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8 TT1JS OMAUA DAILY JHfllfli MONDAY , JANUAHY 0. 1800.
STATE TEACHERS' ' MEETING
Most Profitable the Association Has Ever
Hold ,
ALL APPOINTMENTS WERE EXCELLENT
Lecturer * friini .Minimi Proved IJncli
' of Uie
a I < 'nvorU Sonic
1'roinliiciit Kenluren ol
the Ciiiivrndon.
What camp meeting was to tlio old-fash
ioned adherents to certain rMlglous beliefs ,
what the fair was to the olden time mer
chants , even what the Thanksgiving re
union and feast Is to the New England fam
ily , even BO Is the right kind of teachers'
assoclatlcn to the progressive teacher.
Tlio recent State asscclatlon held at Lin-
coin was one of the right kind. In Met
It was the fair , the camp meeting and the
family reunion all In one ; the family re-
unlpn bccauu ? they were all there , the big
uno and tlio little 'uns , all together. The
little ones gazed up and the great ones looked
down. The woo onei piped and the great ones
shouted , and middle ones bare their parts ,
and a good round family chorus was the re
sult. It was a fair because they swapped
their wares their Ideas , their pedagogical
patents , inertly , of course , little with little
and big with big , but sometimes a god ex
change was made between the great and
small. It was a glorious camp meeting be
cause everybody received those strange little
sparks that fly forth from everybody else
tinder the friction of new thought and gen
erate that which fcr want of a better term
we call enthusiasm.
A thousand teachers wore enrolled. A
thousand teachers , representing the present
dominant Influence of many thcuwnd of
Nebraska boys and girls , Is In Itself an In
teresting spectacle.
It was tfco unanimous verdict that ttus
was the most successful state meeting yet
held In thin state. This was first attribut
able to the speakers from afar , Colonel I ar-
ker Dr. lluller and William Hnwlcy Smith ,
for'It In seMcm that thres such gifted men
can bo heard upon three succeeding n.ghts ;
accondly. to the high cnlcr of the papers
md discussions through all sect ons. and
lastly the arrangement of the work so that
,
and .llscus- .
there wan much time for that
filon. In the hotel corrldonIn Uie uni
versity halls , at headquarters , everywhere ,
the air was full of questions , answers , theo
ries , conjectures about what had Bno on.
Iin't he grandl That's at both ! IT-
fcctly unlqu 1 A mere theo 1st ! Very
le-rned ! He's too derp for me ! I under
stand him perfectly ! I do not eco any sense
' eveall children
to his position. Don't you lrI eve-
the same things ? lies
dren can bs taught
* & extremist ! He doosn't go far enough ;
when would w ? ever be through school at
that rate ? Ho knows what he Is taking
about ! What 'do you think of the rat story. '
Such were comments made.
CHILD STUDY EMPHASIZED.
There was one word that ran through
tli * warp an.l woof of the \\hole week. That
word was Individuality ! The child , not
children or ov n a child , but the child , is to
lie the center of educational thought.
Through a careful study of eacli Individual
the teacher , the parent will bsconu able to
surround him with the right cnvironm nt
( approximately ) which shall enable hln to
rcpllzo all his own latent possibilities , which
shall free tin best there Is in him and make
him most truly thow forth by his living the
spark of divinity within , that thus all
other Individuals with whom h- comes In
corilnct may bs benefltel thereby ,
i The child Is to be fltted to dwell with
Boilers of his kind. In fact. In no other
. -way can hf come to know himself become
< duoitcil. He muH become IH , jiot only In
a general sense , for'the community , for
society but for the peculiar society of his
own time , the society whoso Idsal Is the
high ilcgrej of personal freedom for each
using the word
men a perfect democracy ,
\in n broad and general sense. Since school
Ideals are an inheritance from for across
the water , where other social conditions ob-
, -taln , we must speedily enlarge , partly
charge our practices to flt our present
needs. "If , " rays Dr. Butler , "the teacher
has no Idea of ths whol range ct social
condition In this country , If he has na knowl
edge as 'to the history of affairs leading to
the condition and no thought as to what Is
n dtslrahlo outcome of today's issues ; if. In
fact he doss not know for what he should
train his pupils , how can ho train them ? "
Colonel Parker says : "The Ideal school Is
the one which furnishes the environment for
the growth of the Ideal citizen. " Of course
there must be no overtowerlng tyrant ruling
with absolute sway. There must be no false
system of rewards , markings or false emula
tion , thereby engendering selfishness , enmity ,
jnallce and spite , unless , In fact , these ele
ments are desirable to be cultivated for the
community. The school Is no longer to be re
garded simply as a preparation for life but
as llfs Itself. "Tho school Is society shaping
Itself , " declared Colonel Parker.
The "system , " this bony and gigantic skele
ton which is making Itzelf pa prominent and
appalling , must bo treated to a muriatic
acfd , wlilch will render It more pliable , for it
must be mncla to yield to the demands of any
child. "A course of study If. to bo consulted ,
not followeJ , " said Colonel Parker. "They
t > trung him along all through ths school
hours. " Mr. Smith said , ' In 'speaking of
"Ben. " It might bo. explained that Ben was
a youth of 17 whom Mr. Smith discovered In
a biby room of an Iowa town. Ben had
never been at school. He could not read or
write , could make the digit ? , but could not
odd 3 and 2 expressed In lleures. But there
wore things he > knew. Ho could "do ailth-
metle In his head. " lie knew horses and
other things well. So , In pursuance of his
pet theory , Mr. Smith asked that hs be put
In n room with boys of. his size. It was done ,
Con went to the primary room to read , to
another for arithmetic , to another for ge
ography , etc. At the end of ten wejks Ben
wrote a perfectly Intelligible nnd Intelligent
letter to hla friend. In ton weeks , under
thcso circumstances , he had practically mas
tered elementary Hngllsh. So much for flip
ping a cog in the machine , for bending the
Eytt ° m.
m.FOIIOOT THE PRINCIPLES.
