Till : OMAHA DAILY KEJ5 : \ \ 'JflUMSSDAY , JAM'AIIV ill. 1SIOU. Question of Great Importance to the Country Schools of Nebraska , ALLEGED SCARCITY COMPETENT TEACHERS SoTiir ivlln tit ttic 1'rrnent tloiml .SvKtrm Pointed Out nnil Some .MrtliniU Crltlclncil I'dncntloiinl .Niiten. The alleged need of more normal train- In ; ; schools In Nebraska was the subject of nn Important address delivered nt n re [ cent meeting of county , nchool superin | tendents by Mr. C. W. Crum , nuperlntcnd- t cnt of schools of Madison. Mr. Crum Is i | chairman of n committee of county superi i i Intcndents organized to press the subject , upon the attention of the people and bring it bcforo the next legislature. The argu ment In favor of Increasing the facilities for training teachers Is clearly put by Mr. Crum , and he also reveals the steady dc- cllno of county schools , a condition that ap peals for prompt remedial measures. Mr. Crutn's address Is as follows ; Does Nebraska need more than one State Normal school ? This question has been bcforo educational gatherings nnd the people of the state for goodly number of years. Every elate su perintendent , with one exception , during the last twenty years has argued for and urged the necessity of more normal trainIng - Ing schoolo under the control of the state. The question has been before every session of our state leglHlature tor the same length of time. The state superintendent I brought Into closer relation with all departments of echo * ! work than any other person In the state , and no ono Is better qualified than ho to volcQ the needs of the schools. He , above all olhcra , Is In a position to know the needs of the schooln. It will bo of In terest to know what these men have said touching this question. In 1S8S State Superintendent Jones said : "There Is Immediate necewalty for two ad ditional normal schools. Three more schools well located would becll attended from the start. There arc hundreds of teachers In the state who would be glad to avail themselves of normal training. " Tn 1892 State Superintendent Ooudy nalil : "I am convinced that the schools need and the state ought to have more normal schools and o I recommend the establishment cf two additional normals which may for three or four ybare undertake to do no more than take teachers through a coureo of instruc tion Blmllar to the elementary course In the Peru Normal , together with a term's study of the history and philosophy of < edu cation. " In 1S94 Mr. Goudy repeated the Fame words. In 1S9C State Superintendent Cornell urged the people of Nebraska to provide llbferally the means of normal training , and said : "Tho demand of the times is emphatic that teachers shall fitly prepare for their work. No teacher can fail to do so without Injus * tire both to self and achool. " In 1S9S. our present superintendent says , "a very Inadequate proportion of our teach ers over nltend the slalo normal , or even a prlvale normal. This deficient professional preparation of the public school teacmr cannot conllnuo If our schools keep up with the advance made In all other departments of human progress. The training of the teachers of the schools of our state should be an object of deepest concern on the part o' our legislators. There should be at least one more well equipped stale notmal school in Nebraska ; Indeed , Ihcre Is room and need of two more schools. " Xhcee aro.thc.pplnlons of oiir-stute-sup'er- Jttlendenfs. Now "let us examine Into some of the conditions that confront the schools nnd people of the stale that called oul these opinions. Shortnue nt Trained Tenohei- * . The records show that In 1S92 17 per cent of the teachers of the stale had allcudud t-omc normal school. lu connection with tbeso figures the state superintendent aaya : "Of Ihls small number It Is no doubt true that most of them have atlended a normal nchool for but a fchort time , and It Is us probably Irue that In many cases the nor mal school atlended was one in name only. " In 1894 20 per cenLof the teaching force had ntlendcd normals. In commenting on the conditions the state superintendent declared thai "this Is not due lo the carelessness of the teachers ; it Is largely duo to lack of facilities for better preparation. " In 1S9C 23 per cent of the leacbcrs had had some training , largely of the same doubtful char- nrter before mentioned.Vc arc doublings nr > t far from ihe truth when wo assume lhal fully SO to 85 per cent of our teaching force has bad no professional training worthy ol tl'e name. Another Important clement H the rapidity of change In teaching force. I have personal reports from the superintendents of eight een counties , having 1,700 rural tcaohen and 607 grade teachers. Of the 1.70C rural teachers only 42 par cent hav been In th : work two year > and of ihn 607 grade Irachers only 48 per cent have been In Ihe work two yeirs. In other word * , since Scp- tembcr , 1897 , the posltlor-i - held by 57 pel cint of rural teachers and 52 per cent o. grade teachers have bron vacated and flMcc' ' with