16 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE * SUNDAY , JUNE 17 , 1804.
$250,000 , Stock at Cost or Under
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Nothing Reserved-
Special Sale on Everything.
Big Rug1 Sale.
21x-l5 Inch hot Smyrna rug , fringed ,
worth $2.75. Inventory price $1.88
20x51 Inuh best Smyrnanig , fringed ,
worth &I.75 , Inventory jirlco 81.00
30x00 Inch best Smyrnii rug , fringed.
worth U5.00. Inventory price 81.03
4x7 foot boat Smyrna rugd. worth $10.50.
Inventory jrlco ) if > . 2 > >
27x51 finest Moquottu rugs , worth $5.00 ,
Iinvntory prico.42.IO
30x72 llnost Moqtiolta rugs ) , worth 88.50 ,
Inventory price $ . ' 1 07
Mltro rujrn , worth 64.50 ,
Inventory price 81.-18
21x48 finest Wilton rugs , worth S7.50 ,
Inventory price 88.78
30x30 finest Wilton rugB , worth $7.50.
Inventory price 8s.01
27x58 lincst Wilton rugs , worth $10.50.
" Invctitdry price 14.75
80x03 finest Wilton rugs , worth $12.50 ,
Inventory price 80.20
Misfit hall rugs , worth $15.00 ,
Inventory price { 0.25
30x51 ingrain rugs , worth $2.50 ,
Inventory price 78o
I !
Drapery Sale.
Portieres , worth ftl.riO ,
Inventory price 31.38
Lambrequins , worth $1 ,
Inventory price 47o
Voronii Plush , worth 05e ,
Inventory price 24c
Chenille drapery , worth $1.2. ) per yard ,
Inventory price 38e
Gimp , worth lOo per yard ,
Inventory price 3c
Heavy chcnlllo portieres , worth $8.50 ,
Inventory price 83.-IS
mmili nL i Odd lace curtains , worth SI.50 ,
Inventory price 75c
Odd luce curtains , worth $2.50 ,
Inventory price 81
Odd lace curtains , worth 81 ,
Inventory price 81.00
Chenille covers , worth 82.00 ,
Inventory price 75e
Chenille portieres , worth 87.50 ,
Inventory price S2.00
Sash draperies , worth-10u ,
Inventory price 17c
Lace curtains , worth 82.00
Inventory price S.'ic
Lace curtains , worth $4.
Inventory price $1.00
Irish point curtains , worth 87.50 ,
Inventory price 83.23
Curtain poles , worth 2. " > o ,
Inventory price 5c
ast Sham holders , wqrth 7.c ) ,
Inventory price 23c
BcdEcts , worth 8. " ) ,
Inventory price 81.90
0-4 Tapcatrycovcrs , worth 82.50 ,
Inventory price 90c
Great Carpet Sale.
Velvet carpet , worth 81.50 ,
Inventory price 8-lc
Body Brussels , worth 9J.50 ,
Inventory price Soc
Tapestry Brussels , worth 81.00 ,
Inventory price 41c
Ingrain carpets , worth 75c ,
Inventory price 37c
Ingrain carpets , worth OOc ,
Inventory price 31o
3-ply ingrains , standard price every
where is OOc , Inventory price Olc
Stairorarpel , worth 40c ,
Inventory price Me
Yd. remnants Brussels , worth 75e ,
Inventory price 18c
Yd. rcmnan'B Ingrtiin , worth 75c ,
Inventory jit'Ici * lOo
Yd. remnants linoleum , worth SI.
Invcntciry price lo ! )
Remnants Moqucttc , worth 81 ,
' Inventory price 50c
Ilcmp carpets , worth Clue.
Inventory price 1 lo
Misfit ingrains , worth 810 ,
Inventory price 84.35
Misfit Brussels , worth 820 ,
Inventory price 80.50
Gasoline Stove Sale
4-holo ranges worth 812.50 ,
Inventory price , 85.00.
0-holo ranges worth 810.50 ,
Inventory price , 80.75.
Gasoline stoves 80.00 ,
Inventory price , 82.73.
Gasoline stoves , 810.00 ,
Inventory price , 81.00.
Gasoline ovens worth 82.50 ,
. .Inventory price , 81.42.
Oil stoves worth 81.25 ,
Inventory price , 50e.
3-gallon wood jacket cans , worth SOc.
, " Inventory price , 24e.
5-gallon wood jacket can worth 75c ,
: Inventory price , 80c.
