8 THE OMAHA DAILY MBIfit MKWDA.Y , tTANUAHY 27 , 1890.
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IN JUASSAlHUSbllo
Hoport of the State Board of Educa
tion.
GAIN BEING MADE IN ATTENDANCE
1'rnfcNnlonnt Trnlnlnw of Tpnplirri
mill AHMiirnnrr of GtMirrnl IllKli
School liiMlriirlloit Are , |
On.
The annual report of the Stale Board of
Education of Massachusetts , recently sub
mitted to the legislature , turnlshc9 many
Instructive facts regarding popular cduca-
t'on In one of the foremost states of the
union. The enrollment of children between
the ages of 5 and 1C In 1891 amounted to
408,898 , an Increase during the year of
8.G73. This Is 2,061 In cxceso of the average
Increase during the past ten yearn The
number of children enrolled In the. public
pchools of 1894-96 Is 412,59.1 , nn Increase of
11,934 for the year. This Increase Is ,1,411
larger than the Increase In the number of
children between C and 15 , and Indicates an
Increasing tendency en the part of those
outsldo cf the limits of T and 15 to attend
ochool , due , probably , to the growth of
kindergartens In some measure and of high
schools In a larger measure.
Add to the number of children In the
public schools the number returned as at
tending private schools ( Ci.CSS ) , and the
grand total Ip 477,281. This number Is 17
per cent greater than the number enrolled
between G and in.
The number of children returned an com
ing within the compulsory ago limits , 8
nud 14 years 8 arid 15 years In towns hav
ing Industrial training ns n part of their
courw of studies Is 2Ci,182. ! The number
of children In public and private schools Is
80 per cent larger and the number of chil
dren In public schools alone In GO per cent
larger than the number within the com
pulsory ago limits.
Under the head of "Should all teachers
be normal school graduates ? " the report
Cays "To establish a requirement which
would limit the teaching force of the state
to gradu-ites of normal schools would bo nn
Injustice to graduateH of colleges and
academies , and to those rare Individuals ,
wherever they have studied , who have a
genius for teaching. The normal schools
bavo o right to Insist that they alone give
adequate training for tbo profession of
teacher. But the state , which has placed
public school education as the corner stone
of Its structure , and then provided normal
schools nu the means by which such educa
tion can be extended to all , has n right to
Insist that nil teachers In the commonwealth ,
wherever educated , shall attain at least n
minimum standard of proficiency. There
for * , again , as a logical oaqiience , the legis
lature should require not only tbo proper
examination and certification of all teachers ,
but that each teacher should b3 equipped
with some study at least a year's In pro
fessional training and practice.
"As a fact , college' graduatea often object
to going to any of our present normal schools
to acquire the theory and practice cf teaching ,
and Jims It may be wJll for the board at no
distant time to consider further the ex-
ptdlwicy of a year's course , directed from
which collegj graduate
Bomo central station , by
ate * ) .can be admltt d to grammar and lilgh
echpols for practice work. Just as pupils are
now admitted to model and practice schools
in connection with each normal school. Such
a counw need not Involve * the erection ol
another building nor the establishment' of a
larga corps cf teachers. In this , way teachers ,
ro far as professional training Is concerned ,
would s'and related to the. state rather than
to tilt- city "or town , 'whlla from such well-
equipped Instructors each city or town could
inako Its own selection. In other words , this
board should at least nialritaln the principle
of prcfwstonal training for college gradu
ates.
ates."Alrsady the avcragct salary of a normal
teacher In the towns rangis from fS to $10 a
week , while others not to trained receive but
| 6. Consequently small towns desiring
normal teachers may require slat ? aid , which
could be granted , over and abovci the present
apportioned quota of aid , on condition that
such' extra aid tSiould be applied to salaries
-only the towns contributing as much as be-
for ? ; "
In regard to the bodily Ills resulting from
thri ure of unsatisfactory school furniture. It
Is said that It may bo expedient for the
boa d to appoint a voluntary expert commis
sion' , composed of medical men and mechani
cal engineer ? , who # hull establish standards
for graded sizes of the modern school desk ,
and chairs which shall distort nelUcier the
cplno nor the shoulders. Larger bathing
facilities are also suggested. (
Among the recommendations of the board
are the following :
Universal supervision , one of whoso chief
alms Is to secure good new teachers and to
tone up existing teachers.
Tha professional training ot teachers , to be
promoted by requiring t'nat , after a desig
nated time , no primary or grammar school
teacher shall b ? appointed who has not had
the equivalent ot a four years' high school
courro and of a two years' normal rchool
course ; and no high school teacher shall be
appointed who has not had the equivalent of
a college course and of at least one- year of
professional training.
Additional help by the state to the smaller
towns , particularly to towns upon whom new
and unprecedented obligations bavo bec.n or
may bo placed , to th ? end that they may af
ford to secure and bo able to retain competent
teachers.
The asjurance to every properly qualified
child In tli' ? commonwealth of as clear a
right to first grade- high school Instruction
and to the usual option therein as Is now
guaranteed by legislative action to children
in towns of more than 4,000 Inhabitants.
Anomalous as It may seem , this larger right
bc-longs to children In towns whose valuation
la les'3 than $500,000 and whos ? expenditures
fcr high school tuition the state reimburses ,
M'.illo for children In , towns of hlghir valu
ation but ot less than 4,000 Inhabitants this
larger right either does not exist or It Is ex
ceedingly cloudy.
An Incriiteo In the appropriations for the
educational museum and the tate exami
nation and certification of teachers , so that
competent dlrectorihlp for them unde * the
general guidance of the ofllce may be possible.
