WOBR OF EDUCATION. , MEETINC OF THE NEBRASKA teachers’ association. Th* Report of the Educational Connell— An Iitaratlaf and Instructive Doc a* •nent—Legislation of the Fast nnd Whnt la Heeded—As to Compnlaorjr Education—The Present Law a Failure —Election of oncers and Other Mat ters. Nebraska Teacher*' Msetkr The meetings of Nebraska teachers at Lincoln was very largely attended and. great interest in the matter of educa tion manifested. In the neighborhood' of twelve hundred instructors were present, thus eclipsing any former at tendance. On the last day of the ses sion the report of the Educational Coun cil was read by President Pearse of the Omaha schools The report of this body is always looked upon as the im portant part„of tbe annual meeting, and this year it was especially inter esting. It dealt with the work of the legislative committee largely, and briefly reviewed the operation of the free high school attendance law, the free text book law and the report of County Superintendent Baer of Lancas-' ter on the “Country Schools,” and the problem of supplying teachers fitted « for work. ** The report of the committee on high 1 schools, which had charge of the prob lem of the high school course study, was touched upon, and the fact that it had been re-referred was mentioned. The free text book law of Nebraska has come to be looked upon as a' model of its kind, and the fact that several states are commending its features, made this part of the report more than ordinarily interesting. The report showed that the law is generally popu lar, though some of the districts refuse to comply. These, it is said, are shown to be tbe worst in the state, and many of the most enterprising even go be yond the requirements of the statute, and furnish free of charge, as a part of * the necessaries, articles which are not provided for in the law. The report also went into the subject of needed legislation, and on tbe point of what had been attempted and not obtained in this matter had this to say: “Among the measures very generally deemed of considerable importance that failed to become laws at the last ses sion was a bill providing for several changes in the details of organization ;!i and administration of schools in the { % different classes of cities and a bill to provide for a state board of education; and while these important measures failed to become laws your committee on legislation realized that progress in educational legislation, as . in other lines, is necessarily slow, that many times we must wait for those things which are good; that if a little prog ress be made each year or two years we shall gradually work into the en joyment of those improvements that seem desirable. “Probaby the most important bill , presented to. the last legislature with reference to school matters which failed to become a law was that providing for compulsory attendance at school of all children within the state. It is uni versally recognized that the present so-called compulsory attendance law is not a compnlsory attendance law. No penalty lor non-compliance with its provisions has ever been inflicted under this law, and it does not in any way answer tbe purposes of the state in se curing the attendance of all its chil dren in the schools. “The bill drafted and presented to the legislature was an exceedingly moderate one, and there was no thought on the part of those engaged in its preparation and presentation that any reasonable citizen of the state could And objection to it It provided, briefly, a definite time when the at tend ance required of all children between tbe ages of 8 and 14 should begin, and did not leave it to the discretion or caprice of the parent as to whether the attendance should begin tArilli the be ginning of school or whether it should be delayed to the very latest possible moment in the year. It provided that it should be tbe business of some par ticular person in each school district to ascertain whether or not children of j tbe age contemplated by the law were in attendance upon school; if they were not, why they \vere not, and in cases where it seeriied neeessary to begin prosecution under the law of parents or guardians willfully or unreasonably neglecting to comply with its provi sions “it provided farther that each child should attend daring the time required 1 by the law at some school in which he should learn to read and to write in the English tongue. It was not required that he should study geography and arithmetic or history in English, but that he should learn to read and write tlife English tongue. It was a great surprise to those charged witii the care of school legislation to find that this law aroused active and bitter antago nism on the part of some of the citizens of the state. "It Is not believed thnt the objectors to tfce law'were numerous or that they formed any considerable element of the population of the state, but they ap peared speedily, they were active, they were outspoken, they were exceedingly determined that the bill shodld not be come a law, they were present in force and talked to. and in many instances threatened, the members of the legis lature. The (treat majority of the friends of the bill, confident in the sentiment of the state upon this mat ter,. made no effort to express them selves or to bring any influence to bear in favor of the