Dr. Butlei's forcible and scholarly way of
presenting the same thought was th t the
detail , the device , the mechanism of school
work are but the ( scaffolding from nnd by
which the real structure is reached and
advanced. Teachers fall Into studying the
scaffolding so closely that they forgH that
It Is not the real structure , It Is necessary
to study the principles and for one's con
ception of tlicte the detail will shape Itself.
Dr. Butler , Colonel Parker and Mr , Smith
taught substantially the same truth , pictided
the same cause. ICacln man Is equally In
earnest nnd uses his weapons most nhly.
Dr. Butler's clear , erudite , logical arguments
are forceful and convincing ,
Colonel Parker's Intensity of purpose and
simplicity of Illustration cannot fall to carry
deep conviction ,
As for William Hnwley Smith , his non
sense and senna are alike Irresistible.
The successful , experienced teacher Is
usually suppotml to bo a person of years and
maturity , plain , solemn and prim , It Is un
doubtedly true that this type of teacher
was present at Lincoln , but there was not
enough of him to color the assemblies. The
general Impresblon received from a glance
at the audiences was of youth and a high
degree of comeliness. livery now and then
the eye icsteil on a face wlilch did not even
need a halo to bj a flt study for a sweet
Madona ,
The Omaha repiercntatlon was larger than
over before and those of this city who took
prominent parts acquitted themwlvcs with
much credit.
Miss Shlppey's history round table was
among the very successful features of the
prpgram. In the Latin round table Mr.
Lewis , Miss Copclind ami other High chol
teacheis gave valuable nsslPtnnce.
In the child study round table three of the
training school cadets read Interesting pa
pers. Miss Morris' paper received esps-elil
praise ,
The primary section carried out a strong
program throughout. There was no failure ,
MI J Cosper'a comprehensive discourse upcn
"Uses of the Story" was well received.
MUa Redfleld's paper on science work ,
which occasioned so much merriment In the
Principals' club , was un entire success , At
its clo.io Colonel Parker announced him-
ualf ai convinced that mature work d.d
maUo children curloui and lead them to soil
their clothM. "lie hnuM go right home
and Inko every bit of It out of his tchool , "
ho * Ald.
Mrs. SudiboroitRh rcllrci trrm the presi
dency of the primary department to take
the head cf Plate roclety for child study.
A partial list of the Omaha texchcrn In
attendance Is : Miss Foo. " , Ml is McShanc ,
Mlis Whently. Miss DnUerflcld , Mlts Powell ,
Mlis Vincent , Mlw Ncvlni , MKs Itedflcld ,
Mlw McDonald , Miss Kltch , Mrs. Lennon ,
Miss Cooper , Miss Lewis , Miss Ellock , Miss
Henry , Ml a Griffin , Miss Shlppoy , Miss
Valentine , Miss Ccpehnl , Mlw Campbell ,
Miss Lonnegrew , Miss Squires , Miss Tobltt ,
Miss Eddy , Miss lUller , Mm. Siidfborough ,
Homer P. Lewis , C. O. Pears ? , County Su
perintendent Bodwoll ,
MXi.SIAT0.KOIl TIII3 SCHOOLS.
Hriiort f Cliiilrnuiii Pi-nrxo on I.nvt *
Sfonri'il mill Smittlit.
Superintendent C. G. Pears * of this city ,
chairman of the educational council , sub-
mltUil a report to the Nebraska State
Teachers' association , which was In part as
follows :
The committee on High schools was re
quested to report detailed suggestions for n
High school course Of study based upon the
course of study discussed at the last meet
ing or the State Association of Superintend
ents and Principals , and later Issued by the
State Department of Education. The com
mittee presented through Us chairman , Prin
cipal O. H. Bralnard of Beatrice , n verbal
nport. It stated that upon considering the
question of preparing such detailed inigges-
liens for a course of study they believed
that more tlmo was required than was
available and It was given.
Ths committee on country schools , through
Its chairman , Superintendent J. S. Baer of
Lincoln , presented an extended report based
upon the report of Superintendent Henry
Sabln of Iowa , made to the educational council
of the National Educational association at
Its Denver meeting In 1SS3. The questions
lalscd In that report , among them the sup
ply of trained teachers for country schools ,
the unit of organization for country school
districts , tin unit for school purposes , the
unit for the division of school funds , and
other questions , were considered nt length ;
also the question of the length of school
terms , wlilch , by n careful comparison of
different counties , was found to bo gradually
Increased throughout the sjate , and also the
question of the percentage of enrollment and
attendance In the country schools through
out the state , and the committee' ' was grati
fied to find that ths percentage of children
of school ags enrolled In the public schools
and also the percentage of those In regular
dally attendance was Increased In almost all
the counties of the state.