now malcrial. This proves lhal 25 1 < MICHIGAN SENSATION , Sun of JnnipN . \ . I-ilK : | , SiiKliunv. rurci < > f IlrlKhlV UlnciiniIiy DoiliI'H Itldncy I'lllt. . Ill-ill I'll ) Klcllin In City ( > n\i * I III' I.IH Uj Snlil Plainly tlial lie roiililu' lie 'nr 'il Hut lie In Tiireil am DiiUtl'M Kidney Pill * Curcil Him , SAGJX.UV. Mich. , Jan. 30. One of th moat tensalloiinl caas ever reported In tht clly Is lhat of Iho nlni'teea-ycar-old son o Mr. Janus A , Ellis , Saglnaw. Kast SlUc The case reflects the greatest credit n Dojld'a Kidney Pills , now In universal us all over the world , In .March , 1SOS. Mr Kills' eon was taken sick. One of the bm physicians In the city was cansulted. II pronounced the case lirlglit's disease , whlc has always .boeu consldurcd Incurable. H nttcndiU the youns man fcr several monlhi but finally gave him up. It was no us ; Urlghl'fi disease couldn't be cured. Another eminent physician wau consult ? ! Ho said that ho thought he might euro bin If ho couldn't he would say so. \ftcr few months * trial he also acknowledged thu the COED was beyond hU skill. The lad wi routined to his bed long before this an death was now looked for at miy memo' . The doctor said It was useless to give hi : modlcliies , as he could not live. Mr. Kills ubout this tlmo saw DodJ's KK ncy Pill * advertised. Ha determined to pi the n i to the tfst and ece If bis con wni reall beyond human aid. Hu procured u box. was thought that Ihe boy showed Improvi mrnt and another box was tougbi.Vlt delight U was seen that there wns no doul about ItTho pills were curing bjoi. A1 other box was taken und the Improvomo was apparent to all. Tp cnt .a long.tttoi short , DodJ'b Pills made a well mail of hlr Mr. KIIU , oenlor , blmeelf writes : "I will slale thai my sou U now at woi and Is taking his twenty-fifth box. He saj > ho Is well and thinks It uselpss lo noutlni taking thorn , but I Insisted on his taking U h jilllB , A great many prople have come I me to know what we uotd to wire my hi and I have told them DnU'g Kidney Pill I cunnot ay enough for Ihem. I waul a luffercrj lo know of his wonderful cure. " 20 per cent of the cnMrc teaching tone of the state changes annually ; that 25 to 30 per cent of our force must be made up largely of raw recruit * each year. We must find , in ' ' round numbers , about 2,300 new teachers annually. And when we have found them we know by past and present experience that 1,600 to 2,000 of them will have no experience of professional preparation for th ? work. The entire output of our present normals , both stale and prlvale , does nol supply the needs of the graded schools and each year the county superintendents ace their strongest and best rural teachers called Into grade work and their places In rural schools filled with "nc\v beginners. " Of the 607 grade teachers In the eighteen counties above mentioned 33 per cent of them are reported as having had no normal train- In ? . State Superintendent Jackson reports SO per cent of all the children In the state enrolled In the rural schools and small vll- lego schools that are not accredited by the university. From whatever standpoint wo approach thla subject we are forced to Ihe conclusion lhal nearly 250,000 of our children aru In the hands of teachers , unskilled , untrained - trained end unprepared for the work they are trying to do. Htirnl Sehooln Weakened. In the rural schools and the smaller graded schools of Nebraska Is an army of from 223.000 to 240,000 children being trained for the duties and responslbllllles of life , There is nt presenl no educational question of ono-tetilh Iho Importance as the question of how to strenglhen Ihe work In iheso fchools and make Ihem more effecllve. Thcro can he no question but lhal Iho loachln ? force and work now done In Ihcse schools , Ij Incomparably weaker lhan flficon years ago. The great stress placed on so-called higher education the last fifteen years has forced the smaller school Into ihe background. Our ossociallons , Institutes nnd leachers' lllcra- lure arc all dominated by nnd run largely In the Interest of graded or higher education , while the humbler school and ihe teacher thereof are Ignored. These smaller schools that accommodate four-fifths of our school population should bo considered the moat Important factor In our educational system , because a vast majority complcle Ihetr edu cation I'.i them. These lower schools and the lower grades have always looked to the high schools lo largely supply Ihem wllh Icucberc. But a radical change has taken dacu In our school system. Of laic Ihe high cbool has ceased lo produce teachers. I wish lo call your attention lo some of he condllloiia that existed a few years ago .ml compare them wllh some of the condt- lens that we have to deal with toJay. In SS7 thirty-two county buperlnlendenls re- porled lo Ihe slate suporlnte-ndenl regarding he conditions of the schools In their coun- .les. Twenly-threc of them speak of Ihelr caching force In Ihe hlghcsl terms. Dodge county says , "In all things thai