We sell more Gasoline Stove * , than all
the other stores combined. A gasoline
stove , including oven sells everywhere
for $22.50.
. L73ntory Price , $13.65.
Matting Sale.
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25c imitting for lie.
v
3jo matting for Me.
15o matting for.JOc. .
50e matting for 20o.
COc matting for 27c.
40c matting ( remtants ) for lOc.
P3FS ? m FOR fill.
With S 5 worth of irooas. an Album.
With $10 worth of goods , a Souvenir Spoon.
With $25 not 111 of poods , u Bisque Ornament.
With JGO worth of goods , u Fiumod 1'lcturo.
Wllli 475 worth of poods , a Center Table.
Wltn J1CO worth goods , pair Luce Curtains.
Baby Carriage Sale
150 dllTcront styles from tlm bc t manu
facturers In these United States. Evcryotio
to he told quick n-jrirdlcss of cost. The nuovo
cut repL'sems a full slzo.uurringo , ulcelv up
holstered ' bicycle wheels , ordinarily tells tor
. ' K '
S8.80 ,
Invcutory Price , $1.30
Parlor Furniture
Parlor suits , 5 pieces , oak tapestry ,
plush or brochatollc , worth 845.00 ,
Inventory , price , $17.50.
Plush chairs , worth i5.00 ,
Inventory price , 1.90.
Plush divans , worth $12.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.00.
Leather couches , worth 825.00 ,
Inventory price , 814.50.
Plush easy chairs , worth 812.50 ,
Inventory , price , 80.20.
Chenille couches , worth 817.50 ,
Inventory price , $3. 7o.
Silk tapestry , worth 815.00 ,
Inventory price , 87.35.
Reed couches , worth 815.00 ,
Inventory price , 87.50.
Muslin couches ( for draping ) , worth
815.00 , .
Inventory price , 87.40.
Cretonne couches , worth 815.00 ,
Inventory price , 80.85.
gro ckery ale.
Toilet sots , regular price 85.00 ,
Inventory prico. $2.38.
Toilet sets , regular price 83.50 , ' '
Inventory price , 81.07.
Toilet sets , regular price $10.00 ' ,
Invcntory'pricQ , 84.90.
Tea sots , regular -price , 87.50 ,
f Inventory price , 83.15.
Dinner sots , rcgufar price 814.00 ,
Inventory price , 80.07
Dinner sots.regular price $18.00 , '
" . , , . Ihvontory'prjcb , $8.88.
Dinner sots , regular price $20.00 , ]
Inventory price , 811.45
Hall lamps , regular price 85.00 ,
Inventory price , 82.28.
Hanging lamps , regular price ? 3.50 ,
Inventory price 81.07.
Piano lamps , regular price 810.00 ,
Inventory price , 84.85.
Banquet lamps , regular price 87.50.
Inventory price , 83.40.
Parlor vase lamps , regular price 80.50.
Inventory price , 82.07.
Haviland dinner sots , regular price 875.00 ,
Inventory price , 834.50
Refrigerator Sale.
Every Refrigerator and Ice Box has
been greatly reduced in ijrico for this
great sale. The above refrigerator hns
all modern imprnvcmcms. latest style
and finished In antique. Worth 813.50 ,
Invejlory Pi Ice , $7.89.
Freezer Sale.
2-qttart , $1.28.
3luirt : , $1.49.
6imrt | , $ ' -.37.
8-quurt , $2.08.
14-qunrt , $7.48.
Cooler Sale.
4 gal. stone coolers , 08c.
0. " " " 1.39
' 8' ! " " 1.74
a ? d > . galvanizod'coolots , 81.05
* 4 . " " " ,81.07
0 . " " 82.34
" " 82.98
10 " ' " , " 83.05
A 810,00 filter for $4.25.
25c.Jco picks for 12c.
35o " ohisel , 17c.
Open Every Evening
Except Monday and Sa'.urclay
Furniture Sale.
Japnnoso screens , worth 55.CO.
Inventory price , 81.90.
Servants' iron beds , worth 87.50.
Inventory price , 82.00.
Child's folding beds , worth 87.50 ,
Inventory price , 83.45.
Bamboo music dtniuln , worth 85.00 ,
Inventory price , 82.50.
Ladles' desks , worth $9.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.00.
Toilet commodes , worth 87.50.
Inventory price , $3.05.
China closet * , worth $25.00 ,
Inventory price , 812.50.
