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8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIlE OMAhA : DAILY DEE : C\ONDAY. AUGUS' ' 12 , 189. { _ _ _ _ _ _ 'I
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REPORT OF SUPT IARBLE
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Administration of Schools for the Last Year
Discu88ed
MUCh TO COMMEND IN THEIR CONDITION
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SIII."III Ser"er ot lllorllnte"
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" to thc IIosiril-ViriiI , \Inh.t
Uu" orth ) ' I'rilclllil.
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Suplntend of Schools Marble has
flc.l with the secretary ot the Board
of Educaton his annual re'port for the year
during which he haN been In charge of the
supervision of the Onlaha ! public schools ,
The principal features of the report arc :
"On auumlng the duties of this office In :
October , 18i1 , I found the ( pchools well organized -
. The
ganized and In successful operaton.
consolidations referred to In the last report
had been made to [ considerable extent , and
most of the te1cber were permanently lo-
cated. In company with my preleces30r
In office I had spent nearly two weeks In
the month of September In vIsiting the
schools , and I saw nearly every room. I was
Impreased wih the good order that every-
where prevailed , and with the tine spirit
of the teachers , and especially with their
kindly and confidential attitude toward the
PUlllh , that friendly spirit of co-operaton
teachers and pupils which 1
betseen the a 111 pupis
have noted on several public , occasions , and
which Is the augury ol good In any system
of schools.
" It Is the nrst. duty ol a superintendent
to make himaelf familiar with the schools
over hlmelf placel ( , and to this I de-
votel myself by visits to the schools as
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frequently as prctcable , hy frequent conference
ferences with the principals and teachers ,
both Inelvilualy and In meetings hy grades
and In general meetings , and by interviews
with parents and citizens , ss well as with
members of the board and with your various
smmbconimittces. In [ a school system as large
os ; that of Omaha , thIs becomIng thoroughly
familiar with it In all Its details Is 0 work
flmilarlh I 11 Is detls
of great magnitude , and without such fa-
iniliarity it Is not wise for anyone to under-
take any radical mnodihlcatloni4 . even I they
seem to be requlreel. Unfortunately , I was
interrupted In this work within the first two
months by one ol the saddest misfortunes
that can befall a man-a mIsfortune twice
repeated slnctand there came Immediately
. n further interruption In the reorganization -
tion ol the board , and In the Inanclal
stringency , to which every other consideration -
tion lust submit And the nnt necessity
ton still further consoiida-
confronting me was a sti consolda-
confrontn ! schools , the discharge of the
principals' IEslstants In all school buildings
having ten or less roms , and the transferor
havln/
or dismissal of some ten or a dozen te1cher
clnlHsal
TIJbe changes absorbed I good deal of time
and caused friction that was unavollble ,
but none tIme less to be deplored. Later In
the year , my acquaintance wih the schools ,
with the teachers , and to a considerable
extent with the pupils and their work , WS
citmlte satisfactorY : HO that I felt at the close
'ule satifactory
' th ? year sufficiently familiar with the
conditons ol thii schools al the personnel
of the teachers , to exert my influence for
their Improvement all along the lines. In
your wisdonm It hs been ordained that this
w1dol
work sbl be done over again and . by. . an-
oth a r.
" 1 am , therefore , In some doubt as to
bow far any suggestions from mo about the
work and the nceds ol the schools may he
desirable or acceptable to you ; but I submit
I few observatons , which you will use for
what they are \Iorth to ) 'ou.
TiE hiGh SCHOOL.
" [ n the early days of my Illmlnlstraton
directed to thts school aB
my attention was thl
being deficient In disciplne and efficiency ,
and , according to . these Intmatons , my In-
specton was carefully directed to the discovery -
co\'ery ol any such delects By numerous
visits and by Interviews with students and
teachers , both In classes aiR d Individually
and Inter-
and by Incidental acquaintance :
vlew with the Patrons ol the school I
10un that the discipline Is thorough and
comple'e , though not of the march-In-
platoon , drum-and-fife ordcr I Is almost
Ideal In Its completeness . for with no apparent
restraint , the pupils there conduct them-
selves like young ladie.i and gentlemen ,
j caet ! by hlmselr and subject to no martinet
rules : all on the rare occasions that have
cOle to my notice when I boy 1n the 11-
[ Ietuosly ol youth has forgotten himsel
and overstepped the bounl- of propriety , he
has been promptly brought Into line , and ,
what Is even mOle satisfactory , 110 has
corrected himself In : manly way. Ant the
scholarship of the school Is what may be
expected lrom the state of the disciplne ,
The graduates are almltOI without coml-
tons and even with honor at I.ht best col-
leges In the countr ) ' , Al this Is due to
the scholarly and quietly efficient principal ,
who has few eqnl and no superior In the
country , so far as my acquaintance ex-
temb and to' 0 superLor eOfl of' teJehers
It Is a surprise that there shoul have been
any criticism of this school such as 1
heard. S
"I recommend the introduction of some
system ol physical exorcise fcr the girls , to
corre pond with the military drill for the
I.oys . Systematic exercise. such : s the
I'reeco system of lamnastc8 : , If properly
conducted , Is beneficial beyond the drill In
school : I creates an Inerest In the subject
of 11hFlc.11 vigor , and Is likely to be kept
up out of schoel.