Value of UnlnrritKy Kiliicnllon.
Goodwin Smith writes In the New York
Sun : "Shall a boy bo sent to the univer
III sity ? " The answer to this question has In
the majority of cases * been greatly simplified
by the change In the character of Iho uni
versities from places of general culture to
places of practical Instruction and prepara
tion for professions. A boy destined for a
pclcntlflo or Intellectual calling must , of
course , pasu through Its Mitrance gate. In
the days of general culture many boys went ,
to the English universities ut least , who
had better have stayed away. They had no
general taste or aptitude for learning. They
could not , Ilko boys In a school , bo com
pelled to work. They spent their three years
lu a way too truly depleted In ouch books
as "Verdant Green"and they contracted
habits of Idleness , If not worse habits still.
In nn otilce or In regular business of any
kind a boy U under command and die-
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
CREAM
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Pica
from Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
clplln ? , his houri ore regulated , lilt
character Is formed to InduKrjr. ami his
work , If It Is not of a wholly mechanical
kind , l nit events sharpens his Intellect ,
and ho Imblbej a certain amount of general
knowledge- , even from the school medium
In which he lives. Education Is not con
fined to cchoolo or universities , nor Is II
llmltrd to the early period of llfo. CoMsn
was ridiculed for faying that there was
more to bo learned from the Times than
from Thucydldcs. Yet It Is certain that
a dally reader of the Times Imbibes a large
amount of n great variety of knowledge ,
Whether your boy should be sent to n
university without a profcssleml or definite
object , for the wko of general culture , unless
he has shown a decided Uste for Intellectual
pursuits , Is , therefore , extremely doubtful ,
though It may not bo easy to fay what It
to bb done.ln the Interval between school
and marrlagff. with a wealthy youth tlcstlned
to a life of Idleness and pleasure. How tc
educate young millionaires to that they
shall not benuisances to the community , is
a problem of which no solution has yet been
round. " _ _ .
Mcotlnir of CountTcncliiTH. .
The teachers of Douglas county will hoi. '
their third mooting of the year 'at Omaht
In the court house next Saturday at 1:3C :
p. m. School ofilcers , patrons of schools
and all Interestol In education are Invited
make the meeting c
to attend and help
ti'ccess. The prrgram Is :
1:30What Constitutes Order In the
1:30- :
Sclrol Iloom..Annn K.each , ntcrlo
Discussion . I. A. Kclrn. West I nwi
Minnie Allison. Irvlngtor
2S1B-THO Teacher nml " " - - oVenc ,
D cu ioK.W. : : . ,
3:00IlusyVork..MrB. : . II. II. Heller , Ornnhn '
This program will bo somewhat abridge !
In order to give teachers the opportunlt >
to hear Dr. Wlnshlp'B lecture.
.MlHN Pnlr'Krw Work.
Miss Fair , who has recently rcslgnoJ hci
pcsltlon In the Training school , after foui
years of success , and accepted a posltlor
at an Increase of salary In the St. Paul
schools , writes to her friends of her work
She has chargeof ono room , In which she
Is "model teacher , " two students being Ir
thfi room to observe her. She Is quite al
liberty to ask any assistance of them ami
they help with board work , marking papers
etc. Prom the observation of her worl
they are expected to learn how to do It
When they begin to practice for themselves
the model teacher hag no responsibility as
tn their success or failure.
\ovi-l Hi-coin min iln ( I n.
An ambitious young man , desirous ot secur
ing election to a position In thc < schools of i
Nebraska city , attached the following post
script to his application :
"In politics , lest thcra mlghj b ? some mis.
take as that Is sometimes regarded I am
decidedly for Cleveland and consider myajll
highly honored In the fact tiiat he In his In
auguration proclamation emphasized several
things that I had bifore this suggested In t
letter to him. " _
\otoH from the SclioolM.
The graduating , exercises of the training
school will bs postponJd for a we-ok , Instead
of occurring February G , as first planned.
These pupils In the High school who wen
marked 90 par cent or over In daily worl
were excused from examinations. In thli
way a long list of the faithful escaped
Between seventy-five and 100 pupils wll
enter the High school. In former years 1
hay been the policy to merge this claps will
the freshmen who entered In the fall. Thli
plan , however , wrought much hardship , ane
the present clasu will bo kept to Itself am
bo expected to do only regular work.
Dr. Wlnshlp , who Is to lecture to the
Omaha teachers next Saturday , Is a man ol
national nputatlon as a platform sneaker ,
Fcr years ha has edited tiio New England
Journal of Education. During Hie past year
no gathering of school men has considered lit
program complete without an address from
him.-
Beginning classes In the first grade will be
fcrmcd today where pupils offer thenuolve :
for such classes. Children will be admitted
to thei beginners' class In the first grade dur
ing t'.io two weeks beginning today. Be
ginners will not be received In schools after
that time , except Into kindergartens where
they can b ? conveniently accommodated.
The school atmosphere Is heavily frelghtei
with the examination fumes ? . There an
clouds ) of questions and swarms of answer :
still visible on the horizon , whllo the moan :
of the "demoted" and huzzas ot those whe
passed , mingled with sighs of heavy-cyei
teachers over long columns ot averages am
per cents , form a weird chant that In semi
circles at least has banished' the visions c
a foreign war by arousing to the din of i
present conflict.
General Rilnciitlonnl NotcM.
Columbia college had 1,943 students en
rolled for 1895.
fHnce her foundation , Yale has graduated
16,265 men , Harvard 19,255 , and Prlncetor
8,733.
