r THE OMAHA DAILY 1JI3E : TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 27 , 1898.
SOMETHING ABOUT JOHN HAY
Sketch of the Career of the New Secretary
of State.
WELL EQUIPPED FOR HIS NEW OFFICE
linn AilvnntnKC of Diplomatic Service
Alironil < o Kit Him ( nr tlic
IllKhrnt I'onltlon In the
C'lililnrt ,
Henry Macfnrland In the Independent
None of his thirty-seven predecessors had
better preparation than Colonel John Hay
for the office of sccrt-tary of state ; and ex-
Becretary John W. Foster Is the only ono of
modern times who had the advantage of dip
lomatic service abroad before he came to
the head of the State department. But
while Colonel Foster served as minister to
Mexico and to Spain and to Russia , Colonel
Hay has served as secretary of legation ,
and at times charge , or acting minister at
I'arls , Vienna nnd Madrid before filling BO
acceptably the ambassadorship at London ,
which is the greatest place In our diplo
matic ranks , and besides , has practical
knowledge of the department Itself , through
his two years' experience as assistant sec
retary of state , the latter halt of the Hayes
administration. But below all this lies the
unequalcd training of four years' Intimate
day and night association with Abraham
Lincoln In the White House , the foundation
of Colonel Hay's fortunes. It Is a great
thing for the admlnlstratlpn and for the
country that Colonel Hay comes to be sec
retary of state with the necessary equip
ment , which most of his predecessors have
had to acquire after they took the portfolio ,
In the way of acquaintance with Its msthods
nnd tradlttonsi and that knowledge of our
foreign affairs which can only bo obtained
by actual service in the department and In
our principal legations in Europe , but it Is
a greater thing that our now secretary of
state brings to his Important task what he
learned from the foremost American , In the
most heroic period of our history. He has
a great advantage over his predecessors In
heing on Intimate terms with the leaders
of England , whoso confidence he has won ,
eo that If necessary ho could here , at times ,
by personal and unofficial correspondence
with them , continue to do the work of an
ambassador at London ; but he him a much
greater advantage In the fact that ho was
on Intimate terms with President Lincoln
and In the Impressions of that Intimacy upon
his young mind , which remain as principles
of his public career ; that he Is the only
man now prominent In our government who
had the opportunity of receiving such Im
pressions.
Colonel John Hay , for ho will be called
by the title Lincoln gave him , even If ho
comes to bo president , as some of his friends
predict , Is what Is called a favorite of for
tune , and , Indeed , says of himself , half In
Jest and half In earnest , that ho owes his
BUCCCSS to his persistent pursuit of the flckl
goddess. And while , of course , opportunity
avails nothing without ability , it Is cvlden
that Colonel Hay has been exceptionally
fortunate 1n this respect. t the very beginning
ginning of his manhood , within a year afte
ho graduated from the Brown university
ho met the great opportunity of his life
when , at twenty-one , ho was Introduced by
his uncle , Malcolm Hay , as a student in
the law ofllco of Abraham Lincoln at Spring
field. Mr. Lincoln , the "self-made" genius
then the acknowledged leader of his profes
Blon and his party In the state of Illinois
' and with an Increasing national reputa
tlon , took a liking for the young collegian
with whom ho seemed to have much In
common In nplto of the desparlty betweei
them In ago , temperament and early socla
and educational advantages. A gentleman
by birth nlul breeding , In the convcntlona
ns well ns the real nense , young Hay hat
Been only the better sldo of pioneer llf
In the little town of Salem , Ind. , where hi
phyulclau father , Charles Hay , had settlci
after his sturdy grandfather , John Hay , so
ot Adam Hay , the revolutionary soldier an
friend of Washington , had removed from
Kentucky to Illinois because he would not
live in a slave state. The Hays were Scotch
of course , Adam being the BOU of the John
Hay who left the army of the Elector Pala
tine to como to America In the middle of the
last century ; but Charles Hay had married a
daughter of the Rev. David A. Leonard , n
Khodo Island man of English ancestry , so
that young Hay Inherited the flno traits of
both Scotch and English character. It was
natural that his mother's son should be sent
to Brown university nnd that with his
talents and tastes young Hay did well there : ,
excelling In composition In a class which
turned out more good writers than the
average and taking a wholesome Interest
In all the social life of the little college
where he was very popular , especially as a
member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
It was this bright , fine likable youth whoso
shrewdness drew him to the law , while his
sentiment was trying to draw him to litera
ture , well balanced In sense and sensibility ,
capable , If not fond , of Intense Industry , and
thorough In his execution , reticent without
being taciturn under nil his cheerful candor
and gifted with humor nnd a keen sense of
It , who won Mr. Lincoln's regard Immedi
ately and gradually grow closer and closer to
him until ho became almost like a son. Mr.