"This school has numbered more than
1.000 pnpls the pat year , with more than
two cozen teacher and four courses of
study , besides the department of manual
tralnln in [ accordance with a plan contemplated -
templatell for some time and with the co-
cperaton ol the principal , It has now been
organized Into six departments on the rec-
ommendaton ol the committee ol this
' school. In [ my judgment ths ! organization
wi mIt gret ) ' to the efciency ol the
school and reduce to scnio extent the cost
ol its maintenance.
TI GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
"Tho DrulI 11 district has hcen denned
b ) new boundaries : and at the opening of
the fall terl It may be necessary to open
thc second of the two rooms lu that house
with plpls ol grade V and belcw. The
natural increase ol pupils , howe\'er. la likely
. to be such that the nolgnlurlng schools will
not b ! materluly affected.'ith the
abandonment 01 FOr Omaha , the school of
that uame ma ) ' bo discontinued. ( In the not
far distant future , theretcre . the question
must be met whether the two last named
schools and the Monmouth I'ark school
S should not all bo united In I large new
bulhlng cOI'enlenty locateel antI ol size
shnlhl' to the I.olhrop school. Such u
school , with the Om1ha View'alll the
Lothroll schools , would be easily accessible
to all the pup:18 : In that vicinity.
"The recent change In the bounlary of the
Vinton school district will enlarge that dis-
trict and relieve to some extent the Cas-
tehlar. The Lincoln school Is likely to be
: overlul next ) 'ear There Is \eant ) room
In tha Comenlus building ; but the eonngnu-
ton ol "u. the lanl u..L and the IIO\nlton ! be-
. 1\een 1\10 IWO 8cnOOiS wOulil Dril ! too
boundary line too near the , Lincoln school , II
: the nilniher of pupils were to be eqnat ell ,
and necessitate a dllcul jonrno for many
. pupils In goIng to time Comcnlus 8ehool. I
lion unwarranted reflection upon the princ-
. pals to soy that they wish their boundaries
L to be enlarged In order to secure a larger
' salary : but with the Ituertonahle 1.In ol
fixing : the lalnles of Principals now In vogue I
' thi ch3rge I liable tb bo reiterated.
KINDmG nTI N AND TnAINING SChIOOI .
k 1'rel'lous to my coming the klndegartcns
. were organized upon what seems to me an
excellent bul. The supervisor anti her assistant -
, Bltont In the trlnlul depatment have done
their work allmlrab ! . But they have Ia-
bored under the disadvantage of not having
L their position recognized by a superior salary :
: - they were directors also , and they were regarded -
gaded as director onl' . This occasioned
: . some fricton In one or two instances near
; the beginning of the year , hut their positon
barn now been duly recognized and the cause
. or the friction has bun remol'ed. 1 predict
. a fruitful and useful year In this interest-
. tDS department of the school \ ork.
Of the value of 3 training 8choo\ \ In a school
. system there can be no doubt I I have . oren
expressed myself both to its friends and to its
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opponent. . As to its legal status , that must
be leU to ) 'our. wisdom and to the courts.
, , In the present state of the c.ue , the srll"ol
wIll probably be reopened net t.rm.
"Dut WIth both the cadets of this tcuol
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and the volunteers of the kindergartens ! there
Is one difficulty : They each assume , or are
lable 10 assume , that on the completion of
their course the city Is under on obligation
to furnish them employment Of course the
expectation of so employing many of them
Is the grOunl1 on which the Instruction Is
furnIshed : and , In fact , a large proportion of
them will be engaged. But the obligation Is
al on their pat all not on the city's part.
They have received free of charge a training
which I worth money to them : and this
liberal provision or the city places not the
city but them under obligation.
COUnSE OF STUDY.
"The edition of the course of study last
adopted hits been exhausted , and a new one
was In contemplation on my Introduction to
your schools. By your acton late In the
year 181 ! a revision was ordered under the
direction t the committee on text books and
course ol study" . In [ the usual course of
such a work this was conductell largely by
the superintelient anti a commitee of the
principals , whose work and consultations with
ether principal and teachers should have
large recognition.
"The course In grades . one to eight Inclusive
has been tnoroughiy re\'lsed. In the first
grade , A class , the thought or sentence
method of teaching has been thoroughly
rec gnlzed. This method may not secure
the master of the technique , the mechanics
of reading , so rapid as some others. but ,
In my Judgment , I lays a better foundation
for intelligent reading and use of language
later , and thIs consideration far outweighs
any tEFpomry advantage of a greater rapidity -
ity at the start such as will leave a mechanical .
chanlcal tencelcy later , an inclination In
the pupil to regard tile form lore than time
spirit ol lauguagc.
"In this course the study ol language Is
sought through Its substance time thought I
expresses , more than through its mere form ,
all along through the graces to the seventh ,
where technical grammar Is first lutrolluced
and continued through the ehhth. This result -
suit Is sought through the introduction of a
joel deal ol nature stlly , In order both to
interest the pupils lu these natural objects
and phenomen and to awaken the thought
that Is 10 find expression In Inguage.
1"or the bamo purpose I good deal ol EUP'
plmentary reimling . stories , histories , etc. ,
Is Introduced Into the lower grades. The
arithmetic Is turned more largely Into mental
work , and the mere mechanical ngurhtg and
ole ol the titles arc considerably abridged
In order to save tme , The history Is some-
What .Iodlned and the geography Is more or
loss changed. The ' moral instruction , which
has an excellent outline , and the course In
muslo and drawing are substantially the
same So Is tIme Ilgh school course , with
the exception of the Spanish language , whIch
was introduced by your vote. . '
RANKING AND PROMOTIONS.