Daniel Gordon of Knox , Me. , has been
teaching rcliool for slxty-soven years , and It
still In Varncss and working hard. ,
President Cleveland has accepted an In
vitation to deliver nn address at the IGOtli
anniversary of the founding of Princeton col
lege.
lege.Tha
Tha Increase of colleges in America during
the last 100 years has been marvelous. Be
fore the breaking out of the revolutionary
w'ar nine were In exlste-nce , and the total
number Is now 451.
Retrenchment was the cry of the Chicago
Board of Education last fall. The enormous
annual Increase. In school expanses called out
protssts which had llttlo effect until the tax
payers raised a mighty howl against the esti
mates for 1896 , amounting to nearly $10,000-
000. A committee of the board decided on a
sweeping cut In teach&rs' salaries , ranging
from G to 10 per cent. When the. report was
first presented In December the board was a
unit In its favor , but final action wa3 deferred
until last we k. Then It was brought out
and discussed and burled by a whooping : ma
jority. Salaries remain nt the old standard ,
but several fads were lopped off uncere
moniously ,
o-c-s.
Omaha-Chicago Special via THE NORTH-
WESTEIIN LINE , Missouri River G:4G : evenIngs -
Ings Lake Michigan 8:45 following morning.
SOLID TRAIN STARTS from the OMAHA
U. P. depot , clean , spick and span. You
should see the equipment.
City Office , 1401 Farnam St.
THE "TRAIN ON THE SRCOND TRACK"
Is the Burlington's "Vestlbuled Flyer" for
Chicago.
You don't have to climb over car plat-
foims or fall over baggage ) trucks to get
to It.
It's "tho train on the second track. "
EASIEST TO REACH. Best to make the
trip In.
Leaves Omaha 5:00 : p.m. EXACTLY.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. m. NO LATER.
Sleepers chair cars diner.
Tickets at 1224 Farniuu street.
G P. M.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED ,
STEAM HEATED.
SOLID VnSTIBULED.
Omaha-
Chicago
Limited
via the
"Milwaukee , "
P. A , Nauh , general agent ;
Gcorgo Ilaynca. city passenger agent.
PEOPLE USED TO SAY
"WE ARE GOING EAST"
NOW THEY SAY
"WE ARE GOING VIA THE OMAHA-CHI-
CAGO SPECIAL. "
The Onialm-Chlcaso Special is the new
"Quarter to six" evening train via "THE
NORTHWESTERN LINE" Chicago 8:45 :
next morning
Clty Office , 1401 Farnam St.
' The Only Dlrrct l.lno to St. rani ,
.MIitiicnimllH.
Sioux City route , "Northwestern Line , "
throught train , Pullman Palace Blecpcra
dining car , everything strictly fint claaa.
Leave Webster street station CMS p , m.
dHly- ! "
.
IT'S QN THE CORNER
Of 15th and Farnam its. th * Burlington's
new city ticket ofllce ,
Dost locution In Omaha , Ucst lluu from
Omaha to Chicago.
llemeinbr thv number 1502 Fornanu
Rl < V. DR. CIIAPIN'S ' FAREWELL
She Takes Lcavo of the First TJnivorstilisI
Church ,
BEST WISHES FOR CONGREGATION
Will I'rnlmlity lie Sneri-cilril l j- Her
AIIIIIN Oriiin of Wolmter Clt } '
| AVIII Tnki > 11 Ktiroiivim
. Trip.
llcv. Dr. Augusta J. Chapln preached
her last sermon In this city yesterday morn'
Ing at the First Unlversallst church be.
fore almost t'io entire congregation of the
church na well ns n number of visitors. The
pastor has resigned In order to spend some
tlmo In travel abroad. She will soon leave
Omaha with the best wishes of all wht
have come In contact with her during hei
two years' residence and work In this city ,
After the sermon the pastor announced
that she wouU take the opportunity of spsak-
Ing n few words of farewell preparatory tc
her European journey. She said that she
should be gone nn Indefinite period , perhaps
a year , maybe several. Although she was
reluctant to leave the church , she thought
that It was best for her to go. "Tho spe
cial work which I came hero < o engage In
Is now finished , " said Dr. Chapln , "and you
arc now ready for a pastor who shall come
to remain permanently with you. I should
have liked to remain hero until June , but
t fear my health and strength would not
bear with mo until that tlmo. During my
two years' stay In Omaha I have caught
something of the spirit of western life , and
t must say that I hava enjoyed It. I think
Omaha has n great future before It , Its pros
pects , In my mind , being more brilliant
than those of any other city In the entire
west. The present cloud of business do-
plesslon which now bangs over your city
will soon pass away , and I hope and be
lieve that when I como again to see you
the city will bo thriving and prosperous.
"The work of the two years that we
have been together has been done under
great difficulties. The thing most creditable
to you Is that you have hold out. You hatl
two years of quiet though effective Chris
tian endeavor. You have prospered and 1
hope richer success may bo granted to you
'n the future.
"I shall not bo present at the Installation
of the- now pastor , so I shall take this op
portunity of saying a few words that 1
should speak at that time. I want to urge
you to help the new pastor. I do not mean
help him as rgards money matters alone.
Bo friendly with him , ' Invite him to your
homes and welcome him heartily 'Help
the new minister' Is the best motto any
parish could have. Keep your next min
ister. There Is no reason why ho should
not stay In Omaha , ten years. Success will
not como In a day. To have a pastor who
shall grow up with the parish and shall
kno'w every member of the congregation In
timately Is a grand thing.