Cano chairs , worth 81.50 ,
Inventory price , 05c.
Steel cngravincH , worth 810.00 ,
Inventory price , 83,50. ,
Pictures , worth $3.00 ,
Inventory price , 81.50.
Medicine cabinet : ? , worth 81.00.
Inventory price , 81.45.
Hat rucks , worth 25c ,
Inventory price , 7c.
Pedestals , worth 812.00 ,
Inventory price 81.90.
Plu&h chairs , worth $5.00 ,
Inventory price , 81.90.
Hall trees , worth 87.50 , '
Inventory price , 82.50.
Folding beds , worth $15 ,
Inventory price , 87.05.
Chamber suites , worth $30.00 ,
Inventory price. 810.50.
Chamber suites , worth $50.00 ,
Inventory price , 827.50.
Mattresses , worth $3.00 ,
Inventory price , 81.50.
Wire springs , worth $2.50.
Inventory price , 9Sc.
Bedsteads , worth 83.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.10.
Wash stands , worth $2.00.
Inventory price , 95c.
Ice boxes , worth 87.51) ) ,
Inventory price , 83.90.
Antique rockers , worth $3.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.35.
Extension tables , $7.50 ,
Inventory price , 83 50.
Extension tables , worth SIO.OO.
Inventory price , 85.00.
Antique rockers , worth $2.50 ,
Inventory price , 92e.
Bookcase and desk combined , worth
$12.50 ,
Inventory price , 80.43.
Bamboo parlor cabinets , worth $10.00 ,
Inventory price , $3.90
Plush arm chairs , worth 813.50 ,
Inventory price , 60.75.
Brass easels , worth 810.00 ,
Inventory price , S3.25.
Corner Wajl cabinets , worth 82.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.25.
EASY TERMS.
$10.00 wortli of poods , *
41.00 u week or 54.00 a month.
J2G.OO worth of poods ,
$1.00 a week or $0.00 a month.
JflO.OO worth of poods ,
$2.00 n week or $8.00 a month.
$70.00 worth of good" ,
$2.00 n week or $10.00 a month.
J100.00 worth of poods ,
$3.0U n week or $12.00 u month.
$200.00 worth of poods ,
' $4.00 u week or $10.00 a month.
in
Gasoline Stove Sale PS
A first-class high gasoline stjvn with
two hinge generator burners , 11 KO cut
above , every ono wan anted worth $0.50.
Inventory price , 83.05.
Bjolc shelves , worth 82.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.33.
Folding chairs , worth 81.2. ) ,
Inventory price , 07c.
Oak easels , worth $1.50 ,
Inventory price , -13c.
Infants' cribs , worth 87.50.
Inventory price , 82.90.
Screens , worth 81.50 ,
Inventory price , 05c.
Hull chairs , worth 87.50 ,
Inventory price , 82.50.
Whatnots , worth 80.50 ,
Inventory price , 82.05.
Lawn chairs , worth 81.00 ,
Inventory price , 81.45.
Lawn settees , worth $4.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.90.
Lawn rockers , worth 84.00 ,
Invontorv price , $1.85.
Arm chairs , worth SO.OO ,
Inventory price , 82.50.
Music cabinets , worth 84.50 ,
Inventory price , 81.00.
Bt ass parlor tables , worth $7.50. ffi
Inventory price , 82.50.
Oak center tables , wortli 82.50 ,
Inventory price , 90o.
Bible stands , worth 81.50 ,
Inventory price , 48c.
Onyx tables , worth 830.00 ,
Inventory price , 814.25.
Work stands , worth 87.00 ,
Inventory price , 82.05.
Work boxes , worth 81.50 ,
Inventory price , 05c.
Secretary bookcases , worth 813.50 ,
Inventory price , $0.75.
Roll-top desks , worth 827.00 ,
Inventory price , 814.75.
Folding beds , wotth $10.00 ,
Inventory price , 822.50.
Bamboo tables , worth $2.00 ,
Inventory price , 75c.
Bookcases , worth 810.00 ,
Inventor price , $4.75.
CholT.oniora worth 811.00 ,
Inventory price , 80.00.
FORMERLY PEOPLE'S MAMMOTH INSTALLMENT HOUSE.
Send lOo for postage on big ' 94 Furniture Ca-talogue. Baby Carriage and Refrigerator Catalogue Mailed Free.
t
PHARMACY IN NEBRASKA
A Project to EstRuliah a High Grade College
of Phaiinacy in the State.