" [ n the promotion of PUPilS from grade to
grade It appears to me that too much stress
has In the llst been laid upon the mere
marks In examinations , and too little upon
the work ol the PUIII from day to day and
the opinion ol the teehe who Is with him
every day , and ol the principal , who should
bo personally acquainted with the capacity
and the progress of each pupi ,
"The tuna and energy ol teachers Is too
frequently wasted In poring over figures ,
marks and per cents , and 1 making incomprehensible -
comprehensible and often erroneous records ,
never to be read by anybody , amid of no use
II they were read. This energy ol the
teachers shoull be expended In teaching ,
intense , active and interesting teaching They
should be required to work for the progress
ol the schools every necessary hour ; to re-
duce to the minImum the markings and the
per cents : anti when the work ol the day
Is done , to devote themselves to recupel'-
sting their energies for the next das duty. ,
The best marks for a teacher to make ar
the ImperIshable Impress upon the miilA'
and characters ol the children : but unfortunately -
tunately for the teachers who live In this
materialistic , spectacular age these best re-
suits cannot ba displayed at the county fair ;
they appear later In the record ol noble
lives.
tl appears to me also that too much
weight Is given to the written examinations
ol candidates b ) the examining commitee
of this board. The oral examination furnishes -
nishes an additional and equally good err-
tenon by which to judge a candidate. This
ought to be moro thorough than I hs been ,
and It ought to have larger weight In the
selectoj of teachers from among candidates.
PRINCIPALS , AND TEACIIERS .
"Tho superintendence of the Omaha
schools must be don largely through the
principals , as these schools are at present
organlzcd. The departments ol music and
anl
drawing are efficiently directed by the spe-
cal teacher or supervisors In those
branches : time kindergartens arc successfully
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managed by the supervisor , and the Illh
school Is under the capable control ol the
principal. In all these there Is no need ol
any further supervision thl the superhm-
tenllont can conveniently gh'e. I has been
suggested that the principals might bo tiis-
pend with und competent supervisors be
appointed In their place at a salary oC about
$ ? ,000 each per annum similar to the prac-
tce In Washington and In Indianapolis , and
thus a saving In expense might be secured
b ) paying each nominal principal l In addition
to the salary ol her grade $50 a year or
some such sum for time mere clerical duty
IOW Inchlent to that olilce.
tny such a pln that close supervision
which has proved so benefcial In time Pst
would bo lost : Its value has been briefly
set forth ' bove. No supervisor of 100 teach-
era can know the individual pupils , nor can
I" render to teachers In diciplne and In
carrying out the course ol study that assistance -
rlstanco which a good prlnclp l gives with
mulch excellent results. Moreover the tra-
cmlons anti the practices of any place have
much to do with the success ol Its sehools.
These customs cannot be rudely and suddenly -
denly changed without Interfering wth :
the progress ol the schools and
interrupting , the education ol the cliii-
then , Furthermore [ : On this t que tlon ! at
too request or 8 memler or your board , I
. consulted Mr. Jones , rtenty the erlnont )
&ucceuful IHperlntenlent ol the Inlanapol s
schools and now ol Cleveland In tht city
anl : ciy
the plan suggested has its most successful
application. IQ told me that after ten years
ol trial I Is working well , hut he thought
that the tme and attention devoted to this
experiment woull hare made the other plan
such ai ours equal ) ' succeslul. and he ad-
v'ed with emphasis that a city like ours
adhere to the 11resel1 Illan of supervision by
principal , wih an assistant supervisor or
supervisors whenever the system becomes too
large for one superintendent to handle.
"Hilt the direction ol a system ol schools
requires on time hart ol teachers due subor-
clnaton and co.operation with the principal :
It rE'qulrec ol the teachers and principal
co-opemmtiotm with the supervisors of depart- '
m\nts and with the superintendent : It requires -
quires from all these subol'dlnaton to the
Board ol Education and the I'ulfs It has laid
down. Wih few eceptons , I might almost
say with a single exception , these relations
have been checrul ) maintained ; and any
slight deviation that Ilght occur can be
easily corrected I every member ol the
board w1 leave to thl superintendent the
exercise ol that altloll ) ' wlh which he Is
Invested , by your rules , and which by uni-
versal custom belongs tll this olce , Hut
when a principal consorts with politicians
on street corners and In secret conclaves und
prCElmeS and openly claims : , by such outside
influence , to control a majority of the
board : when a member of the hOrl states
In the presence of ethel that ho desires
this principal to think him to ban acted '
differently than his jldgmeut has dictated :
when such a principal , with indifferent '
scholarship , and with very moderate ability ,
8" 8 teacher. anum tl sit tn 1Ullllpnt ,
ipo time - stiperintendemit , to t , lsrerJrii iii
that officer to his confreres , anti even openly
to aspire to SOlIe higher position by llini
ol a so-caiied 'puli' Ullon this boar : then
self-respect. not to say the welfare of the
schools , would seem to demand that you take
notice of such condlct , however Inflg-
nlncant the person. I 19 10torous ! that
this IIrtme ! . Is true to life. 1 conceive It to
be my duty to speak tmo plainly In order
tbat I lay not hs I ) fault I : you do not
purge yourself ol such an influence a be
represents and seeks to exert "
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Ulllbthcrin Dltco\'t'rccl.
