THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 21 ! , 1800.
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
New and Interesting Works of Fact and
Pancy for Summer ,
SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR HOLIDAYS
THllriK Story of American Mini * nnd
ColnriKC ot < lol l mill Milt er Ilnllitu
Jloj'n Iloolc TrniiMluleil Into KIIK-
II li Great .Story of Crime.
The money question was brought prom
inently 'before the American people at the
last orcsldentlal election , nnd a vast ma
jority of voters discovered that they would
have to do n treat amount of rcadlng-up ]
before they could understand the subject ]
in all Its phases. A demand sprang up al
most Immediately for works on the subject ,
but It .was not to bo expected that books
issued during n political campaign could
bo free from bias or authoritative. Consequently - I
quontly too crcat majority of the books |
on money and finance published during the ;
last two years are not likely to bo of nny
permanent value. A work of an entirely
different character and ono that bids fair to
bo ot value to the seeker after Information
Is "History of 'American Coinage , " by David
K. Watson. The author divides the history
of gold and silver coinage In the United
States Into"1 six periods. The first embraces
the time from the erection ot a mint by
the colony ot Massachusetts In 1652 to Jho
ndoptlon of the federal constitution In 17S9 ,
The second period dates .from 1789 to 1834 ,
when the country had the double standard
ot gold and silver nnd all coins were full
legal tender , and the mint was open to the
free and unlimited coinage of each metal
nt the weight and ratio established by the
not of 1792. The third iperlod was from 1834
to 1853. The colnago of gold during this
period wna at the reduced weight ot the
pure gold In the gold coins , as fixed by the
net of 1834 , which brought the ratio to 16
to 1. In practical cfi'act this period marks
the first transition fr&m the double to the
slnglo standard. The fourth period was
from 1853 to 1873. The act of 1S53 reduced
the weight of the subsidiary silver coins and
limited their colnago to the pleasure of thj
government , and limited their legal tender
.power to $5 , but the silver dollar was not
affected 1 > y the act. The fifth period was
from 1873 to 1878 , during which tlmo no
ellver dollars were coined and the subsidiary
coins were limited In legal tender power to
13. From 1878 to 1898 constitutes the sixth
period. During this tlmo the Important
nets of 1879 , 1890 nnd 1S93 , nnd the act of
1898 , which directed the colnago of not less
than 1,500,000 silver dollars per month was
passed. These different periods are taken
\ the various laws
tip ono after the other and
passed by congress explained. The author
disclaims any doslro to have his book re
garded as a treatise on existing relations
between gold and silver In the United States ,
but rather as a general history of American
colnago. G. P. Putnam's Sons , New York.
"The ( Market Place , " by Harold Frederick ,
has been out but a short time , but a second
end edition has already been demanded.
Though In n different field , It Is thought
by many readers to be quite as strong a
novel as "Tho Damnation of Theron Ware. "
It la the story ot a financial scheme In Lon
don , suggested evidently by the recent dis
closures In the Hooley scandals. This Is Mr.
Frederick's posthumous romance. In It maybe
bo discerned more or less distinctly several
well known characters of the English finan
cial 'world , although placed on other than
their own particular environment. Un
doubtedly the great "Rubber King" was In
spired by the personality of the late Mr.
Barney Bnrnnlo , but Instead of possessing
this adventurer
South Afrlcan.dlamond mlnefy
' '
turer of flnamio'ihas'n'-rubber plantation in
Central Mexico. The "Rubber King" comes
to London to exploit It , and there are in
troduced the many and varied phases In
tbo life of a London stockjobber , as well
ns that ot the great speculators. The crush
nnd the crime of finance and speculation are
pictured with startling effects. The hero Is
whirled Into the vortex of gambling and
debt , and Is almost led to commit murder.
Then the romance asserts Itself upon the
scene and redeems him before It Is too lato.
Ono ot the most realistic effects ot the
book Is the establishment of ono of the mock
hoards of stalking horses necessitated by
the British law for stockjobbing concerns
which la made up of colossal , purchasable
figureheads of nobility. This strongly re
minds the reader of the Hooloy concern ,
about -which all England was talking for
the last year. The strength of the story Is
in the delineation of the characters , and In
genious manner In which the schema Is
wrought to success. Frederick A. Stokes
Co. , New York. $1.50.
The latest literary work In which
j ' Sir Edwin Arnold hasi been engaged
"l Y' Is a translation or the famous Per
sian classic , "Tho dullstnn , " which forever
over 600 years lias been considered
ono of the world's masterpieces. The au
thor of "Tho Oulistan" was a celebrated
Persian snge , Shaikh 8a'dl of Shlrnz , who
was born about 1184 A. D. and died In 1291 ,
110 , having devoted nl-
nt the ago of years
most his entire llfo to philosophy , poetry ,
and traveling , leaving- homo when only
12 years old , he pursued his education at
the famous madrasah ot Bagdad , where he
remained for over thirty years. Then at
the ngo of 42 ho entered upon tbo period
of his wanderings , nnd traveled through
India , Arabia , and Africa for twenty-five
years , until with full knowledge of men and
affaire ho returned to Salraz , where ho re
tired to a charming garden outside tbo gates
of .the city , and devoted himself to the com
position of his tales and verses. "Tho Gul-
Irtan" Is a collection of proverbial tales In
terspersed with verses and anecdotes of the
general theme. "Sir Edwin Arnold describes
it an a sort of Intellectual plllaw ; a literary
versatile genius , where
curry ; a , kabab of
grave and gay , humor nnd wisdom , laughter
threaded together on the
ter and tears are
ekewer of wit , and spiced by a soft world-
llness gentle stoicism that make the dish
Irresistible , however , Jaded the mental ap
petite. " Harper & Brothers , New York.