"I part with you with regret , and yet
with great hope for the future. I believe
that you will hold the fort as In the past
and prosper abundantly. "
It was announced at the conclusion of the
sermon that Rev. Amos Crum of Webster
City , la. , hnd been recommended for the
vacant pulpit by Secretary Demorest of Dos-
ton. Ho will preach hero February 2 and
9. Dr. Chapln spoke highly of the man
that Is likely to succeed her as minister
here , and asked that the church receive
him heartily and work with him zealously
should he bo selected to nil the vacancy.
UAMCEIl YATES AS IMIKACIIUH
Valnc of n SliiRle Stnmlnril In the
Itcnlm of Mornl * .
"Tho Standard of Value" was discoursed
upon by Henry W. Yates at the services oj
the Young Men's Christian association yes
terday afternoon. The topic , a financial one
upon Its surface , was handled from the
standpoint of a banker and a business man ,
who developed the fact that there was as
much need of a single standard In character
as In money. In fact , Mr. Yatea' address
consisted of the tracing of an analogy be
tween these two propositions.
The early part of the speaker's remarks
was devoted to a sketch of the- history of
finance from the times of barter to those of
the present , when the system Is based on
the single standard of gold. Value first arose
and then the search for a material for money
was begun. It was necessary to find some
thing that had In Itself an intrinsic value ,
and gold was finally chosen. This standard
being adopted any fluctuation was bound to
end in disaster.
Incidentally Mr. Yates referred to the
present money agitation. Ho stated that
oven when s'.lver was on equal footing with
gold the latter was the single standard by
which the other was measured. He held
that the United States could not make sil
ver the monetary standard and while It
might bo rnado euch by International agree
ment It would take considerable time.
From this point Mr. Yates drew his anal
ogy. Ho stated that there was a need for
every Individual to measure his character
by some standard , upon which everything
In his homo and civil life must depend. It
must lie a sound standard , continuing
stable at all times , a divergence meaning
disaster. This standard was to be found In
the character of Christ. It had been adopted
after every other standard set up by the
philosophers of the ancient world had been
In someway found unstable.
Mr. Yates held that slnco the adoption
of Christ as a standard the. world had been
Incalculably benefited. It was said that the
churoh had degenerated , but the speaker
claimed that at no tlmo had It been as power
ful as It was at present , In every branch.
The Catholic church , while It had lost Its
temporal power and Its domains , exerted
mere spiritual power than at any tlmo In Its
history. In the sanio manner the other
churches had grown and there was not the
slightest danger that the standard by which
they were ruled would ever bs lowered.
Itas urged that the same standard was
required by Individuals. It was sometimes
difficult for business men to .distinguish be
tween the spurious and the genuine , as In
coins , but when the test was applied the
original was in the end recognized and ac
cepted. jpThe bpeaker ( Mid that whllo business
men did not have much time to devote to
spiritual problems they appreciated the work
cf Christians and would be Euro to finally
approve of It.
Nov. Dr. Dyles followed Mr. Yates with
a few remarks In the same strain. He urged
that In the pursuit for dollars the character
should not bo overlooked so that when later
life arrived the standard of Christ might
remain as pre-eminent as ever.
The services were maked by the usual
musical program , The orchestra furnished
an excellent accompaniment for the singing.
A couple of solos were sung. I
QUITE THE THINO SOCIALLY
to have it known you are going east via
THE NORTHWESTERN LINE , OMAHA-
CHICAGO SPECIAL. The fine tact and dls-
crimination displayed In the furnishings and
equipment , the convenient hours and fast
tlmo , and the fact that It ls > on exclusive
OMAHA train , have made It a great favorite
with Omaha people.
City Office , 1401 Farnam St.
Gold l''i IY .
Union Pacific la the direct route to CRIP'
PLH CREEK. Colo. , and MERCUR GOLD
FIELDS. Utah ; also the short line to tli9
Important mining , camps throughout the
ivest. For full particulars call.
A. 0. DUNN ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent ,
1302 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb.
IlliicU IIIIU Oultl Field * .
The gold Holds of the Ulack Hllla have
been yielding larger returns than for many
fears and will continue- do so.
Direct road from Omaha to Deadwood and
Hot Springs In the F. E. & M. V. R. R.
"Northwestern Lino. "
Ticket ofllce , 1401 Farnam street.
Depot , Fifteenth and Webster streets.
EASY TO REMEMBER.
The hour of departure of the Burlington's
'Vestlbuled Flyer" for Chicago
FIVE P , M. EXACTLY ,
The hour of arrival at Chicago Is Just
is convenient 8:20 : a. m. NO LATER.
Tickets at 1824 Farnam. U
III ? .S\V.\M. < nVI3H < iIOIUMIl.VK.
Itornrc ClnrU Dim I r * uiiiitlil > - liy HI
Own Ilnnd ,
Horace Clark , an oldnmtn living at 200 !
Cumlng street , dlexj Kitunlny from taklni
twenty-flvo grains of imarphlne. Ho I :
thought to have committed itilcldc.
Friday evening n partycwas given by tin
darks at their residence- and the > guest !
did not leave until a Utoittour In the morn
Ing. Mr. Clark slept poorly during the re
nialndcr of the night ; -innd arose about i
o'clock. He told his Wit * , that he wouU
go to the drug store and get something t <
cause him to sleep , andirrturncd again to tin
house shortly before 9 o'clock and went t <
bed , At noon one of the neighbors cnllci
and \vtihcd [ to see Mr. Clark and his wlfi
attempted to arouse him , but falling to d <
EO , became alarmed and called In a physician
It was found that ho was under the Influence
fluenco of a powerful drug and all rcrtoratlve :
wcra applied In vain , the patient dying a
12 o'clock that night.
