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- i---iii i _ _ a ' _ i/ j11ThAITA : DAiLY 1flI FIflDAY , JuLY 1 , i88. \ _ 5
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a' 1LEi1 FOR IANUM TRA1N1NC
Ohcgo ! Proteor Urg a Large Ethnson
: in Public Sehoo System.
WOULD CARRY IT FROM PRIMARY GRADE LiP
Al I . , riu' Setninn ( , t1I , At ten Ion n
- 4. cieswl g . aat S&viirliig ii fliti , iiic.
lli ( i ' ( II I , ii'uiup nti4 Iii-
. ) eIIIItttIrvl.
floti ) 8hnflcmcnt ( znd retrenchment hnd
a voice n the teflellrrB' convention when It
I ws rcutiicd In I3oytV theater yesterday.
, On tht , one Ilnnl , t'rlnclpnl ItlchntilVnter. .
lflnn ot the ChnrIe 1CozinIii1cy IUblIC ) iehonl
; of CiIcago , urgc1 the nnovntIon o ninna1
tritsItig In the cleniontary choo1s froni
t1u klnth'rgnrtvn up , a ptstion also taken
by StIIerIflteflIrflt Virgil ( Ciirtts * of St.
PaiI , : i1ii I'rot.Vootlford C. Anderson at
the Uiilverslty ot South 1akatn a1vIf'I
I cotrc In colifliiet cmi 1sitrticton In the
c high rcIloOIH niid * tate cohlcge9 : while
J on the other Iiaii1 , Attorney Ihil1o1c
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.v. Sc.iniaiI ot Clinton , In , , Ieai1ed for a
recngnltluii nt ( ha ntccsslty o oniethIng
like t hftIflflC ( hCtWetU , a school ( lIMtdcL hi.
coma and It. outgo. Mr. Senimii's , piip'r
wnH nqIIIrciieI , purllalR , niuro particularly
to rncn1hc2 ! at Ioarlli ) ot wlueatinn ,
fly way at variety theru wns sonic iiod
tilliging by tIit li ernont main iltiartet , in-
elittling Mlnio 1ritivIo' and Did You
a Ivcr ( let teft-tlio latter a r'cltatlvc n
tnre-nIo a very funny picco having tha
tiignlflcnnt refrain 'ls tliI hot unmigli for
you ? '
As he took the chair Prot. William W.
I FoIrll ot llnneniio1i , piotessor of 3)011(1-
f cal scienee in the tJnlvcr.Ity at Minnesuta ,
t3)Oht3 at Liii' tinhijue a1iicatloiin1 nilvautages
: at his owu state. The Idea of a general
cainprehonsivo seliorne of c1ucat1on , open to
nil aIii absolutely iron , he obsivci1 , is not
r altogether a now one. It occurs in the act
ot Maachtisotts In 1617 , also In Jefferson
uct , 177) ) , and In Inillana In 1SIG. Such a
} sehoine , he explained , Is now fully realized
in Minnesota , where 'a pupil can go from
- the kitulergartezi to the ilegrec of doctor ot
philosophy In 'the State university without
baying to pay a ecnt. '
Principal \\'atcrniiin'H par on tianhinl :
training in till ) clainetitary seIiuts was the
t first read , 'rho origin of thu mittiin1 trnlii-
.4 Ing movement , Mr.Vatermati icenlIpd , was
- when I'rosldent flitokie tiC the \t.tstc1itt-
Setta Institute of TechnieoIoiy isitctl the
' I'liilailclpbta Centennial oxPItIoi ( In IS'
and aw the lttisstaii school . ' .liilIt from
Moscow. VentUnh1y iiuuiual training choo1
t Were estahliiilicd in Chicago and St. i.oiiis and
, in tinie became a necessary feature of high
Echools generally.
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r "flut ' 1' he contlncl to ( lie high school 7' '
Was the query. "iVe heed a few oleinentary
schools , " declared Mr.Vaterninn. . ' 'atid a
strong public opinion to back up the s(11ool
boards. Thcso elementary schools slioulil begin -
gin at the kiiiilergnrten zind incliule the
Iirlinary grodes. Over niiicteen-twcntleths
of ( ho ptiblic school children iievcr see the
ligli ncliool , niitl therefore lieser get a chance
at Its inautlLtl training. Now vhatcvcr will
_ _ g benefit ( Ii , public schools is what the public
r4fll should always he carefully cent -
t I in any tune of clucntlon. ' '
. T gtied that of course the public had
t tI1iCflteii U3) to the improvdnent.
j\Vnteriuaii ( lescribed ( ha Chicago limo.
I there nrc 7.000 boys and 1,000 gIrls
' I taught this 1jraiih , the latter leniii-
lag Souse work and cooking--"doniestic
' oI iicc. "
, ' ! danual training Is not a fad , ' ' sold Mr.
IVaterinan , ' 'but It the r.suhts have not ni-
ways been satisfactory , It has been because
nicchaiilcs antI not teaclic.n have l'een em-
ploycd , and the products of the Lench have
been niore thought of thati the Iroducts of
the school-men. "
Superintendent Curtlss argued for manual
\ training on behalf of "those who irnist face
4 ( lie everlasting jrobleni of living antI work-
lug. To defer such training until the child
t reaches the high school is to deprive mnaiiy
of hand-skill and rob the nation of the
41 wealth these might have been rcndercd capa-
F le of producing. It manual training Is an
. essential feature it Is not a fail , and If w
could convince ( lie publIc of this we could
rest our case against the tradItIonally Ironclad -
, clad curricula of twenty-five years ago. "
t C4)ii'reIL'1 IIHtrIt ! I.in.
Prof. Anderson's argument for corn-
I ] nerclai InstructIon was baseil upon a muss
: of statistical leductlons. lie said 50 per
cent of the business imiemi are college edu-
cateil. yet the average college graduate has
. a very poor commercial education. Only
i. . \ three colleges vest of the Mlsslsaippi nmul
. Boven cast of it have a four-year commercial
; course , 110 argued for a four-year conimer-
7 . . ) cml course iii the high schools , and a
y c' seven-year course In ( ho collegcs-thirct
rcar5 preparatory. The federal governmnemit ,
. . i9' ho saul , Iial auproprIate4 $626,000 to agri-
riu cultural institutions , and ( lie various states
; 4jr , had approprIated i.768OOO Jo these colleges ,
y bu in all not over $10,000 woot for coin-
7 200rcial Instruction.
, ' , In iliscussimig time radical temidency to increased -
' creased school expenditure Attorney Se.irnun
said : 'Grmulually new burdens arc being
L engrafted UpOn the sclio.l rer'niics-lIniler-
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guirtemis , mnamimini training , mnusie , drawimmg ,
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! - , vhysical culture , cookimig snhmoos ! , thiti nmr-
chase of free text Ijooko , compuileQry attendance -
' anco , the reduction in the number of schol-
'Ii 1J' urs er teacher , etc. They become fixed
'Ip charges-the tendency is rapidly toward increased -
creased annual Outlay -it Is In hmnrnmony , no
doubt , with the general ln % ' of progreu.s , as
civilization everywhere miiak.a immercaseil do-
muamuls upon the modern stani. The eluca. (
tlonal system is by no omeans thn exception
to ( hits rub. This
wizhning of the $ COiC
or the functiomis of thc miiiblic chiool
19 merely the result of a new perception of
the public value of intelligemico and of aes-
tht'tic culture ,
"Time strIking feature In school as voll
as in municipal economy i the increase of
bonded Indebtednesim , In ISSO time aggregate
debt of ( ha various school districts of thai
Uniteil SttitO3 amnounteil to the modest suni
of $17,580G82. Ten years later this hail
grown to $36,701,918 , an Imicrease of $19,121-
. 2CI6. or more than 100 per cemit during the
( localk' . Time cemismas for 1900 wIll uniloubt-
emily show a proportionate gaimi. This increase -
crease is mualmily dime to tIme construction of
permanent iniprovements made necessary by
the iduenoniemmal growth of urban popula-
tioo. "
( 'oimt'i'rmmimiw l'imItIti Cr&'al II.
