-15 the democratic regime conduct ! the government economically and In 1 purely domestic affairs efficiently and satl factorlly. Qallutln held the treasury per folio for a few years In Madison's cabin also , but lie scarcely won the uamo measu of success that no gained In Jefferson' Monroe , the secretary of slate for six , yea under Madison , was not the equal .of h great predecessors In that office. William 1 Crawford , the secretary of war for a she tlmo under Madron , won his laurels In tl next cabinet. cabinet.MONHOE'S MONHOE'S CABINET. With John Qulncy Adams , secretary itate , W. H. Crawford , secretary ot t ! treasury , John C. Calhoun , secretary war , and William Wlrt , attorney general , will bo seen that Monroe had a cabin which reached as high a level In gener ! ability ns any which the country has know The only other cabinet office In that ap ; ' 1E 1 * that of secretary of the navy , was very a ceptably filled by W. H. Crownlnshlel Smith Thompson and Samuel L. Southar successively. Monroe , In order to glvo t : west recognition , selected Governor Iso Bhelby of Kentucky for the war office Qrst and he was confirmed , but Shelby 0 cllned on account of old age. He offered to Clay , who refused It , nmt also had Jac ! ion In mind , but discovered that the vlct of New Orleans did not want It. It w then that Monroe turned to South Carollr which had two distinguished a popular sons , William Lowndea a Calhoun , In public life at tli lime , and after Lowndcs declined the off ] It was given to Calhoun. One of these fo cabinet officers succeeded Monroe In t presidency , another. Crawford , was a cam flato In the same election and secured ma electoral votes , while Cftllioun and W were often conspicuously mrntloned In ce necllon with the presidency. Wlrt got t nomination at ono time , but It was from "third" party , the anti-Masonic organ ! ! Adams * own cabinet did not stand as hi In general ability as the one In which lerved , although Wlrt was retained In t post he held under Monroe and Clay was si retary of state. Adams asked Crawford hold on to the treasury portfolio , which had In the Monroe cabinet , but ho was physical wreck at the tlmo and decllni riio war office Adams Intended to give Jackson , but desisted on an Intimation fn ) ne of Jackson's friends that the offer mlf rlvo offense. Hut Jackson's cabinet stc ) lower than Adams. The "demos krateo , " imploy IJenton's Jargon , mn the couni luring Jackson's reign , and In harmony w this condition second-class men wcro I lort of officials whom Jackson In most cai appointed. A divergence from this prtncl was madetn the case ot Van Hurenv was secretary of state for two years. Lai Cats , not yet known to fame. However , v secretary of war under Jackson for abi tli years , and Van Huron's friend , D. Hutler , a first-class lawyer and an ncco pllshed man , but not a national figure that time , was attorney general for a tli Levl Wocxlbury. who held two posts In I cabinet end who served In congrebs bet Hid after and on the supreme bench In i ind. was a fairly capable official , \\oodbi mid Butler are the biggest names In \ , Duron's cabinet. TIPPECANOE'S COUNSELLORS. W. H. Harrison , a third class man hlms < had four first class men Webster , Then Kwlng. Hell end John J. Crlttenden In cabinet , and the "Silver Gray" of a la flate , Francis Granger , the postmaster g eral , whose office had been a cabinet p since 1829. wai a personage ot consldera Hblllty and celebrity. This waa one ot distinctively strong cabinets Intellectua and It deserved a better fate than the wn which quickly overtook It In tha feud on Wink question with Tyler , who went to presidency on Harrison's death. The cabinet which Tyler got after thli one left him was of a distinctively lower order , although It had Legate and Calhoun for a short time tn the State department. I'olk's cabinet , with Buchanan , Walker ( the father ot the cele brated "free" trade" tariff of 18 < 6 , and subse quently oae of the territorial governors of Kansas ) , Marcy and Uancrolt ( the historian ) , compares favorably with all except the very greatest before or since Its day. Some great names were on the cabinet rolls In the twelve years from the beginning of Taylor's service to the end ot Buchanan's , but not many simultaneously. Taylor had two Clayton and Rwlng ; Flllmoro had three Webster , Corwln and Crlttenden : and I'lcrco had the same number Marcy , Jeffer son Davis and Caleb Gushing. Tierce's has the distinction of being the only cabinet which remained unbroken to the end ot the presidential term. Uuchanan had In Cass , the secretary of state , the most prominent and Influential democrat of that day except Douglas , and In Jeremiah S. Black , attorney general , ho had one of the most learned law yers In the