The committee en legislation through. Its
chairman , Superintendent Corhott , presented
a very valuable report. With reference to
the free High Echo : ! attcndanca law , the
ccmmlltee found by careful Inquiry among
nil classes of perrons engaged In school work
In the state a very general approval of
the law and very gratifying results from
It In the brief time that It has been In
operation. The law Is almost everywhere
a popular law , both in the country districts
nnd In the districts In which High schcols
nro situated ; that such objections as are
urged against It arc few of them of much
weight , and most of them will probibly
dleappiar as the law becomes more com
pletely opratlve. As careful an estimate
as cuM be made showed that last year ,
bofnre the present law went Into effect , about
SS3 pupils attended the High schools ot the
titnto from country districts nnd that during
ths present year there are in attendance
ab ut 1,385 such students , an Increase of
about COO for the first year cf the operation
of the law. As a rule , no special effort has
been made by county superintendents to
bring the. law to the attention of the chil
dren and parents In the ccnntry districts ,
and a very general deslrs is reported to take
advantage of the privileges of the law.
Then > ID n very general agreement that
the effect of the law has already stimulated
district school teachers and the district
schcols to plan fcr more systematic and
continuous , work , and a much larger num
ber pt students In thers schools than has
ever bforo been the case are locking toward
continuing their studies in Dome high school.
FREE TEXT BOOKS POPULAR.
The second portion nf the report of the
committee on legislation dealt with ths free
text book law , that has been In operation five
years. Here , as In the other case , the replies
almost universally Indicate a commendation
of the law. They found , among other things ,
that the number of districts not complying
with the law requiring the furnishing of freei
text bcoks ! iias become small , and Is yearly
becoming smaller ; that the schools that do
not furnish text books are among the poorest
schools ; that In most cases where the law Is
not carried out the reason scorns to be some
times poverty , cftencr Ignorance or Indiffer
ence ; that oftencst the objection to the law
comes from Influential persons , who nro large
taxpayers , but have no occasion to use the
schools and would , perhaps , object , If such
objection would be of any avail , to any kind
cf taxes for schools. TJiero Is a very gen
eral agreement that there Is a marked de
crease In the cost to the community , ns a
wiioic , 01 uie DOOKS useu in me scnoois , esti
mates of this decrease running from 25 to CO
per cent of the former cost.
The council has further to report that Its
committee on legislation , working with other
committees of those Interested In various lines
of educational work , prepared and presented
to the last legislature several bills for school
laws that It was thought would make desira
ble changes in various lines of school man
agement. The free High school attendance
law was probably the most Important of these
bills that was passed. Probably the most Im
portant bill presented to the last legislature
with reference to school matters which failed
to become- law was that providing for
compulsory auenuanca ni scnooi 01 an cini-
dren wlUiln t'je state. It Is universally recog
nized that the present so-called compulsory
attendance law is not a compulsory attend
ance law. No- penalty for noncompllance
with Us provisions haa ever been Inflicted un
der this law , and It does not In any way
answer the purposes of the state In securing
the attendance of all Us children In the
schools ,
PROPOSE TO TRY AGAIN.
The educational council believes it would bo
wise for the state association to take at Its
present mealing a firm stand upon Ihe ques
tion of the enactment cf a proper compulsory
attendance law , a Isw which shall make It
possible to secure tlio benefits of that edu
cation whlcf.i the ttate so freely provides for
all the children within Its borders.
It Is bellcvfd that three essential provisions
of this law should be :
1. A definite time wlrn attendance at
school by children wllliln ihe ages covered
by iho law should begin. '
2. The fixing of the responsibility for
seeing whether or not children arc attending
Dchocl as required by law , and If npt , why
not. upon wine olllcer , whether called truant
olllcer or by tome other namei dos not mat
ter , and wlios duty It shall be In tlici event
of Ihe failure of any oilier means to enter
complaint nnd bjgin prosecution of parents
cr guardjans falling to comply with the law.
3. That In order to comply with the law
children should attend fcr the compulsory
period ionic school In which Is taught the
reading and writing of the English tongue.
It Is believed further that during the com
ing year measures should be taken to secure
expression upon this matter from all educa
tional organizations and Influences within the
state , and that when the next legislature con
vene ? , ono year from this time , this asso
ciation should have In Us possession and
ready lo bs placed before It such overwhelm
ing cxprcmlon of the sentiments of Iho citizens
of Nebraska upon this matter that no mem
ber will be pcrmllted to he In doubt as to
the wisdom and the Uniiand for such a law ,
nir ( in JuiiiiN i
When the valuable library of books per
taining to biblical and Oriental literature ,
collected by thelite Prof. August Dllnuu of
the University of Berlin , was pre nUd to
the Johns Hopkins university tie | name of
the giver was kspt secret. The gentUman
who presfrnto'l the gift It Mr. ( Jsorg * W
Rail of Baltimore , Besides the acquisition
cf this library of several thousand volumes
which President Oilman speaks of as "ens
nf the most Important the library ha ? ever
received , anJ ens that will certainly give an
Impulse to a most Important department ot
e-tudy , " the following glfu lo the university ,
not hitherto announced , are reported by th ;
Baltimore American ;
Krjm President Low of Columbia college ,
a EH of a new encyclopedia cntllUd "La
Grande Encyclopedic. " In forty volume ? , a
memento of his visit to the university on
lait commemoration day ; a marble bust of
the late George II , Calvert. by Hiram
Poxverv , given to th university by Mrs , Qal-
vert. Mr. Calyert took a deep Interen lu
Iho nucctM ot the > Johns Hopkins university
from Its curliest day * , and WAS A de-sctmlnni
of Lord tlnltlmore nnd A tenner resident ol
MnrylnnJ ; n bist In plaster of thft Into
Robert Goodie * Ilnrpcr , the distinguished
Mntewnnn of Maryland , presented by Mrs
John M. I ) . Latrobe , through her n
Colonel Oimun Lntrobo ( the bust was
modeled In 1819 by an Itallin artist at
Rome ) ; n portrait of Prof , Gcorgo W. Wil
liams , painted by Mr. Robsrt G. Hardlo ot
New York , given to the university by the
former colleagues and pupils of Mr. Wll-
Hams ( a memorial tablet Is to be placn !