Mr , Scanman told how the public credit
luis had to tie hiypotheratcd , nail remarking
. J timid a due relation between incoimmo amid this.
bursernente matiat be observed , he aulvised
nhtiastIrciS of economy , and also of debt-
clearing. Ilmiiotig the latter , the sinking
funil iii liartictilar.
One of Seaman's rallier sarcastic observations -
tions was tlmmit 'sit Is safe to say timuit each
of ( lie 200,000 school disti lets In the United
states bus developed a system of financial
niammagemnclit , Incluiling a nietlioui of book-
keopim , vhichm bears the atamnp of its own
local mimit. " lie. therefore , urged Inure
cIentif1o niethod ammil uniformity in time
keopilig of school accounts ,
iteY. Luther 1' , Luulden , 1) . D. , of Liticoin.
! 4eb. , iii the brief period of timue millotteti to
hini urged the point that it ideas of moore
gencral econonly were Inculcated Iii the pu-
pli8 It would be a great fluancial saving to
time school boards. timid would obviate the
necessity for o frequently cutting dowu the
teachmer saiarlei. -
A paper on time adviiablllty of the general
Introduction of the study of ( ] erzuan In the
public cboo1g caxue from lieu , Jo1u
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schwab et ( 'Inclrmnnti , but Judge W.11 iltist.
Ing of Wilber , ? eb. , reamuoneti that unle
the population of time locality JustIfied it ,
or thu facilities wCre ( tivoritbic' , there Is no
i-'al ncd of Giiiittmi as any such general
study.
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Ii.t Si' $ I MSIN A'l' Al' ll'i'lt I t31.
ffl mm 3 . 'l'm.mim'Iieri I.iten t a t ito Ci ow I mm
( eit.rIt * . ! , . .ss.
The beauty of the exposition groun4a
mimler time electric light anti the cool breezes
which lrevailed in time open air proved too
much for the dehegate to ( ho educational
convention ho vcre on the grounds hast-
night end fully 95 per cent of those In at-
tenulmmnco nt ( ho closing aesslomi of the con-
cntiofl in the Atithitorium caine from tionmi-
town and entered the building from the
Sixteenth street entrance.
There was a fair-sized audience prrsent
Wliem ) the chairmnami of time evenIng. l'resl-
dent Vt' . S. Chaplin of lVashmiml3lon tuiiver.
sity , $ t. Louis , announced that the ccrctsss
would conimnence with a song by the 1rc-
mont Mule quartet. The quartet sang one
number in a mumanner which caught the fancy
vf the nmimiit'nce and an encore was de-
mnamitheil. Before Immtolticimig ( lie speakers
of tlit evening ( "hiairrnitum Chaplin took oc-
casiomm to expre"s the gratitude of those
who had comae froni oIlier rolnts to attend
the comiventlomi to tIme lmoiile of Omaha for
time royal manner In which the visitors hail
Ucen ciatem-taineui ; to the commIttee of ar-
rahmgt'nmommts for the thoroughness with which
tlit' ' dtnlls of the convention hind iiCfl
worked omit , auth to tIme people who ccii-
coiVed and carried o the exposition. lie
spoke In glowing terms of lime splendor of
tIme eXho3itiomi , and of Its far-reaching euiuca-
tional force.
Thu lirat ipeahcer of tIme evening was Mrs.
111a 1" . Yoummg , assistant superIntendent of
schools of Chicago , 'ho read a 11011cr on
"lthl In the Teaching torce. " n opening
sinu Intil tlown ( lie proimositlon that , diverse
! are tIme various occupations of woman-
I klmiul , all have to deal with the lflIbhIC. Thmo
I problems Presomited by ( lila tomhition cannot
be solved by the ztudy of the conditions of
$ . ( lila world ommly The speaker asserted that
the study of ( lie future is an Important facer -
( or in thm uiolvIng of the relations between
, lPOPIC ) in this world , The study of th
ethics of ocicty w'as declared to be a most
important elenient in the solution of this
pmoblem. The study of cause and effect was
( hIscuSSId at sonmo length as apphiil to the
everyday occurrences In the schoolroom.
I'i'iNit1I'at _ t mmi&rtsv' tihlress ,
After another song by t1u quartet l'resl-
demit l. llenJunuln Amidrovs of l3rovn lint-
vermii ty , I'rowtdence , was Imitrodimeed to read
a liullair On 'Thme I'uhlle School System as
aim Instrumentality of Social Advance. "
As a iirchinulmmary to his address Prestilomit
Anmirews expressed his surprise amid grmtti-
fientien at time evidence of progrcsu In the
timings of the immind in the great west as
evidenced iiy the topics vhlch had leemi ills-
cussed at the convention just closing. In
opemmimig his address time speaker discussed
the soiai conditions of the lower strata
of life iii ( lie great cities , dwelling upon
time differemmec between time lowest class of
Amnoricamus In cities With lower ctasCs of
foreigners in ( ho samuie cities , time fommner
beimmg immitchi higher than the latter. lIe us-
sorted that the vital question in commoec-
tion ' .vitii thus 1)11050 of social ecommomnies is
( ho probloimi of elevating ( lie stamuhamd of
life. 11 said tlmis problem Imad interested
students elmico the tinie of Plato amid rnamuy
methods hail boeti suggested. Some of these
ere discussed , the plan of Johimi Stuart
Mill beimmg tt cit upon as the mmiost practi-
cal. 'I'hu unit of hiht's plamm lmmvolvlng the
edtmcatlomm of time mnasses-vns declared to be
the most practical and effective. Compui-
sory nttemmdmimice at school was dcclared a
necessity and the bemmeliclal etfects of the
klmmilergartemi upon time yoummgest member
of time faintly were dwelt upon us most effective -
fectivo methmoul. A imymitemnatic method of
teachmimig morals was urged as oh important
factor in time effort to carry out the plan
nailer dIscussIon. It wus asserted that all I
recognize a comnmaomi standard of mnorais
huich does miot involve time various religious
beliefs or lack of them. TIme necessity of
tmnprovcmnemit in the character of time ordi-
mmary school room and its surroummdimmgs vas
urged mis a vital factor in ( lie effort to lam-
irovo tIme tm-emmd of thought.
In summmmimig UI ) ( liii speaker declared that
if this course of training is carried out in
all varts of time land the result- will be an
improvement in time conditiomms of the
masses , doing imu ny with time slums of time
large cemmters amid time ° submcrged tenth. "
It was declared tlmat this reform will go
lmammd iii hamad with time great mnovemnent for
"good roads , " ammO It will be possible to
10055 tIme entire populatiomi iii the centers ,
thus maiming the plan practical for the rural
as well as thai urbami miistriets.
IIECEI"i'ION 'l'O 'I'IIl 1)EhIcG.'VES.
Visitimig TI'zmelIt'rM l'lensitmitly Ilnier-
* iilmu-iI at tinCIy tutu ,
Time visiting delegates to time Transrnis-
sissippl Educatiommui convention were very
pleasantly entertained hiatt evomiimmg at a ro-
cc'ption given in their honor at time city
hail. lietweemi time hours of S ammd 11 nearly
1,000 visitors passed through time receiving
rooms ammd vero Imeortily greeted by sommie
of the menmbers of the reception committee.