Lincoln had few Intimates with all his
friends and Mr. Hay Is just like him In
that respect , but they were as Intimate to
gether as two such different natures could
bo and to an Increasing degree while
Mr. Hay lived at the White House as a
member of the family during most ot the
war and afterward , until his friend nnd
mentor was assassinated. Mr. Hay did not
have much opportunity to learn law from
the great lawyer , for already Mr. Lincoln
was absorbed In national politics and the
next year his ofllco became the headquarters
of the republican party , which had nom i-
inated htm for the presidency. But at an
ago whan many young men are still at the
university Mr. Hay was learning with vivid ' * '
Interest from the man who was the greatest
politician as well as the greatest statesman
of lil time practical lessons In both politics
and statesmanship , although ho did master
enough law to gain admission to the bar
just before he started with Mr. Lincoln on
his memorable journey to the White House.
All through that strenuous and momentous
campaign young Hay paid for his tuition
with devoted labors day and night. In the
Interest of his preceptor ; and It was then
that his abilities as a writer and speaker
first came Into practical play , although his
most Important service was done privately
with customary tact , modesty and self-reli
ance. U was then that ho began to make
the acquaintance ot the leaders of the re
publican party , everyone of whom during
and since the war period he has known well ,
If not Intimately , and to learn at first hand
their motives and their methods , and all
the unwritten history of our politics. Vig
orous in mind and body ho stood the strain
of that campaign , as ho stood the storm and
stress of the Incessant work of the White
* Houao during the following four years , with ,
out worrying unduly and without breaking
! down. Mr. Lincoln learned to rely upon him
moro and more Implicitly and to like him
more and more heartily , his unstampedablc
cheerfulness being especially grateful to the
Bitvlancboly man In the shadow of the great
national tragedy which was to end In hU
own death. Not the least of his attractions
to Mr. Lincoln , doubtless , was his read )
appreciation of Mr. Lincoln's humor and of
these humorous writings which Mr. Llncolr
liked to read. Mr. Hay , like Mr. Dana
understood "Petroleum V. N'asby" as Mr
Stanton could not , and also why Mr. Ir.he
coin HkPd to read such things under tin
i terrible tension ot waiting for battle news
ill that a loyal i < on could bo to a father ,
lr Hay was to P.-esldcnt Lincoln as sccre-
ary and aide-de-camp with the title he
will nlwaB bear , confirmed by seve.'il
months' service In the field with General
lunter and General ailtmore , where he was
yes and oars for the president. In ths
'Life of Lincoln , " In which , writing In
collaboration with tils fellow secretary , Mr.
'lcolay , Colonel Hay has sought to partly
ay his great debt lo President Lincoln
nd In doing so has raised his own literary
monument , wo find the evidences of what
Ir. Hay did during those years. It was
not oil stern work , wrought In sorrow , for
hero were bright hours and pleasant Incl-
dcnst. It was In this time that Mr. Hay
'iccatno well acquainted with Amasa Stone
if Cleveland , who had whllo building rail-
oads In Illinois become a friend of Mr.
jlncoln and this led years afterward to Mr.
lay's marriage to ono of Mr. Stone's two
laughters , "one of the most charming wives
n the world , " beautiful and accomplished ,
nd who brought her husband a fortune
vhlch her father , who admired and loved
ilm , was glad to sec him enjoy and which ,
f It removed the spur of poverty from his
iterary powers , gave him the means of
gratifying his social and political ambitions.
Colonel Hay , after ho had performed his
last service at the grave of his great cap
tain , poor In pocket , but rich In knowl
edge of our national affairs , military and
civil , at homo nnd abroad , and statesman
ind diplomat , young as ho was , through
ils extraordinary experience , began that
practical education In our diplomatic serv
ice which waa EO pleasant then and so
profitable afterward. He was , during the
next three years , secretary of legation and
repeatedly In charge of the legation at
Paris and at Vienna , until ho resigned in
1868 and returned to the United States only
to be appointed secretary of legation at
Madrid under General Sickles , where he
wrote , during his two years' service , these
delightful memoranda of Spanish life , which
grew Into a book before he could rewrite
them , as he had Intended , and appeared
under the title "Castlllan Days , " In 1871 ,
after ho had returned to the United States
In 1870 to become an editorial writer on
the New York Tribune for nearly flvo years.
It was In 1871 , also , that ho published hi *
"Pike County Ballads. " The best of them ,
Including "Jim Bludso" nnd "Little
Breeches , " were written In about three
weeks that year , and together with some
ho had saved up during his college days ,
Tvcre handed to James T. Fields , who liked
them so much that ho published them.