In the geological room. ) by his parents )
from Columbia college , n copy of the medal
that was struck and a copy of Iho mlnule
lhat was adopted In honor ot the jubilee Of
Prof , Henry Drlsler.
Dr. Howard A. Kelly has presented to
Ihe university a largo relief map of Palestine ,
Us construction being based upon the work
of the Palestine Exploration society. Mr.
S. V. Hoffman , who has given many glfls
to the astronomical observatory , hag re
cently added a valuable chronograph. An
Important edition of the "Talmud , " In
twelve folio volumes , has been presenled by
Mr. David S'llzberger of Philadelphia , and
Mr. S. P. Avery ot New York has added lo
his cthir gifts a copy of the celebrated
Illustrated bible , known as the Macklln
bible , together with four oilier volumes ,
run I'uornssio.v is cuownnn.
H for VOIIIIK Men Iti Klrctrlunl
There Is .1 widespread belief that electrlcil
engineering affords at present the grealest
field of ncllvlly and usefulness for bright
young men. Among parents this Impression
Is firmly rooted , and as a consequence large
numb rg ot boys are being trained with
particular reference' to thlu profession. The
Idea Is due to the fad that electricity Is a
comparatively new force , at least so far
ns many ot Its applications are concerned ,
and of iho bell f that It has not reached
its highest development as a factor In In
dustrial life. These conditions would
nnlurally crcalo a field ot labor of almost
unlimited cxlcnt , but proof Is offered to
show that the prevailing theory Is not sup
port d by fact. A writer In ihe EngineerIng -
Ing Magazine sets forth conditions and figures
showing that already more electrical en
gineers are being educated than the present
demand calls for or lhan Iho near future
Is likely to ntcd. He quotes another writer
on the subject as saying that "tho fact
thai a young man cannot get more than $40
lo $60 a monllt In the electrical field Is
not a good reason for advising him lo stay
on th farm , or In the shop , or In the store
al $25 or $30 n month , " nnd adds by way
of comment that If k were a fact that he
cculd get $40 or $ CO In the' ' electrical busi
ness ho would do well to change Ma voca
tion , But experience teaches , ho declar s ,
"thai Icday Ihe average young man I am
not speaking of exceptional cases will find ,
on entering this line of work , that Instead
of getting $25 or $30 pr : month , If that
waw his salary , he will more likely receive
but $ IS or $20. Any ono acquainted with
the salaries received by young men In the
eleclrical business will bear out this staU-
ment. "
To bear out his assertion he prints a tab-
ulaled statement showing the results of a
correspondence with nearly 300 of this year's
graduates In electrical , mechanical and civil
engineering from leading technical schools.
Ho questioned them as to whether they hail
secured positions. , whether the poslllona were
oblalncd through the Influence of friends , of
what their work consisted and what salary
they received. The tables show that while
a greater percentage of graduates In clcc-
Irlcal engineering secure employment as com
pared with the other graduates , yet the few
est , relatively , secure It In the line of work
for which they had stiUied stenography , ac
quaintance with foreign language * or other
acquirements being their chief recommenda
tion In their employers. " eyes. It Is also
shown that almost twice as many men secure
employment In electrical "engineering " through
the Influence of relatives as In mechanical or
civil engineering , thus Indicating that the de
mand for such workers Is less urgent in the
first calling. The electrical graduate receives ,
according to the tables , over 20 per pent less
an hour than the mechanical graduate , and
23 per cent less , than the civil graduate. Ono
cause given for this stale of affairs Is that
the electrical manufacturing business Is
daily tending to the production of more
simple apparatus , which may bo operated by
those wlio are Ignoranl of eleclrical laws ;
consequenlly Ihere Is Id's use for the highly
educated theorelical man in Ihe more Usunl
pracllcal appllcallons of eleclrlclty.
The article Is rather discouraging to young
men who hrvo thoughl Ihey saw Ihe way
lo fame and forlune , parllcuiarly the latler ,
In the sludy ot eleclrlcal science , but It is
well lhal Ihoy should view the sltuallon from
all sides and have the truth presented to
them. It Is becoming Increasingly difficult to
"place" a boy In businci'3 that promises suc
cess , but It Is betler lhat ho should be undr
no delusions al Ihe beginning lhan lo meet
disappointment when he had been led to
enterlaln exlravaganl oxpeclallons.
A National Uiilv
The proposition to establish a natlcnal unl-
versily In Washington has been brought for
ward In congrs3 again. A bill has been In
troduced for that puropso , the main ob
ject of the new real ot learning being1 to
provide for the higher Instruction that fol
lows the work of graduate Instltullons , and
for Ihe inducement cf students cf the post-
gradtialo rank Inlo Ihe many fields ot original
work In research and Invosllgallon.
The New York Sun criticises Iho movement
severely , contending that the proposed Instl-
lullon would be Inferior to existing unl-
vcrsllle ? . The Minneapolis Times agrees
with the Sun's view , and says :
"Tho natural Inference to be drawn frcm
the Intrcducllon ot Ihls bill Is lhal there
Is u dearth of opportunities for the prose
cution of higher btudles In this country.