TO ELEVATE THE STANDARD OF THE ART
A 1'rlio Ksxity DUcumlni ; the IleticlltH to Itu
Derived from Such u School mill the
Compimitlko Ilurlts of Vurloua
l.uukttunit for Its .Site.
For several years the proposition of estab
lishing In the state a high grade college of
pharmacy has occupied the attention of the
Nebraska State Pharmaceutical association ,
but up to the present date no definite or de
cisive steps toward tlio accomplishment of
this end have been taken. In order to
arouse Interest In the undertaking uiul to
bring the , matter before the aniuuil conven
tion of the stale druggists , which has just
adjourned at Hastings , the Mercer Chemical
company of Omaha offered a prize for the
best urtUlo on the question , and out of the
many sulimltted and read that \\rlttcn by
Mr.V. . L. Hellmnu of Tccumseh was voted
the most ab'.o and thorough elucidation of the
subject. . As the question Is ono of great
interest to every pharmacist and physician In
the state as well as to all persons who desire
to' sco Nebraska advance In the path of
higher education , The lice takes pleasure In
publishing the article which successfully
competed for the prize : _
THE UENEWTS DERIVED FHO.M THE
ESTAHUSHMENT OF A COLLEGE OF
1'HAKMACY IN TUB STATE OF NE-
imASKA AND THE COMPARATIVE
ADVANTAGES OF OMAHA AND LIN
COLN AS ITS SITU.
Every member of the Nebraska State
Pharmaceutical association appreciate * the
responsibility which rests upon him In the
dally pursuit of his railing , and considering
, this responsibility and the amount of care ,
labor , expense and ability which KO to make
tbo skillful pharmacist , I believe that we
are all agreed that his culling should rank
aa oue of the learueil professions.
Why should the pharmacist supply the
( kill and learning which supplement the
learning ana skill of'the physician , anil without -
out which hl efforts would be of little avail ,
and yet the one bo known as the professional
man and the other as a tradesman ? The
lawyer draws o vM which his brother law
ycr Invariably undertakes to break , aim the
profession Is called learned. The pharma
cist knows B much Latin at the average
lawyer. In fact , In respect of his Latin , he
would 'hold Julius Caesar at a disadvantage.
Ills knowledge Is as great as that of the
average lawyer unil his technical skill , In
many cases , greater. Ho should not rank
with the vendor of tape and the purveyor
of codfish. There may be at present some
reason for these distinctions In the public
mind , hut whether they shall continue In
definitely In the several communities which
make up the state of Nebraska depends
on the druggists of the state themselves.
Prejudices and misconceptions In tlmo glvo
way to the truth , and whatever the state
of public opinion at present , wo have only
to be a learned profession In part to bo given
the consideration of a learned profession In
the mind of the public.
Tlicro Is no better pharmaceutical training
or bUlll than can bo found la the ranks of
the druggists of Ncbranka today. Some of
this has been acquired In the schools of
other states. Much of It has been reached
by patient toll under disheartening disad
vantages. Ilut many more In the profession
have not had the advantages on the ono
hand or the persistence and determination
on the other , which alone could bring them
to the highest rank In their chosen pursuit.
Such , oven more than the others , through
regret of tlielr own lack of opportunities ,
appreciate the advantages of a thorough
course of study. And all alike must feel that
the younger. , generation should have better
advantages than the present This , a school
of pharmacy within the state of Nebraska
would give. And there Is no doubt that many
practical druggists would bo glad to aval )
themselves of the advantage of a well
equipped school for advanced study or special
research. Such a condition of affairs , a rec
ognized course of study In n school of digni
fied character and scholarly connections , u
constant Influx of educated , trained and com
petent druggists and u general elevation of
the standards of proficiency , Is the highest
object to which the N , S. P. A. can give Its
attention.
And wo might add that not only Increased
social and professional position may be ex
pected to result , but Increased profits arc
sure to follow thereupon. The public Is will *
Ing IIP pay for tervlco Just In propoitlon as
It Is valuable. And the educated and skill ,
fit ) druggist , like the educated and skillful
phyblclau , U the ono who will reap the ap
preciation and dollars of the public.
THU QUESTION OF SITE.