country. Howcll t'obb , too , the secretary of the treasury , an ex-speaker and an ex-governor , was a man of some standing and power In his party. These wore the big gest members of Buchanan's original cabinet. Dlx , Stanton and Holt , unfortunately for Buchanan , canio Into his council near the end , Instead of at the beginning. Had they been with him two or three years earlier probably ho would have resisted the secession Influence , which Caes was unable to brace htm up against , and his administration might have found a way to crush the disunion spirit , as Jackson did thirty years earlier. LINCOLN'S CABINET , which holds a high place among presldentla ministerial councils on account of the ability political experience and distinction of severa of Its memberswas also representative of the different localities of the loyal half of the country. Welles , the secretary of the navy , represented New England ; Seward and Cam eron ( who preceded Stanton. the country's greatest war minister ) , the middle states ; Chase and Caleb B. Smith the west , and Montgomery Blair the eastern end and Ed ward Bates the western end of the border slave region. It Is well known that Lin coln's early Intention was to have the south and the party which opposed him In the elec tion represented In the cabinet , but It Is a mistake to suppose , as nearly all writers do. that In going outside of his party he wouU bo following Washington's example. The rase of Jefferson and Hamilton In this re spect Is misunderstood by most persons. Those men , at the time of their appointment to Washington's cabinet , did not belong In opposite partlcan camps. The federalists of 1789 , the year when Washington's cabinet was formed , were the men who got the con stitution ratified , and the anti-federalists were those who tried to have It rejected. FederalIsm - Ism and anti-federalism meant something different from this two or three years after ward , when , the constitution Itself ceasing to be an Issue , the powers of the govern ment under It became the burning question , In 1789 Jefferson and Randolph were federal ists equally with Hamilton and Knox , the other members ot the cabinet. That Is , though opposed to the constitution when H first left the federal convention In 1787 , Jeffer son and Randolph turned around and worked In favor of It In 1788 , and were glad In 178t and afterward that they did this. The parti' san divergence between Jefferson and Hamil ton did not really begin until Hamilton' ! National bank scheme was brought up earlj In 1791. Herndon , Lincoln's friend and biographer mentions that soon after the election Lin coin said "ho wanted to glvo the south , b ; way of placatlon , a place In the cabinet. ' and nnmed "three persons who would b acceptable to him. They were Bolts o Virginia , Stephens of Georgia nnd Maynan of Tennessee. " ( Herndon's "Abraham Lin coin , " vol. 3 , page 473. ) From nnothe source , which will here be quoted , this pur pose will bo more fully revealed. "Th question of taking part of bin constitution advisers from among his political opponent and from the hostile or complaining souther ; states had been thoroughly debated In hi own mind. The conclusion arrived at 1 I- plainly evinced by the following , written b him and Inserted as a short leading edltorla In the Springfield ( III. ) Journal on th morning of December 12 ( or 13) ) , 1SGO : 'W hear such frequent allus'on to a suppose purpose on the part of Mr. Lincoln to ca' Into his cabinet two or three southern gentle men from the parties opposed to him polltl cally that we are prompted to ask. a fe' ' questions. (1) ( ) Is It known that any sue gentleman of character would accept a plac In the cabinet ? (2) ( ) If yea. on what term does ho surrender to Mr. Lincoln or Mi Lincoln to him on the political difference bstween them , or do they enter upon th administration In open opposition to eac other. ' " ( Nlcolay and Hay's "Abraham Llr coin , " vol. 3 , page 348) ) . Seward , who soon after the election wo offered and accepted the State portfolio , er listed In the eearch for a southern man ft the cabinet , and ho suggested Randall Hut of Louisiana , John A. Gllmer or Kennet Rayner of North Carolina. Robert E. Scoc ot Virginia and Meredith P. Gentry of TCI nesscc. Lincoln's preference , as ' ho says I a note on January 12 , 1861'to Sowari printed ( p. 361) ) In the Nlcolay and Ha volume Just mentioned , was for Gllmer ovi Hunt or Gentry , because , as ho remarks , " 1 ct has n living position In the soutl while the have not , " and ho adds that "I fear If w could get we could not safely take more the ono such man , that is not morb than ot who opposed us In the election , the dai .gor being to lose the confidence of our ov > friends. " All of these men , however , wl were