When a case 'f diphtheria Is reported the
whole town IS II an uproar. I I wise to be
pr pare for all such fmerKelclesl There Is
no cause for alarm I you have Allen's ly-
Glenlc Fllit ut hand. Contagion Is impossible ' -
sible whel It I used. It II a preventive
medlcinedllinlectant , deodorant and germ
killer , and has a remarltably agreeable
taste and odot It not only prevents disease .
hut II cleansing and healn ! Refined people
everywhere use it. . .
" -uu.llt1 ut th" " 'oriiI .
Membirs , \11 leave Myrtle han it 1
o\ock : ahap today to attend the funeral of
SoverelSI" lorrl20n front reiclnce : , 2623 S.
UI : street , lt : o'clcek. You arc urged to
at'cnd. C. E. Alc : clerk . a. c. Thompson '
C. : ; C. TtomPBon'l
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\VILL \ hAVE A NEW \ \ BUILDING
Work on Edifice for Orelghton Medical
. Oolego Begins.
FOURTEENTH AND DAVENPORT STREES i
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I'lnl" for n UnUC"HIC ! orletlrc ot
uncle 11,1 SIUI to 1k- 1"lrll"bec
\ thc' le"t Icllllllcit
-'I'he l'immus.
To John A. Creighton Omaha Is once more
to ba indebted for a mich neede1 building.
TIme work Is already tinder way , and before
winter set In there will be seen rising form
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the ground at' POlrteenth and 1aveuJort
streets a magnificent structure of stone all
brick , the future home of the Creighton
Medical college . ,
For many years It hal been . : lr. Creigh-
ton's desire tO erect I , buIlding which
sholid take the place ol' the wooden structure
at Mason and Twelfth streets , whore the
work of the college Is now carried on The
site selected Is at the 10rth\1 est corer of
I'ourtenth anti D.venport streets. The
bllding will have an cast frontage of 132
feet and a south lrontago of slxt-slx feet
The position Is as convenient as could well
be , being within two blocks of five slrel
car lnes , one of which directly connects with
. ' and Is also vitim
St. Joseph's hospital , It wih
easy walking distance ol the Presbyterian
hO 11II.
The main outside features of the building
w1 bt two projectng wings , with a recess
In twelve
the center thlrty-tw feet wide and
feet .Ieep. This recess , wi be occupied by
an arcade and portco , The first story wi beef
of pinkish stone , and time upper portions of
brick ol a similar color , thus formllg one
harmonlols wle In place of the style that
slvo Is hecomlng so common of making strong
contrasts . The wings are to be throe stories
hlRh . with a basement , and the central portion
wil have an additonal storr.
AFTER ITALIAN nENASSANCE. [
According to the plans the general design
of the exterIor Is a modern udaptaton of the
Italian renaissance. The basement Is taken
to forum the base ol the monlment , the first
story the pedetal , the second story the
shaft and the third story the frieze , the
whole being crowned with a cornice
ornamented with dentals anti consoles. Fol-
lowllg out this plan the. frd story will be
treated with heavy horizontal lines In stone ,
with sqlare headed windows. The second
story wi be eighteen feet high higher thl
eiher of the others , and will contain the I
chief roomims The plan shows a serics of ,
twin windows with circular imeads each '
twin window set II a led ! bordered with
pilasters. The thlrl story forms a nOot and
handsome complement 10 the others. I has
groups ol square headeJ windows , with mas-
.h'e piers between , the piers being set oft by
terra cotta panels , The whole Is appropriately -
priately toped out with a cornice , lormed
ol mod Ions and consoles below the crown
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mnsiml.
Time entrance will be through an ; rcal"
formed ol three arches Into a portco , On
the right hanll side occupyIng the north enl
of the first floor , will be an emergency ward ,
which Is to be one ol the features of the
building. This emergency ward wl be pro-
vlled with kichen , nuse ! ' room and all
modern J appliances , This will be under the
care , of the outdoor clinics oC time college ,
one of the most Important branches ol the
college work. In an institution of this
magnitude the outdoor clinics take care at
3,000 patents a year , tIme work of course
being free when necessar . The emcrgene
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ward ! Is an institutIon of which Omlha han
long been In need.
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
The entrance will lead through an arcad
nuder the open portco , which Is to be 1x32
ll t In size , through tie Vestibule doors Into
the grand stalrl'a-hal , at the further end
of which a double stairway will lead to the
upper storle
On the first floor to time sOlth of the
stairway hal wi be the recreation an\1 \
recepton rooms for the students and the
faculty , and on the same floor to the right ol
the stairway hal wi be the different rooms
for the outdoor clinics , and the drug store
Two lecture halls , each 28x46 feet , wi
occupy the north hal oC the second floor ,
while the south hal will contain the laboratories -
' and bac-
tories for physiology , histology -
teriology.
On the third floor to time north will be an
amphiheater , 57x46 feet In area , and twenty
feet In height , wih 350 seats. The south
hal of the third floor wi conain the chcml-
cal and pharmaceutcal laboratory.
On the fourth foor In the central extension
wilt be the dissecting room , with windows on
nil lour sides. An elevator wi run from tie
baseimment to the fourth foor , All necessary
minor apartments , such as the mmmuseumn Instrument -
strument rooms , private roommms toilet rooms ,
etc. . wi he carett'mhly provided for.