In 1875 Colonel Hay , having married Miss
Stone , left the Trlbuno and removed to
Cleveland , where Mr. Stone built a hand
some house on Euclid avenue for Colonel
Hay and bis bride. His marriage , In the
circumstances , made a great change In Col
onel Hay's life ; and the virility of his char
acter showed In the fact that ho success
fully resisted the tendencies , within him
and without him , to make a dilettante and
a .mere society man. From time to time
slnco kind friends have hinted that Colonel
Hay might cease to be the energetic , robust
and ambitious manly man that he had been
and HUcciimb to the enervating Influences
of luxurious leisure ; but he has no more
been spoiled in this way than ho has been
made snobbish or conceited with "tho un
conscious arrogance of conscious wealth. "
Always unostentatious and , indeed , retiring ,
he has not paraded his activities ; but they
have appeared In spite of him , and con
spicuously In their results. Few public men
who have not served constantly In congress
have worked harder or accomplished more
than Colonel Hay In the last twenty-two
years. Ho has never practiced the profes
sion ho learned In Lincoln's law office ; but
as a writer , a speaker , a statesman and a
diplomat he has labored earnestly and suc
cessfully. His literary achievements are
the best known to the general public , except
what he has done as ambassador to Lon
don. It is said that hts "Life of Lincoln"
was not known In England before he went
there as ambassador , the best English
papers referring only to his ballads nnd
"Castlllan Days" in enumerating his liter
ary works , not knowing , of course , that ho
had also written the "Breadwinners. " But
his great literary work , on which ho spent
moio than ten years , Is as well known In
his own country as "Jim Bludso" and "Llt-
tie Breeches , " the only Plko County Bal
lads which are generally known. It Is also
known that ho served with his usual success
two years ns assistant secretary of state
under President Hayes and as president of
the international sanitary congress in
Washington In , 1881 and that In the same
year during the exciting Blalne-Conkling
j controversy , which ended In the assasslna-
I tlon of President Garfleld , Mr. Whltelaw
Held Intrusted the editorial direction of
the Now York Trlbuno to Colonel Hay ,
while ho went on his wedding journey to
Europe. But besides working In literature
and diplomacy Colonel Hay has been In
all these years a power In politics , moro
rather than less Importatt because he
worked chiefly behind the scenes. Ho has
appeared from time to time on the repub-
llcan stump to make speeches notable for
the clearness of the style and the cogency
i of the thought ; but he has not been In
| evidence at nominating conventions nor In
hotel lobbies. Ho has seldom been seen
at the Whlto House , except on social oc-
easterns , and has almost never appeared at
the capltol or In the cabinet offices since ho
left the State department seventeen years
ago. Ho never willing ! ; figures In the
newspapers and has never been "Inter-
viewed" on tmbllo questions. It is not
j strange , therefore , that the general public
I does not know Colonel Hay as a politician
I and that he Is oven unknown to all but the
leading men among politicians. But they
know that his Influence has been potent in
| the inner councils of the republican party
' for nearly a quarter of a century and that
ho has given freely of his time , his efforts ,
his money and , above all , of his much val
ued counsel , to promote the success of his
party and of his candidates within the
party. Of these William McKlnley has
been first In his regard and no one man dW
I more to make him president than Colonel
Hay. President McKlnley has often ac
knowledged this to friends and It Is an open
secret that If President McKlnley had not
boon constrained by circumstances to trans i-
fer Senator Sherman to the State depart
ment Colonel Hay would have been made
secretary of state at the beginning of hU
administration.
No former secretary of state has had the
means which Colonel Hay has for the per-
formance of the social duties which are so
Important. Ho has more wealth at his com-
, mand than any of his predecessors ; but be
sides that ho has one of the finest house :
In Washington , built for him by H. II
Hlchardson , with a face , and especially i
doorway , as hospitable as the welcome
within , where for years Colonel nnd Mrs
Hay have graciously entertained the s.st
society , Including all the leaders of th <
diplomatic corps and our foremost public
Icst
men ; and they are , of course , on the bes
ot terms with all the older diplomats , sc
that the new secretary of state , unlike semi
of his predecessors , will not have to bi
Introduced to the men with whom be Is t to
do diplomatic business. The Hays' hous <
Is one of the finest examples of Richardson'/ /
art and , whllo admirably adapted for larg <
entertainments , la roost homelike , especlall ;
In the beautiful library , with its Interestlnf
and valuable collection of books , now am
old. It stands on the corner ot Slxteentl
street and Lafayette Square , facing olc
St. John's church , and looking from It !
sldo windows southward across the park ti
, the White House ; and adjoining It Is th <
. home of Colonel's Hay's friend , Henr ;
Adams , the historian. Hero for a dozei
winters the Hays have lived , taking promt
nent part In the best life of the city. The ]
follow the golden mean In all things and
are not given over to the Incessant activi
ties of fashionable society , but have taken
time not only for Colonel Hay's special pur
suits , but for quiet philanthropy , giving
generously but privately to many worthy
causes.
Colonel nnd Mrs. Hay have made large
contributions to the Church of the Cove
nant , Presbyterian , where they attend regu
larly when In Washington , Colonel Hay
serving on the board of trustees. Colonel
nnd Mrs. Hay have only two children , at
tractive and cultivated girls , the elder , Miss
Helen Hay , who was a debutante two years
ago , showing her poetical Inheritance In
admirable verses , and the younger , Miss
Al'ce. ' who , having been presented nt court
wbllo In London , wilt appear In Washington
society this winter. The summers of later
years Colonel Hay and his family have
spent at their flno place In Vermont , where
they have entertained their friends with the
same charming , simple hospitality which
they knew In Washington ,
Colonel Hay is not a club man , although
he belongs to the fashionable Woshlucton
club , the Metropolitan , as ho does to other
clubs In Washington and Cleveland , for ho
Is not seen at the club half a dozen times In
a winter.