asked to enter the cabinet decline A contest between the partisans of Mon gotnery Blair , a former democrat , and Hem of \Vlnter \ Davis , a former whig , for the plai lie In the cabinet which was to bo given ' of either ono ot them , bothered Lincoln ft Itet awhile , and on determining to appoint Bla et ho was reminded that this would put foi ex-democrats and three ex-whlgs In the cat , „ „ ' net. To this ho replied that ho was hlmse ' ' an old-lino whig , nnd ho should be there Id , make the parties oven. This was the Je d , fereonlan Idea of equality between preside he and cabinet members , Indeed ; but of cour ac neither Jefferson nor Lincoln did or cou at. carry It out very far. leIt The cabinets slnco the war , with the e Itk ceptlon of that of Hayes , have been of k.or lower level than many 'of the earlier om .or Fish , ' Boutwell and Brlstow of Grant as Blalne of Garfleld's and Harrison's , McCi ia , loch of Arthur's , Bayard of Cleveland's ai nd Wlndom of Harrison's comprise about all t nd members of the presidential councils ot t mt past quarter of a century , except Haye who will be remembered. Hayes'- cabin ho had three first class men Evarts , Sherm , dt- and Schurz. In Sherman It had the greate : dtny finance minister since Chase nnd oneot t Irt four greatest Hamilton and Gallatln bel the other two whom the country has know he a TUB SOAO / KiSI'Ktt S1.\'U. ta- Jnmes Whltcomb nilcy. Kh AS when In dreams we sometimes hear he A melody BO faint nnd flnd , .ho Aml musically sweet nnd clear , ec- It ( Invent all the atmosphere ecto With harmony divine ; So often In waking dreams he , my , hea r hear a melody thnt seems a To mo the song I never sing. _ ed. ed.to teem Sometimes ? when brooding o'er the years om My lavish youth lias thrown away , ; ht When all the glowing past appears od Dut ad n mirage that my tears Have crumbled to decay , to I thrill to llnd the ncho nnd pain try Of my remorse U stilled again. Ith AP , forward bent nnd listening- , Ihe 1 hear the gong 1 never sing. ses pie A murmuring of rhythmic words , Adrift on tunes who. e currents flow ho Melodious with the thrill of birds , iv I s And furoff lowing1 of the herds ras In lands of long ngo ; out And every found the truant loves outF. Comes to me like the coo of doves. im- When first In bloomingIlelda of sprlni imat I heard the song I never sing. Tie. The echoes of old voices , wound the In limpid Ft reams of laughter where ore The river Time runs bubble-crowned ' the And giddy eddies ripple round ury The lilies growing there ; 'an Wlmre roses , bending o'er the brink. Druln their own kisses as they drink , And Ivies climb nnd twine and cling About the eong I never elng. elf. An ocean surge of sound that falla , . lias As though a tldo of heavenly art his Had tempexted the gleaming halls ter And crested o'er the golden walls en- In showers upon my heart- Thus , thus , with open arms and eye * est Uplifted toward the alien tkles , ble Forgetting every earthly thing , the I hear the Bong I never sing. liy. eck For an appetizer Cook's Extra Dry 1 [ the perlal Champagne leads all. Per 40 yean the baa taken the load for Us purity. INJURIOUS SCHOOL BOOKS Children's ' Eyes Seriously Affected by Small Tjpe and Poor Print. RESULT OF RECENT INVESTIGATIONS Reform Urm.tntlcd In Kztittnc Sjitemi at Urncllntr-Orowtli of College Ornlory unit Ornton In tha West School nud College Noloi. The result of the Investigations conducted by a protestor In Ynle college regarding the effect of small print text books on the eye sight of pupils awakened Interest In a matter of grave concern to parents. It was tliuwn that In a large majority of Individual tests the text books In common use were Injurious to the eyes of the young , while some of the books were printed from type that would unduly strain the eyesight of grown persons. As a clincher to his argument the professor proved by statistics that the use of glasses by school children Is markedly on the In crease. The subject Is one that should arouse among parents a strong , persistent demand for reform as will obviate the dangers so clearly shown. Defective eyesight Is" an affliction not only of a lifetime , but extends through generations. This has been proven by tests recently conducted In the public schools of Toronto. Over COO children be tween the ages-of 7 and 17 were subjected to rapid Individual sight tests. The examination revealed some Interesting facts concerning the prevalence of defective vision among Juveniles. Out of the BOO children examined fifty , or 10 per cent of the whole , were found to pos sess marked defective sight. Of these fifty , thirty-flve were girls and fifteen were young boys. The doctor said that the percentage would have been higher had the children been those of professional men or students