Such le > , however , far from being the case.
Nolable progress has been made In recenl
years al many of our great universities ) In
enlarging their post-graduate departments.
Such Insfllutlcns as Johns Hcpkins , Har
vard , Yale. Columbia and several others
offer abundant advantages to graduate ftu-
denla. They are conslanlly adding lo these
post-graduate courses so thai Ihe need of
n special Institution no longer exists ns 11
did a few years ago. If the University of
Iho United Stales were established. It Is
not likely that It would surpass or oven
equal the standard now offersd nl our pres
ent peats of learning. The project Is op
posed by many prominent educators and Is
not likely to get any further thla year lhan
al previous sess-Ions of congress. "
O one-nil Kiliioatloiialotox. .
It Is said that the first American woman to
occupy a professor's chair In a coeducational
Institution wau Helen C. Morgan , who was
made protesaor of Latin at Fl8k--unlvorslty
In 1SC9.
The University of Goettlngon has thlrly-
me women students this year , many of them
English and American girls. Most of them
study history , modern laguages and malhe-
mallcs , and only ono lo preparing lo b ? a
loctfcf.
The prizeof $100 offered lasl June to tlu
Bludcnl of Johns Hopkins university who
should \\rlto the best essay on the "Rela-
; lens of Chemistry and th ? Useful Arts" has
.teen awarded to E. Emmet Held ot Virginia ,
a graduate of Richmond collfio ,
Ono of the lions of th ? meeting cf scientists
n Philadelphia was William James , who IE
lirofesscr of philosophy In Harvard and one
ot the foremost American students of psy-
: hology , Ho Is a brother of Henry James.
Ho looks hale and vigorous , and his face has
no fallow reflections of midnight oil In It ,
The head professorship of botany In the
University of California , made vacant by
the call of Prof. Greene lo Iho Catholic uni
versity at Washington , has been filled by tlu
appointment of Prof. William A. Setchell.
I'rof. S-tchell was born In Norwich , Conn. ,
In 1SGI , and was graduated al Yalo.'tn JSS7 ,
with a philosophical oration and two ycarp'
honors In natural science.
In memory of the late Lawrence Ru.it.
NL. D. , ono of the ( ounderu.of Harcourt Place
vcminary , Gambler , O.f ten scholarships ol
$300 011 h have been founded. It Is desired
to bestow them uprn earnest and r > 5flned girls
of good family , who may bo unable to pay
the full charges. Kuch scholarship will U
renewed annually until the courts of the re
clplent lu completed , provided she provci
In every way worthy of It.
All the ablebodled pialo students In tlu
California State university at Berkeley have
pledged themselves to gc to work In a fe- . >
days with picks , shovels and wheelbarrows
under the direction ot gang bosses , for Ihe
> rneflt of their alma mater. Their work will
lie for Die purpose of Improving the ground !
about th ? university , T/iicy vlll straighten
out crooked rmthn nn l f idn. grtde the * cam-
! > , repair the ro d. , > tn4 prepare the ground
for n new gateway.
Prof. Ilecrs of Ynldstrongly urges the
adoption of honorayatcnt In that untvor-
cly. ! A little more honour of the right kind ,
properly dlstrlbut'tf intnoiiR the students ,
would benefit a number of the universities
and colleges. _
PULPIT EDITORIALS
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RKV. PRANK CRANO.
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Omaha's Need What Omaha needs to
day moro than n new union depot or a
Trarsmlsslsslppl congress or a now railroad
to Montana or n notional populist convention
or a million club , Is a revival ot religion.
Ot course , this statement , coming from a
preacher , will bo taken with CO per cnt dts-
cci'nt , but that's where you make your
mistake , for It Is 100 per cent , gold basis ,
par value fact. 1'crmlt m ? to prove It :
The laborers need It. Labor movements
all appeal to justice , to absolute right , to
the moral sons ? of the community , LaborIng -
Ing men secure their rights and gain belt r
conditions , not by law or force , but by the
strength of public opinion. Now , In pro
portion as It Is worldly , godless and mer
cenary , any city Is cruel and hard ; and In
so far as It Is altruistic ( which Is anoth r
name for Chrlstllke ) It Is kind nnd just.
I do not mean that we need moro to-
cleslastlclstn , moro displays of lawn sleeves
and cassocks nrd candles nnd oratorios and
ceremony , but more real religious feeling ,
moro Chrlstllncss.
Iluslirsa matters nofd n revival of re
ligion. What business men need Is not to
moke money faster , but surer. Nothing
puts business on a sound basis so well as
honesty , Integrity and the fear of God , which
things follow religion. AVc don't iioal moro
speculations , CrlpplaCreek / crazes and
Hoard of Trade episodes , but moro Indus
trious merchants and clerks thriving stead
ily. If business men would stop blowing
money to the bartenders nnd harlots and
club room extravagance * ) , and practice tem
perance and economy , It would turn moro
money Into the channels of honest trade
than any scheme yet mentioned ,
The city government needs It. Politics
Is always the Index ot the moral sentiment
of the voters. The defalcations and cor
ruptions that have developed In this city
will-In the last few years mean < s sluggish
moral principle among the whole people.
How can our rrpresentatlvcs bj exemplary
nnd honor-loving , when wo are all given
up to greed and pleasure and folly ?
A revival would make our moral percep
tions sharp enough to see that saloons nnd
brctlielu make no real money for our com
munity. They nra dead waste. They pro
duce nothing but hell. As a business meas
ure th'y should bs suppressed.