Time reception proper took place on the
ilfth thoor , where time educatiommal roommis are
located. Time large nssembly room which
Is used for teachers' conferences hmad been
trammsformmmed into a bit of fairyland. It was
lirettily decorated with great bunches of
cut flowers , numerous collections of palnma
anti otlmor potted plants , wimihe tIme cimmimithe-
hers vere tastefully ormiamemiteti witlm stimuli
Amimericnmm flags intcrtwinemh with uisimaragus
plammt. Smmmahlor roommms off time fiftl hoer
corridor were also prettily decorated , and
were made tioulily attractive by time vresemice
of liberal bowls of claret hiuuich. Fair attendants -
tendants selected fronm anmong time local
school teaclmcrs presided in a generous imman-
her over the refreshnients.
Time tunisia was unusually good. In the
reception roommi a string orchestra comislating
of mnanmlolins , guitar and iiumrp , welt playeii
by the Misses Lowe amid Iinibaclm , remmilered
a ntmmmmber of irctti nmiui imoimmilar airs tIurimmg
tIme evening. Time Smmtorius Mandolin chili
was statiommeti on tIme third corridor , and
also hielpemi to make time evemmiuig hmoturs pass
picammnmitly by. 1)urimmg the evening tIme Fre-
umiommt Male qmmmtrtot sang a number of catchy
airs , which 'ere vell received. Time of-
Ilcers of tIme convcumtiou sere sslsted in
receiving their intellectual guests by their
wives mmmii a number of promnimmnt citizens
nntl heading society wommien of thu city , Time
reception % 'as a most cimurmning function , mimmil
was a happy commclusiomm to time profItable
sesiomis tlmat have beemm heW here.
( jiiit't' r ii I ii g ( 'a I I rges.
Two college presidents , one university
presldemmt , a high school imrinclpal nail a
states preparatory school principal ditmcummsetl
secondary sclmoohs mind coihego emlucatiomi at
the conference in Metrohmolitmmmm imall yester-
tiay aftcrmmooim ,
One or two of the speakers ratimer timoumglmt
time college aught be ilislmenseti with alto.
getimer , Not so , however , with time chair-
Oman , l'rcsidcmmtVilliumn 1. Slocumn of time
Colorado Sprimmgs college. In his opinion It
would hewer time stammilaril of educatiorm 1mm
this country , lie explained why there is
Each a ihhfferentiatlon of time distlumctively
American system of university ciltication ,
aucim as ( lint of Yale , Harvard , etc. , by say-
lug timat it has been duo to tacking emi time
vrofcssional course , mmmedlcal , law mind time
like. There never Was ft ( hue in time west ,
said lie , vhmen time college idea was so mis.
semmtial as now , The revolulommlzatiomm ( of
time Amuericaim university systeuus lie attributed -
tributed to German iuitluenco.
A. F. Nigimtiugalo , superintendemmt of time
Chicago 111gb schools , answered the ques.
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( ton , ' 1Mtiy the work of time seco tiary
sclmool be lmsiepentleumt bf any relation to
the college" in time tmm'Atttive. anti l'rin-
clpai IltnryVhmite Callahan of time state
prcpemmory mirimool of CoiorA'Io considered
the secondary school vuy mmec'essmmry as a
Preparatory institution Inasmuch as It corn.
ilumeii both the academic and high school
features.
Time hope of a general imnifloation mn(1
uniformity' of American educational stand-
armis vsumu expressed by Prosidemit ( icorge A.
( hites of time Iowa college. "Vhy slmotmld we
not have as high a standard of education
in time vest aim 1mm the cast ? " lie asked. Do-
plorimmg greatly time meager preparation re-
I qttircd for the itrofessions in many of ( ho
I eihicntiommnl institutions , l'rcsimhent 'mV. S.
Chaplin of the \'ashingtoum unIversity of St.
Louis saId the great object of omiucation ,
, after miii , is to "teach men how to timink
clearly. "
TIme Idea of co-ordination of time ccondurY
schools nmmd colleges was ( ho maui one in
the thread of hiscimslon.
L'ONilit lNC1 Oi' K ) ( aAlt'i' % tlItM.
( 'inMimig Siihiimi oftime St'et halt l'roi's
mm Ver I mit ert'st lug 4)mie.
The lCindergnrteui teachers closed a very
successful conferemico yesterday afternoon
witlm exercises and the reading of brigimt ,
thoughmtful iaIcrs.
Time conicremice was opened with the slims.
ui1 ; hmy Miss Fannie Arnold of this city ,
who gave "hittle Iloy Iiluo" amid a sweet
ltmihmmby. An excellent paimer 00 kinulorgar-
temm workers vns read by Mrs. W. V. ' . lCcy
sac of Omalma. Simo gave a unotlmers ideal
of a kindergarten teaelmor.
"Sue shoulul be a cttltivnteti woman ; that
is , it wonmat of education , refimmeinent amid
idcality. Nowimere In the world are timoro
quaiiflcntiomms so touch needed or mmeceasary.
A yoimmmg girl is a sweet mmd clmarmuing
cm-entummc-hier lack of experience nmnkes her
so , but she lacks tlmat iimsigltt of a umia-
ttmrcd omnan. " Mrs. Keysor's PaPer YUB
highly urnlsed because slmmi dealt so aptly
witim ( liii streiighening of time kimmilergarteim ,
Miss Caroline M. C. hart , director of
time Kinuhergartemi Training School of haiti-
more , liresemmteti a palmer omm Froebuii sommgs
for cimlhdreum , accommmpnmmted by a talk on time
requsito qualifications of a teacimer , who ,
alto said , umimould understand the very on-
( uic ammd origin of- time system , anti was
hlghmly commmphhmmiented.
Miss May C. McCuliocim , supervisor of time
kiumilergartens iii time schools of St. IMtmis ,
ommtemtatnwi the gntherlumg vilm a brIght
talL omm ' 'rho Story hour. ' ' Sime lllustrmmted
her talk with two stories fm omim time cliii-
drum's literature of today. They were
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l3lessed Eyes" frommi Mrs. harrison's story
hook , anti an adrmptathomm from one of Eugene -
gene Field's stories.
Time discusslomis wore led by Mrs. Carroll
G. Pearso amid Mrs. F.V. . Itlelmards.
II ttni i'eim'iitrs
Another Interesting nftermmoon was en-
Joyeti by the conference of history leaclmers
ha time imimbllc library building. it was ( hC
voted wholly to aim address by i'rof. Fred
Morrow Fling of the tJmmhversity of No-
bmaskum aim time real scientific method of teach-
lug history in time college amid ummiverslty ,
amuul ammswers by I'rof. Fhimug ho time large
umuamlior of questiomms unit to him.
UuifortimmmntelS' , liorhmmips , for this 'ery imu-
vortmimmt brancim of pedagogy , time exposition
imroved too mmmcii of mmmm attractIon to time
teachers , mind time attendnumce was ratimor
slhmmm. l'rof. Fhimmg's idea of teachmlmmg history -
tory is simimply that it should be done wltim
mnetimod , imnvimmg for Its lmumrposc time correct
leadhuig of time pupil imp thiougim nh sources
to mnodermi times , but with a great care as
to the proof of facts. Not nil hmistory is
fact , sucim as time story of William Tell and
time apple , but there are facts which can
be determmmlmied by various processes such
as time cmises lii Creek history. lie \\'as
inclimmed to discount time narrative text
ummelmod ( , tmmmless combined with ' 'sources' ' amid
suitable extracts.
Nothing further has yet been domme In time
inteimuhed organization of a Trnmmsmnhssissipli
History Teachers' association. It many have
to be deterred until some timne wimen ltmcrc
comm be secured a fuller represcmiatiOfl of
time trammsmmmlssissippi states.