The second branch of the subject , the com
parative advantages of , Llncolu and Omaha ,
Is ono which the writer approaches without
prejudice. In fact , In the mind of tlm
writer , * tt Is doubtful whether cither city
possesses any Inherent advantages over the
other. Doth cities are readily accessible
from all parts of tbo stuto. Comparative
Izo. If on advantage at all , would bo In
favor of Omaha , but that this Is un advan
tage U doubtful , and If not , neither of the
cities named has any special advantage over
half a dozen points In the Mute which might
be named , except la the ono point o : acces
sibility. In this respect the study of phar
macy Is unllko that of any other practical
pursuit. It Is an advantage to an engineer
ing school to be placed In proximity to ma
chine shops or in a manufactulrng district.
And a business college can gain benefit from
being In a great commercial city. Uut the
work of a pharmaceutical school Is done al
most exclusively In the study , the class
room and the laboratory and some of the
most successful ones are situated In towns
far smaller than either Omaha or Lincoln.
In the mind of the writer a college of
pharmacy , organized In this state , should boone
ono of the recognized colleges or departments
of the State university. And In such an ar
rangement , the pharmaceutical school , the
druggists who are Interested In Its success ,
and the university Itself would all bo the
gainers.
It Is unnecessary to say anything In favor
of the University of Nebraska. It Is recog
nized In the highest educational circles of
the country as one of the few western col
leges of high standing. This position has
been acquired by the original work of Its
professors In their own departments , and
the extent and thoroughness of Its curricu
lum. Its position Is such Unit every Nebraskan -
braskan must look with prldo on Its achieve
ments and have an earnest desire for Its
future welfare.
The organization of a college of phar
macy. , backed by the druggists of the state
In their regular association , would doubtless
gain favorable attention and action on the
part of the university , and on the other hand
the standing of the university .would give the
college of pharmacy a high position 'from
the first. Following the considerations
named , the economy of effort and expense
are certainly arguments In favor of such an
arrangement.
UNIVERSITY FACILITIES.
Instructions In general departments , such
as chemistry , botany , Litln. etc. , would bo
given by the regular professors and In the
regular classes of the university. The usual
lectures , as In geology , mlnerology and pa.
Icontology , would be obtained from th $ f.am
souice. The technical work alone would re
main to bo provided for under the charge ot
pharmaceutical specialists. U will bo cleat-
that the class of technical and teaching skill
thus to bo obtained , will far exceed that
which could be had were U attempted to
cover a complete course of four or even two
yearn without such a connection.
Again , as members of. the university at
large , students of the college of pharmacy
would have the advantage- such other or
general character as would supplement a
shorter pharmaceutical course or supply '
deficiencies of preparation In general educa
tion.
It Is another consideration which should
not bo forgotten , that the university enrolls
over 1,000 students. They represent all
parts of the state and will meet on
equal footing , the students of the department
of pharmacy , and recognlza thorn as fellow
itudoats In pursuit ot a llbonU education.
This sentiment taken to the homes ot the
students will bo a tremendous factor In re
alizing the efforts of our association , In
adding dignity and respect ) to our choscit
pursuit.
What wo have written Is based on the
supposition that such an arrangement with
the university authorities could bo made.
While the university might gain something ,
the pharmucsutlcal Interests have far more
gain. Depending something on our luiowl-
edge of what has been done In ono of the
ptesent departments of the university In a
llko way , and something on direct expres
sions from authoritative sources , wo bcllevo
that the plan Is feasible.
We want first a college ot pharmacy. And
In the second place , the college of pharmacy
so situated should bo a recognized depart
ment of the University of Nebraska. We
want our younger pharmacists to take &
course of study In such a college. And man >
of us want to tako'a ' vacation from business
and devote a few weeks or months to post
graduate or speclaliwork.
Sucli opportunltUl and the disposition to
take advantage ofltliem , will In a few years
add" Incalculably teethe standard and emolu
ments of our calling. The learning and at.
talnmontnvof Its members will bo recognized
and wo shall taks/ unchallenged , In the com
munity and amongthe. professions , a posi
tion highly to 1)09 desired and abundantly
deserved. W. L. HEILMAN.
TllK J'/UfWT OF TI3IK.
DctrJIt Free 1'ress.
Ho had talked on every subject and
The girl was OwuUul tired ;
He'd tallied and talked and talked until
tihc wished to ceo him fired.
And when ho hod , got back again
To weather , ww waa mad
Enough , you bU to call down Htalra
Her fierce aiur warlike dad.