Cloth $1.
One must comprehend Mr. Clarence Hook's
point of view before venturing to take pleas
ure out of "Tho Hooligan Nights , " or to
condemn It , Ho l.i a realist who considers
that whatever ho sees in llfo he has a right
to set down and distribute promiscuously ,
let the morals be what they may. Granting
the truth of this , the book Is a perfectly
justifiable production , and shows Its author
of considerable 'power with the
to < be a man
pen , Mr , Rook declares that this work ,
with the strange title , is not a novel , or In
any oenee , a work of the Imagination ,
Hooligan Is a London burglar , and the main
character is a young thief , Alf by name ;
and Alf , because of his boldness as n pick-1
pocket and a general rascal , becomes in
time the leader ot the Hooligan band , |
Young Alt Is an engaging person , whom , |
In splto of the fact that he Is a thief and
coward enough to .blacken . his ewccthearl's ,
eyes , ono finds a pleasant companion In n' '
book. We hardly think we should find the
name pleasure In hla society outside of a
book that Mr. Rook has found , < but thanks
io the editor's method of presenting him to ; ;
the reader ho becomes a creature of un
bounded Interest. He Is a villainous young
person from top to toe. His ono virtue j
teems to bo ginger ale , and even that he ,
assumes for professional reasons , whisky j
having n certain effect which Interferes with j i
the profession and practice ot the burglar's
art. Mr. Rook has made a careful study ot
the crlmUial clam In London , which wages
war on society and exists because It rob ; .
"Now , " writes Mr ! Rook , "considering Alf
ns n type , he should 'be ' unhappy , but as n
matter ot fact , he Is nothing of the sort. And , i
wUcn you come to think of It , Alf has a better - I '
ter time of It than the average clotk on a
limited number of shillings. " You never
could persuade Alf "that honesty Is the best
policy. " The young villain's conduct Is not
commended ; there Is no apology offered.
Alt was not born a thief , and Is not bound
to die one. "The Hooligan Nights" Is cu-
rloUs , ns the author gives the elnng or argot
of the London thief. Henry Holt & Co. ,
New York. Cloth , $1-25.
The growing success and the great liter
ary value of "The Heart of a Boy" ( Cuore )
loved nnd admired tbo world over has
caused a general demand for an exception
ally fine edition to bo used for holiday
gifts , presentations , school prizes , etc. Ac
cordingly there ban been brought out an
edition ile luxe , the text of which has been
carefully perfected , while there have been
added a large number of the finest Illustra
tions by famous Italian artists many of
them full half-tone engravings. The
publishers 'have aimed to make
this the final signature edition
ot this admiral 'book ' a work ot
Intense feeling , captivating from cover to
cover , and well worthy of a place In every
library. The author dedicates the work
particularly to boys ( between the ages ot
nluo and thirteen years , and It might bo
called a history of n school year by a
pupil of the third grade of n public school in
Italy. It Is claimed > o bo the work ot a boy
who wrote what he saw and experienced In
school , his English father revising It tor
print. The present edition In Eugllsh wai
translated from the 224th Italian edition ,
which will give some Idea ot Us popularity
In Italy. Laird & Lee , Chicago.
Like autumn painted leaves and drifted
blossoms , butterllles In great number and
variety are everywhere floating aroung list
lessly through the summer breezes from the
equator to the frozen zones. An attractive
volume for a summer outing should there .
fore bo "Everyday Butterflies : A Group of I
Biographies , " by Samuel Hubbard Scudder , i
with seventy fine Illustrations , plain and j
colored. The author relates the life stories
of the different butterflies , including de
scriptions of their forms , colorw , habits , and
makes their Identification easy by adding
iho portraits of most of the several varie
ties , some of which arc duplicated In their
gaudiest colors. Between two and three
hundred varieties are mentioned , with their
technical designations. Some of the colored
Illustrations are superb specimens of art.
It Is without doubt the finest and most prac
tical publication of Its kind ever gotten out ,
and ono that no lover of nature should miss.
Hotighton , Mlfllln & Co. , Boston. Cloth ,
$2.00.
"Uncle Sam's Soldiers , A Story ot the
War With Spain , " by Oscar Phelps Austin ,
is the latest addition to Appleton's Home
'Reading ' Books , edited by William T. Har
ris , A feature of the new education Is sys
tematic home reading. It forms a part of
school extension of all kinds. Home readIng -
Ing , It seems , furnishes the essential basis
of the great movement to extend education
beyond the school and to make self-culture
a habit of life. The author remarks In
his preface that the cordial reception ac
corded to "Uncle Sam'a Secrets" by the boys
and girls of the country has encouraged
him to the production of the present story.