Ho Is , like Secretary Olney , a great pe
destrian and ho Is a familiar figure on the
streets of Washington. His Is not an Im
pressive presence , for ho Is short In figure ,
sturdy rather than Graceful and growing
rather stout ; although ho walks briskly and
with the swing of youth , so that It Is hard
to realize that he will be CO on the Sth of
October , even though his black hair and
bushy beard nro turning gray and his
bright , fine oycs demand eye glasses. His
dress la like his manner , so perfect that It
does not excite comment ,
WORD FROM THE THURSTONS
( Jonernl firei-ii llk-Iimx P.n
X " * r of Oinnliit'H Crack Com
pany .N < nv nt Mniilln ,
General Francis V. Green , who Is returnIng -
Ing from Manila , passed through Omahu
Sunday evening on his way to Washington
In response to a call from the War depart
ment. The general had command ot one
division In the only serious land engagement
with the Spaniards In the Philippines , and
a part of that division was composed of the
First Nebraska regiment , Including the
Thurston nines of this city. For thla reason
his arrival had much of interest to many
Omaha people , and several who had friends
In the Thurston Hides were at the depot in
an effort to meet the officer.
General Green reported a quick nnd pleas
ant trip across the Pacific on his return. He
left Manila on August 31 , nnd expects to bo
In Washington Tuesday , making about
twenty-eight days consumed In the journey.
Ho was accompanied by Captain Bates and
Lieutenant Shlpton , staff officers , and Don
Agonclllo , a commissioner from Agulnaldo
to the peace conference at Paris , and his
private secretary , Slxto Lopez.
The general spoke In terms of the highest
praise of the bravery and soldierly qualities
of the Nebraska boys , and Bald the eight
who were wounded in the engagement with
the Spaniards were doing well. He said there
Is little sickness among the soldiers , and
that the camp Is well located , with plenty
to eat and a desirable climate. Ho said
Lieutenant Colonel Colton of David City Is
deputy collector of customs at Manila , and
that the Thurston nifles nro in Colton's divi
sion. The First Nebraska Is acting as a
guard for the custom house , warehouse anc
storehouses on the Paslg river. The boys
are well pleased with their assignment , am
have comfortable houses In which to live
The health of the Thurston lUHes Is good
and the boys are contented with their lot.
Mural Halatead , who went to the Philip
pines as the correspondent for eastern pub
lications , was also on the train on his re
turn home.
THALE DRUGGED AND ROBBED
Montana CniilliillHt the A'letlin of i
"Woman Who Overl < iolced n
.Small Fortune.
Henry Thale , a capitalist from Helena
Mont. , was robbed of a scarf pin sot with a
valuable opal and fourteen diamonds valuci
it $1,500 and $15 In money in a room at th
\rllngton hotel Friday night. Thale hat
$11,000 In a money belt about his waist which
was overlooked by the thief. Thalo wa
rendered unconscious with laudanum whlcl
was administered to him In a glass of beer.
Ho was Inveigled into the hotel by Stella
Meyers , a well known character and she I
the one who gave him the drugged beer
She is under arrest at police headquarters
"Shecney" Milton Meyers , her husband , wa
also arrested. Ho assaulted Thalo Saturday
avenlng because he had caused the arrest of
his wife. Since the robbery Thale has been
under a doctor's care. The amount of laud
anum given him was so great that it caused
ills serious illness. Almost enough to poison
him was given him. Thale , prior to the rob
bery was a gueat at the Farnam Terrace
hotel. Ho is ono of the best known and
wealthiest men in Montana and has mining
properties In every port of the state which
yield him enormous monthly returns.
Meyers was arraigned before Judge Gor
don yesterday afternoon charged with
fighting and strange to say Thalo was also.
It was proven by several witnesses that
Meyers called Thale a vile name and struck
at him nnd that Thalo simply defended
himself. But despite this Thale was fined
$1 and costs and his assailant $5 and costs.
The hearing of Stella Mayers has been set
for Wednesday , October 6.
I'rotcctlnu the Limit.
Under the direction of the county com-
uilsfiloners Superintendent Miles D. Houck
of the court house Is getting ready to put
up a set of terraced seats In front of the
retaining wall along Farnam street for the
accommodation of people who may desire to
witness the Ak-Sar-lien parade and cere
monies In front of the city hall. This Is
believed to bo the only way to keep t'ji'
lawn from being generally demoralized by
the crowd.
I'liiniliiT-i' President Coming.
The Plumbers1 union , local No. 16 , is
making preparations to receive Its national
president , J. S. Kelly of Chicago , who will
bo In the city during the coming week. Mr.
Kelly will be accompanied by Frank Ken
nedy , also high In union circles , and will
ipcnd several days visiting the exposition.
Definite arrangements for their entertain
ment have not yet been announced except
that they will bo entirely adequate to the
occasion.
Private. DctectlvtAvrcMteil. .
Otto Egloft , who claimed to bo ono of the
, operatives of the Star Detective agency In
this city , was arrested Sunday night ,
charged with cany tug concealed weapons ,
Hgloft is one of the men , it Is said , who
. was very active In securing evidence
against the South Omaha gamblers.