SltooIM.
fli'it'iving tlit
The dravlmmg teacimers had a vcmy inter-
estlmig session yesterday afternoon in thmo
lecture room of time First f'tcsbytcriaim
chmurclm. The lrogrnm prepared was divIdml ,
and the second imaif given first. Mra. Lucy
Fitch l'crkimms of Chicago presided over a
round-table discussion of "Time Imilluenco of
himmvlroummmmemmt in Home anti School. ' ' J. 11 ,
Vntm Sickle. superimmtendeumt of Nortim side
scimools , Icnver ; Mrs. Riley of St. Louis ,
Miss Matilda Salter of Cam imommulmilo , Ill , ; Miss
Alice a ci. hhitte , supervisor of ( ira\\'imig in
time Onmaima iUiiic schools , Miss Jessamnine L.
Jones , supervisor of drawing at Ahgona. In. ,
and Miss harriet Blood , supervisor of draw-
lmmg , Council Bluffs , In. , participated 1mm time
discussion.
For time second part of time program time
size of the confercm1'a was greatly iumcrease'l ,
time school teachers attomiding time conferemmcc
0mm rural mchmools amiul methmomis coinhmig over
to time mneetlmmg of drawimig teachers in a
body. Superintemident Soldan of St. Louis
was absent on accommnt of illness. George
Twoso. secretary of time "Arts mmd Crafts
Society" of Chmicuigo , commdtmcted a roummd ta-
1mb eu "Certain Aspects of Education
Through Art Training. " Joimmi II. Kirk , state
superincndemmt of Missouri ; A. Ii. Parsons
of Creston , Ia. , ammul J , C. White of Jcffem-somm
City , Mo. , participated 1mm the discussion.
I IIMt rlmetalmM or lpimf suitS Iii I , iuI.
Time ( eachmem'um of time iheaf and dumb con-
ciutieti their ummeetimigs with a brief but vary
intaresItmg ( session , at which a large auto-
her , immclmmtiimmg outsiders , were pre.semmt to
see ( lie llhumstratiomms of ( ho blind ( eimchmimmg.
Yesterday afterumoon Prof , C. L. Wyckoff of
time Iowa School for time Deaf read a paper
on "Time itelation of time Deaf to Written
Language. " Mrs. Francis MclCiumley gave
sonic exercises amid a talk on time thmird year
work for ( lie deaf ,
Prof. J , L. Gillespie , who presimied , stated
that while timerocrtu not Imman > ' lmreseumt at
time meetimig they had lund a i'ery profitable
session. At time Natiommal Educatiommal con-
ventioum , which convenes In Vm'asimiumgomi ( time
I first iart ) of tlmls mnontlm , time deaf anul dumb
I have a section. Their immtornatiommal commveum-
tlon maceta Iii Calummibus In July. Timcse two
facts account for mmmammy who are unable to
be llrcsemmt at both , Liumnie hiogimowooui was
at the umiei'timmg yesterday witit her touchier ,
Miss lonalti. Sima conversed svith a mmmmmmiber
of visitors anti pleasaimtiy displayeui liar
talent anti aptitude for reaulimmg mmmmmi flguriumg
in time poimmt syateumm ammmi also for talking ,
'J''n'Ii 6' rs n f its k' .
Thmreo Iniportamit nuidressos were hmearml at
time mimeetimmg of time uumtmslc teacimers at time
111gb school building , 'Fimo attemmulanco was
large aimmi a lively interest was nmanlfested ,
Time 'roceedimmgs ivere sornewhmat enlivened
lmy sommme ihlustratiomma of sight singing by a
class of Miss Fannie Arnold's pupils ,
Miss Itemme ilaniliton , prlmmcipai of time Cen-
( rid school of timis city , gave aim accoummt of
( Ito Prescntatiomm of Wagmmcrian oimcras mit
hlum'reuthm , Prof. Gabriel lCatzemmbcrgcr raaul
ii pape' 0mm "Time Immfiuemice of Music on time
Arnericaum People , " Mr. J. 11 , Ketchmeni of
lzmumt St. Louis uliscusseul time ( ohio , "Are So
Teachimig Music or Teacbiimg , " wimicim was
largely dl3cu6seul.
su u mm mmmi I 'I'm I mm I ii m 'l't'i , elat' mum.
'limo uneetlmmg of time tmmmmuual traimmirig in-
strtmctora was successful from time fact of
the carmmest attention amid ulcep interest per-
vamliog the deliberations. Mr. E , I ) , i'iml-
hips of Kansas City acted as secretary anti
luir. Jmmmnes A. Merrill mind 11. C. Irish of
Shaw's Garden , St. Louis , led time discus-
sions. An immterestlng feature mas Mr.
irisim's explanation of imia idea for a scimool
garden where a taste for the study of na-
hire snigimt be InCuhtitt1 Into the p1mph ,
Mr.Vntermmun of ( "hicogo gut-e an Inter-
quitting talk. Thm gaucra1 discussion , aim-
Perintondel by ML.M.orrlson , covered time
work of the mmmanusLrIning school and tlu
mitivmunced Ideas fec tile greater uscfulnes
hum the future.
it mural Seiimpiii 'I'm'mms'lmers.
Tim school teeoirrs , interested Iii rural
schools moot in the mumi4itnritmm of thin Voummig
Men's Christian as'distion $ yesterday mitt-
crmmcon anti llstenftl tdti.im mhlscuu's'omi of sev-
cml papers ( hint wto crowti,4 with valuable
suggestions to them. The first paper was
rend by Jesse M. qahtois-ay of Wahoo. Nab. ,
and was entitled "Vemmthlatimig , heating unit
LighUmmg of ltmmraiSchmool , , hIuhIuiing , " lid-
ward J. IiothiielI , county superiumteiitiemit Of
hiubile schools lmer , ( t'uiiowcti ' with an nil-
ummlrabio haruor on 'St'uthum ; , Furmmituro amid
hqulpament of Rural Schools. " After thmo
reading of these two papers anti brief dig-
cimasiona of tIme same , tIme commference nil-
joimrncmi to time First l'resbyterian chumclm
to joimm 1mm tIme confercmmco of drawing tcmmcim-
era. A Missouri model of school buildtmmgs
was exhibIted at time latter mnet.Uumg.
C'tiermi Imi ( 'It 11.1 St uiily.
The conference on chmild study yesterday
nfternoomm was held in tIme lecttmro room of
( lie iommize Memorial Ltmtiicrnmi clmurclm. It
.
% .nh ; not so % 'ell ntemmded ( as ( fle sessiomm of
time unecedhmmg tiny , but the papers ( lint were
tenth were Immvaluable. Prof. Am-hmmr .lllmi
of ( lie Untver.sity of Colorado read a luaper
on "Time Child amid Extn Orgaimle Evoltm-
( ion. " Dr. Cohn A. Scott of ( lie Chicago
Nornmni schmool followed witlm a paper omm
'Showing Off _ ' ' "Time Clmilci amid h'nm-eumt
from ( lie Stnndluolmmt of Child Study' ' i'as
discussed by l'rof. Oscar Chrismiman of tIme
State Normmial school of Emnporia , Krmmm. Time
couucludhmmg 1)01)01' was by Prof. E. G. Laum-
Cuistet' of Colorado college and s'as on "Time
Pedagogic \'autie of Auiolesccmmt Imiterests. "
'l'entilii'm'um 05 ImmI islm.
Time second session of time English tencim-
ems was ( mclii yesterday nfturmmoomm 1mm time
First UnitarIan ctmurch Smmpcrtmmtomitient 'iv. '
11. Skinner of Nebraska City presented tIme
ilrst paper on "Should College Emmtrnnce Ito-
qtulm'emmiommts 130 increased ? " Superimmtemmdomit
II. E. iCrats of Sioux CIty nmmd Suporintoummi-
emit J. F. Kent-tog of Pueblo , Cob. , discussed
the paier. Dr. Edward A. Allen of time
Ummiversity of Missoitri rend a paper on "Time
Place of Englisim l'imilology in time College
Curriculum. " h'rof. J. V. Demmmiey of the
Ohio State imimiverslty was ummaimlo to be In
nttemmdunce at tIme congress , so his Paper On
"Time Semmmimma in English Comnpositiomm
Tcumehhmmg" was read by Prof. C. F. Aumsiey
of the Ummlvcrsity of NcbrnBka.
t griemill miriml ( ; .il he ; , ' Tiiilt' .