A revival would make workmen less heart
less to each other. The barbers , for Instance ,
would not be compelled to work a Sabbathless
treadmill of unremitting- confinement to hu
mor the whim of the lazy dudes who won't
shave on Saturday. The street car men
might be arranged In shifts so they would
get some chance to see their families and
be men arid citizens and aons of God , and
not mere machines.
Did tlms permit I might number a thou
sand and one other benefits ot a true re
vival. Mark acaln , f don't mean mere
churchly pomp nnd circumstance , nor , mere
hectic flushes of temporary religious fervor ,
nor a Mills meeting , where for a few days
we warm cur hands at n public Interde
nominational bonflro and straightway go to
our several church homes to freeze up again.
I mean for every church. In Its own way.
by the methods It can best us > , to moat and
trrasB each other to a deeper loyalty and
t more real consecration to our Master
Let's null praying at "obdurate sinners , "
aa we call them , and R3t more Christ In
ourselves , and sinners will como to us. Sin
ners have always como wherever Christ Is.
Lot every church ( get on fire and therj'll
bo plenty como to fee the blaze , and to
warm themselves Into life thereby. "And
I , If I bo lifted up , I-uwlll' draw all .men
unto me. "
AMUSEMENTS.
"The Ilallrcad Ticket" ore el at the Cre'gh-
ton for a four nights' run yesterday afternoon
before a fair matinee audience. The farce
comedy Is old , but Is was received with aged
god deal of enthusiasm and applause , and
deservedly so. As a vehicle for specialties ,
and it Is claimed to bo nothing more , It ii >
abe < vo the average of th ? shows of Its kind.
Tlio specialties thems3lves , consisting of
yongs and dances largely , wore god. The
bst part , or perhaps it should be said that
one which created the' most laughter , was
taken by Eugene Canfield , who ha.3 been
known fcr tome years In other farce corneilles.
His makeup and his Impsrtonatlon of the part
of Chips , the offlo ? b&y , full of the very old
Nlclc , were natural enough to be funny and
not merely ridiculous. Harry Potter , as
Lithograph BUI , was also amusing as a typi
cal Bowery tough.
Miss Hulka Ilalvers and Miss Lou Rice
did t'ome clever dancing and high kicking
with the iwual concomitants. Misa Mottle
Locketlo was tidy and breezy in her part.
A quartel conslsllng of Harry Potter , Frank
Gardner , John S. Terry and Katlicl Kcrr , was
qulla a feature and received a number of
deserved enccres. Gardner also did a good
specialty In the flrsl acl.
For Ihoso who like comedy dramas ot Iho
kind , Ihe "Limited Mall , " the original rail
road show , from which so many others have
sprung , nnd which opened nt the Boyd last
night , furnishes enough startling railroad
denounients lo sallffy any one. The fllghl
ot tlu limited moll , especially in tlio third
ict , Is as good a railroad scene as has over
been put upon Ihe stag ? . It occurs In a
scene of lofty rocks and to the novelac -
coirpanlmenl of Iho music of Iho winds , as
they play upon Ihe telegraph wire str tched
between two real telegraph poles. In the
fourth act the heroine , almost meets her
death on th ; teeth of n buzz saw , nnd the
! ieavy villain shortly thereafter reaches his
end In a wreck , but has sufllclcnl tlmo lo
confess the rascality of a lifetimeThs
ilot develops In scenes which ar > almost
ill connected In some way with a railroad.
The company Is only of average merit , but
the plays depends almost entirely upon Us
scsnlc effects.
"Tho Limited Mall , " Elmer E. Vance's
railroad drama , will dope Us present cngago-
menl at Boyd's Iheiter .this evening. A very
competent company ! .interpreting the piny
, hls year , which Is enlivened by th * Introduc
tion of a number of g-eod specialty turns.
This morning wsts iwlll be put on sale
or the engjgomcnl ut the Hoden ! Comedy com
pany at Boyd's tbea4er. Mr , Holden has
nado a popular PCI ! ? ' cjf prices for hl.i per-
'ormancss ' , which wjll be maintained through-
cut the week , The conjpany which Mr. Hol-
len will prc&'nt li _ a remarkably well
balanced one , and haa just finished prosperous
engagement at Poster's opera houee In Des
Molnes and the Puayy cpcra houeo In Sioux
JIty. The repeirlolru'lo x varied and Inleresl-
ng one , and will attract the attention of all
classe.j , Tomorrow might the bill will b :
'Angle , " Wednesdayi night , "Tho Pavements
ot Parlt' , " and for Saturday matinee "Tom
Sawyer. " The cxactirepertoire- the week
will anncamced tomoirow. The prices will
ango froin 1C to CO cants. Specialty acts will
jo Introduced In every play , and they are
all different. Mr. Holden expects lo play
.0 a very largo whole's business here , as ho
iao done In both Des .Molncs and Sioux City
lust iccently. Ho offers such Inducements
.hat the public cannot afford to stay away ,
Reserved eeats for the rHurn engagement
of A. M. Palmer's company In "Trilby" will
JD placed on gajci at the Crelghton theater
MB morning al 1) ) o'clock. Tlia engagement
U 1 be fo.llr.je rljl Is and a ur'ay matinee ,
opening 'with a performance Thursday ,
January 0.