His arrest is said to have been duo to the
Information of one of the fraternity's
friends. He will bo given a hearing this
evening ,
No Flurht In JoluiHon'n Place.
In a published account of a fight in the
Third ward Saturday the scone of hostili
ties was laid in Red Johnson's saloon at
1023 Capitol avenue. Thte was a mistake.
The fight started near the Webster street
depot and the capture was made further
down , the only connection Johnson's place
had with the affair being that a shot was
fired as the pursued and pursuer ran by ,
Democratic County Committee.
The democratic county committee has
been called to meet ot the Jacksontan club
next Friday evening to take action toward
filling the vacancy on the legislative ticket
caused by the resignation of Fred EUasser.
The only name mentioned In conectlo with
n the position Is that of John H. Grossman ,
and ho will probably be chosen unless he de
clines to permit the use of his uatuo.
Ill I 1AVO 1\T T1I1 > PIMIIWll P
MILLIONS IN lllh SCHOOLS
One-Fifth of the Entire Popnlation Drinking
at Education's ' Ponnt.
RISING STANDARD OF THE SCHOOLS
Vi'linlcnl Seliool * of ( ieriunny mill the
Part Thpy I'lny In ( lie Indiifttrliil
DIM pliiiiii | < * nt < if ( hi.
The annual report of the National Conv
mlssloner of education , a brief summary of
which appeared In the dispatches , shows an
ucreaso of 257,990 pupils In the schools ,
compared with the precedliiB rn > ort. The
enrollment In all elementary schools reaches
the masulflccnt total of 15,452,000. Adding
o It these In colleges , universities , high
schools and academics , the grand total
reaches 16,255,000. The report further says :
"Tho total amount of schooling received
er Individual on an average for the whole
United States at the rate af school attend
ance for 1897 Is very nearly flvo years of
200 days each , and r'cahes quite seven years
: n a few of the states that are the most lav-
sh In their expenditure for education. A
Ittle moro than one-fifth of the entire popu-
atlon attended school at some time during
the year.
"A still greater occasion for congratulation
s the Increase of students In colleges and
universities. This Increase has gone on
steadily for twenty-five years. In 1872 only
590 persons In the million were enrolled In
these Institutions. In 1S97 the number had
risen to 1,210 In the million , being more
than double the number. During the same
period there hod been an Important change
In regard to conditions of admission to col
lege. The standard has been raised to such
an extent ns to require nn average of u
year's work more In preparation for the
Freshman class. If we consider the elevated
standard , It Is safe to estimate the number
In higher education measured by the stand
ard of 1S72 as three times ns largu In 1897 as
twenty-five years before. This Increase was
most remarkable In these students taking
what are called post-graduato studies and
engaged In the work of original Investiga
tion. This number Increased from something
less than 200 In 1872 up to twenty-five times
that number , or nearly 5,000 , In 1897. The
professionals students In the schools of law ,
medlclno and theology Increased during the
same period from 2SO to 740 In each million
of Inhabitants. During the same period
scientific and technical schools multiplied.
In the six years from 1890 to 189C the number
of students tu engineering and applied
science Increased from 14,869 to 23,598.
'In ' view of the continually Increasing de
mands for higher education , especially In
the fields of work which Involve technical
scientific questions , as well as a knowledge
of International law and an acquaintance
with the manners of life and the modes of
'thinking ' of other nations of 'tho world , to
whom we are becoming moro closely con
nected In bublness and political relations , the
Increase of professional education , and es
pecially the rapid growth of that class of
students that make special expert studies In
post graduate work. Is In the highest degree
reassuring. It Indicates a deep feeling on
the part of the citizens of the United States
that higher education Is necessary not only
for political combinations , but also for busi
ness combinations. "
Teeluilonl Schoolx of Crrniiiny.
A writer In Modern Machinery contends
that If the United States Is to maintain its
present pace In the Industrial world greater
attention must bo given to trade schools.
Ho points out that practical education has
been the means of pushing Germany to the
front as a manufacturing nation. So great
*
has its growth been In the last twenty
years that the stamp ' 'Made In Germany"
Is today moro frequently seen In the mar
kets of the world than Great Britain's
trademark.
The Industrial development of Germany
began moro than a half century ago , when
that country first felt the effectu of British
machinery that was superior to their own ,
and the lack of railroads to remote factory
districts. Thcfco serious disadvantages
were offset , to a degree , by the severe ap
prenticeships required to learn a trade
which turned out a superior class of work
men. At the close of the Franco-Prussian
war In 1871 states and municipalities first
displayed a determination to Increase the
number and extend the scope of the public
schools. Large numbers were equipped for
manual training , some going to wood and
Iron working. Drawing was universally
taught , both mechanical and free hand ,
supplemented by color work. The direct
result of this latter Is to bo seen In the
marvelous results in printing and litho
graphing , Germany now supplying the world
with the cheaper forms of art. The pub
lic schools may bo said to have given the
boy a chance to find out how ho would like
to make a living. When he had found out
there was the higher school to develop his
special talent.
Origin of the Trnilc School.
The Introduction of the trade school was
not BO much of an Innovation as might be
supposed , but was directly In the line of
German methods of development followed for
hundreds of years before the learned col
leges were open to the common people.