constitute general excellence the teachers of this county rank with the bcsl In Ihe slate. " JrownVe have a largo number of experi enced and well qualified teachers , who work with more earnestness lhan do Ihe teach n of many older counties and states. " Ilolt. The teachers have received very much anil merltivl pralso from Ihose from abroad , who nave visited our Instltulo and meetings , for ; heir atlendance , activity and Intelligence. " Howard , "Our teachers arc earnest , active , studious and will compare favorably In Iheir average grade of qualifications with those of other states. " One cannot read theae re ports without the feeling that there was gen eral satisfacllon wilh Ihe leacher and his work. The same Is nol true loday. The demand of the hour and the burden of the county su perintendent la for teachers for thesa lower schools. Illcli SclinnlN Crltlri'ril. Last year Ibis statement was made on this floor by a man who has been In schoal work for the la t fifteen to twenty-five years : "The changing relations between the lown and couulry have affeclcd Ihe wheels of bolh. The lo-.vn fichool has 'benefited , while ' the rural school has suffered , and Ihough still alive is generally becoming weaker. The country schcol , which was once the pride of Iho neighborhood , is losing its Influence. Instead of its teachers being respected as leaders of thoiighl In the neighborhood as ol yore. In too maoy Instances It Is presided over by the antiquated or Immature , who cannot command the respect of the older pu- pile , much leas Iho more Inlelllsent pa- Irons. " A majorlly of couuly superintend ents will agree that this Is a reasonably Iruo piulure of presenl conditions in the lower schools. And many ef us have asket1 ourselves nnd others why the rural school should becc-me weaker as the high school be- cifen stronger , hut we rcceivo no answer tc the question. Change Iho form cf Iho ques- lion , and ask : Why should Ihe rural rhoo beome weaker as Ihe high school becomo- higher ? The mlel clears away and Ihe an swer Is evident. The high school has bocomr so high and Its course has been so enrlphci lhat the graduate thercfiom is unable to ge off the stilts en which ho Is placed and gei down to the common branches and the worV of the elementary school. Some ten years ago the State unlverslt ; conlalncd a preparalory department. Thi 'boy completing the eighth grade could cntei this deportmcnl and properly fll for enlranci J. " the university proper. At that time th < town and village schools carried many o the con' on branches In the highest depart ment and the pupils wera Instruclcd In Ihcn by Iho slr-ns < ? st teachers In the staleTh pupil remained on those branches from oni , to three years longer than they do toila ; . i nnd lefl these schools strong In the comma : ' ' branches end abundanlly qualified lo lead 'Ihem BO far as knowledge of Iho subjecl mal Icr went. Their sch-larshlp was not broad but It was thorough and accurate in th branches they were called upon to teach. niNiTtiiiliintlon AwnliiHl Iturnl School nut the change cr.me. The univeralt ; clotei Its prc'poralory department. The worl of filling for colbGS was crowded Inlo on 1-lgh 'je.V.o'ir. ' A inliilfllm-o university wa | t-slsUllshed at every vlllcge , hamlet am crcsjioml lu ihe state. The doors of tbo unl veialty an clcsed practically to all the chll dten of the state except the favored fe\ who are within the radius of the high schoo o : four grades. The common branches ar crowded cut of the high school and dow : Inlo Ihe grades to a poorer closs of teach CTI. who ore compelled to handle mor grades , do much more work , and more ad vanccd work than formeily. The child I kept on ihe run from the day It cntora II ! Iho day It leaves the schcol. HP is gallop * ever the elementary branches , reaching th high cchool at tbo tender age of 10 to 1 years. Ilcforo ho bus atiniiu-J ihe ago u meutn ! development ncceary to enabl him to become firmly grounded In the prln clples of the common branches they ar completed an.l laid attde. Then for Hire or four years ho is raced from enemy t olory and fjnally lurned oul a finished prod net c' the modern hlsh school , wits a . tcrine of a Hull ) of everything but thoroug and accurate In alsolutcly nothing roue ks.s the common branches that he attempt to tench In the lower spools. lieIs fltu tc eutJr the unlvenltv with a long sirln of credits. He Is filled lo enter the un : verity , bul whollv unfit lo leach a run * nchorl because of Ignorance of Ihe subjcci ho must teach there. It Is uutrrioua that Iho high jrhool gradi 3to can barely command a third grade cci Uflcair. und that he ccmmcnly falls to roue ry f. stacdlrs rf HO per cent In arlthmeli grammar , su- . Sixteen of the eighteen couni superintendents above referred to say the high sibool graduate ? are "generally wea * In the coruniop branches. " Many of you ri 118 member the resolution brought to us la year from the high school section In effe to asking ua to wake our examinations : oy aillr-molle easy lo accommodate