passage of the law. So as your committee believes, because the enemies of the law were present and active. While the friends of the meas ure were absent and inactive, the bill failed to become a law. "After discussion of the measure the educational council believes it would be wise for the state association to take at its present meeting a firm stand upon the question of the enactment of a proper compulsory attendance law. a law which shall make it possible to se cure the benefits of that eiiuc ion which the stafeso freely provides. "It is believed that three essential provisions of this law should be: "First—A definite time when attend ance at school by children within tiie ages covered by the law should begin. "Second—The fixing of the respousi ' ‘ ■" .. •- •• ■( 'v- • bility for seeing' whether or not chil dren are attending school as required by law, and if not, why not, upon some officer, whether called truant officer or by some other name does not matter, and whose duty it shall be in the event of failure of any other means to enter complaint and begin prosecution of parents or guardians failing to comply with the law. “Third—That in order to comply with the law children should attend for the compulsory period some school in which is taught the reading and writing of the English tongue. “It is believed further that during the coming year measures should be taken to secure expression upon this matter from all educational organiza tions and influences within the slate, such as teachers' associations, county and district, from county institutes, from boards of education in cities ami from district school boards, from citi zens within the state who have an in terest in the mattey, and that when the next legislature convenes, one year from this time, this association should have in its possession and ready to be placed before them such overwhelming expression of the sentiments of tbe citi zens of Nebraska upon this matter that no member will be permitted to be in doubt as to the wisdom and demand for such a law." The presence of three candidates iu the field for president of the associa tion brought about an awkward condi tion of affairs, which was relieved by the good natured action of the candi dates themselves. The balloting is car ried on during the meeting of the asso ciation, and on the last day the ballot ting committee canvasses the votes and reports to the general session. The balloting committee found that as no one had a majority, but that Maynard Spink of Grand Island had a plurality, with J. 8. Bear a good second, Kennedy being third, it conld only report and leave the association to take action. Bear and Kcnnedy inade matters easy by the former moving and the latter seconding a pro position that the secretary cast the unanimous vote of the association for Spink. Lancaster county was awarded the banner for the largest enrollment. AN ORLEANS SNOW STORM. An Antonlllilng Event to All the People of the City. "Mamma, Dod’s making pop-corn." piped Bobby's shrill little voice, as ho stood upon his chair at lunch time and gazed wonderingly through the window at the snowflakes. "Lor.’ de streets look like roads to do cotton feels in Cabling, ” said old black Mandy. Then mamma went into the library and got papa's, microscope, and cook went but into the back yard and cooled her black shawl and caught snowflakes on it; and. while mamma showed Bobby the wonderful beauty of snow crystals Mandy stood by and grinned. A fall of snow in New Orleans is an astonishing event. Men would scarcely bo more excited if the Clay statue were to evolve into the cra ter of an eruptive volcano or tho streets be puddled with drippings of cream from the milky way. That snow is a most wonderful intoxicant can hot be a matter of. doubt to any impartial or unprejudiced observer of the antics of Orleanians. Foremost in the ranks of the snow ’drunk was the powerful small boy— the Bobby of tho mansion, the mickey of Bank alley. Bobby scraped from bush, lawn and doorstep sufficient snow to make his first snowball and pelted therewith nurse coachman and cook. Mickey scrambled with his ragged fellows for the meager fall of snow upon the curbstone and pave ment and as he waited with red, shining nose for the evening papers, he sent up many a merry shout and shied many a whizzing snowball.. As the fluffy shower began to freckle tho gloomy atmosphere about noon pedestrians stopped in their mad rush along the thoroughfares to stand shiv ering beneath’ protecting sheds and gaze curiously at the snow as a thing rarely seen. Clerks and shop-girls thronged to windows and show-cases and flattened their noses against the panes to see the flecks; upon St. Charles avenue and Prytania street one might have thought from the number of ladies in shawls and ulsters upon galleries and windows that some great procession, was passing. There was quite as much enthusiasm, nervousness and color. Not a few of the schools and acade mies gave their pupils a half holiday with instructions to see the snow and take advantage of the opportunity to study tho phenomena pertaining thereto. Forgetting; Tbelr Lon. It ia not unusual (or people who have lost the use of a sense or of a member to talk, moro or less uncon sciously. as it they still possessed it Not long ago a gentleman living in the country, who has been totally blind for many