In the trade and technical schools that
were built In the latter country a quarter
of a century ago vast sums of money were
spent , but so rapidly have the times changed
that the buildings are even now being torn
down and replaced by establishments that
are equal to the demands of now conditions.
These schools are supplemented by perma
nent Industrial museums and libraries of
statistics. Greater Importance than ever Is
attached to higher scientific training , the
demand f or which Increases as the facilities
are enlarged. At Nuremberg an entirely
new building Is now In cours , of erection
for the Industrial art school at a cost of
$200,000. , Special Instruction Is to bo given
In the applications of art to wood carving ,
metal work , lithographing and general dec
oration. The Gewerbo museum of the same
city also has a handsome new edifice where
courses of popular lectures are given sim
ilar In character to those given at the Con-
scrvatorle des Artes ct Metiers at Paris ,
on all new Inventions likely to prove useful
for trade purposes and In the development
of science and art processes. In the labor
atories a staff of professors and their as
sistants 'are employed In chemical research ,
and students who wish to conduct experi
ments In chemistry for manufacturing pro
cesses receive gratuitous Instruction ami
assistance. A special feature of the trade
museum U a collection of specification * of
patents and histories of nil the factories In
Havnrln , with descriptions of their equip
ment. At Stuttgart a similar museum was
opened last year nt a cost of $1,000,000. It
Is somewhat on the order of the South Ker >
slngton museum.
I.nr r Attendance nt Trnilr School * .
In this latter city an entirely now group
of buildings has been added to the technical
high school , to bo devoted to chemistry
and electro-technology. At Darmstadt , n
town of lees than 60,000 people , the poly
technic high school has recently been ra- '
built at a cost of $600,000 and It must bo
remembered that the cost of building In
Germany Is much less than In this country. '
Thcso Instances may bo taken as examples
of the steady advance made by Germany
In the further provision of facilities for
higher scientific training as a means of
developing the Industries. The attendance
at these scientific schools Is larger than nt
the universities , that at Charlottrnburg ,
Berlin , alone having 3,000 students enrolled ,
Electrical laboratories are moro numerous
and moro completely equipped than 'n ' r.ny
other countries In the world. It Is said
that there are no school laboratories In
Englend or the United States which can
compare with those of Darmstadt and Stutt
gart and that no facilities exist In English
speaking countries for original and Inde
pendent eearch In physics equal to those af
forded at the Imperial Physical Institute nt
Charlottenburg.
To fit for commercial life the training Is
just as thorough. Instruction and discipline
In the primary schools are more severe , and
are moro heartily supported by the people.
The teaching of modern languages Is instated
upon in the secondary schools with l : sulls
of the greatest possible benefit to the Gorman
clerk and commercial agent , The habl : of
accuracy , punctuality , attention to detail and
strict obedience Is all the time Impressed on
the pupil. Then ho Is taught that few pro
plo strike bonanzas In this life , and that
thoroughness In understanding end devotion
to a. business nro the qualities that win.
Largo numbers of young Germans are sent
Into England , France and the United States
to take clerkships In manufacturing and ex
porting houses. They speak and write Ger
man , English , French and often Spanish , and
thus become valuable employes. They learn
the merchant's customers , prices , methods
of packing , shipping routes and charges , all
of which knowledge they take back to Ger
many and use for their own preferment and
to the benefit of the home trade. The ex
perience Is considered Justly a part of their
education.
1'iliicatloiiiil Note * .
The Brooklyn school board has decided
to have Spanish taught in the boys' High
schools.
Mrs. Edward Barren of Mayfleld , Cnl. ,
will build a largo studio for the classes In
art at Stamford university.
Dartmouth college enters Its 130th year
with the largest class in Its history , so the
Boston bar and the Massachusetts bench
will continue to have good recruiting ground
for some years to come.
The order of Superintendent Maxwell of
the New York Board of Education , that
6,000 public school teachers shall furnish him
with their photographs , is meeting with re
sistance. Many of the teachers are young
and pretty women and slnco the superin
tendent is a married man they do not know
what ho wants their "photos" for , nor
feel sure they will be put to proper use ,
although ho declares It Is merely for pur
poses of identification.
The Menlo estate , which Mies Jennie
Flood has given to the California university ,
is very valuable. "Besides the house , " says
the Son Francisco Chronicle , "which was
two years In building and which cost J500-
000 , there are the large grounds , on which
money has been lavished. Miss Flood has
requested that enough of these grounds to
enhance the beauty of the house bn re
tained for fifty years , but she has no ob
jection to the sale of the rest. The land
Is very valuable. In addition to thi6UO
cultivated acres which immediately sur
round the house. Miss Flood has given her
interest of nn undivided half of 2,400 acres ,
or 1,800 acres In all. The latter land is
marsh land , but can bo made profitable. "
YEISER ASKS FOR MANDAMUS
Intend * , It I'ONxlhle , ( o Compel the
City to Tnkc lip the Direct
LcKixIiitloii
John 0. Yelser has at last carried out
his threat of Instituting mandamus pro
ceedings to compel the city council to sub
mit the initiative and referendum proposl
tlon to the voters. Ho went before Judge
Scott with a petition for a writ , represent
ing that a petition to the council , signed by
3,104 voters , was presented on August 30
last , asking for an ordinance lo carry Into
effect the crovlslons of the act known as
Chapter xxxll of the laws of 1897 ( house
roll ( Ss ) , tut that It has been filed away
with the apparent Intention of pigeonholing
ing It. An alternative writ was Issued by
the Judge , directed to City Clerk Beecher
HIgby and made returnable on Wednesday ,
when a hearing will bo had.