the igm Is. unco and incompetence they send to u ill Yrl our lower schools are filled largely wl I this clats of teachers and at present the Is no help for It because different material cannot be se < urtJ j > ecil of Store Normal School * . Under these circumstances I hold It to be tbo Imperative duty of the state to provide normal training schools. So Important a ! matter as the preparation of teachers for our schools should no longer be le < t to Irrc- uronslble private enterprise or tie uncer tainty of chance. It Is made the constitu tional duly of the slate to ihe general gov ernment to provide Instruction for all Ha children In the common schools and the j first step In the discharge of lhal duty IB the proparallon of competent Instructors. The i legislature should provide for at least Ihreo I additional stale normals next winter. The J course of sludy should bo arranged especially to meet the needs of the common schools ' and cnro should be taken that It be not so ! long or high that all but a favored few be j barred from Its benefits. Other states are i providing for this necessity. Twenty-three liBve eab three to fourteen state normals and eleven have two each. The state su- ! perlntc'ndcnt cf Iowa a few days ago urged ( the Icglslalure lo provide for Ihree more In that state. Wisconsin has lately authorized the establishment of county normals and scmo of them are already in operation. In education , as In building , ihe foundation should bo laid deep and firm , else the whole | superslruclurc must be weal ; and Imperfect. j i Not only Is the elementary school the foun- [ dallon of our educational structure , but It Is also the school lu which 00 per cent of our i children complete their education. Upon j this foundation rests all higher educallon. i The characlcr of the work done In the olc- I iinentary school Is determined by the quality I of teachers supplied and the quality of ' i higher education depends on the character | of the work done In the lower schools. The | leachcr Is everylhlng and at presenl the j rultslng link In our school system Is trained locchcrs for the elementary schools. All over the cast and north Ihe wall ,1s going up because of the decay of the rural school. Educational doctors are prescribing various temedles , as the tontishlp plan , central school and transportation , etc. If the truth could be learned , it would be found that most of these schools are simply famishing for lack of teachers who can proficlenlly leach Iho elemenlary branches. Wo are expanding lee much energy on HI- called higher education. In facl , we have gone higher-education crazy In Nebraska. Every high schcol In the state Is trying to fit for the university whether ihey have Ihree leachers or 103. The pupil who goes Ihrough ihe High school end university knows nolhlng bul hlghci education. If he becomes a principal ! )0 ) per cent of his energy goes to higher education and 10 per conl to the grades. When he reports to th state superintendent SO per cent of his report deals wllh high school laboralorlos and playhouses read their reports. If ho Instructs In your instllule be talks over the heads of your teachers and they say , "I can't apply that to my work. " The trouble 1 that the university , high chcols and many high schcol principals forget or don't know that there Is an elemen.ary Echcol , much less do they comprehend Its needs or importance , and It rests with us DS county superintendents to call iholr at- lenllon lo Ihe existence of the Institution once in a while. \Vh Tr llu * .Majority AnTnnnM - The lime has coma when Ihe greatest stress should be laid upon solving the prob lem which shall bring the most help to the great majority the 90 per cent of our chil dren whcee time In school Is cut short by the pressing necessities of everyday life In- blead of irying lo prepare more children for college , our whole aim should be to adapt all our studies to the llfo of the. child that his development for the duties that open to him at whal ever period ho may be obliged lo leave school shall be Ihe grealesl pss- slble. However 'much we may value our college educallon , wo must remember that thn great mass of the children , who enter our school must be taught ho\v lo meet the Duties of life wllhout even beginning Ihe studies considered essential for collese preparation. I regard it as one of the most important duties of county superintendents to look to the Interests of the lower schools. If we do not , nobody will. And Ihe Slale unlverslly will continue , as In the past , to establish UB powerful lobby at every session of Ihe legls- lalure , and ' "hog" everylhlng , oven lo Ihs Impoverishment and ruination of all other departments of education in the slale. Last winter the university had a more powerful Icbby in attendance on the legislators than any corporate Interest in the slate , and as n result the legislature appropriated two- thirds of a million dollars to the university for the benefit of the favored one-half of 1 ! per cent of the state's children , and refused to do anything of epeclal note for Ihe train ing of teachers whose Influence would be ro- tlectcd In tbo lives and education of the ! )9 ) per cent. II 13 we , the county superintendents , who are to be blamed for lack of qualified teach ers in our schools. And it depends upon us as to whether this condition shall continue. Wo have neglected in the pasl to present our needs to our legislators. They will do the right thing If they once undersland the con ditions. It must be our care to ece to It that they are advised of our necessities next win ter. ter.The The teachers are not to be blamed for this lack of professional training. They with the people iu general have been bordcoed anc deceived Into believing that the high schools were filling Ihem for any calling. There U no more earnest , conscientious and patriotic class within our borders than the teachare ol our schools. I do nol wanl you lo get Ihe undcrsland- Ing lhat I am an enemy of the university or of real higher education. The unlverslt ) should be considered the crowning glory o : our fchcol system , but It Is not the whole system nor the most Iraporlanl part of It. I appreclte Ihe Importance of real higher edti- cation , hut I have no patience with that g superficial variety so common In our stale lhal irair.a our children lo be trlfiers. In- aeeurale sllpshods , lacking In thoroughness I'clUllltllllllll0ll0. . Hon. John W. Foster , the well knowi diplomatist , has accepted un Invitation tc deliver a course of three lectuit-s ut the t'nlverslty of Illinois on Iho early diplomatic history n-f theVnlted States' . The lecture * will probably beb'ivcn in April. There IB a Rood deal of complaint on the part of parents about the syMem of verll c.-il penmanship .it precnt taught In tin MlnmtipolU public school * . 'Many ' of then sny that their children uro maklnc very un ratlsfnctory prognss In the Important ar of writing. \4. \ 11. Sover.ui.-e former tieasurer of th < K nmlaril OH rornpnny. who ha ju i elver JX/X ( ) ( ) to ' " ' laboratory of Oberlln college gr i iuatt-il from GbcrKu with the bt-.st record ord lu cclemlllr < studk-H ever madn by i student In that Institution. Ho IB etlll ai arxk-ir amateur In laboratory work. The annual report of the Slate Hoard o ItogenlH of New York rlmwd Ifcat there wcr 31,150 Htiutcntx In ISM in Nf.v York eotlimi 3 piMffxnlonal. tofhnkil and Cither > pocla schools , and ' 18.77U in New York hlifh school an 1 aeadenl < . Thr giowti ; of midonie to Iho year In N < w York tolloRos , yta'.etml ma1 technical nrl i th r fntlal pcJiooln was J.Ci uiul In the gfcciJary Hthools 3.J33. An'jell ' cf the VnlvernUy o -ay * In Ills iinnii.il re | ort that U number "f women In the 'n.'ttuton-la | ! year was ul out nr.t-tlfth tun number < > men. In tie : literary dej ailment uf thu unl vcrt-lt } . aiMvf\ei , 41 iernt of the student were women , H * we-ie SO per cent of the Btu u- denu who were irudimled ; wllh the dn ur grte ff bachelor of art ? , for which work 1 ; r- L.i i in aiJ Greek Is rch. txnh : required , mid o ch. thaw -jrailmiUtl with the dosjrtti of liaohclo Ic , of philosophy , for which work In l.atln I ty Tiie wl.oolu of the state of Illinois co.t th tax | > nyt-r Ian year { U.3UXOM. Thin Is th ak um t. .tal cf all the taxoi levl d on nrhof account. Tiiu average attendance at th rfhools wu ? T2C.7&2. The toitl numl > * r i ist teacher * In Ihe common schools of tlni Rial ct U 26.030. Of thU number about 7,000. a. llttl ov < nnc-fourth , ; iru mule * . The avorac In . uf male ttMchcr * Is lid.l * a man. ) o- The iivcruit- alarle * for female loae-hrrn ' oit. . J53.2i u month. Tbe nohool uroprrly of th it.th ct.Uo U valufxl at KdO.OM. 1'rlvato an jnrochlal schools of the state have H5.C- , ire ALBYX FRANK FILES ANSWER Ex-District Clerk Mikes Volntninora Rply to County's ' Mandamus Action. RlPEATS HIS PcEA THAT LAW IS INVALID i'rrftlilrnt of the I'oimcrntlf lan Cluli Apiionrs nn dilrf dnnncl for 1'rniiU llnnil of Politic * rinlnly VMIilv In Action. . Albyn Frank , ex-clerk of the district court , has filed answer to ihe mandamus j proceedings brought against him by the Board of County Commissioners lo compel him to submit a report cf fees derived by his omco for Iho last quarter of his term. The answer Is Just what has been ex pected by nil who are Informed as to the situation , for It has been Known ever slnco the Issue arose lhal Frank would attack the validity of the law , which requires the clerk of the district court to make a re port of fees and to turn Into the county Ircasury all In excess cf a stipulated silary. That Is the main feature of his reply and he enters Into It nt great length. A significant fact in cenncctlcn with this case Is that Ed 1' . Smith , president uf the JacksonInn club , appears as chief attorney for Frank. In addition to Mr. Smith one of the most prominent law firms In the city has been retained to assist. It Is very freely suggested In court house circles that the connection of Attorney Smith with the c.ino Is a strong IndlcaMcn