Clark has been a resident of this
city for over ten years , and wai
possessed of considerable propertj
when ho arrived In Omaha. He
was at times addicted to drink , and durlnj
these periods would spend money lavishly
Five years ago ho sold some property It
Iowa and with the proceeds , $2,800 , he
started on a gambling tour of the sportlnj
houses of the city and squandered the grcatci
pait of the amount. Mrs. Clark called In the
ad ! of the police and her husband was
locked up at the elation until ho shoule'
become , sober. This episode , In conncctlor
with another one which happened shortl )
after. In which Clark became Involved wltli
a woman living nt his housw named Jessie
Doan , caused n number of family jars , and
ho and hie wtfo arc said to have lived un
happily together over since.
Last summer Clark was arrested on com
plaint of Ills wife , charging him with wife
beating. A truce was patched up between
them for a time , but It Is said that trouble
frequently broke out anew. During the last
year Clark supported himself and family a :
n grading contractor and teamster , but the
living Is said to have been of n mcagsr des
cription. His death was undoubtedly
brought on by despondency , due to financial
matters and trouble In his family affairs ,
An Inquest wllll be held at the morgue this
morning at 10 o'clock. The deceased was
09 years old. _
AMUSEMENTS.
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Wang opened nn engagement nt the Doyd
last evening tea fair sized audience , much
better In fact than the usual Sunday evenIng -
Ing crowd. The piece Itself has been > en
too often In Omaha to need comment. Its
catchy songs Installed It as a favorite on Its
first visit , a position which It bas never
lost. The presentation this season Is fully
up to the standard of other years. Its
costuming Is rich and the stage settings are
effective , the whole having an air of fresh
ness which Is too often wanting , particularly
In pieces which hnvo hod the. run of several
seasons. The cast Is much the same as that
which appeared hero last season. There Is
no change whatever In the male members.
Albert Hart , as Wang , Is the same grotesque
figure au of old , and as an entertainer just nc
successful. Georgia Calne takes the place
occupied by Miss Earl , and fills It very
acceptably. Miss McKenzIe , with the com
pany two years ago as Marie , both sings
and acts the part well. Ethel Lynton as
the widow with a numerous family to pro
vide for is also a now face in the company ,
and the change has Inno way detracted from
its strength. The company as a whole Is a
well balanced one , and the favorite songs
were generously applauded. The number of
little ones particular pleased the' audience ,
which was not grudging1 In Its applause
throughout the performance.
A very enjoyable variety performance , noi
by any irieans the best ever seen In Omaha
but far from being the worst , is that giver
by the Hcpklns Trans OceanIcs at the Crelgli.
ton. Two very large audiences filled the
house yesterday , and gave every indicatlor
, of | pleasure as tho' ' entertainment proceeded
( The two'SlevoT'llttlo mites callcd-tho 3losso\\
brothers ore the chief attraction , and theli
turn would make the show a good one ever
If there wore no other performers. The }
are sa llttlo that their strong relative , whc
la a giant In Plze , comes on bringing one
standing on each extended hand. This U
their first entrance , and they do feats ol
strength and agility and engage In a three-
round glove fight which connoisseurs present
declare to be the real thing. Besides these
amusing and capable small people there arc
two musical geniuses In black face , called
Sharp and Flatt , a very graceful tight-rope
performer , a pair of pretty young girls whc
dance , and Fulgora , a quick change artist ,
Hcraco W. F. Benners , a baritone , sings oan-
tlmcntal songs which are Illustrated by
stereoptlcon pictures. Thomas J. Ryan , an
old favorite , does his accustomed Irish act ,
and Mary Richfield , who IB associated with
him , shows herself capable of a much more
elevated line of work. Ford and Francis , the
former the author of "Paradise Alley" and
other pc-pulir songs , the latter a skirt dancer ,
were kindly received In their sketch , "The
Tryst , " ao well as In their specialties , and
Clayton and Jenkins Introduced a trained
donkey , which aldod them In maintaining
the general hilarity. Tom Mack apparently
caught on with an audience , which , It must
be confessed , was not hard to pleaw.
The engagement of the Hopkins company
la for four nights , with matinee Wednesday.
At the Tuesday matinee of "Wang" tomor
row afternoon souvenir dolls , with several
complete changes of costumes , will be pre
sented to each lady and child purchasing a
reserved seat ticket for the first floor. The
six or eight pretty llttlo children that are
employed In the production of "Wang" fur
nish a fascination for the little folks in the
audience that Is perfectly Irresistible. "Wang"
closes its engagement at Boyd's theater on
Tuesday evening.
Miss Ada Van Etta and her company have
been secured for Boyd's theater for Thursday ,
Friday and Saturday nights of the present
week , and will be seen In James Mortimer's
comedy , "Glorlana. "Qlorlana" hod a run
cf 350 nights at the Globe theitcr. London ,
200 nights In Paris , 160 nights In New York
City and from four to seven weeks In all
the largo cities of the United States. The
sale of seats will open Wednesday morning
at usrjal prices.