Miirrlnure Licensed.
County Judge Baxter has issued the fol
lowing marriage licenses since last publica
tion :
Name and Residence. Age.
Thaddeua C. Mnstella , San Francisco.41
Grace R. Davis , New York 2i (
Martin L. Dunphy , Globe , Ariz 31
Nellie Heritage , Corrcctlonville , la 26
Birton L. Curry , Omaha 22
Florlenno E. Louggre , Omaha 18
Carl G. Gustatson , Omaha 3 (
Ida Rlngstrom , Omaha 25
Michael Thell , South Omaha 21
Ltzzlo Nuberger , Omaha 20
Daniel T. Murphy , Omaha 2.r
Nellie McKarney , Omaha 2 :
Albert G. Cooper , Kansas City 25
Annie Wagner , Shakopee , Minn 2 (
Josesph F. Schmidt , Omaha 2'
Emma Grow , Omaha I' '
Fred L. Montgomery , Omaha 25
Edna C. Epperson , Boone , la 19
Edward E. Wheeler , Omaha 2fa
Fannlo Lee , Omaha 'K
How to Look Gooil.
Good looks are really more than nkln deep
depending entirely on a healthy condition
of all the vital organs. If the liver is In
active , you have a bilious look ; If your
stomach Is disordered , you have a dyspeptic
look ; If your kidneys are affected , you hove
a pinched look. Secure good health , and
you will surely bavo good looks. "Electric
Bitters" is a good alterative and tonic. Acts
directly on the stomach , liver and kidneys
purifies the blood , cures pimples , blotches
and bolls , and gives a good complexion
Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at Kuhn &
Co.'s drug store ; 50 cents per bottle.
Genuine Welts
Tan welts not summer tan welts but
the lluest tan welts for fall nnd winter
wear ever put on a ladles' foot a good
substantial welted sole on every pair-
uppers of soft pliable tail Kussla calf
a regular keep your foot dry and warm
shoo the now foot form shoe plenty of
room but a swell looker brass eyelets
and $4 Is the price We've another In
tan vlcl kid for winter wear welted
sole not quite so heavy price only $3
These are two of the greatest shoo
values we've ever offered the ladles.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
B Up-to-dnte Shoe Home.
1410 FARNAM STRIJET.
Easy
are all right if you don't hnvo to pay two prices for
the goods. Much depends on where you trade
( OUK the samewhether casher
prices are just same- you pay
<
or take time , and vro challenge comparisons with
any store in Omaha. The largest and best selected
stock of House Furnishings in the west at ono price
and if you are not satisfied with what you buy
here , come and get your money back that's how wo
do business. Complete lines of Furniture , Carpets ,
Stoves , Crockery , Lamps , etc. , fresh from the best
manufacturers.
OUR TERMS :
$15.00 worth at $1.00 per week.
$30.00 worth at $1.50 per week.
$50.00 worth at $1.75 per week. ft
$75.00 worth at $ 'J.OO per week.
$100.00 worth at $2.50 per week.
fARNAM STREET BETWEEN 12TII AND I3TII.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS
Convention of Western Teachers and Leaders
Meets in Onmba Tuesday.
PROGRAM PROMISES MUCH OF INTEREST
t'lniin of the I.oi-nl Committee * In
clude 1'npprn mill AililroNnon liy
he Dent Kno ii of Work-
era In the Klc 111.
The Transmlsfclsslppl Sunday School con
gress will hold a four days' convention lu j
the First Methodist Episcopal church be
ginning this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
There will bo sessions Tuesday afternoon
and evening , Wednesday morning nnd
evening , Thursday morning and evening nnd
Friday morning. The program has been so
arranged that the visitors will have the
afternoons to see the exposition.
The congress will be held under the aus
pices of the Omaha Sunday School union and
the Nebraska State Sunday School associa
tion. It Is not a delegated body and every
one interested may attend the sessions. The
program for the meeting Includes papers on
various subjects connected with Sunday
school Instruction and management by
workers who have national reputations.
The most Interesting and Instructive ques
tions will be thoroughly discussed , and It
Is hoped that the value of the meeting to
those who attend will surpass that of any
similar eatherlng that has ever been held
In the west or , for that matter , In the
country.
Hev. George n. Merrill , D. D. of Chicago ,
will have charge of Bible study. He Is one
of the foremost Instructors of Bible in the
northwest. B. F. Jacobs of Chicago , chair
man ot the executive committee of the inter
national association , will speak on associa
tion work In its various branches. Rev.