that Clerk llroad- well , the present popocrat'c Incumbent , Is supporting Frank In the actlcVi. If Frank can secure a , rullnc to the ofteot that the salary law Is unconstllutlonal It will of ccursc fix matters so that Broadwell can retain fees of Ihe ofilce Instead of turning over lo Ihe county all in excess of his salary. \Vhllb Frank has more or less Interest in the decision of the mandamus suit , his Inter- csl cannot possibly be so great as that of Urcadwctl , for with Frank only one quarter of the year Is Involved and Broadwcll Is Just starting upon his term. A decision favorable to Frank moans thousands of dollars In the pocket of Broadwell. Broadwell and Smith arc political friends , therefore the general belief thai he ha.J been retained by Broadwell instead of rank. H Is said thai Frank'w financial con- Illon Is uol such as to enable him to employ ie three lawyers who have taken his case. Appended to the petition Is a lengthy rea- rd from Iho house and senate relative to the assage of the fee bill. Slripped of its umbersomo legal verbiage , the essenllal al- cgatlon In Frank's answer la that the yea nd nay vote wae not entered upon the Jour- nl when the bill was passed by the legis- alurc. \Vhon Judge Eslclle Issued an alternative rlt of mandamus against Frank a few days go , the writ was made returnable Febru- ry 5. TUSLER WILL IS IN COURT 'rlelirntcil Ciine Wliieh Hni llreii ' for Severnl Yi'iirn COIIIOH I'p Proceedings In the case of Phillip Pox. ho seeks to bo discharged as executor of lie estate of the lale Mrs. Calhcrlnc M. Tusler of Dane counly , Wisconsin , were be- uu before Judge Vlnsonbaler In Ihe county ourt yesterday , but were continued until 'ebruary ' 28. The fact that Mre. Tusler wned property In Omaha as well as In WIs- Fln gives the local end to the litigation , "ox was executor of the estate both In this Ity and In Wisconsin. He has been dls- harged and his reports approved In Wlscon- In , but objection , bfipl.been filed here. In vhlch he Is charged wl\n \ Irregular methods f administering the estate. The deceased Mrs. Tusler has relatives In Omnba and she was a frequent visitor here urlng the latter years of her life. The cas ; las been In court several times before under various forms. One of the Issues now is a lalm of ? 2CCO , which Is presented by As- Istant Secretary of War Melklejohn. There ias been more or less litigation on thin score or several years and columns have been vrlllen in the newspapers about the numer ous conplications. WANTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT \Viivniut l iHNiivil for Arrent of Wil liam A. Bnettiicr. Foriiicrly an Oniiiliii Collec'dun Ancnl. A warrant charging embezzlement has been Issued against William A. Buettner , ormerly a collection agent in this city and who Is now said to be In CinclnnaM. The Charge is made by Thomas Byrnes. The amount involved Is said to be $120 , which , t Is alleged , was collected by the defendant Irom a local brewing firm for Byrnes. It s set forth that Buetlncr approprialed the mcney to his own use. An effort will bo made to brlns him to Omaha fcjr trial , but requlsltlcn papers must first be obtained. Negotiations to that cud are now under way. Artlllolul A Russian Inventor has per/octed an elec trical appliance which he claims will enable Ihe blind to sec. This will Tiring much happiness lo Ihose who have defective eye sight. Another great discovery which will bring much happiness to those whose slom- achs have become deranged Is Hosteller's Stomach Blllers. II has made a world wide reputallon for iuolf as a certain cure or such ailments as indlgcsllon , dyspepsia , constipation , biliousness and malaria , fevei nnd ague. Will Inxtnll OHIecrH. llolllster Hive NO. 21. UHles of the .Macea- bertf. will Install officers this evening nt the hull of the lodge In Labor temi 'o , The Installation exercises will In- public , All elaborate literary and mUHlcul prograrr IUIH been arranged , In which ceveral promi nent entertainers will take part. "I nin Indebted to One Minute Cough Cur ! for my health and life. It cured mo of luns trouble following grippe. " Thousands owi their lives totho prompt action of this nevei falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds croup , bronchitis , pnoumonln , grippe aad throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre vents consumption. It U the only harmleji remedy that gives Immediate relief. IVrmltN. The following permits have been | HHUO < d from tne orllce of th building Inrocctor Mr * . Louisa Lumsburj ? . 1507 South Twenty eighth , repairs. JJW ; MM. M. M. Ifh i Thirtieth ft' ' 1 Mi ! < > n , a'lcritlo-m ' ( o Kirn. ' J.vu , L I. K. S ow.irt. l.