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PUBLISHED EVEHV THURSDAY.
Bntorod In the l'oitofllco Milled Cloud, Neb;,
Second Cltts Matter.
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TnE ONLY DKMOCKATIU I'Al'KU IN
WKI13TKK COUNTY
Tlio Franklin Sentinel thinlcH that
Burkott could lilt the ball that Con
gressman Hitchcock will pitch at tho
beginning gamo of the season hero.
Id our opinion Senator Burkott Is too
much of a stand patter to hit any
thing that moves.
Superior is 11 little down in tho
-mouth owing to tho fact that they are
tartenders iu tho Nebraska League.
Cheer up, Suporior, this leaguo may
bo liko Halley's Comet, begiua with
the tall behind but finishes with the
tail ahead.
The Itlvcrton Uoviow rather insinu
ates that we handle the truth a little
recklessly or as he more bluntly ttates
the position, wo aro liars. Tho good
book says this "I said iu my wrath all
men are liars." llro. Matthews was
evidently wrathy and lost the re
mainder of his head. The Chief Is
not in whitewashing business and Col.
Bc8so is porfoctly ablo to defend his
legislative rerord. We would no have
mentioned tho matter again but peo
plo who are unacquainted with tho
editor of the Review might take him
seriously But to the newspaper
fraternity IiIb antics arc amusing,
Rcquicscat in paco.
Owing to a conilict between Prin
cipal Forrigo, tho Graduating Class
aud tho Board of School Directors,
both the graduating exorcises and tho
Jiaccalaureato sermon havo been called
off. It seems that Principal Forrigo
lias Ignored the wishes of the school
board In setting tho date for Thursday
wbon tho board desired tho exercises
to be held on Friday night. Tho
.board instructed the Class after their
invitations wcro issued that thev
would not be allowed to hold thoir ox--aroises
on Thursday night and the
-Class retaliated by refusing to appear
D Friday night. Thaaffalriscertain
ly a discredit to the school and we
libcerely hope that such a complicat
ion of affairs will never again occur
daring the history of tho Guide Rock
.cb.ools. Guide Rock Signal.
County Clerk Elmer Roes gave us
tome interesting information in re
gard to the amount of business being
.transacted in the county during the
first four months of. this year. For
'instunco the real estato mortgages
amounted to 830l,237.00audtheChattol
nortgages for the name tlmo amounted
to J78.25C.81 or a total of 8139,191.71.
Mortgages released on real ostato
amounted to 128,090.3-1 and releases on
chattels $18072.80 or atotal of 8177,003.
23. An examination of those figures
-will show that thore was considerable
ovor a half a million dollars of busi
ness transaoted in the county in four
months. Should the same ratio hold
good for tho remainder of tho year
Webster county transactions in mort
gages and releases alone will amount
to about two million dollars. Thus it
seems we aro fast entering the class of
plutocrncy.
Blessiugs sometimes appear in a
sort of incognito mauncr. Up at
ItloomlniUon they are carrying on a
liquor light aud tho legal lights need
ing some information in regard to the
act of lucorpotntlou searched in vain
for any record showing that tho city
was incorporated. Behold a city pur
"porting to be tho metropolis of a whole
county conducting business on tho
theory that at some time it was
authorized to walk alone, behold a
city that has all the advantages and
iiuno of tho drawbacks of a country
post olliee, behold a city big enough
on tho map to be the county scat yet
too small to comply with tho require
ments of law, behold a city existing
still upon the dreams of by gone boom
days and act in),' like a really truly
auro onough town, collecting taxes
and sidling whiskey inure openly than
the most daring moon shiner of any
mountain district, behold, but we Rasp
Jor breath.
We have always imagined that we
wcro heartily iu favor of buo ball
but lately wo llnd that fioin now on
wo must place that pusstime upon the
prohibited list. We enjoy a u"d
game and delight In rcudii'g the ie
cords of tho games played by all good
toaois every where but the troublo is
that every paper one picks up these
days has tho thrilling accounts of the
games puiyed.by all professional and
tiuiaturu teams from Boston to San
Francisco and our devil reads them.
lie is an enthusiast, lie reads the
base bull dope with tho same recklc
ness as our sporting editor aud can
tell the batting uvcrago, the recoid
and everything connected with all tho
players anywhere. Hu has reading
matter enough aud to spare and that
is the reason why wo aro compelled to
pass up base ball. Otherwise ho is a
pretty good devil and workB whllo he
is not reading.
There aro two factions in tho public
school oducatlonal system of this
country.
Ono is In favor of the academic high
school as opposed to the manual train
ing high school, and the other is iu
favor of manual training as opposed
to tho academic high school.
The opposition to manual training
is within tho teachers in the auademlc
high school rather than on tho part
of the people
All the politics iu the educational
departments of our American public
schools centers around tbo favoring
or opposing of one or the other of
those systems of education.
The academic hlh school is the
oldor system and is naturally hardest
to eliminate. It contemplates that
tho primary grados are a preparation
for the grammar grades, that the
grammar grades are preparation for
the high school courso and that tho
high school course is a preparation
for the university.