rather than of business people. "There Is nothing more hereditary than tendency to short sight , " he remarked. "People who misuse their eyes must remem ber that they are Injuring them for two generations. " A fact worth remembering , the doctor says , Is that no child Is born short sighted. In Germany much Investigation has been re cently made concerning this particular , and Infants' eyes have been subjected to every possible test. A predisposition to short sight may exist , but the actual evil docs not exist at the time of birth. And. although If the hereditary tendency be marked , It will de velop Itself , parents may do much to ward it oft during chlnldhood. In many Instances children's eyesight Is per manently Injured by straining the muscles of the eye. The doctor says that no child should bo allowed to get too close to tilt work , while printed matter and writing should always be from fourteen to eighteen Inches from the eye of the child. Pale yel low and pearl gray are the colors least trying to the eye , and should be used as much at possible in the materials with which children work. Only ten of the COO children examined wer < entirely color blind , but In nearly 25 pel cent the sense was proved markedly de detent. The color test was a very stmpli one. From a light wooden rod hung a frlngi of small skeins of wool , the colors belli ; arranged In a certain order greens mlnglei with fawn shades , pinks with blues , and red : with yellows. A knot of green was placei In the child's hand and he was told to throw e .1 over the rod any similar color he discovers among the fringe of skeins. Where the sen ? of color was acute the greens were instant ! ; selected ; whcro It was feeble much best tancy and searching were displayed. In cases where the sense was marked ! ; deficient fawns and greens were mingled blues were pronounced Identical with plnkc and no attempt was made to distinguish be tween yellows and reds. The child In whor the color sense was wanting chose ever ; color In turn. In no Instance was the child aware of hi defect , the deficiency apparently not havln come under the notice of Its parents. In view of these facts , It becomes the dut of parents and school managers to Insist o such changes as will check and ultimate ! prevent Injury to the eyes of children In th schools. IMPROVED SYSTEMS. Whatever may bo the merits of the present ont system of grading In the public school ! says the Chicago Poet , its demerits ore s glaring as to be the subject of attack b educators of all ranks and classes. Some < those have been bold enough to advocate * return to the old system of ungraded school ! tt while others , more conservative In their Idea : think that the two systems might be m vantageously blended by dropping the wea points and adhering to tho' strong points c both. Among Uio latest advocates of change of some sort Is W. J. Shearer , superli tendent of the Newcastle , Pa. , schools. H has evolved a plan ol Ms own which ho ha named "the Newcastle plan , " and for whlc he claims tdiat It approaches more nearly a Ideal plan than anything that baa yet bee suggested. One of the chlet objections , according 1 this authority , to the graded school as exists today Is Its failure to respect the Ind d. vidual differences of the pupils. The brig ! ones are held back , discouraged and rulnc by havffig to wait on the slow pupils. Eve the brightest cannot gain tlmo , by prompt ! receiving the promotion which their mer deserves. The system demands so muc uniformity at every step that many ai forced to leave school before graduating ar those who do graduate come out too late ' get a fair start In life. The Ideal syste : of grading would demand an accurate cla&sll tent cation of all pupils , according to ability , In small classes , .with but a short Interval b nt twecn tine classes. This will make it pass ble for any pupil at any time to pass fro ild ono class to the next higher when his woi and ability put him ahead of his own claa Thosa who lose tlmo can drop back Into division where they can work to advantage. The proposed new plan abandons examln tlons as a test for promotion. The reco Jl- made from day to day Is the sole gauge Jlnd merit on which promotions are made. I > he certain amount of work Is required , of ai section In a given time. Each division he expected to go just as fast as It can and I faster. An accurate grading of pupils a tet cording to ability Into classes of from ten twenty , Instead of herding them In class st of fifty or over , furnlb'nes ai practical ho method ot reaching Individuals , secures fro ng each his best work and closeattentlc ngm. m. Every child under the system Is touch with hope and Inspired with enthusiasi The consequence of the whole is that t average pupil Is able to get through