-nvjln bou1p\ard. fr.unc 'lwtillnp. ' * ii" " . t liut.'iiV. . IJrlKKf. South Twrnty-Acconil ctreet , frame dwell- Inp. f5 ) ; F. J. Ix > wK Kleventh and aruro. mot on factory. $ I'W ; John H. Crelirtiton , 1 6 Fsrnflm , repairs , JSDrt ; O. U. Trout , No : th Thirty-second , frame dwelling. t&Q ; Avery Manufacturing company , lower 1/envenworth ytree. , brick wntfhouse , STATE LANDS TO BE SOLD It In r\irctPl | Ihnl One .Million lol- Inm Will I lie llrnllre.l from ! llu . S. D. . Jan. 30. ( Special. ) The commissioner of school and public lands Is ' I ndvcrtltlng a sole of the school and tn- : don intuit and Taylor lands , pllualed In all i the eastern and southern countlte , lo take ; place t the several county ecats during i March , varying In date from Ihe 13lh lo Iho | 20lh , and n leasing of all the untold lands j In these counllcs ihe day following ihe. sales. Loascs in Ihe cenlral and western I counties will be made March lil. From j present Indications the sales are expected to realize to the stale not less than Jl,000.000 and If thp same rate of Increase In leases for this year continues as In past years the nmcunts received for leases will bo be tween $80,000 and $100.000. The stole la jusl beginning the eleventh year of Its existence with a fichool fund of no mean proportions nud ono which Is con- staully Increasing. At stnlchood , icn ye.xrs ago , Ihe state was endowed wllh 2,150,400 acres of common school lands and GflS.OSO acres of land to be selected for educational and charitable InsUltullons already eslab- llshed or to be eelabllshed by the Icglslalure. Of the lands granled 6G6 acres of normal srhool lands have been sold al an average price of $10 an acre , aggrcgallng J6.GG4 ; and 192,001 acres of common school land have been disposed of at an average price of $1S.C3 an acre , aggregating $2,0,28,261 , which amount , wl'h $30,206 from the C per centum on sale of government lands and $1,401 from the sale of dead und down timber on stale lands , la bearing Inlerest at the rate of 0 per cent , yielding each year $159.956. This amount , with that received from the leasing of common school lands. Is apportioned In June nnd December each year to the com mon schools of the stale on the basis of Ihe number of children of school ago In each counly. The um thus apportioned In 18)9 ! was $202,437 and since stolehood the schools of the state have received from this source $1.17K,923 , which Is $470,023 In excess of Iho bonded debt of the slale. WANT A I.AM ) IXSI'UCTllll'S SCAM" . limit- County Settler * Koruiiril n 1'ro- < cM to WiiNlilnutnii. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 30. ( Spe cial. ) A petition , signed by 300 Brulo county farmern , has been forwarded to Wnnhington. protesting against the work of Special Land Inspector Moslcr , who for the last several months has been investi gating 'the ' question cl settlement upon government lauds In the Chamberlain land district. Upon the opening to settlement of the Sioux reservation eleven years ago many people llccked to the lands who ultimately abandoned their claims , and us large num bers of those abandoned wore covered by Ihcee filings at the United States land of fice In this city , new setllers were In many cases forced lo Inslltule contests In order to clear the records and secure an oppor tunity to file upon thn lands themselves. There was ea much complaint in regard to this condition of affairs that the department at Washington was Induced to appoint an inspector to go over the ground personally j and report for cancellation the entries of 1 those who had abandoned their claims. The i petition addressed to the secretary of Ihe i inlerlor prolesta against the great Injustice I being done poor nnd honest settlers' ' , and I asks for the removal of Special Land In- ertor .Mosier , as well as the rcstorallon of Ihe enlrles recommended by him for can- cellallon. Imllull Uriiurxcil ( o Dentil. CHAMBERLAIN , s. D. . Jan. so. ( Spe cial. ) Brand Inspector Foster , who has Just arrived from the western ranges , says lhat H Rosebud Indian , while riding In the vi cinity of the forks of the White river , fell from the pony , and his fool having caught In his stirrup , he was dragged several miles by the frightened animal. When found his body was literally torn to pieces. Al- Ihough ihe shocking accldcnl was witnessed by several persons they were unable to render assistance. ; tnr Ueii'H KmnTiil. SIOUX ' -'ALLS , S. D. , Jan. 30. ( Special. ) The remains of Adjutant Jonas Lien of the Flr regimcnl. Soulh Dakcla volun teers , who was killed March 27 In the Phil ippines , have arrived at San Francisco , and at the request of Mayor Lien , a brother of the deceased , have been chipped by ex press to this city for Interment. They are expected to reach here Wednesday. Ar rangements are being made for suitable exercises. Mnylmr HorHfN for Smith Afrion. ABERDEEN , S. D. , Jan. SO. ( Special. ) Zimmerman Bros , of St. Paul are buying horses hero for use in the South African war. Tile ( liilclieit Wny to MrenU L'p 11 Cold "I have used many makes of patent medi cines and most always with nome good re sults , " says Mr. Henry Hoover of Sha- moken , Pa. , "but the most satlsfaclory ant most wonderful In results for colds anc ccughls Is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy It will break up a cold In less tlmo than any other remedy I ever