In this , the leading characters of "Unclo
Sam's Secrets" meet with new and un
usual experiences , participating In the war
with the United States against Spain , each
performing his little part and becoming ob
servers or participants in the great mil
itary and naval engagements. The purpose
of the story is to give Instruction in modern
military methods. The volume Is very
neatly gotten out and most attractively Il
lustrated. D. Appleton & Co. , New York.
Cloth , 75c.
Cassell'8 National Library has been In
creased by two new volumes this week
Shakospearo'a "King Henry VIU" nnd
"Macbeth. " Both plays are so well known
that there Is nothing to say regarding tholr <
publication in this form , except that ad
mirers ot Shakespeare , who are looking tor
a cheap edition , will doubtless be pleased
with their appearance. The print Is good ,
the size convenient and the price within
the reach of all. Cassell & Co. , New York.
Paper lOc. " *
IIooUx Kccelvcil.
"Selections From Edmond and Jules do
Goncourt , " edited by Arnold Cuyot Cameron.
American Book Co. , Chicago. Cloth , | 1.25.
"Introductory French Prose Composition , "
by Victor E. Francois , instructor of French
In Michigan university. American Book
Co. , Chicago.
"Tag , " a volume of verse by Mary V.
Llttcll , author ot Tramplets. J. S. OgUvlo
Publishing Co. , New York.
"Nothing to Wear and Other Poems , " by
William Allen Butler. Harper & Brothers ,
New York.
"Prue and I , " by George William CurtU.
Harper & Brothers. Cloth , GOc.
"The Gullstan , Bolng the Rose Garden of
Shaikh Sa'dl , " translated by Sir Edwin Ar
nold. Harper & Brothers , New York.
Cloth , l.
"A Prince of Georgia and Other Tales , "
by Julian Ralph. Harper & Brothers , New
York , Cloth , $1.25.
"The War With Spain , " hy Henry Cabot
Lodge , illustrated. Harper & Brothers , New
York. Cloth. $2.50.
"Black Rock , A Tale of the Selklrks , " by
Ralph Connor , with an Introduction by
Professor George Adam Smith. Fleming II ,
Rovell Co. , New York. Cloth , $1.25.
"Tho Strange Story of Hester Wynne ,
Told by Herself , With a Prologue , " by G.
Colmore. D. Appleton & Co , , New York.
Cloth , $1.
"My Scottish Sweetheart , " by Charles
Reekie. F. Tennyson Neely & Co , , New
York.
lillrrnryotrn .
Messrs , Houghton , Mlftlln & Co , announce
for Immediate publication In their eerles of
"Classic Translations" two tragedies of
by the chemist's hand
is a natural spring : water.
For table use it has no equal. Sold everywhere.
Both still and sparkling.
Jk. McCouurll UrujT Co. . Oiuulm ,
Soli ? br SUeruiau
I'axHn , Uallaclier A Co. , UUtrlba tor , OtuaUa.
Scntcn , "Medea" and "The Daughters of
Troy , " rendered Into English verse by Ella
Isabel Harris ,
M. F. Mansfield and A. Wessels announce
"In the Poet Circle" and "Emerson ns n
Poet , "by Joel Bcnton.
Rand , Mc.N'ally < fc Co. , Chicago , win pub
lish about September 1 a novel by Frances
Aymar Mathews entitled "A Married Man. "
The J. S. Ogllvlc Publishing company
have In press n new religious novel of rare
Interest entitled "When Shlloh Came , " by
Ambrose Lester Jackson.
The West Indian poisonous fishes are described -
scribed by James M. Rogers of the English
royal navy In an article In Appleton's Popu-
lar Science Monthly for September.
The Funk & Wagnnlls company announce
"The Funk & Wngnnlls Standard Encyclo-
pedla , " which will be n companion work to
"The Funk & Wngnnlls Standard Die-
tlonary. "
Rudyard Kipling's "Stalky & Co. , " which
has been running In McClure's Magazine ,
will be presented In book form early in ]
September by the Doublcday & McClure
company.
R. II. Russell announces for early pubflI I
cation l e Maude Adams edition of "Romeo '
and Juliet. " The book will be beautifully j
Illustrated by pictures ot Miss Adams and
her company. I I
"In Hampton Roads , " n romantic novel I
by Charles Eugene Banks nnd George Cram
Cook , will be Issued by Rand , Mc.N'ally &
Co. , Chicago , some time In the latter part
of September.
Edward Page Onston , the well known
traveler-lecturer nnd nuthor , has been ap
pointed Europenn director ot the Funk &
Wngnnlls company with headquarters nt the
London Branch ,
"A Sketch of Admiral1 George Dcwoy , the
1 Man , " by John Barrett , late United States
minister to Slam nnd ten months war corre
spondent at Manila , Is announced for publi
cation by Harper & Brothers about Octo
ber 1.
The Century company has taken over from
Its former publishers Chnrlcs F. Lumnils'
"Tho Gold Fish of Gran Chlmu , " a tale of
mlventuro In Peru. "Some Strange Corners
of our Country" nnd "Tho Man Who Mar
ried the Moon , " by the same nuthor , were
already on Its list.
Mrs. L. C. Page & Co. wlir publish Im
mediately three novels entitled "Lally of
the. Brigade , " by L. McManus ; "Deficient
Saints , " by Miss Marshall Saunders ; "Pretty
MIchal , " translated from the Magyar of
Mauras Jokal. They will also publish n vol-
1 umo of short stories by Oscnr Fay Adams.