years, but who man ages to travel about notwithstanding his atliiction, wrote to a iriend in London:— ■ I am going to town this summer to see how the world wagsi and I hope to see you whilo I am there.” This is pathetic. More amusing, perhaps, was an incident, of like kind which happened during a tour through the provinces which the French presi dent M. Carnot made not long back; At one place where an address was delivered to the president, the duty of pronouncing it was committed to a maimed veteran. both of whoso arms had been amputated. Just before the hour for the cere mony had ar. ived. a local functionary said to the veteran— ••Arc you sura you know your •peoch?” ••Know it!" ho exclaimed, confident ly. “why. I’ve got it right at my lin gers’ ends!” A Ila’n !:■< oQststenejr. ••And you call that a stationary en gine?" •Of course it is.” “Of course it's not. How can it bo stationary when it’s running/”—>hihi. deiuhlu Times. Wholly Unprepared. ! Mrs. Col. Verger is a continual source of embarrassment to her hus band. Col. Yerger recently grave a din ner party to a few select ladies and gentlemen. Of course, he was called on for an after-dinner speech. Col. !• Verger got up, and, assuming an im posing position, began: | “Ladies and gentlemen, unprepared as I am—being wholly unprepared to ■ make a speech—being unprepared—” | He was unable to proceed. There was a painful silence, which was broken by Mrs. Verger saying: “Why, colonel, you knew it perfectly ■ this morning.” Tableaux.—Texas Siftings. In Olden Timet People overlooked the, importance of permanently beneficial effects and were satisfied with transient action; but now that it is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently cure habitual con stipation, well-informed people will not buy other laxatives, which act for a, time, hut finally injure the system. .,. ‘ Hi* Troubled Saul. They were Quakers, brother and sis ter. and had lived together many years. | At last Kenben was taken sick and the doctor had told him it would not be many days ere he would be called to his fathers. Hearing this he moaned , and tossed on his pillow, and Penelope endeavored to console him. “Reuben, why dost thee so fear death? Thee hast been a good brother; paid thy debts, given to the poor. Then why dost thee dread to die?” “True, true, Penelope; but”—lower . ing his voice—“I have been sly.”— Judge. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County—ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State afore said, and that said Arm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of nail's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON. (Seal.) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken lnternal 1" and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of th< system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY Sr. CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists; 76c. Hall's Family Pills. 26c. Information From the Teacher. The teacher was asking questions— teachers are quite apt to ask questions, and they sometimes receive curious an swers. This question was as follows: “Now. pupils, how many months have twenty-eight days?” “All of them, teacher,” replied the boy on the front seat.—-Utica Observer. moH price: for potatoes. The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., pay high prices for new things. They recently paid $300 for a yellow rind watermelon, $1,000 for 30 fcu. new oats, $300 for 100 lbs. of pota toes, etc., etc.! Well, prices for pota toes will be high next fall. Plant a plenty, Mr. Wideawake! Yoti’ll make money. Salzer's Earliest are fit to eat In 28 days after planting. His Cham pion of the World Is the greatest yielder on earth and we challenge you to pro duce its equal. If you will send 14 cents in stamps: to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., you will get, free, ten packages grains and grasses, including Teosinte, Spurry, Giant Incarnate Clover, etc., and our mammoth cata logue. Catalogue 5c. for mailiDg. w.n. Hot Water for Complexion. The hot water remedy is always the best one for making1 the complexion beautiful. It is very simple and equal ly safe, two good points in its favor. If persisted in blackheads will soon de part and the complexion will assume the pink and while appearance of a baby. The hot water treatment should bo indulged in every night and morn ing. At night the face should be bathed in water as hot as one can stand, and then thoroughly rubbed with a good cold cream. Be careful to use a circular motion in rubbing. In the morning the cream may be omitted and the face bathed in very hot water, and then dashed with cold water. The diet should be watched with care: also the complexion.—New York Journal. Every .tollnr •pent In Pnrkrr'a Ginger Tonic Is veil Inver eii. It .ubdues pain. and brings better digestion, better strength and better bealtn. That man's life work will be great who fnithfuly does his best every day. Oooil reason* why you should u«e Hlndercorns. it i kes out 'be e ms. an i then you bare rea e ml comiurt. surely a g oj exc.unge. lie, at druggist*. To polish a rascal is to make him all the more a rascal. . .FITS—All Pits stopped free by Dr. Kline's Orest £®rro Keatorer. No tits after the ur»t .lay’* use, Marvelous cures. Treatise and #2 trial hot tie free b> * it eases, baud to Ur. KlmeaS81 Arch St., Philo., Pis Marriage is a mortgage that cannot be determined except by death or divorce. ‘‘Hanaon’s Waffle Corn Itlft." Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask year druggist tor it. Price 13 cents. The woman who hates dirt also believes in house c.eaniug. billiard table, second-hand, for sale cheap. Apply to or address, H. C. Asix, fill 8. llth St.. Omaha, Xei Map of the United States. The wad map issued by the Burlington Route is three feet wide by lour feet tong; is priifted iu seven colors; is mounted on rollers; shows every state, countv, impor tant town and railroad in the Union and lorms a very desirable and useful adjunct to any househo.d or business estab'lshment. Purchased in large quantities, the mats c-cst the Burlington Route more than fliteen cents each, but on receipt of that amount in stamps the undersigned will be pleased : to send you one. I Write immediately, as the supply is limited. J. Fkancis, G. P. & T. A. Burlington Route, _Omaha, Neb. The devil f.nds it hard to get a foothold in the home where iove is king. WHERE DID TOD OFT THIS COFFEE? Had the Ladies’ Aid Society ot our Church out for tea, forty ot them, and all pronounced the German Coffeeberry eaual to Rio! Salaer’s catalogue tells you all about It! 35 packages Earliest vegetable seeds $1.00 post paid. If yon will cat tbla oat and aond with 15c. stamps to John A. Salter Seed i Co., La Crosse, Wls., you will get free n ! package of above great coffee Reed and our 148 page catalogue! Catalogue alone Sc- _ w.n. Spoiled tho Point. (apt John Cod man confesses to hav j ing been tripped up by members ot an i audience out in Utah before whom ho was arguing in favor of free wool, i "Free wool,” he said, “will advance the ! price of domestic wool. The demand | for a manufactured article increases the I demand for all its ingredients. Many I cloths and carpets require an admix ; lure of foreign and domestic wool; so : that tho more foreign wool used the ; more domestic wool will be needed. | Take punch, for example. To make it l you require lemon, sugar, rum and wa ter-” Here he was interrupted with; l"Oh, h-; we don’t want any water in ours!” Then C'apt. Cod man changed j the subject. ■—Boston Herald. Very Rich Indeed In the elements that supply the human sys tem with hone, muscle mid brain substance Is a circulation fertU *ed with tho supremo tonic, luisteiter’s Stomach Hitters, which begets thorough assimilation and digestion, anil gives a healthful Impulse to every fiinctiou of the body. Dyspeptic nnd'weakly persons give strong testimony In Its behalf, so do those troubled with bllliousuess, ma laria. rheumatism, constipation and inac tivity of the kidneys. Statesmanlike Qualities, "I can’t imagine what grounds you have for calling Dodger an all around statesman. ” “You can’t, ch? Why he got all around the tariff question; he got all around the temperance quektinn and | coinage question without touching any of them.”—Indianapolis Journal, -r-, A novel Idea* The Omaha Weekly World-Herald haB Btruck another novel idea for in creasing its circulation by offering large prizes to those new subscribers who construct the shortest sentencc contain ing all the letters of the alphabet. This is sort of reverse of last year’s prize contest, when the object was to construct the largest number of words out of certain letters. It will be Interesting to note how short a sentence can be made and still contain all the twenty-six letters In the alphabet. The trouble, of course, will te to get In such letters as x, y, z and q. Ex-Congressman Bryan, who edits the paper and preaches free silver coin age, must have a good Inventive genius to devise these novel schemes. The Japanese Nose. In Japan the nose is the only feature which attracts attention. The nose de termines the beauty or ugliness of the face, according as it is big or small. This is probably due to the fact that differences in noses constitute about the only distinction between one Japanese face and another. In Japan a lady who has a huge proboscis is always a great beauty and a reigning belle.—Tacoma Ledger. Koit Irritation of the Throat caused by Cold or use of the voice “Brown’s Bronchial Troches" are exceedingly beneficial. No man ran serve two masters, but all have tried to._ If the Baby Is Cutting Taetn, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Kao. Wuslow’s Soothing Svnrr for CUIdren Teethlng If man were less imaginative, woman would be less attractive. conus to stay. There is more than one food which will cause the body to increase in weight. A free supply of sugar will do this; so will the starchy foods; cream, and some other fats. But to become fleshy, and yet remain in poor health, is not what you want. Cod-liver oil increases the weight because it is a fat-producing food. But it does far more than this. It alters, or changes, the pro cesses of nutrition, restoring the normal functions of'the various organs and tissues. Scots Smutsm, of Cod-liver Oil, with hypo phosphites, Is pure cod-liver in a digested condition. So that, when a person gains In weight from taking Scott’s Emulsion, It is because of two things: First, the oil has acted as a fat-producing food; and, second, it has restored to the body a healthy condi tion. Such an improvement is permanent: it comes to stay. 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