The fimmal eonfcreumco of time tcaehm.irs in
agrlctmlturuml college amid experimmmcnt statiomm
work was held at the Conmuiercial climb
rooms yesterday afternoon. Prof. Beard-
shear of time Iowa State Agriculturai college
presidimmg , Twenty mnhimtmte addresses were
delivered by 110mm. Eiwood Mcmiii , lrrigatioim
engineer of the United States Departmemmt of
itgricultmmre , Chmoyemmmmo , Wyo. ; Prof. C , F.
Curt-las , director of cxperinmennl ( station amid
professor of agrlcimltum'e , Aimmes , Ia , ; 110mm. 0.
E. Morrow , President nmmd director of time
Okhumlmommma Agricultural nimui Mechmammlcai College -
lege and Exporimumemmtmil Statlomm , Stiliwater ,
0. P.
CASE OF TIjE ; LUN SISTERS
.1 mmilge 211 uuigem. iht.utrs lii. . 'I'esth mommy
Commeei'i I mug S Ii t' ' 1' Ii rt'e Clii-
iitIt ? ( hii.
All day yesterday was gt'cmm to tIme talc-
lug of tcstimmmony mm time Ltmn sisters' case
before Judge Muner antI time owhulemice was
mmii given 1mm , ieavihg ommly time lleauiimmgs to
be heard before time court ivill decide
whether tIme girls mumy reummain in Omaha or
hmnll be sent back t9 CImina.
The fedumul cotmrt4 ruoui was a typIcal
nhmommd-eyed colmgress yuisterday attermmoomm ,
umboimt fifty Chmimmese lmeimmg uresent eIther as
% 'Itumesses 01' listeners in time case. On a
request mnade by time Unit-oil States district
attorney alt tIme Chinese excepthmmg time in-
terlmrctervere excluded from time room thur.
hug time tumkimmg of a hart of time testimumommy ,
but the oriemmtals waitea 1mm time corridors
amid returmmed to time court room as soomm as
nosslbie.
-
Time testimmmommy in the case was vary slum-
liar to that given lii Judge Scott's court.
Time three girls declared that they hail beemm
treated kindly by time Meim Leo \Vnhi 'hiinge
counpany mmii that mme hmidecent proposals
hail been made to them. They denied mmii
time allegatIons mmmade by Miss Wykoff and
others thmat their quartera wore dirty and
unconmfortabho amid expressed thenmselves as
helumg greatly vhased with the treatment
they Imad received at time hauls of Lent Yuo
ammd otimer ummembers and agents of time conm-
pany. Jimim Wye amid With Leo testified that
time girls were oflered lou sale at $1OO and
Jim \Vyo swore ( limit- Loin Yue of the VII-
lage coampammy asked him if lie kmmes' any
Cimiumamen wlmo would be apt to buy timenm.
Loin Yue miemileti ever having mnet Jima \\'ye
miumul testimmiony was offered to show that
Jiumi 'Vi'ye and soveraj other Chimmamen made
( lie boast that it would be cheaper for time
commmiuany to pay timenm 3OO or $400 than to
let time case be takemm into time courts.
Miss Vykoft , time nmlsslonary who has
taken such mimi interest In ( lie case , was on
time stammd anti testified that time way time
Chimuee men amid worneum i'ero hivimmg at-
( ho quarters at Thirteenth nail Cimicngo
streets Is very immiproper according to Clii-
hose ideas. Sue found mcmi nod wonmen 1mm
time saummo roonm upomm vlsitimmg time lilace , aim
ummheard of timlumg in Cimiuma , amid sa' mmmii ) '
timhmmgs which led her to believe that time
girls were brought here for mme good pur-
pose.
uI-iii"mvliig .luuitIml , ' I'iiumi'ies ,
The omees in time Service bimiidlng are
hives of industry today. Momutimly lmassos arc
isatmed to exhibitors and concessionists amid
their employcul amimi aim there is a good-sized
arimiy of thueni the clerIcs nrc immundateul with
busIness during time last two days of time
month , Abotmt twenty-live of ( ho exposition
guards left their passes to ho remmcwed last
mmlgbt and neglected to take timemim out again ,
As a consequemico they wore stopped at time
gates like any one glee anti wore compelled
to vait tmmmtii arrangeimieimts could be ummadmi
to pass ( hem timroughm' '
% 'sm I * um fu r t lie mj's i I gimitd mm ye' ,
Time amprOmriatio3i rthimmance , which was
hmumssei at a specia' ' smmqotimmg of tIme coummcii
yestertimmy uItem'mmOOfl , ia mint effective yet
because it has umot hmeeum approved by time
ummayor. Itcthmmg 7.fmmiPthr I1mmglmimmmm mliii lint
care to have aumythmi g to sb with it , owing
to thin fact that Mayan Moores would return
imoflie so soomi , City CommmprohlerVcstlwrg (
is lmrelmamed to , warrants ummiler
time ordhmmatmce Just usoomm as time mmlgmmatumro
of tIme mmmayor is alil/ceI /
COLOlliuIO'S ) 11N1C 1)1SPL1Y )
Oentnnhu1 Stnta Makc u Most tnthrestiug
Show at the Exposition.
EXHIBITS SOME MttRVEIOUS SPECIMENS
i : cr , timIng tIme State l'roImmee in the
\mt of Orelhetmii iii. timie I'm
l'himvi'si lii llmis ) .t&'t'C.M mif
I lie I miqim Irimig I'imhlie.
Conmmlssioner Harry Leo and J. C. Lauig-
icy of Colorado hmnve completed the htmsalla-
tioa of time Colorado exhibit in time Mimmem
btmiltthng ammd heft for Iemmver Thursday mmiglmt.
Comnmmmlssioumer Leo will return as eoomm as
possible nuiul will irobably SlCmmti most of his
tiimme in Ommmnlma until ( ho exposition closes ,
iurlumg ( lie last week time Colorado repre-
sctmtaivos imave litut iiivimnt mimammy expert
mineralogists declare to be the most conm-
idete and ummeritorhoims mIneral exhibit ( lint
liii' ; ever been simowum at any exposition. It
imicitmulos speciniemma ( limit repm-esemmt lime-
( Ically every forum tim vhiclm native gold is
foummul auth tIme showing of mmatlve sliver is
scarcely ieuis conmpiete. TIme nrrammgemmiemmt of
time exhibit is especially satisfactory mtumui time
visitor Is able to discover at a glance any
muicciimmcum tlmat tie wishmes to exummuine. Time
booth vhich covers 2,000 square feet is ery
artistically tieslgmmeih anti decorated , ttlthmommgh
the decoratiomma nrc not qimito coimipleto on mmmi-
count of the fact that tIme visible supply of
bummtimmg in Ornnha has beemi temmmporarly
exhmumusteti , In time center of ( ho emmtm-numce
stammths a hugh pymamnki of ilumarz whmicim comm-
tumins SPecinmemma froumi nearly all tIme amities
1mm tIme state , This is especially artistic iii
Its commstrumctloum , and Is theslgmmcd to contain
a miammmple of cacti species of ummimmeral hit order
( lintiucople who vishm to exmimumlmme a var-
tietmiar ore mmmay be accoumimmmodateui without
goimmg into ( ho cases. The apex of time
vyraniitl is a , sliver mmiugget frommi time faimmous
Moliio Gibson mimic , which weighs 397
potmntis amid which vommlui coimm Itmto 8,212 miii-
ver dollars , A summail case at tlmo right contains -
tains a mmmilquo specimimemi of tehltmritmmmm quartz ,
across time face of which appears mm goldemm
cross timat has beemm brought out by pamusimmg
time hlammie of a blow lmipe over time smmrfncc.