The Interior will be Inlshel In hard wood
and patent plaster. Speaking tubes amid cal
hells will be provided. Particular , attention
will be pall to the lighting andto the heat-
Ilg and ventilation of each school room , It
being the intention to change the air In
these rooms not less than six tmes per
hour.
This building when completed wi bOe time
best b ) far of Its kind ! In the west and will
be , In every respect , a model ol what 13
needed for a medical school and medical
teachln ! The laboratories lecture rooms
an1 ! dissecting room will be large and com-
modious and will be furnished II an ulHo-
date style , with everything necessary to the
propel teaching of modern medicine There
wi be ample rOQm for time accomodaton of
front 3M to 40 stud nts.
Time outdoor clinics anti the emergency
ward will be worked In connection with the
hospial and the hospital wi offer a source
ol lnstrmiction for the students The con-
tract for the grading . and excavation was let
to Joseph Butler and this work has now ben
In progress for several days . Other contracts
will bo let on September . 1.
A Ghastly Stt.t.trc'
Disease I ever , but In no forum Is It more to
be dreaded than In that ol time lormhlable
maladies which attack the kidneys and bad-
der. Bright's llesse , diabetes and gravel
may alike be pre\'eilled , If inactivity ol the
Ithlneys Is rectfed In time wih Hostetter's
Stomach Uters : , sovereign also II cases of
rheumat&m , dyspepsia , constpaton , malaria ,
biousness and nervousness.
l xclr"lon to the el"t Over I'emmimsyl-
"null Limmi' ' ,
Ang. 19th to 25th , Inclusive , excursIon
tickets to Boston for K. T. Conclave will be
sold via Pennsylvania Lines , good to stop off
at Pltsburg , Phlldelphla , New York and
oIlier points. Stop-over privileges permit
v\ls to Atlantic City , Cape May , Long
Dranch , Asbury Parlt and seahore resorts
Hotur lmit ample for other side trips. Return -
turn journey may be made vIa Hudson River ,
Niagara Fails , etc. Details from Dering ,
243 South Clark st" , Chicago , who , will furnish
low rate tickets , or they may be obtained of
passenger and ticket , agents ol connectn
lines In west and northwest See that ) 'ou
excursion ticket reads from Chicago over
Pennsylvania Lines."I
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A I"cn A"nltDItI.
Offered by the Chicago Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway . time short line to Chicago A
clean train matte up and started from
Omaha. Daggago checked front residence to
destination. Elegant train service und cour-
teous employee Entire train lighted by
electricity and heated by steam , wIth electric
light In every berth Finest dining car
servlco tn the west , with meals served " "a 13
carte . " The Flyer leaves at 6 p. m. daily
from UnIon depot.
City ticket office . 1604 Farnam Ilreet C.
S. Carrier , city - ticket . agent.
I'l An IACI V''lAL ASSOCIATION.
At Denver Allllt 14- : : 1SmS.
For this occasion the Union Pacific will
len tickets at the rate of one fare for time
round trip from MIssouri river terminals to
Denver , Colorado Sprlngl. Manitou and
l'ueblo. Tickets on sale August 11h and
12th. A. C. DUNN ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent , 1302 Far-
aim atreet.
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IUBlol al < Return Cheap.
I you want a low rate ask the Durlngton
Route about its $31.75 ticket to DOlton and
return. Choice of other routes at slightly
hIgher figures. On sale August 19.2.
Ticket office 132 Parnam steal l'ele.
pbone 250 .
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'I'h"t Interest .nnl IIItrlet the
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Mississippi has 1 'god publc school system -
tem , and the ellucatona statistics at hand ,
for tS93 , are as fololll : Total number of
children of school ae . 61GIS3 : enrolled M
public schools , 33U23 : number of Public
schools , 6,9SG : number of techer 7.497 : cx-
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pendluru for publ'cloQ\ , $1,19,81 : value
of school property , $1O0,490.
In [ time line of hlgbu education 133 colleges ,
academics Inll high schools with 22,859 pupils
In attendance are ' ored lS being In sue-
ceSful operation , These arc pleasant stalls-
tics arid tend to .how a great Interest In
education both elementary and In the higher
graie
Thlrt-one [ ublc libraries are reported wih
an aggregate of 130,31 books anti nine daily
newspaper , two tel-weeklies , 150 weeklies ,
hlo seumi-nmonthhies and nine monthlies are
publshed In the stnle. Iro\'lslon has been
Inde for the cue of the unfortunate anti
Ulero arc institutions for the blnd , deal anti
dumb , Insne and orllhan . The Intending sel-
tIer In the Orchard Homes region thus sees
that he Is not to choose I location like the
fronter section of the west. He has all the
advantages of gooll educational facilities for
his chidren alrOlly provided : churches and
the friendly soelallilty of the peoille he
finds , reneleu the change ol location a Pleasant -
ant as well as Profitable , one for imimimseif and
his family. There 'ol'e other Ilolnts of In-
formaton that II will be well for yotm to post
yoursell on. Alldress O E' George \ . Arne > ,
Rcneral agent , IGlj 1'arnal street , Omaha ,
ebraska. Ion'L deh\y. You cn investigate
Orch3rd Homes hands anti 10 alil see thel
whene\'er you wish to Soutlward the title
able. has turnel , Its force ' will soon be Irreslst- '
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Art'hhl"hCI' G ICM" I'"II"C' " n CICr'lt
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Archbishop Gross oC Portand. Ore. , who I.