Hanko Brothers' i < pectacuUr pantomime ,
Tantasma , " will bp at the Crelghton for
lour nlghtu , commencing Sunday matlKe ,
January 12. "Fantasma" lo a gorgeous spec-
aclo. replete with Informations , exquisite
tableaux , and Is grander this season than
ver , as thoio princes of pantomime have
alincit cutdono thtnuelvcs In the preparation
ot now scenery , tew trsnsformatlcns , and the
nventlon ot n w tricks for this year's pro-
auction.
FROM ST , JOSEPH'S ' 1IOSP1TAI
Annual Report by the Sisters of St
Francis.
KINDNESS OF CITIZENS ACKNOWLEDGED
lloaiidftil Hollrf liy < 1ic AVoiiion o
< lu > I'linv.iT MlNNton lloiniirli-
I.IMV Month Itnlu
Stutlrdlox.
The Sisters ot St. Francis , who conduc
the Crelghton Memorial St. Joseph's hospl
tnl , have just submitted their fifteenth an
nual report.
"Wo feel It our first duty , " say th y. "to
express our sincere gratitude tor the apprccla
tlon of the cltlzciu of Omaha ef every creed
and class In our work and our Institution
Theirs has bcn no nurc profession of prals
or commendation , but during the past twelve
months their sympathy has been practical ! )
and generously shown by placing In our hand
means ot many sorto by which we were en
able to treat 750 patients , In every case
without money , In the majority wanting U
suitable apparel , and In some without friends
The memberii of our Institute , personally o
collectively , have , no Inheritance , and Ihe
Institution Itself has no foundation tron
which lo draw , as occasion might require
for any urgent case of distress or slcknesp
so that any person at a glance can truly estl
mate Uie charily of the citizens of Omaha
by the fact that owing to It 750 patients hav < .
bBS'n ' Irealed fiee In Iho Institution. Wcro
this means not placed nt our disposal , thei
Just so many sufferers would have bon re
du'ced loIho other sad alternative. That
heaven may reword n hundred fold thosi
who have constituted list Ihe tllspenacw o
their wealth to so many members of suffering
humanity lo our heartfelt prayer.
"No lesa are ouf grateful nnd sincere
thanks duo to the staff of physicians am
surgeons who voluntarily wait on the sick
poor of Ihls Inslltutlon. Their skill and Ircal-
mcnt , thlr vigilance and attendance at any
time , however unseasonable , nnd their readj
rwponso to every duty have reduced the
death rate proporllonalely almosl lo a mini
mum.
"Hero we feel Impelled by gratitude nnd
duty to in a special manner acknowledge
the services of Drs. Paul Grossman and Joseph
Neville. The former for fifteen years ? and
the latler for sevenleen year ? , and now re-
llrcd , have served the tick poor In our hospi
tal with a devotion truly ennobling and dis-
inleresled.
"The women of Ihe Flower mis
sion every week have cheered many
a sick heart by their kind nnd
genial recognition of the sufferings
of others , and their gift of flowers with a
word ot cheer nnd hope have brought n
smile of thankfulness to many a wan and
pallid face. Many a lonely hour has been
relieved to our patient ? , many weary ] nnd
depressing thoughls have been banished from
Ihelr minds by th * kindness of the press of
the city In so considerately supplying us
with the dallies and other healthy literature
for their recreation and amusement. To all
our friends we gratefully and sincerely wish
many returns of the new year in happiness
and prosperity. "
In the course ot the year 1,155 patlenls
were admitted to the hospital , of whom 90S
were discharged , CO died and 107 remain ,
and of the whole number 750 were charity
and 405 pay cases.
As to professional classification , 447 medi
cal cases were treated ; 3C6 , surgical ; 175 ,
gynecological ; 120 , eye ; 35 , ear ; 22 , nose
and throat ; 10 , orthoposdlc surgery ; 20 , skin
dUeas ? .
Operations were : Surgical , 215 ; gyneco
logical , 104 ; eye and ear , 45.
With respect to nativity 580 patients were
Americans , 195 Irish , 170 German , and others
Scattering. In point ot religion , Catholics
cams first , the number being 55J. No-re-
llglonlsls came next with 272 ; Lutherans ,
143 ; Baptist , 2S ; Christian , 23 ; Episcopal ,
43 ; Hebrew , 19 ; Methodist , 25 ; Presbyterian ,
33 ; Congregational , 15.
Ill OIllUIl TIlllUH
Pecple overlooked the Importance of perma
nently beneficial effects and * were satisfied
with transicnl action ; bul now lhat it Is
generally known thai Syrup of Figs will
permanently cure habitual constipation , well-
informed people will not buy other laxatives ,
which act for a time , but finally injure the
system. _ _
HIMV Slimy Pnsic'iiKCTN DOOM It Carry f
Thero's the true test of a train the num
ber ot passengers It carries.
If It Is a good train it will do a good
business. If It Is an exceptionally good
train It will do an exceptionally good busi
ness. If It Is the best train it will do the
biggest business.
There Isn't any disputing these statements.
They are as evident as that Omaha wants
a new union depol.
The Omaha-Chicago train that does the
biggest business the lion's share Is the
Burlington's "Vestlbuled Flyer. " It ought
to , because It Is the most comforlable , Ihe
besl equipped train belween Iho Missouri
River and the World's Fair City.
Vestlbuled gas-llghled sleepers chair
cars a la carle diners.
Leaves Omaha 5:00 : p. m.
Arrives Chicago S:20 : a. m.
Tickets al 1324 Faniam St.
ll'iuil H'rllli O.tllfiTH Installed.