Smmimt , Imilereumt hmm Sjecuiimt'mmmi.
Time hint- eases that fill the bulk of time
space beiuimmd time yraniltl contain tIme native
sjecimmmemms , vhmila time mmpm'igiit cases thmat mire
ranged nm-otmmmd three sides of time booth show
the econoummical or comnmmmerclal ores anti ummimm-
erals. Time exhibit of native gold ore is
pam-ticulam-ly interesting. Time most sriklmmg
spccinmcmm is a tweuty-sevemm-imoimmmd mmugget
fronm time Summtmggler Ummlnmm mmminc at Tehlurlde ,
wimich contains ten poummds of Imuro gold amid
would assay $2.1-b , There are also sonic
very rich brown orei fmonm time Lcadvihie this-
tr4ct amid an especially imzmmmtisomime simowimmg of
time famous crystalized gold front time lireck-
lnbriuigo district , whmicim is commcemleul to limo-
duce time most bemitmtiful specimmmens lii (1w (
worhul. Time crystals are simowmm iii every'
conceivable almaps nmmui some of ( imemmm are as
( lelicate as simowtinltuis 1mm timeir featimery otmt-
hiumes. Theme are also specinmens of native
gold iii over ) ' conceivable coniblumntiomm with
other mmmetais amid time slIver tiximibit Is am-
ranged 1mm time sanme Immanmier
Not time least attractive feature of time cx-
lmlbit is time dIsplay of lromm pymites , which iii-
chimihes somime very pretty cryatals froimi time
Gilpimi district. These are purely imatmmral
Cliccinmeims , but to the tmnhmmitiatcui observer
they look as thmougim they imai bceim cnrvetl
from the nmost highly liolishmeul steeL Next
to timcse is a very extensive ulisphay of
A muazomm stommes frommi time ivest side of PIke's
l'eak , which are mint ommly extremmiehy attmac-
( lie , lmmmt are aim entire imovelty to a large
im'oportiomm of time exposition visitors. 'l'hmo
display of lead ores is also very complete
mud other cases show collecticmmmmm of topaz ,
garnet' , imolislmed quartz. sappimim-es mmmiii
various other miscellaneous minerals. A
\cry novel feature imi tIme case of thiomnsommite
fronm the School of Mines at Gohuicim. Sonic
of tim specimmiens resemble nmasses of ( lime
cotton 1mm rough shieil , so fine is their
imatural structure. Timere is also a very
imammdsommmo exhibit of native onyx and
mnarbies , somae of which are ahmmmost as beau-
tifimh as time finest .speciimmemms of inmuorted
-
nmarbles
( . , iorzmIo'um Coiimimm.-re'ini Ore.
The upright cases around time shies of ( he
booth contaumm speciniemms of coimmnmercial ore
froni every producing mImic In Colorado.
Each SieCimimen is labeled whim time nanme of
time mine mind Its owmmcr ammtl time value of time
ore. Between time cases are plilnms constructed -
structed from the mnarbies and building
stones of time state mmmd above thmeimm imammg a
series of vaumoramic Imictures worked in oils
which ilimiatrate the various mzmimmlng sectiomms
amid citIes of time state. These are vxtremmmoly
interesting , as every feature of the landscape -
scape Is perfectly reproduced even to time
actual coiors of the imouse and time appear-
mince of ( lie soil ,
Specimens of coal and coke and manimfac-
tmired iromi are displayed ott time outside of
the hootim anti the arrangemnont of time score
or more of saumiphes of coal Is a type of time
thorouglmmmess with whielm the emmtire exlmibi
imas ioemm classIfied amid arranged. Each
specinmon Is a cube of coal sIx immchmes square
amid in each case the label tells mmot oumiy
where time specinmeum canme from , but also its
ammalysis , the comparative enmount of cahorlm
( lint it will furnish amid cvem' ' other ienm of
lnfornmatiomm timat a visitor miglmt wish to
kmmow , ThIs Imrinciple hmns hiceum tohiowed in
the arrammgememmt of ( be entire exhibIt , and
there 1mm scarcely a fact or feature relative
to Colorado mmmiumoraiogy that cammnot bo ills-
cowered ahumost at a glammce ,
( ) 'IeeIie hit Jiuhl ,
Wimemm time case of John O'Keeffe , cimmirgeui
witim assaultimig i'atrohumman I.lmmsschmmmmium eitim
mmmurdemous imitemm ( , was cauled 1mm police
court yestertisy , time ulefendant tailed to
appear. A capiums was nccordhuigly Issueui
mind O'ieoffe was louigeth iii Jmill last imighmt.
O'ICeeffo emmuimtieti Imis revolver at time olhlcer
whiic m'euuislmmg orros ( amuml omme bullet umar-
rowly grazeul imimi (1mm-oat ,
1.1 lint r ! ? uuitrui li'-um.
Time Library boam'tI humId mm ummeetlmmg last
night iviim all time ummeummbers imresu-'mmt , 'l'he
reliorts of ( lie presltiemm ( auth librariumm wm'm e
exaummined , lmlllmt ahinwoth amid other routine
iUshumeSS traumsnetmiul ,
lI.n iii imlith Ium'a fur ( ) mmumlmim 'I'i'mui'lui'rum.
On July 1 , 2 aumti 4 , Friday , Saturtlumy timid
.1oumui.iy eXammulmumitmohi' ( or teachers ram time
Omaha city schools v1hi take place ,
Voha Cmiii hiuit'imvi' I mu mi ii. isi r' ,
PARIS , Jimmie 30-Time Citamnber of 1)ejmmi-
ties ias timmongeul today wimeum , amnld coumsiul-
emabhe oxeitemmient , M. lhrhimson , tIme new pro-
mimier , ouhiumcut tIme mmiinhstorial Imohicy. Time
, -
Ladies' ' Southern'TIqs- . Ti
\Vhmemm It c'onuex to titm' new hI foots'c'ar
, 'OU euill mII\S'lhyH ( ¼ fllBt. elm Irtx L , Sltoo. ' 5'
maui mm I ii'l 1mg ii gl h t I ii. I i t' ( iou I-I le io is it
tk'citit'ml imuvt'hty-a lmmllts' : tmouithit'm'im Iii'-
1mm a ummot lien mm t I ( iii dim tlc-toIored I a II - -
ivitlt mdhlc y'ictImmg tmh-\VIuIO hU\V tie-
Cl ) I a toe-I I iii Ifln.St d it I a I y aim ml bt'eoiim I mm g
.
d'
ehtou' eym'i. liii I , oi mt ha mlyg b0t5:1 : cimimi- _ \ % a
l'IiI'titlmhu , tOo-Jtlt ) ( ' ( ' . tliti h'Oht IM I hue . . '
i'Igiit 'eightmuimmi vhmat do yeti tlmiumk ' 0
I iI'y ; tm ? - i.5&'elh , timmit's vhmut , _
I imey'IU 'om'tlm , limit our timunti c'titoumi
luiaCi'u4 thin il'i'O mit $2.hiO , ( .u
Drexel Shoe Co. , (
Oimmuhmmm' . , ,
Vi-to-uiuitii Simo ilnuic
11U Ft1NUL STREEr , -
yui.
chianmtuartiltinuitel- passed a oe at coufl-
thence In the government.