the c tire course In eborter time and to inucSi belt advantage. COLLEGE ORATORY IN THE WEST. For twenty-five years the ruling passl of the western college student has been t passion for oratory. So far as we are awai says the Review of Reviews , no one b ever attempted a general estimate of t cadses or the results of this unexampl devotion on tbo part of at least a hundr student communities through the entl period since the war to the c of public address. But to deny t fact Itself would be to confe total Ignorance of all the springs and IT lives ot the life that has long domlnat : the undergraduate groups from Ohio to C orado. To some extent this ardent stude passion for proficiency In public speakl has been encouraged by the college autho ties. But for the most part it has be > neither encouraged nor recognized by t : faculties of Instruction. Like college al 1-tlcJ In the east , the cause , ot college 01 tory In the west has been promoted by t : unofficial co-operation of the students the selves , with the tolerance rather than t full approbation ot teachers who have be > jealous of anything that threatened to weak ; the allegiance of students to class room di or laboratory work. Yet In spite ot the cold shoulder or I [ active opposition of president or profesio the students of every western college hi penlited In attaching1 an enormous Imp tance to their celt-directed , self-taught , < opsratlve cchcols of debating and orate The so-called literary societies ot the we t ( colleges are In fact for the most part tra Ing schools In the art of public tpeakli The extemporaneous debate , carried on uni the strictest possible parliamentary dli pllne , has always been the favorite exerc of the literary societies. Most colleges hi m- several of these anoclatloni , which comp i ! ( with each other for the acquisition of I brighten ot the/ new lads at the opening the year The stud , nt who does not join one or another of the noddles Is a very exceptional fellow ; and the older members consider It their lorU and brotherly duty to help every new member , no matter how timid and tongue-tied he may be at first , to acquire the Art of exrfo&lng himself In the prerence of an audleHcVwIth some degree of freedom and confidence" . ' U does not follow. tnai'Hll ' western students become orators ; but K tfert'alnly does come to pass that practically atl ' < jf them acquire the ability to stand upon'Urtlr feet In a public place and say itnythlnK/that they may have occasion to tay with directness and without undue embarrassment'tif ' confusion of manner. If ono should compart ' 100 eastern graduates of the present montho'f 'June with 100 west ern graduates , It would'tfrobably appear that the former would someWmlt excel In a certain air of aso , pcllt-h and vrnaturlty In private conversation while the" 'young ' westerners would unquestionably 'prove themselves Im mensely superior on Hie 'average , If a sudden emergency required confer nubile expression of views. Of course the lllfff rences either way would not be nearly so marked at the end of ten years after leaving college. In the long run the chlet factor of successful public ppcech consists In having something to say. It Is not often thnt a man who possesses In his knowledge of a theme or In his zealous convictions the subject matter of a speech , Is unable after n llttlo practice to speak with a reasonable degree of success. Nevertheltss. seme oratorical training ut the very period when the mind of a man Is forming , and his stock of facts and Ideas Is growing most rapidly , must have Ita great advantages. School uiitl Culloci'Note" . The bill providing for the study of the nature and effects of alcoholic drinks In the public schools of New York state was vetoed by the governor. The growth of public libraries In the United States Is ono of the remarkable features ot our system of progress. There arc now nearly 5,000 of them. It Is likely that Mayor Swift of Chicago will follow the , example of New York's mayor and appoint two or three women as members ot the Board of Education. About twenty years ago William Henry Rlnchart , the American tculptor , left a leg acy to the Peabody Institute ot Baltimore that now amounts to about $100,000. The trustees ot the Institute have determined to use this fund for the establishment of a school of sculpture In connection with the Institute. The University of Wisconsin Is the latest Institution of 'iilgher education .to announce a course of journalism , which will begin next year. Students will study the forms of composition used In newspaper work , and the preparation of copy for the printer and will be given practice In writing news and editorial articles. The recently Issued senior class book ot Yale gives the average expense of the stu dents at $912 