May Irwln has long been a favorite with
Omaha playgoers and the coming four-night
engagement , which opens at the Crelghton
with a matlneo Sunday , February 2 , Is awaited
with expectations of genuine enjoyment by
her many local admirers. "Tho Widow
Jones , " which she will present here. Is the
latest production of John J. McNally , the
author of "A Straight ) Tip , " "Tho Night
Clerk" and other successful comedies. The
company Is composed of players whom It Is
not necessary to praise * , as their long and
successful careers are sufficient recommenda
tion. Among them may bo mentioned John
C. Rico , Jacques Kruger , Joseph M. Sparks ,
Gcoigo Harnum , R. J.Uones , Roland Carter ,
Ada Lewis , Anne Sutherland , Sally Cohen
and Lillian Heckler. TTbo co mny carries
Its own complete equipment of scenery and
accessions.
Henry E. Dlxey , then accomplished come
dian , and an oxcellentjisupportlng company
will be the attraction tat Boyd's theater on
Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday of the next
week. Mr. Dlxey wllllbs seen In "Tho Lot
tery of Love. "
Following Mr. Dlxey v , at the Boyd comes
Jaines O'Neill In a flnq production of "Monte
Drlsto. " _ '
The GUt of u do oil Stoiiuieli
[ s ono of the most beneficent donations
I'oucluafcd to us by nature. How often It Is
grossly abused ! Whether the stomach is
naturally weak , or has been rendered to by
mprudence In eating or drinking , Hosteller's
Stomach Blttera Is the best agent for its
restoration to vigor and activity. Both di
gestion and appetite are- renewed by this fine
Umlf , which also overcomes constipation ,
biliousness , malarial , kidney and rheumatic
illments and nervousness.
I.OO.U. 1HIKVITIKS.
E , Rosswatcr will address the. department
if political and social science of the Woman's
ilub today at 3:30 : o'clock ; on "Railroads and
[ heir Relation to the Public. "
A meeting of the South Sld Improvement
: lub will be held at 1015 South Eleventh
itreet IhU evening. Toe. quwtlon of lining
: lty council vacancies will be further dli-
: uBsed , and all member * of the council have
we-n Invited.
TOO MANY WOULD BE ABSEN1
Governor Sanmlora May Not Attend low
Lawmakers' Reunion.
OLD COLLEAGUES TAKEN BY DEATI
MttlP IIOIIlltllNCCIICC Of ( InI'll ft 11
Took In the Kiirly Politic *
of ( Inllrmkcye
StiHo.
Ex-Governor Alvln Saunders has been In
vltcd to address the reunion of the IMoncc
Lawmakers' association of Iowa , which wll
bo held In Des MofnEs.tho second week o
February. When asked whether ho wouli
respond to the Invitation he replied tha
ho had not yet prepared any address , am
unless ho wag In better health than a
present ho might nefl be able to nttenJ.
"I hnvo always looked forward to thes
gatherings , " said he , "with considerable In
torcst , for It Is a pleasure to meet agali
with the men whom 1 know so well a hoi
century ago when the state of Iowa wa
being forme.1 , and recall the reminiscence
of that period. But much of the pleasure o
this gathering will bo lost to me this year
for I shall miss very much Indeed two c
my old colleagues. Since we last mot Ed
ward Wright and 0. Q. Wright , men win
' territorial affairs
were prominent In Iowa's
have passed awny , and largely on that ac
count I have- not yet decided whether or no
I care to attend the reunion.
"Yes , I think a good deal of my old as
satiations with Iowa. U was there In ' 44
while John Chambers was territorial gov
ernor , that I first entered politics. There
was a proposition before the people to or
ganlzo the territory Into two. dividing It bj
ruining n north and south line through It
\ \ I th a number of others I took off my coa
and got out and worked hard to defeat the
measure. Yes , wo did It , but the Bcqtie
came two years later , when the entire tor
terltory was about to bo organized Into c
state. The people came to me and sail
'you did so well In the fight of M4 that yoi
must come and work with us on this propo
sltlon. ' I did not want to do so , but al
lowed myself to bo persuaded. So I was
chosen to sit In the constitutional convention
which I did. The territory was ndmltte *
as a state on December 2S , 1S4G.
"Thus It was that I entered politics fiftj
years ago. There has been very llttlo time
slnco then that I have not been dlrectlj
or Indirectly Interested In political affairs
'
of ono kind or another. I have often sail'
tl-at by going Into that canvass of 44 1
started Into politics only to spoil a gooc
business man. because I was getting alonj ,
well at that time. " *
SOUTH OMAHA. NEWS
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Four members of the Board of Education
are to b ? elected In April. The terms ol
Cheek , Hagan and Slate expire and one mem
ber will be elected for ono year ito fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. E
D. Gideon. Throa of the members will be
elected for a tlireo years' term. Among the
republicans , Jim Jonss and O. E. Bruce arc
being talked of as candidates. Cheek and
Hagan are In the race on the democratic side
Cheek sjild that he was not running after the
nomination , but he thought that his five
years' service on the board ought to entitle
him to another term. Hagan wants the job
for the money there Is In' It , as he Is t'no
secretary of the board and Is paid $35 a
month for keeping the records. O. E. Bruce
was appointed by the board to fill th
vacancy caused by Gideon moving taway ant
he ] expects 'to be elected' In the spring to fill
the vacancy permanently !
City GoMHlp.
E. S. Pearsoll of Columbus was the guest
yesterday of Frank Taylor.
Mrs. F. Schroder of Albright dld Saturday.
It Is expected that fiie remains will bz sent
to Iowa for Interment.
John Gorman died at an Omaha ho p'tal '
yesterday. Funeral Tuesday morning. Serv
ices will bo held at Heafey's. Interment at
St. Mary's cemetery.