pleasantly rcmembered ; by Omaha people slnc
his visit last May , recently trapped a notorious -
torious clerical Imposter , who was enjoying
the hospitality of hIs honme . Two weeks ago
a smooth shaven , \1 hle haired 0\ man of
venerable appelfnee. clad In the garb of a
11rlest and \ oaring the , purple cape and cap '
of a Homan Catholic bimup ( . arrived In Portland -
land arid Ingrtate.1 . hllsel Into the conl-
deuce ol the priests ol the Cathedral and
Archbishop Gross The man dammed to be
itt 11ev. Guls ton Hopert , bishop of the Ha-
waIan Islands He said he was on his way
home front Home and hal ( louvered lectures' '
anti solicited contributons to further mis-
sionary work on the Islands. During his stay
In Portand the bogus bishop celebratell mass ,
heard confessIons anl d\lh'lred sermons , and
his evllEnt zeal for I time disarmed sus-
1)lcon and aroused much Interest In him , Iii
the various church services he was aim adept ,
and could reel off Latin with the unciiomm and
or uncton
correctness ol a Homan professor. During
his first cal on the archbishop he said he
was a classmate ol Pop Leo. As the latter
Is 83 past \1 hue time visitor did not look over
GO , thouguclalmlng to be i years of age , the
archbishop regarded the statement a strange
one. InquirIes were male at once among
the local priests , end resulted In proving that
the pretended bishop hd appeared In that
section four years before and swlndlell scores
of church people by mas'uerallng as a pries\
When confronted b ) a priest with proofs ol
his ( luphicity , antI charged with being an Im-
poster , the Honolulu "blsho " exclaimed :
"You're . , " ;
a d.-'i liar
The Imposter Is about GO years ol age ,
smooth shaven , and of average height and
welKht. Ills hair Is white and he has dark
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SIII'IMIH'I Inl.c n Note tf Thl"
As the chicken and wlll fow1season Is now
approaching I immay stand the"vast army of
shooters In Nebraska to know that there Is
no better or safer bhotgun animimmmnitiomm than
ulmuniton tln
that being turned out by the Peters Ca { .
trldge company In Cincinnati. The Flaim. ! and
Game Protective association ol South Dakota
has endorsed the P\ters shel and has ordered
a big supply for its fal simooting. 'The
Peters company Is In receipt of the following ,
which Is a strong endorsement of Its famous
shell :
YANITON. July 29. 1895.-The new Peters
quick shot shells' ordered through your : lr.
Hackman arrived In due time. Have given
them a thorough test , anti I , as well as the
rest of the members , thln ] them the heat
shells ever used I find that contnuous shoot-
ing will not cake In the barrels , whcim Is a
great advantage to all shooters. The powder
seems to have an oily substance In its compound -
pound : : by ruunlnt a dry swab throuh the
barrels once or twice a day when shooting Is
atmillcient. Out of 1,000 shells not one single
shell mlsnred Yours very truly ,
L A. CABLE ,
President South Dakota Fsh : and Game Pro-
tectvessoclaton. .
AICrlell Tourist . \MMoetntoD Eeur-
S I ozi.
A personally conducted excursion will leave
Omaha on August 13 , via Union Pacific , for
Denver , Ianltou , L1Veta , Durango , Silver-
ton , Ouray , and the most charming ol Col-
orado resourts , returning via : Montrosi' Gun-
olson , Salla and Denver , and arriving In
Omaha August 22. , Rate , Including meals ,
hotels , sleeping cars .bte , $122.25
A second excursion wl leave Omaha Au-
gust 2i , via Denver , : bmtu and Marshall
Pass , to Sal Lake , returning elrect by Union
Pacific , arriving In Omaha Septemer 5. Hate ,
IncludIng meals , hotels , sleeping cars , etc. ,
$ 117.25.
A. C. DUN , City Pass & Tltt. Agt.
Union Pacific system , 1302 Farnam street.
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\ 'Imi th."IIIMh 11gm ilromm.l.
On August 19 to 24 the Wabash will sell at
above ute ThIs Is $3,00 less than other
routes , wIth through sleeping cars daily via
Niagara Falls. . We can give you all the
varIed routes going or returning. For tickets
or lurth-er information cal on any agent ol
connecting lines or at Wabsh office , 115
Faram street or write G N. Clayton , N. W.
P. Agt. _ _ _ _ _
Agt.I
I You " ' 1,1 to "I,1 10"tol
This summer a splendid opportunity will be
'forded on the occasion ol the Knights
Templar Conclave In August. Tickets will
be on sale via the Lake Shore & Michigan
Souther Hy. Aug. 19th to 25th at one fare
for the round trip , Full particulars on application -
cation . D. P. Humphrey T. P. A. , Kansas
caton. Ciy , : [ 0. C. K. Wilbcr , - W. P. A. , Chi-
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Ladles' Turkish baths
Alcohol ,
Vapor
Electrle , batha , a
Massage ,
Manicure , chiropodist. scalp and hair and
time feet are given special attention. 109 and
10 Dee building. .
Uo"tOi 1'clr"lou Sot co.
nail rates Llb ral arraneements-Aug. 19.