Each year as fall approaches and political
unrest In the borough of Manhattan begins
to become ncuto "The Honorable Peter
Stirring" goes to press one or mote times.
Although 100,000 copies In pnper were re
cently Issued the cloth edition has Just gone
, to Us thirty-third printing. It Is published
by Henry Holt & Co.
The Century company will bring out in
book form in the fair Mrs. Burton Hnrrl-
son's new novel , "Tho Circle of a Century. "
The snme firm has acquired by purchase
from Messrs Lamson , Wolffe & Co. the
plates of six of Mrs. Harrison's recent
books , including the most popular of all her
novels , "Tho Anglomanlacs. "
Mr. Seumas MacManus in his charming
magazine stories has lent Impetus to the
movement for the revival of stories of Irish
llfo that his volume , "Through the Turf
Smoke , " published by the Doublcday & McClure -
' Cluro company , did a great deal to bring
J about. The same publishers will shortly
present "Tho Barrys. " by Shan F. Bullock.
Mr. Walter II. Page hns resigned the
editorship of the Atlantic Monthly and has
accepted an Invitation to take a prominent
post In the direction of the literary work
of the allied houses of Harper & Brothers
and the Doubleday & McClure company.
j His successor in the editorship ot the At
lantic is Mr. Bliss Perry , known In litera
ture as the author of t'wo novels and a
number of essays and stories.
The publishers of the "Riverside Lltern-
ture" series , Messrs. Houghton , Mlfllln &
Co. , are continually trying to improve the
high standard set for it at Its beginning.
It is now. at the end of its thirteenth year.
made up of 134 regular numbers and sixteen
extra nilmbers , strongly and attrnctlvely
bound in paper , croth and boards , at prices
varying from 15 to 60 cents , net , postpaid.
During the coming school year the pub
lishers hope to continue the work f Im
proving the series.
Ono ot the most interesting publications
of the winter win be a history of Sir Mar
tin Conway's expedition to South America ,
to be published by Harper & Brother. Mr.
Conway Is well known as ono of the fore
most mountain climbers in the world and
his book will contain descriptions of his
ascents of many of the Andes almost inac
cessible peaks. Mr. Conway's work will not
be confined to his activities ns a mountain
climber ; ho takes also a keen interest in
political nnd commercial problems.
Among the books for boys nnd girls which
The Century company wlir Issue this au
tumn nre the 'following : A new Brownlo
book entitled "The Brownies Abroad , " by
Palmer Cox ; "The Dozen from Lnkerlm , " a
story of young athletes ; "Quicksilver Sue , "
n wholesome tale for young girls ; "The
Story of Betty , " ono of the most popular
serials published In St. Nicholas for a long
time , nnd "The St. Nicholas Christmas
Book , " a selection of some ot the most
striking stories , sketches , poems and pic
tures that have appeared In the pages of St.
Nicholas Magazine in recent years.
Messrs. Houghton , Mlfllln & Co. are out
with their fall announcement. It is consid
erably longer than any previous similar an
nouncement of theirs and includes not a
few important new books and new editions.
Among the. former are John Flske's "Dutch
and Quaker Colonies In America" In two
volumes ; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's "Remin
iscences ; " Prlnco Krapotkln's "Memoirs ; "
Dr. Munger's "Llfo ot Horace Bushncll" and
three new volumes In the "American States
men" series , on Chase , Stunner nnd C. F.
Adams. New books of fiction are promised
by Miss Johnson , author of "Prisoners of
Hope1 ; F. Hopkinson Smith , Miss Jowett ,
Mrs. Whitney nnd Bret Harto ; and many
poets In now editions , notably Tennyson in
a new nnd greatly Improved "Household
Edition ; " Keats , Mrs. Browning and Scott
in the "Cambridge Edition , " and Tennyson ,
Longfellow , Holmes , Whlttler and Lowell In
a new "Cabinet Edition , " with much
larger type than that of tbo ofd cabinets.
Little , Browa & Co.'s "Fall Announce
ments and Recent Publications" Is at hand.
The majority of their recent publications
have been reviewed In these columns , while
the volumes promised for tbo near future
are too numerous to be all mentioned at
one time. Among the volumes not already
mentioned in "Literary Notes" are : "The
Art Life ot William Morris Hunt ; " "In
Ghostly Japan , " by Lafcadlo Hcarn ; "Age
ot Falrygold , " by Gertrude Hall ; "Kato
Field , a Record , " by Lilian Whiting ; "The
Puritan ns a Colonist nnd a Reformer ; "
"From Kingdom to Colony. " by Mary Dev-
oreaux ; "A Study of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning ; " "Lessons from the Spanish
War and Other Papers , " by Captain A. T.
Maban ; "The Bronze Buddha , " by Cora Linn
Daniels ; "Knights of the Cross , " by Henry
Sienklewlcz ; "Total EcHpsea of the Sun , "
by Mabel Loomls Todd , nnd others too nu
merous to mention , There are a number of
new editions of standard works. The new
library edition of Edward Everett Hole's
works will be completed , four volumes hav
ing been published already. Ono of the
most Interesting announcements is a new
volume by Belma Lngcrlof , the charming
Swedish novelist. A rare treat Is promised
little people in the way of Juvenile litera
ture.