"It's been a lovelyLday , " he said ,
"I wonder If 'twill be
IJke thin tomorrow , for I love
Thene balmy diys to see.1
Shu answered him : "I do not know ,
And 1 don't cure to KIIVRH ,
Far In tuiuli matters , I must say
I'm not a prophetess. "
"Hut If you really want to know
Tomorrow's weather's fate ,
ros.HeBH your soul In patience , for
You'll not have lone to wait. "
The brewers' pool of Now York has de
clared that It will lock out all union men
unless the boycott Is lifted. As a consequence -
quenco It Is being pushed harder than
ever.
The Nebraska State aoxcmbly of the
Knights of Labor wilt send delegates to the
Slate Federation o ( Labor meeting at OranJ
Island ,
DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo cures pllei
"DELSABTE" GYMNASTICS.
A 1'roiulncnt Turner Olvos III * Opinion of
' the ' Moilurn I'iKl. "
OMAHA , Juno 10. To the Editor of The
Dee : For the past two years our public
schools have b ° en given over to the so-called
"Delsarto" system of physical culture ( ? ) .
Our boys and girls have labored during that
tlmo to get some benefit by the application
of a "fad" which has been masquerading us
a system of physical culture. The "Dcl-
sarto" system Is about as valuable for the
proper development of the boy as the faith
cure is for suffering humanity. We have
this day no system of physical culture In the
public schools of Omaha. The exercises ,
based upon the so-called "Delsarto" system ,
as taught In our schools , Is not physical cul
ture at all. Prof. Delsarto never Intended
that his system of posing and facial ex
pression bo applied as a means for physical
training. No school of Importance has as
yet adopted "Delsarte , " with the exception
of some "young ladles seminaries , " where
the outward appearance h all that Is re
quired to make up a young lady's education.
"The American association for the ad
vancement of physical education" has never
considered the Delsarte system an Important
factor In physical development , and now to
fill the void created by tlio theatrical Del-
sarto our boys and girls are to be subjected
to a rigid military drill. The revival of
the military Idea In its adaptation to schools
has been Indulged In and to some extent
encouraged by those lacking dcflnlteness as
to what constitutes the best moans and
methods to bo employed for the physical
welfare of our youth ,
Actuated , no doubt , by a sincerity of
purpose In desiring to promote physical de
velopment and training , and that a- high
standard may bo obtained , they nevertheless
have utterly failed to recognize the proper
methods of procedure In this Important
branch of school work. Military drill will
make our boys strong- and healthy , and the
boys will like It ! This is the argument
brought In favor of the drill , Now lot us
look a little closer Into this matter of mili
tary drill.
The Turners may be reckoned upon for a
good deal of experience. This organization
has had cadet corps In almost every state.
Today but one Is In existence , all others have
vanished. We had the Idea that military
drill could supplant the physical or gym
nastic work. Everybody ot course took an
Interest In It ; the Iwiys were delighted with
It ; great prldo was taken In parade and ex-
hlhltlon drill. Things went on smoothly for
about a year ; the boya had learned the
"Manual of Arms" and the "company tac
tics , " but In > plto of all efforts the Interest
In the drill began to Hag , and after a life
of about five yearn the many formerly flour
ishing radet corps were a thing of ( he past.
Nothing but the guns remained to remind
us every now and then ot money foolishly
"Military drill will hold tno attention ot the
boys only until the novelty wears off. Mili
tary drill Is dictated by the rc.iulremcnts
of war and not by the needs of physical
education. As the movements are limited
it is quite natural that when our boys have
mastered them they want a change. Every
military drill that has for Its aim the physi
cal development of our boys Is u waste of
tlmo und energy. In order to raise the
standard of their armies the French and Ger
man governments are not giving their sol
diers more military drill ; no , they are sup
plementing It by a thorough course "In gym
nastics. With the Delsarto fad on tiic one
hand and military drill on the other the
pupils of the public schools will receive very
little physical training.
Wo have expended hundreds of thousands
of dollars annually to make our public schools
second to none In the land ; wo have endeav
ored to engage the best teachers und peda
gogues ; we have succeeded , and wo point
with prldo to the excellent method of mental
training that prevails In our public schools
this day. nut why this lamentable fiasco
In physical culture ? Why do we resort to
all the new fads In this important part of
school work ?
Why not adopt ( and maintain ) the best sys
tem of rational gymnastics , engage competent
Instructors , who are able to apply the best
of methods ? Olvo the boys and glrla a
chance to develop their growing bodies , with
the aid of proper gymnastics , that will act
recreative and exhilarating on their minds ,
and thus make true men and women of
them. PHILIP ANDRES.