2 -Gool 'ti next fall-Timrougit cars via the
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MIND YOU : no change at ChIcagoThe lat
easter excursion this year-Niagara Falls-
Saratoa-New York-St. Lawrence River- ,
Whie Mountains-Boston. !
Ask questions at 101 . 'aram St. and check ,
your trunk at your house. .
Uo"loi Ilc Iti'turim.
From August 19 to 24 the Chicago , Milwaukee -
waukee & St Paul railway will sell round
trip tickets to Boston for $31.76. Stop over
allowed east ol ' Chicago. Full IJar-
tculara on application. Ticket office , 150
Farnam street. C. S. Carrier , cIty ticket agt.
Awarded
Highest Honors-World's Fair ,
DR
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MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cram of Tartar Powder. Free
from Ammonia Alum or any other adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
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PRETTY lOCAl lANDSCAPES
What May Bo Seen in Short Drives Abut
Omaha ,
ATTRACTIVE SPOTS IN ALL DIRECTIONS
U.'clolllt'nt ut thc' i"inrt'mmt'e ilomiie-
"nrcl-Olt Alult lcCnrcll" " ti I l
oSollh Irom Ih'cr'lew tu ,
I"ort Crook ,
There are many picttmresquo spots around
Omaha and not a leI In the city itself.
Time new Florence boulevard from Ames
avenue north sweeps In a graceful clrvo
along the line of bluls that wall In the valley
of the : lssolrl to the west , anti the view of
the low 1)'lnl farina anti an occasional lash
ol water In the distance make- a IJleaslng
pletlre , In the evening the turnouts ol all
Omaha seek time new tirive. Here Is a coach
and six a 11 the next that flits past Is a
famll' affair of many seasons' service. Then
comes a young fellow In 'duiks" with his
very best girl and a horse he Is not sure of , anti
the next Perhaps Is a Tuxedo and "spike. "
Tie bicycle Is eVH'where anti gllles In amid
out along the cOlrse like f 11hantom.
Tie boulemrll ' Is now cmpeted : to Twent-
a't north of the
fourth street at a point a trine
fort , and wih Its lakes , trees antI rambles
that are projected by the Ilark commissioners -
sioners fnished It wi make a thrive that
wi compare favorably with those of many
of the eastern cities.
Five mies directly westward , as the crOw
woull fly If lie took Dolge street lS a guild-
InK line' , Is McCat'tile's mill. I Is In a 11rely
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nook In thl valley ol the IIPllo and one of
the oldest lamlmarls In the state.Vinti -
Ing his way titrougim the yelow corn now fast
ripening In the Augut sun , one gets his lint
view ol the mi , The roach slHllsnly dips
down Into the valley , you tlrn a corner , and
there In a tree emnbo\ ereti del on the huh-
side Is the mill anti the mllel"s hOIEe , The
mill Is an olti . dilapidated frme structure
built out over the stream on stilts alIt ! with
its weatherbeaten shIes' and storm twisted
spouts , gives evidence of having withstood
many a winter storm
ITS PHETTY SURROUNDINGS.
On the left hand banlt ol the stream are
picnic grounds situated In a heavy grot th
ol maple trees. 'he woods lre so dense In
places that scarce a ray ol sunlight can
penetrate the leafy canopy and It Is an ideal
place to real anti dream the hours away
far from the hot pavements of the city.
The backwater from the Ilam exends for
about three miles and a half northward and
a ride In the ilat-hattomncti punt that nobody
seems to own , Is an aquatic Illeasl'e seldom
accorded one. The water lit ciear and the
qliet Is absolute , eIcept for the hum of the
mill that rows fainter and lalnter as you
advance. Tile trees almost meet over held
and there Is not a living thing In sIght ex-
cept an occasional muskrat that hurries
away In th ! gloani upon your approach
Around about , anti up along the vale ) of
the lpplo there arc other spots as pretty ,
and the roads to them all are geol , Many
ol them are well worthy a visit and the
wheel man has them withIn an hour's spin.
Down at ourth [ anti Hickory , on the hilltop -
top , otherwise known as "Tom lurra"b ,
town , " may be found one of the finest vIews
to he seen In the whole country rounll abQut
The bluffs rise abruptly from the : lssourl
river to the height of 300 feet an(1 ai-
anl
though tha road to the pinnacle of the hill
I somell hat of a scramnbie the object to
be gainNi Is well worthy ol It. In [ the eve-
ning , when the shadowE begin to hover eve
the river , a beautful spectacle In prescntel
The IIH1) water of the stream In time tils-
lance Is changed to silver , anti In the dim
light the mul banks across the valley tale
on the aspect ol cliffs. Tress and water
clous anti air , combine . to make a scene of
wonderlul beaut ) .
SOUTH OF RIVERVIEW .
South on Tenth street l , a short listance
beyond Ivervlew park , begins a natural
drive that vies with time Florence boulevard
In scenic attractions , The road for about I
mie and a hal commands a grand view of
the Missouri , as It SWEeps to the astwarel
around a jutting headland that deflects its
course a doz-n mies toward the east. All
about the weds are In almost the same state
as when the Omahas all Pawnees roamnemi
el
through them. Far to the southwarl till
lost In the blue haze the hill anti valleys
are covered by a uniform growth of tree
anti nature's bautful green was never seem
to greater advantage as I rolls away like
waves In a mimic ocean In all its velvety
softness .