Myrtle hall was crowded last night with
members of the n'iml 15'illh order to wit
ness the Installation of officers and listen to
the flno musical program v/hlcli had been
arranged. An address wns delivered by
Samuel Folz , president of district lodge
Tlie'followlng officers , who will servo dur
ing the comlnt" year , wore installed : Pres
ident. Dr. Leo M , Franklin ; vice president ,
Sol Frank ; treasurer , Samuel Kim ; secre
tary , I , llosselberg ; Kimiillun , II. Friedman ;
tiusiees , Isunc Hrown , Max Morris and Al
bert Holler.
Mis. Martin Calm snug several RO.OS with
Rood cited. Piano solos by Slpnor Lands-
bcnr wcio well received , an were nlto the
violin solos of Hans Albert. The remainder
of liie piogrnm wns furnished by the Kalsnr
( iiiartot , consisting of linns Albert , 51 Cook ,
.Martin Cnhn nnd Signer Ilejn. After the
conclusion of the concert dancing was In
dulged In until n lute hour.
I'll M oi-n I cif .Mitjor ronrinaii.
The funeral of the late Mnjor John W.
Penrman will be held at the residence , 2811
Sherman avenue , at 7:30 : o'clock this mornIng -
Ing , llcv. J. M. Wilson will olllchite. The
remains \vlli then be taken to Nebraska
City for Interment , leaving tlio union deirat
at U:03 : o'clock. It bad been expected tniil
the local posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic would have charge of the funeral ,
but owing to the limited time before the
departure of the train tnsy will simply
show their respeet to the ik-oeaHcil by their
attendance. A number of the mcmbcm of
the organization will alT > attend the
funeral party to Ncbrabku City.
Tlio lliirlliiKton'N SIiMVOHl Trnlii
to , Lincoln Is faster than the fastest train of
any other line.
Four trains dally 8:30 : a , in. , 2:45 : p. m , ,
4:35 : p. m. and 7:05 : p. m.
Tickets at 1321 Farnam St.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fice
' cm Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant.
4 ?
U \ ) u j
We have made u large purchase of Woolen Hose at n price
less than the eost of the material and place them on sale Mon
day morning. They are divided into two lots and we offer
them at
Among the 15c lot yott will find the best heavy all wool socks ,
seamless with Double Heels and Toes also litlit and ( ii\e
grades not a pair In the lot which retail ordinarily for less
than ! 25c , and the great majority of them worth up to 40c.
The 2nc lot contains some of the choicest half hose of Tine
wool and cashmere for which yon pay regular from 1lj to ( ! 0c.
This is the opportunity for yon to lay in your iuxt Winter's
supply of socks.
\tt I COo
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To Keep Young
J
needs no magic elixir , It only re-
J .quires a little daily care of the
health. Ripans Tabules reduce
the wear and tear of life to the low I
I est point , j
t
Rlpnna Tnbulca : Bold by druggists , or by mail
If tlic pi Ice ( SO cents a hoi ) IB sent to T.e Kl-
pans Clieralcnl Company , No. 10 Spruce St , N. Y. .J
03 !
DIRECT FROM THC TANK.
OHEAFif ! THAN STEAM
Ab lloiler. Ko Steam , Ab Engineer.
Host Power for Corn and Feed Mills , Uallnff
lluy , Kunnlng ( Jrouincrlcs , Separators , < o.
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary or Portable.
1I0120H. 1 > . 8(08011. ( P.
Bent ] forCatnlogue , Prices , tic. , descrlbln work tohodona.
OTTO CAS ENCINEWORK8
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Chicago , 245 Lake St. . Oinalta , 321 So. 13th St.
"WHERE DIRT GATHERS , WASTE RULES.1"
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
PERMANENTLY
OR NO
mTflTm
( jUluii ) RAY
NO PAY UNTIL CURED
WE REFER YOU 10 8,000 fATItNIO.
WrlteforDankHofcrcncsa.
. EXAMINATION FREE.
vtfae ; * u.-t ia.
No Operation. Ho Detention from Business ,
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
THE O. E. MILLER CO. ,
307-308 N. Y.Ilfo Bid& ' . . OHAHA , NEB.
EVERY WOMAN
Sometimes nci-.U a rcllalil'1
monthly ri'ftulatini ; medicine
DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL RILLS ,
A"3 prompt , bnffa nnd certain In mult. Tlio cnu-
tan ( Dr. IVal's ) nvi'rdentt ! ) > olnt. Rnt anyn tern
$1.00 , Bhermnn ft MeConne ! ! Drue Co. , U1J
Dodge street. Omalm , Nell
IIOTKI.S.
McPHCRSON CQUAnC ,
Niw lieuic , centrally loculdl ,
Llrgamly rqulppnl uml f
t'uljluo mid kvrvlc uni'
UP TO DATE !
JEWSE HEDIiMD IOOJH Ml
The most cx'iulslte tlrnlrlllce over oriel-
nntcd. Quainntc'ed not lo contain anyllilnK
Injurious to the teeth , Kor gala by all
druggists. 25 ctntu per box.
( Mr mama mod Wool Sonp ) | l nltb mme 1 > * 4
WO OLENS will not shrink If
WOOL SOAP
la used In ( he laundry.
\Vnol Poaplidellcatonr.ilriifrcslilueforImln pur *
pows , Tlio bottelpuptcr H > rjat > arut t/ourdeafer / * .
Vtrci lite * : tollutam ) laundry.
Rftuortb , Scliodds tt. Co , , Makers , Chlcagt *
JOnathuiu HI. . Uukloii. U ! Jouird bt , ,
Miw Voik.WT Ctiuitnul ttt.,8t. Ul'U * .