Otrr ii Kami.
John A. OIllesplB has secured a restraining
order by which the clerk of the court Is re
strained from issuing a writ of assistance to
enable W. W. Morsman to obtain possession
ot one-eighth of a section of land In bectlon
7 , township 15 , which was mortgaged to
Morsman by the plaintiff for $5,000. The
mortgage was foreclosed and Glllesplo al
leges that the property was sold for a rldlcu.
loua sum , and that It the property Is per
mitted to pass into Moraman's possession he
will practically be compelled to give property
worth $40,000 In satisfaction of the mortgage.
SUll Mure Couutrrffltliitf ,
The Secret Service has Just unearthed an
other band of counterfeiters and secured a
large quantity of bogus bills , which are so
cleverly executed that the average person
would never suspect them of being spurious.
Things of great value nre always selected for
imitation , notably Hosteller's Stomach Bit-
tera. which has many Imitators but no equals
for disorders like indigestion , dyspepsia , con
stipation , nervousness and genera ] debility.
Always go to reliable druggists who have tbo
reputation of giving what you ask for.
UTILIZING VACATION TIME
Moral and Educational Value of Vacation
Schools Shown by Expsrience.
TENDENCY OF TEACHING TO SPECIALIZATION
IMm-ntlniinl PrimrrM of Inrtltui riill-
ilron In Miinlnnn Ilrlcii Kolloi-'i
i\iiiiilmitloii : Kilnen-
tliinnl
The great value of vacation schools , from
n moral and educational standpoint , Is
strikingly demonstrated by the experience
of the vacation period now drawing to a
close. The number ot vacation schools now
In operation this year was treble the num
ber of last year , and the results far ex
ceeded the high expectations of their pro
moters.
"It only requires n brief investigation in-
to the methods pursued in conducting these
schools , " says the Philadelphia Ledger , "to j
become convinced ot their value. Every
thing about the system appeals to the fancy
of children , whether they bo only old
enough for the kindergarten or of an ago
i to handle a saw or bake bread. It Is a
| proof of their usefulness ns well ns attract-
I Ivcncss that youth considered ns Incorrl-
glbles In the regular public schools are
among the most eager to gain admittance ,
and when taken In nre among the most
tractable nnd Industrious.
"A feature of the vacation school nys-
torn Is that books have little or no part
therein. The training Is almost alto
gether by object lessons , nature study and
manual training. The class room Is nlso
frequently deserted , nnd the children token
to the fields nnd woods , where Instructions
nro given In nature's works. Perhaps the
most valuable labor performed Is In the
line ot manual training , drawing , the cnr-
penter'a bench , cooking and sewing. Under
i careful supervision the girls soon become
capable to do plain ccoktng nnd sewing , the
boys In handling tools of woodcraft , and
both show a decided Improvement with the
pencil. The valuation of all this is be
yond estimation , The manual training
system of the schools gives the boys or
girls an opportunity of finding out , while
still In tender years , the true beet of
, their Inclinations. The vacation schools , by
1 the Incorporation of manual training ,
prepare them tor the tlmo when it becomes
necessary to enter a 'more extended course
at the large trade or training schools.
"Tho success achieved the first year by
the three schools opened In Philadelphia
surpassed the expectations of even their
most sanguine supporters , and the results
this year in those which were closed ycs-
. tcrday for the term , demonstrate in the
most decisive manner that they nro worthy
of being continued under the management
of the board of education. Another year ,
Instead of three , there should be n dozen or
more of these schools in the thickly built
portions of the city. "
Public School Tenchcrn. j
The work demanded of public school
teachers , like that of persons In many other
departments , " eays the Boston Transcript ,
"Is tending more and more to specialization.
To satisfy the needs of the times high
schools In many places have Introduced
eo-called commercial courses , to take the
place of the general and classical courses
and to fit boys and girls for a business life.
These courses require , in some cases , the
employment of special teachers , and this
specialty has Its recognized standing in the
school teacher market. The commercial
course in the public school < s regarded by
educators as better for the pupils than com
mercial college courses , because it la ex
tended over two or three yj'ars thus giving
the pupils longer time for"their , education ,
and not trying to finish a scholar and polish
him off in six months or a 'year. In a sim
| ilar way the growth of manual training In
the public schools has led to a demand for
teachers specially qualified In this specialty.
Some little demand ifi also felt for competent
Instructors In cooking and sewing , as these
'branches ' are finding their way into the
public schools.
"Modern-taught teachers have an advan
tage'over the older ones on account of the
change la educational .Ideas . which Is going
on all tbo time. The special development of
the modern high school is regarded ns more
In the line of history and English studies !
than In any other , and these studies are
becoming more and more allied to each
other. History is beat studied in connec
tion with the works of the men who were
Identified with their times nnd reflected the
Interest of the people , while literature is
made more ( Interesting and Intelllglbid by
n knowledge of tbo events ot the times in
which It was written. What is called the
laboratory method Is pursued far more than
formerly in these studies , and the teacher
who is proficient in this 'has ' an advantage
over her competitor who knotbs nothing
about. There have been carried on recently ,
from the nature study ot the lower grades
into tbo upper grades , investigations which
in the latter grades are classified as biologi
cal and are regarded us of great benefit to
the pupils. This line of modern science has
gained at the expense of the old classical
studies. It is said that the Connecticut
state superintendent of schools has given
an address several times In his state rec
ommending" that classical studies bo
abolished altogether. But , as far aa
known , no other such official sympa
thizes with him. Classics promise to hold
a permanent place in the schools , but mod
ern Ideas are crowding upon them. In al
the changes and with the stricter terms re
quired of public school teachers. It Is beld
th'at ' the quality of education Is Improving ,
while the public hag a place ( or every
teacher who Is nt to glvo Instruction to
children. "
KiIiiunfliiK Inillnn Clillilrcn.