Turing wes when opposite I. street ,
South Omaha a drive of aholl six blocks
and another turn to the southward hrlngs
one to a road that leads to Vista sprlng
The springs are a mile anti a quarter south
of this point anl1 the r03l Is through dense
10eds the entire way. The springs hubblt
U [ out ol tha hllsile clear as crystal and
hesls : their medicinal properties have all
time alvantaRes ol a scenic location.
, Still south ol this place , and over a real
that never losses its charm for a moment
Is time new Fort Crow A more Perfect
place for Its location coull not be chosan
anti whelm the new drive now contemplat11
by th1 lark commissioners Is completed to
the fcrt Omaha will have I roadway thaI
oven frequenters ol Riverside drive , New
York wi take pleasure In passIng over.
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and $8 a month and it's the best )
( U Im'cslmeut we ever intide. I ( )11
! . m Is : tncJ ' finished plauo-rlch
iii tone-fnl size and II the
lllt oC most hhh ; gi'uIe . : In- !
} ) struincuits. I.
t . A. IOSPE , Jr.
Ij ! S Music amid Art. j !
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t lll3 Doullaa , .
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Bloomers and Sweaters
and nil ser or cycle clothes will never
start to shrink t you wash them wit
WOOL
SOAP
I makes annell beutluJy den without
shrlnklnc. Then again h' . the beat and
most refreebing In the bath tub. None
other al 10
AT YOUR OROCERS.
HAWORTH & SCHODDE CHI"AG ,
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. .en
Elun't low yet that wo carry a larger stock of . ten's Shoes than any
shoe store In town and that nowhel'cs on cm.th el\ good qualiies of
slices ho bought any , cheaper than wo soil thom. . J _ .
\Vo keep only good deenElablo Slices , oC sound leather and wol
made , othel'wlse we could nut give such tL g\l\lnleo with ovcm'y 'Ial' ) wo
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sel. i
New Shoe Free , , Ynut' Money flack , if . .
- ; or Ynll' : nncl I they went' Olt too soon.
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' . [ 'iiet'o Isn't ammotlim.mm' concern In the land who mllod such an offer and lt j
the same time out' plces am'O lower
NotwlhstunlluJ time rise In Shoes wo will contnlo to sol our colo-
\ltct Goodyear' wel slice for $2,5. Wo UI'O enablell tl do this because
' orict' for the eomln FmtlL boCol'o time ' . ' " "
wo placed 011' OI'dO' comnitig 111 long n1'uno ( In
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leather . .Jmmst now when other shoe dOler' hl\'o hltdl ' plleel their
O'dc.s , wo are al'cldy gcttng in [ 11(1 ; opening omit' PiH slocl Yon wi
10 op'I" w'm' ' . . IlSOItiflCit ! or shoes you wi find , Ira our bome.t ,
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GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH i
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No Drouths , No Hot Winds . J
No Floods , No Heated 'Terms. . . '
No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps , }
No Long Cold Winter , No Crop Failures. , .
Central
Mississippi . J
The Most Equable Climate in Aitierica. , . _ >
The great fruit growing and vegetable raising district , .
of the South A soil that rises anything that grows '
and.a location from which you reach the markets of the
whole country. Your fruits and garden truck sold os J
n the ground and placed in Chicago , St. Louis and New "
Orleans markets in 12 to 24 hours.-In this garden
spot of America ,
20 TO 40 ACRES .
t' \
properly worked makes you more money and makes it ' l
easier than the best 160 acre farm in the west Garden 't
products are a wonderful yield and all blng , big prices.
Strawberries peaches , plums , apricots , grapes pears ,
figs , early appes : , in fact all small fruits , are sure and
,
profitable crops
Two and Three Crops Catt Be Successfully
Grown the Same Year.
Timber is abundant-Lumber is cheap-Fuel costs noth-
ing-Catle arc easily raised and fattened-Grazing is
fine all the year. '
CLIMATES
. Is heal'hy and delightful i land and sea breezes and cool
nights. The mean temperature is 42 to 66 degrees The
average rainfal is 56 inches. No extreme of heat or cold ;
sufficient rain for all crops.
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Offers greater advantages to the intelligent settler. One
half the work you now do here will give four times the
results in this wonderfully productive country , Twenty to
forty acres in this land of plcnty is enough to work and
is sure to make you money. Do the work and the re-
suits are secured ; there is no such thing as failure , The
people are friendly , schools , churches , 'newspapers , are
plenty ; railroad facilities fine and a soil whose richness
is unsurpassed , all invite the enterprising man who
wants to better his own condition and that of his family.
The most carefully selected lands in the best fruit and
garden sections we now offer in tracts of ten to forty
acres , at reasonable'jriccs and terms to those who wish
to avail thenselves of the wonderful resources of the
country now attracting the great tide of immigration ,
Full particulars given upon application. Corrispon-
dence solicited.
GEO. W. AMES ,
Geiteral Agent , 1617 Fariiain-St. , Oiiialia , Ncb
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A Bright Eye fl
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[ 1 iS the sign of good health and an
H alert mind , Strange that it should
H almost always depend on the state
H of the digestion , but it does , A
n Ripans Tabule taken after meals
iI gives the little artificial help most
grown people need. , L
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BI'amm's Tat.milesi Bohi by druggist , , , or by matl
_ _ _ I it. the price t cemits a boa ) , I sent . to The , , . lit- .
- pane Cnmical Company , ? 0 it' Bprmc. am N. Y.
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