John Reddy and .John Murphy , arrested
Saturday evening for stealing a couple of
hams from Akofer's butcher shop , have been
released on ball pending a hearing tomor
row.
"Sergeant" Daly was arrested yesterday for
being drunk and disorderly. He was trying
to be boss of Indian Hill. Ho succeeded
fairly well until Officer Deters cams along
and hustled him oft to Jail.
Sam Piper , aged 12 years , has been ar
rested upon a larceny warrant sworn to by
N. Graft , Twenty-ninth and Q streets. Graft
alleges that Piper stole a stove from hU place
and sold It to a junk dealer.
Tha city council will meet this evening.
The ordinance regulating the rates to be
charged by the water works company Is In
the hands of the committee and It Is expected
rtiat the committed will report on the ordi
nance this evening.
Water will be turned on this morning In the
big thirty-Inch main just laid by the Ameri
can Water Works company. A valve has
been put In at Q s'.rert and Hammond's and
Swift's will bo supplied with water through
the new main while the work of connecting
Cudahy's goes on. Superintendent Collins ex
pects to complete the connections by the end
of tha week. _ _
SHE : HAS AN H.YTIIAJ IIUS ANI > .
MI-H. Gc'tHcliiicr-lliiroch CniiKlit Jle-
tiri'vn Two Court IIvcrct'N.
It Is not"an exceedingly rare thing these days
: o find marital relations slightly disturbed ,
Jilt It Is doubtful If there often occur cases
similar to one that has Just been brought
o light In this city. Hero is a woman who
a apparently legally married to two men ,
and the conclusions that may bo drawn from
Ills premise are almost as unlimited as the
field of logic.
Near the close of the last year Laura E.
3etschner , the comely housewife of Philip
Gctschner , a German , applied to the local
courts for a divorce. In the petition , which
ilio presented , It was alleged that her hus
band had abandoned her and had left her
without money , fuel , clothing or any other
mcessarles of life , and had willfully taken
himself to parts unkno'wn. The dccreo for
divorce was granted on December C.
On December 14 a marriage license was Is
sued by the county clerk at Council Bluffs ,
a. , the contracting parties being Laura E.
Getschner and Abram L. Buroch. The mar
riage was duly performed by Rev. Enscny.
Jnder the laws of Nebraska a person securing
i decree of dlvorco may not again marry
mill six months after the granting of the
lecree. This little obstacle was not allowed
o stand In the way of the union between
lurpcli and the late Mrs. Getschner , how-
sver , as they secretly planned In their hearts
ind minds before this time to join themselves
n holy wedlock.
Mrs. Buroch went to Council Bluffs to live
ind the new couple had just passed a merry
Christmas and were about to enter on a
mppy new year when another action by the
: ourt startled them. On December 20 the
Jecreo of divorce was annulled because of
.Irs. Gotschnor's hasty marriage , and a new
rial of the case was ordered for the next
erm of court , which opens on February 3 ,
Mrs. Gctschner Is legally married therefore
o Philip Getfcliner , for the divorce scparat-
ng them has been annulled , On the other
mud , she IB legally married to Abram
[ iurocli , as the records of Council Bluffs
how. Yet , It cannot be alleged that the un-
ortunate woman Is willfully guilty of bigamy.
3he Is at present living with the husband
ast accepted , and the whereabouts ot her
Irst love are not definitely known ,
Tha case has created considerable Interest ,
s well as conjecture as to the legal and other
> osslble results among the friends of the
tartles Interested , Mrs. Gettclincr has three
children , Clara , aged 9 ; Dora , C ; Philip , 3
rears. She was married to Getschner In
ilarch , 1885 , soon after which the couple
jegau housekeeping In this city. On July
4 , 1893 , Getschner , It Is said , deserted his
vlfc , leaving her with the care ot the three
hlldren , whom she supported by hard manual
abor , lie was once heard of from Bopne ,
a. , and the next time from Oklahoma ,
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PANTS SALE
Today we have our semi-annual sale of
Suit Pants It is hardly necessary to re
mind our regular customers of the treat
which is in store for them But there
are many who may not know yet what a
Pant Sale at the "Nebraska'neans -To
them we wish to say that this sale is en
tirely original with us and is as different
from the ordinary pant sale as Barnum's
circus is different from a small side show
We have this time over
250O PAIRS
and we have divided them into 4 lots
$1.25
.50
$3.50
It would be useless to attempt to ex
plain in this ad what values these figures
represent Suffice it to say that the
prices we put this time on our Suit
Pants eclipse all the former values we
have offered before ,
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Once hi a While.
you may have a sudden bilious at
tack or headache when it is impos
sible for you to leave your work. t
| If you have a box of Ripans Tab-
ules at hand , a single one taken at
X"t
the first symptom will relieve you.
i I
, X"I
Rlpan'a Tubule * Bali tir drufglin or ty matt
U the price ( W ccnu a , box . ) Is tent to . tha , . X"t
tra Ch-mlcal Company No. 10 Hr-uce it. N. X"
VNGHY HOUR I'OItl COUI.DOCK.
Story Tolil liy Fredurlrk Wnrile
About HIM Confrere- .
It Is no surprise that an actor of the rcpu-
atlon and experience of Frederick Wardo
should bo able to relate many pleasing stories
of Incidents he has observed during his long
career In and about the stage. During a
recent bit of social Intercourse witli friends
n this city Mr. Wardo entertained the party
vlth a narration of a number of the most
amusing occurrences that have como undur
jla observation. All were heartily enjoyed ,
for to the pleasure of the stories themselves
vas added the felicity of Mr , Warde's inlrnlt-
able rendering of them. Probably none of his
stories occasioned a heartier laugh all around
han the following :
The conversation hud turned to these who
tad followed the histrionic art for a long
erni of years , and the veteran actor , Coul-
dock , was brought up for discussion.