HKl.UlltlUH.
It Is said that Protestant Christianity Is
growing In India as fast as It Is In this coun.
try.
try.Hov.
Hov. Dr. E. A. Dunning , the editor of
the Congrcgallonallst , Is to wrltn a history
of Congregationalism.
The pnpc has Just built a new wing In
connection with the pavilion In the Vatican
gardens , which adjoins the tower where hlx
holiness seeks refuge from the heat of mid
summer.
The real name of Ilrother Joseph , who has
succeeded Father Damlcn In the work amung
the lepers of Ilauall , Is Ira P. Dcitton , a
native of Vermont. He adjudicated war
claims In the border states after the civil
war.
Much Intereit Ima cent're I In the Christian
Endeavor ork In llfo savllig station * , and
at the International convention Jn Montreal ,
Canada , un advanced movement was made by
adding the light houses and light chips lethe
the work , a ! o Including the United Kingdom
of Great Ilrltaln In tlio field of duration.
According1 to the last census the mcinbpr.
ship of Ilio African Methodist Episcopal
Klon church Is 423,000 ; Sunday school chol >
am. 205,000 ; number of pliurchei , S.100 , num-
b'r of blshopa and general officers , nlni-tecn ,
educational Initiations , five ; active preach-
era , 1,700 ; number ot publication ! ! , three.
This church published ono of the host of the
Afro-American quarterlies , the Church
Quarterly , at Wilmington , N. 0.
Prof Itosentlml , who has been for many
years a Christian missionary In Abyssinia
Is now In this country , telling how the mis
sionaries In that country are persecuted.
King Theodore was especially cruel to mls-
blonarles. They wore first condemned to.
wear heavy bais of Iron aioiind their body ,
and were then tiled. The trial began by-
reading the genealogy of the king , which
claimed for him a blood relationship with
Solomon and David , and the reading of which
lasted four hours. During this reading the
missionaries were compelled to stand unpro
tected In the burning nun.
Hov. William Mays of Perryvlllo , Ky. .
has preached tlio gospel for sixty years an *
has never accepted a dollar for his services. .
According to the annual report Issued tho.
last of May , the Salvation Army is now es
tablished In forty-two count rle-a. U haa
1,9'.I7 corps , numbering 0,143 bfllccrs , 10,328 ;
local officers , ami 3,331 bandsmen. The num
ber of "noldlers" Is not staljil , but General
Ilooth claims that the army converts to.
Clulstlanlty 200,000 pcoplo every year.
Miss Funny Edwards , the girl evangelist ot
Louisville , Ky. , Is icported to have saved
1,000 wmls In Ohio and Indiana ; She Is 18&
years of ago and lets her long hair hang down 1
over her shoulders ,
Tlio amount received by the American Sunday \
day School union for carrying on tholr work
during the last year was $120,108 , against
$109,233 for the previous year. There have ,
been In the /leld 13S men employed. As ono
result of their labors , 1.7S5 now Sunday
schools were organized , having 68,273 tcaclu
crs and scholars ; 439 were reorganized , anoi
aid was given to existing schools 8,363 times , .
The ecnlor bishop of Christendom , u la
believed , Is Sofronlous , the patriarch ot
Alexandria , who Is 115 years old , and ha.f been ,
a bishop for forty-five years. Archhlshop
Kenrlck of St. Louis , consecrated llfly-threo ,
years ago , ami Leo XIII , , consecrated fifty. ?
tuu years ago , come next In that respect.
Miss Sadie Means has bean restored to ,
membership In the Presbyterian church at/
Columbus , H , U. , by the Presbyterian general
assembly , lately In Hessian at Nashville.
Term. Mls Mcunn waa a faithful and con %
vfbtent meinlier of the ctiu-j'i , but was poor-
und compelled to support lir * lf , which sha
did by accepting a position In the telephone
office , Sunday w'ork being part of her dutlnn.
The churrh disapproved of Sunday work and
Mlis Menus was given the alternative ot <
Biirrcndorlng her poxltlon or her member
ship In the church. She chose to contlnuu ,
her work , 8h < i carried hur case to the synodi
which reversed the decision of the church'
and presbytery. The church carried the cabal
to the general assembly for review , and that
body sustained the action of the synod , anal
Miss Means was reinstated In her church.
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