Some interesting facts regarding the edu
cational progress of Indian children In Mon
tana are supplied by reports of Indian
agents in that state , supplemented with
statistics of Catholic mission schools , com
piled by Bishop Brondel. The various re
ports do not glvo exact figures , 'but ' approx
imate estimates. These show about 3,000
juveniles of school ngo on the combined
Indian reservations of the state. Of thla
number perhaps nearly one thousand nre
In the Catholic mission schools ; about six
hundred are In the government schools at
the agencies and at Protestant missions ,
while nearly 1,400 are reported by the agents
to be , In most cases , without any school
facilities whatever. Many of these schools
have been maintained by the government
by contract with the Jesuit fathers , and
the school .buildings , tihlch In some In
stances surpass In equipment and accommo
dation many of the first-class schools for
white children , have been erected In ac
cordance with the suggestions and require
ments of government officials and inspect
ors ; hence tbo action of congress In later
years In discontinuing appropriations for
the maintenance of these ecobols , on the
ground that federal aid should no longer
be given .to sectarian schools , has greatly
curtailed and hampered the work ot the
Catholic missions and there has been of
necessity a largo falling oft In pupils.
At the Flathead agency , In western Mon
tana , Is the St. Ignatius mission , one of the
moat Important In the state and the only
school upon the reservation. This school
la maintained by contract , and but a short
time ago had 300 children of the Flatheada ,
I ast year , however , the contract provided
for but 21S children ; this year for only about
100. The agent reports 450 children of school
age on the reservation and suggest * the de
sirability of a boarding school being estab
lished at the agency , as well as a day school
on Cams * prairie. At the St. Ignatius tnU-
the boys nre taught by the Jesuit
fathers , and In addition to their school work i
nro given practical Instruction In shoe , sad
dlery , carpenter nnd blacksmith shops nnd
In farming nnd gardening. The girls , who
are under the direction of the Sisters of
Providence , arc taught nil kinds of house
work , dalrywork nnd sewing. There Is nlso
a kindergarten department. In charge ot the
Ursullne nuns.
At the Blnckfcct agency Is the mission of
the Holy Family , situated on the Two Medi
cine rher. formerly numbering 100 children ,
hut now having about fifty In attendance.
The building at the mirslon occupied by the
sisters nnd girls wns recently destroyed by
fir ? , but a new btilTdlng Is under construc
tion , v hlh , when completed , will render the
school thoroughly complete. There Is nlso
a government boarding school nt the agency
on Willow Creek , having an attendance of
103 children , while the 'total ' number of chil
dren ot school ngo on the reservation is
given as 421 ,
CrovrN til < lir l.rnil.
The Crow Indians have attained about the
'highest degree of civilization of nny of the
tribes of Montana. At this ngcncy 2SS were
the greatest number In attendance- during
the year. Of thwo 1E8 attended the govern
ment school , the remainder belonging to St.
Xavler's mission on the Big Horn river ,
which formerly numbered 100 pupils.
Another mission , nt the Pryor Creek sub-
agency , has been closed since the discon
tinuation of government aid , leaving COO
Indlnns at Pryor Creek without school facili
ties , the nenrcst school being the St. Xnvlcr
mission , fifty miles distant. The pnrrnU
of the children have comptalncd to the of
ficers at the agency of the closing of the
school.
At the Tongue River ngcticy , In southern
Montana , St. Labre's mission hns eixty-
Jlvo children of the Chcyenntshlle Iho
day echuol nt the agency accommodates
less than fifty , leaving , according to the
agent's report , nearly 300 children with no
school facilities whatever. Ho recommends
the building of n boarding school nt the
agency largo enough to ncrommodato nt
least 250 pupils. At the Fort Peck agency
both the Presbyterian and Catht-llc
churches have established mission 'ecliools ,
with an attendance ot nearly 200 out of
37i > children of school agei and both are
doing excellent work.
The Fort Bclknap Indian reservation , in
the extreme northern part of the state ,
seems to possess school facilities nearly
adequate to meet the needs ot the people.
Less than 350 children of school nge are
reported and there Is an Industrial boarding
school nt the ngency , well conducted nnd
well attended , while St. Paul's mission
school , nt the Little Rockies , hae an at
tendance of some 200 children of Gros Vcn-
tres nnd Asstnlbolnes. Several Improve
ments have been ndded to the mission
school during the year and Its appearance
Is attractive nnd prosperous.
Ilflcii Kcllcr'H Kxnmlnatloti.