Now this oldor system of education
seoms to assume that education con
sists in more culture that is, general
knowledge rather than specific know
ledge or that which can be applied to
economic, necessity.
In our own city whore tho condit
ions are prehaps typical of most cities,
only about live per cent of the high
school pupils outer a uuivorsity. Most
of them go to work at something after
leaving IiIkIi school. Iu other words
all this system is maintained for five
per cent of tho possible pupils who
entor the universities.
The opposition to tho idea of practi
cal education is naturally porsonal
with the teachers in tho academic
high school; for with tho growth of
tho new idea they will bo loft without
positions.
Tho older a system is built on a
wrong principle the harder the reform;
for tho system builds up a machine
within itself for its malntenonce.
Tho opposition is not alone to the
manual training school but it extends
to tho commercial high school Idea,
which is growing all ovor the country,
and which is doing in n public way
what the business collego has been in
a privato way.
Tho chances urc that these people
who now comprise the academic system
of education will never bo thrown out
of jobs; for acadotnic education will
never fall below tho present point.
There will bo more education and more
people educated as tbo demand for
practical eduoatlon is supplied. That
this demaud is indicatod by tho fact
that whero pupils arc given their
choice between one form of high school
or tho other invaribly tako that with
a practical course. This fact is also
proven by tho fact that business col
leges have all prosporod and many
large fortunes have been mndo out of
thorn.
The situation in tho educational
world is about that of the newspaper
world l.r) years ago. At that time all
newspapers were ucademio In their
construction. They were educational
literary, and catered to tho cultured
clement in the community in which
they wore circulated, und all had
small circulations.
With tho coming of tho Hash news
papors, or those commonly known ns
yellow journals, they grew so rapidly
iu circulation that tho publishers of
the old newspapors bocamu frightened,
yet they could not find where their
circulations woro effected in the least.
It was simply tho fact that tho Hash
newspapers wero supplying a demand
among a class that had not heretofore
been supplied.
It has been discovered that tho flash
newspapers have actually made read
ers for the better newspapers; that on
tho lowor east side of New York the
foreigners buy theyollow papers, look
at tho pictures, spell out the head
lines and by a natural evolution learn
to road. And these in time become
readers of bettor newspapers.
It was simply that tho flash news
papors supplied a demaud in a market
that hud not previously been supplied.
So it Is with practical education.
More pupils will entor high schools if
they can get that which they can turn
to iminedlato profit.
The coming of ehctipor magazines
did not Injuio the sale of the hotter
magazines they simply sought their
own market. Tho Century Macazlne
Is a more profitable publication today
than beforo the coming of Frank
MunsoyaiidS. S McCluro with their
10 and l.'i cent magazines in fact it
pays a larger percentage of profit on
the investment than any magazine.
Muiisey and McCluro mako readers
for tho Cent u i y.
We are a nation of eommnrclallsts.
not euttulsts wo are not what those
who havo designed our educational
system have assumed.
About jimen young boy leaves tho
grammar school ho begins to think
about getting busy, lie hears aud
reads stories of success by met. who
left school when they weie 11 years
old. Most moil who, havo succeeded
iu fplte of the lack of formal education
arc proud of the fact and it is usually
the llrst thing they toll an inter
viewer. Thegianunar boy knows iu a gener
al way of what his high school courso
will consist and he doesn't seo that it
will be of any immediate value to him
in getting a little quick money. Hu
continuos his education iu a business
collego or goes Intojnn office or shop
for his employer to finish his educat
ion to profit.
Then there is'nnothcr general tend
ency to decrcaue tho number of school
years, and that is tho increased
economic demands, the higher cost of
living.
It all resolves itsolf into an econom
ic question and not ono of culture.
A system of education should be sup
plied that will give the most market
able knowledgo during the school
yours. Wo must economize the boys'
timo In school in useful and profitable
pursuits to education just us wo of
business life economize our time in
the otlice and shop.
Tho demand for acadomio education
will incrensc naturally after we havo
felt tho economic efforts of practical
education.
Woman, and What She Is Dolift t Bless
the World
What have tho women contributed
toward our town?
Many, many things-aye, more thnn
can be enumerated in tho brief space
at command.
Thore was n timo in the history of
tho world, way back in Paul's day,
when woman was looked upon with
something of disfavor. That was an
unchristian ora. Today the situation
is vastly different, and Instoud of
woman being inferior to man, sho has
proven horsolf to be his equal, if not
his suporior, iu many of the virtues
that muke for good citizenship.
Tho women of our town havo labor
ed earnestly and long in an endeavor
to maiutuin truth and sobriety in the
homo, teaching their sons and daugh
ters that thore are cardinal virtuos,
which arc to be prized far greater than
rubies.' They have recognized the
fact that hora life is tho foundation
of nil life, and that municipal, state
and national existonce is pure only as
the homo-life is pure.
The women of this city havo been
tho silent force, the undor current,
that has beou working 8o effectively
through tho years, the result of which
has meant tbo ushering In of social
conditions that are extremely whole
some. While it is truo that woman 1b not
always seen, and is counted out when
credit is being placed because of some
conquest, it is nevertheless true that
her influence, like a guardian angel,
has hovered over tho destiny of 'tho
people until sho has made for htrself
a plac in the world that none other
can Oil.