1tIernls ltume it tiemuIer ,
i.ONlON , Jtmno O.-In time itmrhnrn ) city
clctIomi for a successor in Parliamemmt to
time late Matthew h'owier , litmnral , ( ho union-
iste hmmuvo won a victory. The atmom'ssftmt ,
cumnuileinte vas It. i'liiott , who ' ? ts ule-
fu'ateuh b Mm , Fowier ut ( hi' gemmornl eic'ctloim
of July , t % .
II'AIID ABOUT TOWN.
Carl I less , miewahialuer eomrvspoumtlemit amuul
nmerc'hnmmt of Ammmrlsweui , Switzcrlmimmth , 18 time
gimest of lmis brother , J. J. llesmi of thmhs city ,
amid will BlmL'fltI several wadis him viewIng
thu capumsltlon tim time interest of lila hiomime
.
impel. . time /umrieim Tmigeiilntt. Mr. hess
visited thmo expositions of Sttmttgart , Buulmi
h'emit anti Gemieva tim a Journalistic capacity
anti Is timem-efore able (0 ( judge of time eommm-
irnmnttve nmerlt of clip Ou mm. ' ' 1mm all depart-
mmmm'umts , ouch us art. electricity , imuammimfac.
tOuTs multi mnecimnumlcs , " tuiid Mr. hess , "tIme
Trammminmhmusisslppi show is fully imi , to iuiro-
vcamt exlmoslthomma mmhmd lii sommie reCpets it is
far supcmtor. For immataumee , time mgrlctmlum-mil
oximiblts Ititlicated mu m'Im'immmess Of moii wlmichm
to Ettropommmm eyes was litthmi less ( immi numhims-
tug I sauu' grimlim mud vegetables imt'me ( lint
Etmromcunmi soil , exhimmuusteti 'Ithm ct'mmttmm'ies of
tillimgui , voulti be uttel ly unable to lutolltie ,
'l'iie immimmimig disluin ) mu. mmlso , nrc on mm imumeim
larger scale ( liii mm those commmnmumly exhmitui tcui
In ltmropc. "
Mr hess us mIs also lmmturemmted 1mm tIme this.
vlnys of umilformims nimtl areotmtem-nm'mmts , him thu
Gorermmummemi ( imtmiltlimug , as lie Is huhmmiscif a
shnm-pslmeotcm- thu Swiss hlommmo Ummamti , lIe
immnule a commipamisoum of eitizemm tuohuii'm-3' ( a-
vorumbiti to his owum miommmmm'y. ( "Time active
mimiiitiummmmemm imm Swltzeriamid " ' ' -
, ho tumid , 'nm-c
comim huosotl of time cmi ( I mc miul tul t iii mm I e volmumha-
tion amid the citlzeum soldiery is readily coum-
u'orttblu ) lute fully cqtulppcti m-egtmlam's. This
Is Possible licenimmiti of time Practice. cape-
daIly In slmarpshmootimmg , wimichm is coumstammly
kept up. lIvery week each voter Is reqimim-ed
to take hart 1mm nIle practice , besides eli-ill
mmmmtl eanmp experiemice fotmr tiummes a yeni' , So
iii case ( be cotmmitry Is immvoired iii uamit
is able to ( hmromv its streumgit ( hmmto time hieltl
without a uimommmemmt's loss of timime 1mm drIll or
rub practice. "
i'ersommgml i'smrimgriu hiliN.
Dr. I'eabouhy i'emmt to Limmcolmm ye'stcrtlmiy.
Jolmmm Auhmmnms of Pasadena , Cmii. , Is aim
Onmauma visitom.
A. C. F'nvcy nmi& vifo of Ogden , Utah ,
are exposiIoim VisItors.
( 1 _ ICorrileruier timid vife of New 0-
hi'amia nrc oxitositiomi visitors.
\\t. F. iCim-khmar ( nmitl wife of Des Moimm's ,
imm. , mire stoppimmg at time Barker.
Miss Carita Cum-tis loft for Lake Okoboji
elm 'i'lumrsday , to spemmul thmc ammummimmem- .
I ) . M.'olf , wife amid duttmglmter of Liii-
eohmm are' stopplumg at time hlaiker.
I. . J. Orceim amid C. C. Demmny of Ilock
Ishanul are registercil at time Ilaiker.
11ev. Floreimre iCohlock Crooker of ilostoum ,
Mass , Is , islting Mrs. MnrI. . tmmtiiews.
"iv. Conmstork of Oaktlale amid A. G.'ami
I't'emm ( of Sterling ni-c guests at tIme liar-
kem'
iiiimis Lehimi I'otter. witim time Mimmumeapolis
cimortis , Is isItimig her comisimi , C. 4' . Peter -
( or , She will renmalmm mmmmtll Fritiny mmigh ( .
N. It. Iiirdsommg of Momiror , La. , mliii Dr. II.
P IIirdsoimg of itiivumrtla , Mismi , arrived iii
0 immumima tim I a mmmommm I umg to visit time -xpo3 i U omm.
Frctl auth W'ihiinmmm flimwltzer of time North
ihritige woolemm ummihls. t'ortlm liriulgo , Mass. ,
have heemm vIsIting their sister , Mrs. hoary
Iteifeltit ( of this city.
Jmmdge Fawcett left last mmlgimt for \\'lscon-
simm , uliore , tiurlmmg tIme next I hr-ac i et'ks , lie
\viii limit 1mm hIs tlmne omm a fnrmmm iii time vicimi-
ity of iiavei ( irceim , a little towmm a hew unilc
fmtmm Onlemma , III.
A tbmyumiouul & W'imitconmb party , ctmnslsliuig
of twenty-ume'emm wonmeum frommm time Neuu Eumg-
lauiml states , nmrbed in Oummauma ycstcmd.my
from time wet mmd wili visIt the extioni-
tloum two days before returnimig east.
Lieuemmmumt ( Chiau los Ii. Cummummody , U. ( .
A. , ivimo has berim stationed mit Iumlitmqtme ,
In. , us siulwrimmtcmmtlemmt of tIme work of mip-
rapplmmg ( lie banks of the Mississiili ) river
at that poitmt. immis rcturmmed to Ommialia ummeler
orders.
itev , D , D. Burt , time mmev pastor of time
pm ret f'.lrlst In ii nit tirah. liii mi am'rl ved a mmd fo m'
thmo present is ammikiug his home with Juulge
amid Mmmi. Slumimaugit at Fortlethm mmmii 1)omlge
streets. 'l'lmls ovemming Rev. hurt w ill be
tentlemed a reception at Jutige Slabummugh's
lmommme , htev. Burt , who stmcceeci.s item' . Vow-
ter. was foi-mmmerly tate evaumgeilst of time
Cimristiamm clmmimchi in Nebraska.
Dr. Edward A. Allen. hmrofessor of Emig-
hIsh him ( lie Ummiveumuity of MissourI , whmo Is
iii Onmaima to attenti ( I.e Ilducuttloimal coil-
grcss , expresses imiuimsehf aim lwimmg greatly
iheaseh ( vhtim tIme expositiomi nmmul surprimucd
ut its innguitutle. imJthiemi tlmiimlus time cx-
Imoumi thou imarticulzmrhy bemmuti fim I at mm I gim t nuitt
will rtimmnumi after tIme close of time congress
ho glue ( ho big show a thorough lookhumg
over.
Nebrashcamms at time hotels : 7u1. i'uicflthm ,
Greehey : J. 'r. Marcy , Mu-ut. L. i ) . Fore-
imnmmd , Miss Efile Forehmand , George Vi' .
Brown , Mrs 0. 'IV. McGill , ICearney ; N.
J. ileumhim , Scott \\'mmhl , N. W. Prestoum , J. Vi'
Simlairt , C. iii. Bliss , iim-s. F. S. iimmrrtsmm ,
Fremmiomit ; i-I. 'IV. hicumbhim , IioiIui'r C. it.