The montnl development of Miss Helen
Keller Is a source of wonder nnd ndrnlru-
tlca to educators with whom she has come
in contact. Her great rnlsforturie of being
blind , deaf and dumb does not retard her
progress In the least. Nature has made
partial amends .by giving her a marvelous
sense of touch , keen perceptive faculties
nnd a retentive memory. Recently she was
examined for entrance to Radcllffe , the
female annex ot Harvard college , and
passed a successful examination. Speaking
of the examination , the Boston Transcript
says :
"It is quite certain that no person ever
took a college examination with so heavy
a handicap we may say with so many kindx
of a handicap as Heleu Keller's on this
occasion. As all the world knows , she
could not see the examination papers nor
hear thq volco of an examiner. The natu
ral method of communicating the questions
to her would have been to make use or
the fiogers of her old-time 'teacher' and
Interpreter , Miss Sullivan. Miss Sullivan
docs not know Greek or Latin or the higher
mathematics , and while she Is able to servo
Helen 'by ' communicating 'to her printed
Greek and Latin , letter 'by ' letter , she
could not , even If she had been so dis
posed , have given her the slightest assist
ance In answering the examination ques
tions. But It was deemed best by all
concerned to avoid even the remotest sug
gestion or possibility ot assistance. A
gentleman was found Mr. Vlntag of the
Perkins institution , who had never met
Helen Keller and who was quite unknown
to her and unable to speak to
her who could take the examination
papers as fust as they were presented acid
write them out in Braille characters , the
system of writing in punctured points now
much used by the blind. The questions
thus transcribed by him were put intt.
Helen's hands in the examination room , Hi
the presence of a proctor wba could not
communicate with her , and she wrote out
her answers on the typewriter.
"Here , however , came In one of the addi
tional points of Helen's handicap. There
are two systems of Braiilo writing the Eng
lish and the American. There nro marked
differences between them very much such
differences as those between the two princi
pal systems of shorthand writing. Helen
Keller hns been accustomed to the EnglUh
system , in which nearly all the books which
have been put in Bralflo are printed. As
the arrangement with Mr. Vlnlng was com
pleted but a day or two 'before ' , nnd as it
was not known to her that he did not write
tbo English Braille , It was Impossible ito
make any other arrangement. She bad to
puzzle out the unfamiliar method ot writ
ing , much as a writer of the Pitman steno
grapher mlKht use hla sense of logic and
general Intelligence by u tour do force , to
enable him to read the Graham shorthand ;
and this labor wns ndded to the other labor
of Helen Keller's examination. To add to
her difficulties , her Swiss watch , made for
the blind , bud been forgotten at homo , and
there was no one at hand , on cither of the
dayu of the examination , to glvo her tbo
time. She worked In the dark with regard
to the time which remained to her as she
wont along from question to question.
"But ebo passed tha examination triumph
antly in every study. In advanced Latin
she passed 'with credit. ' In advanced
Greek , which her tutor regarded as her 'etar *
study , she received a 'B , ' which is a very
high mark. Yet here , the tlmo and the
Bralllo difficulty worked most heavily against
her. What her marking was in tbo other
studies , Is not known ; it is only known that
she passed them.
"Helen Kefler Is now ready for matricula
tion as a etudent of Radcllffe college. Her
passing of the examinations , especially under
such circumstances , is In Itself a wonderful
achievement. No particle of its severity
was abated for her liecause she -was deaf ,
dumb and blind , and no precautions were re
mitted because she to known to be incapable
of deceit , She eat In total darkness and
alone , without tbo touch of any friendly
hand. A slip pricked with unfamiliar
characters was put before her , and her type
writer clicked out Ita quick and true
response to the hard questions. That was
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A simple and safe way to clean costly and easily-
injured articles is to make a suds of hot water and
Ivory Soap , and allow it to cool until lukewarm. This
solution , while very effective , is perfectly harmless.
Ivory Soap contains no alkali. It will not destroy the
surface or texture of any material , however delicate.
Ivory Soap differs from other soaps. It is more
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COPYRIGHT 1S9 * BY THl PROCTIR k GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATI
all. Wlfl any other human toeing In
a world ot silence and darkness ever do
ns much ? "
Rev. L. K. Ilolden , the new president of ]
the University of Woostcr , entered Belolt -
college as n student with just ? 2fi In the
world. He graduated free fiom debt nnd
$ SOO ahead.
The American Agriculturist has gathered
nnd compiled statistics which show that of
02,000 students In nearly 200 colleges and
universities In this country , nearly 21,000
are from the agricultural classes. Thu
farmer's boy still hns a thirst for educa
tion.
tion.Prof.
Prof. Walter Scott Perry , upon whom the
Pratt Institute ot Brooklyn has conferred
its first degree of Master of Arts , was born
in Stoncham , Mass. , and educated In Boston.
Later he was Focated at Worcester , Mass. ,
and during his residence there was promi
nently Identified with the Introduction of
drawing Into the public schools of the state.
Through the generosity of the alumni and
friends at Mt. Hope college , Ohio , free
scholarships will be given to 100 soldier
boys of the Into Spanish-American war.
Evidence of honorable discharge from serv
ice and avowed intention to enter the col
lege within one year fiom September 1 nre
the conditions on which the scholarships
are to bo granted. Applications should be
addressed to President Galbreath at the
college , Rogers , O.