Jesse L. Hurlbut of New York , editor of the
Sunday School periodicals of the Methodist
church , will speak of "Sucess In the Average
Sunday School , " and give suggestions on how
to teach. Prof. II , M. Hamlll of Jackson
ville , III. , an international field worker , will
offer suggestions as to how to organize for
work In state , county and 'township and will
g'vo ' a popular evening address on "The Bib o ' 1
and the Child. " Marlon Lawrence and Hugh t I
Cork , general secretaries of Ohio and Mlnno-1 i
sola , will talk of "Homo Department" and | I
"House to House Visitation Work. " "Pri
mary Work" will bo discussed In Its various
phases by Mrs. Roxana B. Preuszncr , a well
known writer on this subject , and Miss
Mabel Hall , Instructor In primary methods
In the Moody Institute , Chicago. The music
will be In charge of Prof. B. O. Excell of
Chicago. A prominent feature of the con
vention will bo an exhibit of appliances ,
publications nnd helps.
Many of "those who lire to take
part In the religious gathering
have alreadv arrived. Among them' nre :
Charles O. Trumbull of Philadelphia , asso
elate editor of the Sunday School Times ;
J. Arthur Johnson of the business depart
ment of the same paper ; C. L. Weaver nl
Chicago ; H. II. Pollock of Beatrice , Neb. ,
field secretary of the Nebraska State Sun
day School association ; Prof. IS. O. Kx-
cell of Chicago ; Rev. George R. Merrill , 1) .
D. and Mrs. Merrill ; Mlsa Mabel Hall ot
Chicago ; Marlon Lawrence of Toledo , 0. ,
and W. J. Somrlroth , editor of the Intel na
tional JCvnniclist. ,
The officers of the associations under
whofce auspices the congicss IB held are :
Of the Omaha Sunday School union : H. L.
Krclder , president ; \V. P. Harford , vlca
president ; J. Fred Smith , treasurer ; W. B.
Wuddoll , secretary. Of the Nebraska State
Sunday School association : George G.
Wallace , of Omaha , president ;
W. R. Jackson of Lincoln , vice president ;
B. J. WIghtman of York , recording secre
tary ; W. A. Helmbcrgor of Grand Island ,
treasurer ; U. H. Pollock of Beatrice , field
secretary.
The committees In charge of the congress
nre : Promotion George G. Wallace , W. P.
Harford. J. L. Pierce , . H. Pollock and
H. L. Krclder. Arrangements W. I' . Har
ford , J. V. McDowell and Mrs. H. J. Pen-
fold. Finance W. A. DeBord , J. V. Mo-
Dowull and J. A. Sunderland. Printing
J. L. Pierce , Mel Uhl and R. B. Wallace.
Ill * Hat Wu * PiiivniMl.
Whllo H. Chapman sat on the curb ut
Fifteenth and Dodge streets la a preoccupied
condition Sunday night some ono passed by
nnd stole his hat. The thief took the hat
to a neighboring saloon and pawned It for
A drink. Chapman aroused himself soon
aftorwtird and located his hat after a
search. He suspected that the thief wao an
acquaintance who had perpetrated the lar
ceny by way of u practical Joke and when
he discovered his friend In the rear of the
saloon ho pursued him for several blocks
with murderous Intent before ho was In
tercepted by an officer. Chapman Is charged
with being drunk and disorderly.
Koxtcr HerkN to HeNtriilii Holililc.
A restraining order is sought by Samrel
8. Foster , a Tenth street viaduct restau-
rantor , against George C. Hobble , to pre
vent the latter from putting up what Fos-
ter considers a dangerous building just
north of his place. Foster says Hobble In-
tenda to erect a building of lumber and Iron
on stilts nnd that If crowded with pponlo
it might collapse and endanger his place ot
business. Judge Scott Issued a tempnrnry
order and set September 30 as the date for
a bearing.
A stubborn cough or tlokllng In the threat
yields to One Minute Cough Cure , Harmless
In cflect , touches the right ppot , reliable and
just what Is wanted. It acts at once.
Specially Fine Pianos
Wo have Just received several carloads
of celebrated pianos from the celebrated
factories of W. AV. Klmlmll Company ,
AVilllam Knabe & Co. , Kramch & Hacli
and Hallct & Davis , which constitute
without question the finest display or
Instruments ever shown in the west
We are offering these special styles at
remarkably low prices quality consid
ered In fact wo guarantee to our cus
tomers a Rnvlng of ? 7f5 to $100 and wo
don't have to substitute cheap makes to
fulfill that Kuarnutce If you wish to
own a special made piano of the highest
grade be sure to Inspect our new stock.
A. HOSPE ,
KUSiC ( H AH ' 513 Douglas
Galileo Studying the Moon
Through a telescope of his own Inven
tion never dreamed that sight would
fndo from his eyes like a fallen meteor
but blindness overtook him as It may
anyone who neglects to attend to their
falling eyesight But there were no such
opticians In Florence at that ago that
were possessed of the skill lo lit and
adjust glasses to weakened vision Our
optician is thoroughly reliable and will
make tests and examinations of the eyes
free of all charge lie can tell you what
you need.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
I < eadnr Selentlflo Optician *
KCS Farn M RtrMf. . k
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