for the freshman year , $943 for the sophomore , $942 for the Junior and $1,032 for the senior. This Is an average of $18 or $20 per week for the calendar year , and tome $27 per week for the college year of about thlrty-flvo weeks. The universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh report decreased attendance In recent years. Only a few years ago Glasgow had more than 2,000 students , but now has only 1,671. Edinburgh , heretofore , never had fewer than 3,000 , but now has only 2,049. On the other hand , the number of women students has steadily Increased , Edinburgh In the last term reporting 140 and Glasgow 205. Only a few days ago It was announced that a gift of over $500,000 had been made to the University of Pennsylvania by the late E. A. W. Hunter , to become available upon the death of his widow and daughter. Now It Is said that the provost of the university has given $500,000 In'h6tior of his father , This Is Indeed a day of generous benefac tions to educational Mnttltutlons. Am'nerst college gives' away almost ex actly $14,000 a year , ' almost all to under graduates. Of this'amount ' the greater portion tion Is In the form 'of 'small ' scholarships The Income of $83,500'Is ' Intended particularly for men studying for 'tlio ministry ; a fund of $25,000 Is given preferably to ministers zons ; the rest is without restrictions. The amount of the scholarships varies from $4 ( to $140 , three scholarships In the under graduate department .yielding the lattci amount. i -i Dr. D. K. Pearson's ofnChlcago has oltere < to glvo Mount Hoiyoko .college $50,000 If I will ralso an additional , $150,000 In a yea and a half. The glfl.il.of Dr. Pearsons ti western Institutions r aggregate about $2,000. 000 , eight colleges bqlntj tie ) .beneficiaries. 0 those Belolt lias recqlvetli $200,000. Kn'ox $50 , 000 , Chicago Theologlcalljschool $50,000. whll lie has recently made Whitman college o Walla Walla , Wash. , a similar' offer to tha now made .to Mount' Holyoke , and Drur ; college has also been aided by him. Roanoke college In Virginia seems llkel ; to become the educational headquarters o Coreans In this country. Surh Beung Kl' ' of Seoul has been n successful student a Roanoke since January of last year , an' ' now Whang Hyen Mo has arrived at th college to study English , preparatory t matriculating as a student next autumr This college has had Choctaw students fo some twenty-five years and a few years ag enrolled among its students three youn Japanese , sons of membsrs of the Impcrio privy council. OF AKTllOl.OGV. Slcnlllcnnro of the Vnrluus Plnnets nn Their Inlluonro on Humanity. IV. The different houses havfi names as we as being numbered. The first house I called the house of life , or ascendant , an has reference to life and whatever supporl life. Persons with feeble constitutions ger orally surfer .In health during a transit < Saturn on the aEcendant , which continui two years and n half , and Is repeated In little less than thirty years. Death sorm times occurs , but the transit does not proi erly signify death. It Is a. dull , draggln period when ono Is affected , the mind i harassed , friends proved negligent or trcacl erous , and one feels anxious to rove , sell 01 or change business , it U not well to maV changes under this transit of Saturn , f < whatever Is begun under evil aspects wl not prove very fortunate. Tha transit of Mars 'In the first house repeated about every two years. It Indlcati ard evil , but not of the same kind as Satur ; rdof Mars denotes even severer evils than Satur of but they are of short duration , the trans fo continuing from four to eight weeks , uy retrograde movement may prolong it Is eight months. no Uranus transiting In the first house co : icto tlnues for seven years. It Is evil , but n toed all the time. But as this only occurs once eighty-four years , It Is not likely to be e perlenced but once. Jupiter Is In the first house twelve year and Indicates a bright. Joyous period , wh < ed one Is In good health and spirits , fee in.he younger nnd more active. Then Is the tin hem to push business and make changes. m- These are the principal planets that a claimed to Influence us ; the others also ha some Influence for good , but space forbl referring to them. The second house. Is , Uje house of mono he and has reference to one's possessions , pro re , erty as well as monqy.Tlie ' transits of Mai ias Uranus and Saturn denote misfortunes he financial affairs. Jupiter , In second horn led denotes that money ? Is" easy and easily o ed talned. J " * Ire The third house Is'thehouse of klndrc irt and has reference to brothers and slstei he but no confidence can be placed In transl SB In this house. EaOh relative mutt have IO- separate horoscope cast In order to proper IOed read their