Librarian E. H. Anderson of the Pitts-
burg Cnrneglc Hbrnry claims that the chil
dren will have In Its new extension the
finest reading room In the world. He also
claims that the library IB growing faster
than any other In the country , nnd that
It buys more new books than auy other ,
with the possible exception of the free
library of Boston. The Plttsburg library
opened with about 16,000 volumes less than
four years ngo , and now has about 75,000.
Ono Mluuto Cough Cure quicniy cures on-
dtlnate summer coughs and colds. "I con
sider It a most wonderful medicine quick
and safe. " W. W. Merlon. Mnynew , Wla
linn a Uoalitful I'ntleiit.
County officials nre In nn embarrassing
predicament on account of the condition of
Mrs. Minerva Campbell , nn Insane patient nt
the poor farm , who dropped off In Omaha
recently while she was on her way from New-
York to reach friends In Denver. The Insane
commission has recommended that her con
dition is sufficiently Improved to permit her
$10.00
To the woman having the greatest number
of Kirk'fl White Russian Soap Wrappers to
her credit August 31st ; wo will give $10
CASH
as a present. Save every wrapper you
can secure , they will grow more valua
ble each day. Every wrapper counts In the
PRESENT
great contest that ends December 20th ,
1899.
AUGUST 31
Bomo elegantly costly presents will be
given away , among them a $250.00 Seal
Skin Jacket made to tbo winner's measure
flt guaranteed ,
Bring or send wrappers to 306 So. 12th St.
JAS. S. KIRK & CO.
to travel and that slip should be provld
with transportation and sent on. As she bnl
tried to commit suicide three times , how.
over , since ? he has been at the ponr fnrtn.
the commissioners hesitate to assume th
responsibility of sending her on alone. Tin
matter hns been referred to the committee
on charities with power to act.
InK-HnllliiMr 1'lonlr.
The fourth annual picnic of the Omaha
Log Rolling association will be given At
Fort Omaha on Thuisday of this week.
It promises to bo n very Interesting nffnlr.
There will probably be a large Attendance ,
as the railroads have given a one-faro rnto
for the round trip for n radius of soventy-
flvo miles. Prominent speakers will be in
attendance. An attractive program of
sports hns been arranged. It includes the
following events , for each of which two
prizes have been provided ; One-hundred
yards race , for Modern Woodmen ol
America only , Ilfty ynrds race , for boy
under 9 yenrs ; fifty ynrds Indies' rnce , for
Roynl Neighbors ot America only ;
suck rnce for boys ; fifty ynrds
fat men's race (200 ( pounds and
over ) ; Indies' nail driving contest ; girls'
race , under 12 years ; boys' rare from S to
12 years ; Royal Nelghbirs of America , tug-
of-wnr ; Roynl Neighbors of America ,
apron hemming contest ; competitive drill
by visiting teams of Foresters ; exhibition
drill by Omaha Foresters' battalion ; base
ball for Modern Woodmen of America only ;
hop , skip and jump for Woodmen only.
Itrnt Out of nil Incrcnnc In Illn 1'runlon
A Mexican war veteran and prominent
editor writes. "Seeing the advertisement of
Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy I am reminded that as a soldier In
Mexico In ' 47 nnd ' 48 I contracted Mexican
diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from
getting nn Increase .In my pension , for on
every renewal n Hose of It restores me. ' It
Is unequalled IKS a quick cure for diarrhoea
and is pleasant nnd safe to take.
Mortality StnllNtlcn.
The following births and deaths hare
been reported to the office of the health
commissioner during the last forty-eight
hours :
Births William Cawood , 1625 Ohio
street , boy ; Nclse Anderson , 127 Cedar
street , boy ; Fred Jones , 3022 South
I Twenty-eighth avenue , boy ; Frank M.
McCulIough , 2025 Ohio street , girl.
Deaths Martin Miller , 32 years ; Mrs.
Jennie K. Cardell , Eighteenth and Dodg
streets , 62 years ; S. P. Romans.
The
Al ha in bra
Vaginal
Douche
and Suction
Syriii ere , $1.50
by mail lOc
extra.
The Aloe &
Penfold Co. ,
Deformity Brace
manufacturora,1408
Farnam St. , oppo-
aito Paxton Hotel ,
If it Wasn't ' For- '
The cow catcher on our Omaha Btrcct
cars , lots of boys would be ( load If It
wasn't for Drex Shooman selling our
boys' $1.50 tun shoes for $1.00 , lots of
boys would be barefooted today Its not
often such a genuine bargain can bo
found n regular $1.50 shoo that Is regu
lar with UH at ? 1.GO nnd that means a
bigger price other places for $1,00
there Is nothing the matter with these
shoes except that they are tans and tan
shoo tlmo Is Hearing the < > nd and wo
want to end our tail shoe stock at the
same time.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Vt-to-4 t Bh u
1410 FARNAil STREET.
Only a Few Days Now
Kop you to take adrnntngo of our
great August clearing sale of pianos-
prices have been reduced so that you
save from $50 to $100 on the purchase
price nnd we make terms so that you
can pay for It and never mlus the
money $5.00 a month nnd over twenty
different makes to select from not pi-
anoif bought for this sate , but our own
regular line that wu guarantee to bo
Just us wo represent them to bo August -
gust ' (1st ( this great sale closes and you
should consider the opportunity well.
A. H08PE ,
W oelebr < e our 25tl * builnraa MUtf *
T r rr Oct. 23r , IBM.
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