'Speaking of Couldock , " said Mr. Warde ,
'reminds mo ot a falling-out he once had
vlth the woman who was with him , endeav
oring to the best of her ab'.llty to play the
llfllcult role of Catherine. The poor woman
struggled along with her lines as well as
ho could , but to Couldoqk It scmcd as though
ler performances were Brewing more and
more wretched throughout the play. He
teed It for one act , but as the pucond began
o progress and tbo playing of Catherine be
came worse and worse , Couldock's anger
ould scarcely be restrained. He was worked
nto a frenzy over It. It seemed to him as
hough the act never would end. Finally the
curtain was lowered and Couldock proceeded
o tell Catherine In language ) more forcible
han elegant hit * candid opinion regarding her
performance. Ho told her that ho couldn't
land such miserable support any longer ,
'ho woman , becoming Indignant , said : 'Mr ,
Couldock , do you know who I am ? I am
ho leading lady. '
" 'Oh , you're the leading lady , are you ? ' ro-
ponded the actor , 'Well ( mentioning a
varnier place down below ) U just full of
uch leading ladles , '
"Tho ambitious octrois could rcarcely be-
eve her ears , but the expression of
Couldock showed plainly enough that there
as no room for doubt about the meaning
f his language. The woman flew off In a
ago to her dressing room , and from there
ent word to the manager that she could note
o on with her part until an apology was
orthcomlng from Couldock. The manager
nqulred the cause of the trouble , und was
old that the actor had grossly insulted his
cadlng lady.
"Over to Couldock1 * ! room went the man
ger , excited and anxious concerning the
utcome of the squabble. He told Couldock
10 ultimatum of the leading lady , and when
ho former Inquired the cauio of the dlf.
Iculty told htm that the leading lady 1md
> een Informed th t the lower regions wore
ull of her kind ot actresses.
"Did I ( ay that1 asked Couldock.
"Yes/ replied the manager , 'and there
must needs be an apology at oncn. '
"AU right , ' laid Couldock , "I'll go see
her , ' Ho asked the offended woman whether
or not ho had said that the abode of the
wicked was full ot pretenders like unto her ,
and received a decidedly afllrmatlvo reply.
'Well , ' said Couldock , ' I apologize. I made
a great mistake. It won't be full until you
get there. ' " _
III Honor of Mr. Mllnrr.
Yesterday ut 1:30 p. tn , Mrs. John Mc
NauRhton gave a dinner to eleven , In honor
of her nephew , Sir. George ( ' . Alllntr cf
the Frederick AVnrdo company. The geicsta
wore Miss Lilly line ] Mrs , McN.iiiKhlon of
Atclilson , Kan. ; Mlsi Hull ) , MBH ! Neva Tur
ner. Mr , George Fullerton of Han Francisco
and Mr. Newboroucli , Mr. Penn , Mr. Kcir
anil Mr. Mllner , The four hint named
formed a quartet and sang Home choice tc
lections. The tiiblo wax ilpcor.itjil with
tulips and ferns and nn nlj Kngllsn rluiu
pudding wn served nil alight In honor of
Mr. Neiwborough. _
LONESOME ?
Not If you take the Burlington's "Vestl-
bulecl Flyer. "
On the Flyer thcie's a passenger for
EVERY seat a seat for EVERY passenger.
Leaves Omaha 5:00 : p. m.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. tn.
Tickets at 1321 Farnam.
I'Kll.SOXAI , I'AUAOHAl'IIH. '
E. M. F. Lefiaug , a banker of Lexington ,
Is at the Mlllard.
E. W. Glfford , a dry goods merchant of
Nevada , IB. , Is at tbo Paxton.
A. F. Smith , au old hotel man of Denver ,
Colo. , Is registered at the Mlllard.
Forty members of the "Wang" company ar
making the Darker their headquarters.
Clay Lambert , advance agent for the John
Dillon company , Is registered at the Darker.
Zach Taylor , who a few days ugo resigned !
as day clerk at the Paxton , has taken a
similar position at the Murray ,
P. A , Valentine , private secretary to P.
D , Armour of Chicago , Is In the city In
connection with business at South Omaha ,
and Is stopping at theMlllard ,
Charlea A , lllgt'lnu left for Pittsburgh
yesterday , where ho will play ' a' fifteen
weeks' engagement with ( do Symphony
orchestra. Jake Sauerweln , formerly with
Iloyd'B theater orchestra , ami Frank Badolet
of Council Bluffs arc both engaged with this
orchestra ,
Charles Sharp , Bert Flatt. Tom Mack.
Thomas J , Ryan and wife , Walter II , Ford !
and wife , Slg , Spolla , Clayton and Jenkins ,
Charles Sullivan , Mrs. Gehrue , Mlt Daisy
Gehruo , Miss May Gelirue , are members of
Hopkins' Transoceanic company stopping at
the Barker.
ut dm llolL-U , i
Murray L , M. Fllzhugh , Cretu.
Paxton A. J. Hamilton , Lincoln.
Merchants John Powers , Cliadron ; T , O.
Hantcr , Keurney.
Mercer O. A , Wilson , Arlington ; Joseph
Wir.lums , North Plutte.
Mlllard-J. II. Shaw , Crete ; O , M. F , Le- .
llantr , Lexington ; A. J , Smith , Ncbruvfea
City ,