lives. aq ol- The fourth house IB tqe house of the fathi olnt If the father Is living , and indicates good ng evil , fortunate or unfortunate , according rl- the peculiarity of the.'planet. rlen The fifth house Is tha house of chlldre he It Is alto claimed tot be the house of epecul th- tlons , and that one 'will be fortunate ra- gambling , making hazardous Invc-stmen rahe etc. , It Jupiter Is transiting therein , but c ra perjence teaches that'-Jupiter In the fli the house Is better as a guide to go by wh en we expect to be successful. en The sixth house Is the house of slckne rill but no reason can be given why It shot be so called , as it does not Influence slckm he at all. re , The seventh house Is the house of marrla ive and Is next In Importance to the ascenda or- ( first houte ) . H is the house of thet hi co- band for the wife , and the house of the w ry. for the husband. Jupiter transiting here frn fortunate. Uranus , Mars and Saturn , e\ In- H has been observed that the man woi ng. loose his wife when Saturn wts In tl ier house , but that should not be based alone id- this fact. lite The eighth houss Is the house of dea iva but as you cannot predict death from tli ete It Is a mUnomer. the The ninth house IB called the house ot science and religion , but trantltt la ti house have no more Indication for the good or evil ot science or religion than a rainbow has for a bow and arrow. The tenth or house of honor and busi ness Is the most Important ot nny of the twelve. A trans.t ot Saturn here Is often coincident with bankruptcy and ruin. Only a very strong nativity can resist the potent Indications ot this transit. There fore every business man ought to bo ad vised of Its approach and prepare for It as the mariner docs for an approaching storm. The transit of Jupiter through the tenth Is most fortunate , provided there are no evil transits or directions operating at the time. Mars In this house Indicates misfortune for a brief period. Uranus also Is evil by spells. This Is the house ot the mldhcavcn. The eleventh or house of friends , gives but weak Indications. Jupiter hero makes friends more kind than usual. The twelfth , or house of sorrow. Is n strong Indication at the planets transiting therein nt birth , but transit during life time do not seem to have much Influence. This house also has reference to secret enemies. The sign that Is existing nt the moment a child Is born Indicates In a general way the stature , complexion , disposition , etc. , of the child when grown to maturity. Hut there Is such n complication of other causes , Indications and testimonies to modify these general dcFcrlptlons that It Is not uncommon to find ono whoso pe cullarltlcs arc exactly opposite to the general oral Indications. Among the modifying causes may bo mentioned the race or na tionality. A Chinese baby would , perhaps , grow up to bo a pagan , wear n pigtail , etc. , while his American twin might go to school , study law and prosecute htm for stealing. Yet. notwithstanding these differences both might have heart disease ; bo near sighted , hard of hearing , dyspep tics , etc. 'Aries , the ram , rules the head and face and Is ruled by Mars. When ascending at birth , denotes a spare , strong , talllsh person , sharp sight , oval face , red dish hair , swarthy complexion , dark eye brows , long neck , large shoulders ; In clined to rule Instead of being ruled ; can not bear contradictions and of rash or violent disposition. Taurus , the bull , rules the neck nnd throat and Is ruled1 by Venus. Denotes a short , well set person , full face nnd eyes , wtdo nose and mouth , shining face , thick neck , short , broad hand , dark , wavy or curly hair , largo shoulders ; fond of good living ; subject to fits of Badness ; slow to anger , but furious when enraged , though usually cheerful and obliging. Gemini , the twins , rules the arms and chest and Is ruled by Mercury. Denotes a tall , well formed person , long arms , short hands and feet , high Instep , smart , quick step , dark hair , sanguine complexion , good wit and Intellect , hazel eyes , having a pe culiar sparkle and sharp sight. Cancer , the crab , rules the breast and lungs nnd Is ruled by the moon. Denotes a medium stature ; the upper portion of the body larger than the lower ; soft ekln and flesh , round face , gray eyes , small features , brown hair , palo or tawny complexion , suppressed voice , peaceably Inclined nnd averse to storm and bluster. Leo , the lion , rules the heart and back and Is ruled by the sun. Denotes a large , wlery body , well proportioned ; broad shoulders , round head , light or ruddy com plexion , large , full eyes , bushy or curly hair , strong , deep voice , grip with hand strong ; ambitious , noble ; haughty ; generous ; gentle when unprovoked , but In anger ter rible. Virgo , the virgin , rules the stomach and intestines and is ruled by Mercury. De notes a middle or tall person ; slender nnd well formed oval face , high check bones , shrill voice , but not loud , Ingenious mind ; fond of learning ; disposed to waver or hesitate ; very Industrious ; diffident ; bashful - ' ful , and If a woman very modest. 