The different clubs of tho city, liter
ary and otherwise, aro living examples
of what woman is doing to broaden
the mind of her 6ex, and in broadening
touch other lives and cause them at
least to form somo conception of what
their mission la in tho world.
If there is nny great question press
ing for solution, the influence of
which is to affect tho homo-life, tho
women of our town ore ever on the
alert to seo that It Is correctly solved.
ThuB working, they've formed a
nucleus around which havo beon erect
ed institutions that stand ns a living
monument in thoir defense of tho
home. All hall, then, to tho queenly,
white souled women of this community?
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A New
Stock of
Ladies'
Seperate
Skirts.
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Shirt waist weather means an extra skirt
or so--our line f new skirts are now ready
for your inspection. We shall try and make
this department one of the best in our store.
Skirts like cut in all colors $4, $5, $6.
Black and white shepard plaid, panel front
and back flounce on sides at $7.00.
White sorgo plalded skirt 18.00.
Dlaolc voile plaided skirt 0.00.
Confirmation and Graduation Dresses
We have anticipated your demands in this
particular and have ready for your viewing
an exceptional-yes a remarkable exhibit of
pretty white gaods, lace and embroidery all
selected with the utmost care and thought to
get the best goods for the least money. It
willl pay you to look this line over before
buying.
Remarkable Waist Values
Remarkable from every view point is this Spec
ial offering of an all linen waist witli stiff collar
and cuffs at SI. US.
The Latest in Ladles Neckwear
dainty Neck Fixings
Dainty! Hardly any other word could adequate
ly describe the new neckwear.
Our Summer showing neck pieces for the Sum
mer Uirl.
Wo invite you to view our new neckwear be
fore buying.
Lace Dutch collars from 25c to 81.
Lace stock collars with jabos 25c to 75c.
Lace yokes in baby Irish effect from 75c to 12.50
Agents for Butter Ick Patterns
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Fremont 4
Grand Island 4
Red Cloud 4
Columbus 4
Seward
Kearney I
Hastings 4
Superior J
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Grand Opening of the
Base Ball Season
Seward vs Red Cloud
Tuesday aftornoon May tilth., the
baso ball season of the Nebraska State
Lenguo will open here. There will be
a big parade at 2:110 and the gaino will
be called at !1 p. m.
Richard A. Tamer,
Died, at hlo home south of thle city
Monday, May 16th., 1910, Richard A.
Turner aged C4 years, 5 months and 3
dayH. For the past two Tears Mr.
Turner has been offering from heart
trouble and other complications and
at times has been Tcry near death's
door but bis rigorous constitution
withstood the ravages of disease until
Monday when tired nature gavo np
tho struggle and he pahsed into the
great beyond. He was born December
13. 1845. He was among the first to
respond to the call of his country at
the beginning of the Civil War. He
enlisted early and served during the
entire war with valor and distinction.
The people of this generation arc
lust commencing to annrecittto the
magnificent service of the "boys in
blue," their deeds of heroism will for
ever adorn the pages of history and
tbn influence of their lives nftcr the
great Btruggle was over will continue
io effect the minds of youth for years
to come.
Undo Dick, as ho was familiarly
nnllod wns beloved by all who know
him. do had a kind word of greeting
for everyone and during trials and ad
versities his genial good nature met
approaching hardships with a smile or
a joke. He lived an optomistic life
and always looked upon tho bright
hIiIh. Hu was a membor in Rood aud
regular standing of fho -Masonic Fin
tirnitv und tbat order conducted the
funeral ceremony at the Congregation
al church Wednesday morning.
The silver cord is loosod, the golden
bowl is broken, the dust has returned
to the earth as it was; tho spirit has
returned to God who gave It Inter
ment was made in the city cemetery
LAMB STYLISH Sails
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of fashionable gar
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every respect. Ma
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of the modesh weaves
in the approved shades.
JThe styles are those
approved by the best
fashion authorities of
the country.
Notici:: All thos.0 that have left
thoir small photographs hero, and
wish same, plense call. Mr.TC.W.r'-.
STIIHIH. PoTTEII lll.OUi.
BELLEVUE COLLEGE.
High school seniors
Do You Know
that Ucllevue College, including College, Normal School,
Academy, Business Course, and Conservatory of Music,
Painting, and Dramatic Art, located in Omaha's beautiful
suburb, is the most delightfully situated institution 'in tne
West? Able Faculty. Successful Intercollegiate athletics,
debating and oratory. Fine College spirit. The advan
tages of the city combined with the health and freedom of
the country.
Classical. Scientific and Philosophical Courses
Graduates of the Academy and Normal School receive
State Certificates. Academy and Normal admit students
who have completed the Eight Grade work. Summer Sess
ion of eight weeks, beginning June 13th. Expenses moder
ate. Send for catalog and bulletins.
S. W. ST00KEY, LL. D President.
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it with perfect assurance
that it is correct in
every detail of mater
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be absolutely irreproachable values.
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