Yommumg mmmii jhmidrcmm , Stnmmtomm , F.'i' , liar-
icr , , UnsthmmgsV. ; . ii. i'tzcr. i'imittsnuntmthi ;
Will liolulrluige. AllIance ; Chmmmrlcs 0. ho'm-m ,
North h'humte ( ; 11. C. ltoimntrce. J. C. DahI-
mmiii mm. Li micol mm ; P. iii . Bow I I mm. I ( a mmuiohl I hi ;
A. II. Carlsomm , Axtehi ; xli. hI. lrumiter. Selmimy-
her : % irs. iummmmmatIamn8. . Grorge J , Amiumiims ,
Fuhleriomi : Myrtle A. Brooks , lehimm Fletu-imer ,
Seward : Charles E , hiumluer. ilemmtmice ; 11.
folio , Grammd Ishammul ; hI. II. Squires , J. S.
Sqtmlues , Bunhmeum hlcmw ; N. L Taylor , Norfolk -
folk ; L. W' Sumow , Javiui Chty J. S. Ncs-
lilt riuiti wife , l\n terlno : Johmim M. Fitch-
uuatrick , hielmroim ; Chmmmrlcs Vi' . Kaley , Ited
Cloud ; Fred Sonmmc'umschteuumVcst i'oimmt.
Contioenta1's '
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SIok COaDh
SaIL
Friday morning we will
opcfl a. thirty days' stock
cleaning sale , Our new
fall goods viii come from
July i5 to Aug. i. This
sale is to make room for
these goods and to give our
customers an opportunity
We have a nunTher of broken -
ken lots , and some have
hardly been touched , just
like our olicr stock in style
and finish , No better car-
ned by any store. Keep
your eye on this column.
It will be the most interesting -
ing one in this paper for
the next thirty days.
Can you think ala beuer mu'ay
to save nioney than by btiyThg . . .
Mcii's Stylish Suits-Good eumommght to
wear aumywliere-for
$5 , $6.50 , $8.75 , and $10 ,
Or Boys' Suits at $1,915 , $2 , $2.5O
Long Trotlscr5 Salts , $3,95 and $5 ,
a st-kg : of from $2 to $3.50 a suit.
jVa matter ivat 'cm , need in nmcn's ot'
boys' dot1ij'n. , amrays see Till ! CONTI'
NENTAL first.
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MUST USE POSTAGE STAMPS
0mm I y 'I'Iu ist' 1 uimmumium I umi imy I lii' irmi-
lImI h vi 1 ii i.tt terM "h It. " A me
( , , ouh for itmvemi i.e lui riumt-s.
WAShINGTON , Jumue3O-ium nmmswer to
umimmmmcrommue imiqimlrhi's emi time subject , thu chum-
nmimisiommer of iumtermmal re'eumuem today said
I ( limit lmostumge' stimummlmu cotmhui imiit be used in
' place of revenue stamimpa except such as humid
I becim I mimpri um teti II ) ' t lie goverumumu cmi t mI ( It the
1 letters ' 'I. IL' ' If time ordimmumry postage
iitlmumm3us , imot o imnhirimmtcd. were naomi for hum-
: temmmmml reveumue pum-poes , ( lie , iocummmeutts or
articles to whIch tIle ) ' i'cme uippiieth would
lie regnrtleil as tiuistaummlmeui nimuh tr'ateul no-
cnrdhmmgly. Attcumtioii is also enuleti to ( ho
' fact ( lint iummprimiteul stamps cnmmnot be uscit
iii umumymmiemit of lostagc. ,
iiuuuuuu' itt's , , i'i Je to l'i I I iuis erliug.
WASHINGTON , Juno 30.-An nttemmmpt t
secmmrl' paSsage of time bill to lmmcorporato
tIme hmmtermmumtioumnl Amnericamm bammhc nmet vitlt
opiiositiomm today in ( lie house , Filibuster-
lug was iumuhulgeul iii , bitt It was not effective
1mm prevcmmtimmg action oum tIme bill. Adjourn-
unemmt was forceul before a vote on time incas-
tire could be reacimed. It will be ui-god to-
immormow
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tImush Siam iii Im Ilem'rs Iimmprmmge ,
' % \TASII INOTON , June 30.-Time commnis-
muioimem. ' of iumteuimuml rovoumime hmums dectileti that
railroad coumipumumics making a charge for
excess hnggmige , of lassemigurs , ehumil lie re-
quiremi to afllx a 1-ccitt stammmp to bills of
lathing coverIng tmeiu excess iii time sutumo
ummuummmer as express Comlmhiammies are requlreel
to stauimi ) their bills of inuiIng.
Arrvum tud for Post , , mmmumt , 'r's Uuruler.
WAShINGTON. Jummo 30-Tiio chief yost-
ofilco iumspecor ( has received a tehegrammi
atatimig ( lint nix muon have been arrestemi
ut Lake CIty , S. C , , chmumrgeti with having
mnuiruiereuh time mmegro Fancy , Time ease at-
trzmctemi nntiommmil attention and the govern-
immeat has vigorotmshy hmualmed time case ,
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' 'oul don't uu'i'ii to l' told hunt mull , ' "
Jl8110i4 ) hIl't' imnt mthikt' numil thimmt : tll huimiui0M . _ .f-T' -
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( ' 8i1'L t''en lii' gmmiirmmntt't'ml hmy Ilti' best of ' t ; I
di'uilum-s-tlmou-t' mu-u' i't'ulhy Ihmu'u't' Ilus-enss ( , .
) iC's- S I , '
'i'hm' lCmmilue : , e / ,
' .1 lmti h imuhuhl , - - - ' , c' ' ' .r.
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'l'lmt' hrammaeli & lluhi'lm , , ' - . . '
Aimul tIme hul'lt'i ralmgt' Is fiommi 2T to ' \ h
$ t4)-umot ) ( tlmmut I huti qummtiity im mtuiy differ'f , ' ' ' , \
Ph it , 1 iii t t I It' gt'um t' ma I immim ln mm iue---'i'limmum , ' - , ' . ' I j I
tlt'ri' time ( utlml'i'14 , liii' immt'lIilluIl giutmltt mtuul : - - ' . ' ' . \ ' ' . \ \
I them I I mm mm 1.1 , rk't'mI , mm ot mm good-ye t ( Imu best . . : ' . ; : , ' . , ' / .
(01' ( Ito immommey oval' ( ) lf'rt'i. 1 , ' t- : - - - , J I !
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A. HOSPE ,
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If I lie vlslu > im ISII't l'u'f'et ) ( thtt'y 14110(11(1 ( (
liii suhimhmhlm'I ( lhiii'kh ( , ' , ' uvithi tt tnmlr of oul ) ' .
leiUlIltlClmhiY ( littt'1 ghmtm.es. \'im'ui yout' , , # % .
( ' _ S''ht blui' , sumiai't niid get ied svhmtII rend. ' , , ( . i
I i ig , v il I I mmg or uual mug I I mm'nu I i i a imy vn y , , "
coimit , to mis 1111(1 uutm hii trit thmm'nu fieu . . - '
II II ii II t I I it'mmh ' , vi t Ii ghmtimset' I I i n t vil I ll ( ' '
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leI ( i I I t t'umi t ( It grem'ui 01 ii ttgt' . A Ii I I ho
mmu'gieti ( uIoss' umhit ( 'mist 'Ot1 3'OIlt' t'yesigimt (
it huh yell vaim' ( it IlonI t take t ito cimamices , - # kz'
I'.i-'ii t'ye oxutimilumntloum. ' I .
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I.amudImmmr Sel.mitiflo Ojuticuimn. . ,
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