1 Libra , the balance , rules the reins and loins and Is ruled by Venus. Denotes a tall , graceful figure , fine , soft , auburn hair ; roundish face ; pink arid Illy com plexion , which becomes ruddy or pimpled In old age ; blue , beautiful eyes ; amiable dis position ; averse to cruelty and bloodshed ; a lover of Justice ; neat and particular , but not fond of hard or dirty work. r Scorpio , the scorpion , rules the lower portion tion of the body and generative organs , and Is ruled by Mars. Denotes a medium 'slzo ; dusky complexion ; dark , curly hair , which is bushy -and plentiful ; thick "neck ; lower limbs , 'sometimes not very ' symmetrical hasty ; stirring and energetic , but subtla and reserved. Sugltarlus , the archer , rules Uio hips and thighs , and la ruled by Jupiter. Denotes a well formed , tall person ; long limbs and features ; straight Grecian nose ; expressive eyes ; chestnut hair , growing thin above the temples and disposed to baldness ; jovial dis position ; generous and charitable ; swift runner - nor and good Jumper ; daring and Intrepid ; fond of horses and hunting. Caprlcornus , the water goat , rules the knees and calves , and Is ruled by Saturn , Denotes a short , Blender and very graceful figure ; Inclined to bend forward , or bow 01 nod the head ; long or pointed chin ; slendei neck ; narrow breast ; lower limbs not well formed ; h.is a sklpplsb movement ; firm , sen. sltlvo and nervous ; capricious ; subject to fltt of melancholy and to brood over an Injurj especially when alone. Aquarius , the waterman ; rules the legs am ankles , 'and Is ruled by Uranus and Saturn Denotes a tall , stout person ; robust , healths appearance ; long and rather fleshy face ; cleai complexion , Inclining to sanguine ; Bandy 01 darkish hair not so light as beard , hazel eyes gentle , benevolent disposition ; grave aspec and dignified In speech ; a firm friend , bu determined enemy ; cheerful , yet subject ti gloomy forebodings. Pisces , the fishes ; rules Che feet , and 1 : ruled by' Jupiter. Denotes middle or short Ish stature ; full face , with pale or tangulm complexion ; round shoulders ; short fin-Ilk : limbs ; placid , sleepy eyes ; sometimes webbn between fingers for a short distance ; thlrs for fluids ; a good swimmer ; generous am good natured ; not very Industrious , but some nt how always provided for ; laughs at mis fortune and takes the world easy. ThCBo descriptions seldom prove exact , bu generally approximate In most particulars The discrepancies arise from a conflict of th Indications and the planetary configurations ( To be Continued. ) HOOKS The Century company has Issued a nei poster by Eugene Grassct for the Jun to numb'er of The Century Magazine. H i : lustratcs Prof. Sloane's life of Napoleoi and Is no less striking In its way tha Grasset's famous "Sun of Austerlltz , " whlc has already become so well known in thl country. The subject Is Napoleon In Egyp Just preceding the Battle of the Pyramid ! Napoleon is seated upon bis white charge which has" rich barbaric trappings of re and gold. The arm of the conqueror IB e : tended , pointing to the pyramids , as uttering his ringing address , "Soldlen ve forty centuries look down upon you froi ds the summit of the Pyramids. " Past hli march the troops. The yellow glare of tli desert , the dun-colored sky and the brl llant uniform of Napoleon make an unusui harmony of color. During the present eras for poster-collecting , examples by Grassi are the most highly prized of all. Tl Century company will Issue a special ed tlon of this poster for collectors , each co [ re , signed by the artist. Its Vacation time IB near at hand and tt Itsa a children will find pleasant suggestions i ly the woods and fields In the June number i St. Nicholas. One ot the llttlo verses , thi will awaken sympathy In the mind of evei or reader. Is ' 'When ' Vacation's Nearlng , " I to A. S. Webber. Mr. Steam's "Chris and tl Wonderful Lamp" IB brought to an et Si with a most unexpected complication , sho\ In Ing bow Alladln's genii escaped from tt ts , slavery of the lamp. In Mr. Pyle'a stor x- Jack Balllster wins lull recognition for h rst pluck In rescuing the heroine from tl pirates. "Teddy and Carrots , " the two 11 tie boys that James Otis U describing , a : ES , planning Teddy's release ( from the fa' ' ild where he was so unfeelingly put by tl policeman. 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