used. " This fa mous remedy Is for sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle. Arirnnl Kmitloym Injured. PHILADELPHIA , Jan. sn. Two men William Stafford and Peler Drexler , were probably fatally Injured by nn exploMon o powder at the Frankford arsenal today The men ; who are employed nt the nniennl had purchased from the government a lo of cartridge captured from the Spanish a Santiago. These they placed In u Hinnl antp-bulldlns on the grounds , and during their jelpure memento nxtrnrtcd the powder While thus engaged thn powder exploded wrecking Ihe building and probably fatally burniii" Ihem. TRY GRAIN-0 ! TRY GRAIN-0 Ask your crocer today to show you a package of GP.AIN-O. thf new food rtr'nk that takes the place of coffoe. The chlldran may drink It without Injury , as well as tn adult. All who try it , llko it. GRAIN-O I has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java ' but it Is made from pure gralnc , and th : most dollcoto stomach receives H wllhou - distress. U the price of coffee. lOc and IS ler packet- . Sold by all grocers. DrexePs Anti-Sore Feet Did yon ever stop to think that those wore and tender feet are ml hereditary but the result of wrong Ideas In tit- tins shoes -Many people , both men and women-are walUluu every day and .Sunday on soles much narrower than ' the iKittoniH of their feet Drcx I/ . I .Sliooman'K npccial at ? .1.CO , for man or i woman , has that broad pole that ouly a proper hinted shoe can have the fool reals tlrmly upon the bottom of the hole ami not on the upper * We t > take our reputation 111.011 Ilils S.'i.tiO KI ! > e. i Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha' * Upt4at FARNAM STUEEI' . COMl'LKXIOXS , Dimples , blotches , blackhead * , red , rough , oily , BAD inothy skin , dry , thin , ami falling Imir with irrltJitod scalps and dm- : dvull , red , rough hands , with itching , burning i > : ilm ? , Mmpolppa nulls and painful linger ends , nud baby blemishes , prevented by Cunci.'K.v SOAP. It rsmovea the cause of disfiguring eruptions , lo's of hair , and baby blem ishes , viz. : the dogged , Irritated , lnluned ! : , or sluggish condition of the l'ouis. : No other medicated soap ever compounded Is to bo compared with It for preserving , purifying , and beautifying the skin , scalp , hair , anil hands. No other foreign or domestic toilet soap , however expensive , Is to bo compared with it for all the purposes of the toilet , bath , and nursery. Thus it combines in Osi : SOAP at ONI : Piticu namely , 25 CKXTS the best skin and complexion coap and the best toilet and the best baby soap In the world. Sold everywhere. POTTKU Duto AND Citr.M. Coin1. , Solo Props. , Boston , U. S. A. " How to Purify and Beautify the Skin , " free. Complete External and Internal Treatment of Every Humor. CUTICURA ContUtlnj of Cuticcut Sou-Uc. ) , to cltin.r the ikln of cruitu nJ ncalei tnd totttn TUT erT i . or ' ! , c thkkt owl cuticleCuTictX4 O.ninunt ( JOc. ) , to Initialiltty ! iuhlrg and Imtnlon end THt 5tr si. a .ooUi in.1 h t. ind CmcuiM lltsoiTEXT ( We. ) , to cool mil clcinic Iho tlooj. Atlngli tct U olttn lufficlent to cure the itrenit humot when telto \ Uili. EFFECT OF PRICES ON RENTS. i Advance of Cost of Material and Labor May Retard Building. ENTAL AGENTS GIVE THEIR OPINIONS IIIMV homo UlverMtj , lint All Aarrer ( hut lliiililliiK- Ucnlill I'roi ) . crt > - Will He ChfoUril liy Advniircil 1'rlccn. 1 I ! The question of what effect the Increased . rice of building material will have upon : cuts has been uppernioel In Iho minds of lany rent payers for some time and added to this several of the unions of workmen employed In the building trades have ad vanced the price of labor to take cnect In the spring. Several rental agents have been questioned as to the probable etlect f the advance of building material and abor. R. C. Peters of II. C. Peters & Co. says : The price of rents cannot bo advanced to ny extenl. I was reading an article bear- ng upon this subject In a financial journal tie other day. It showed that salailes and ncomes had not advanced in proportion to he advanced cost cf living and lhat there muit bo a reduction In those expenses which Include rents , or a readjustment of 11 wages nnd interest rates. Clerks and alesmcn are .getting little. If any. blgher vages and if rents arc raised they cannot pay It. " E.V. . Falrfield of the Byron need com pany. "The natural effect of the Increased lost of 'building and building material will ic to reduce Ihe number of houses v/hlcb vlll bo built and thus will stiffen rent ? . Vo have nol -aleed our rents , but In pome cases have reduced them , while several IOUBCS which have been planned will not > e built. Take those housca Mr. Reed built on Harney street last year. If he had valted until now to have bought the : ni- crlal it would have cost him 75 per cent more than It did. " F. D.Weart . : "I thlnl : the tendency of he high prices will be to increase rents , for people arc not building. Mechanics are setting better wagce and can afford to pay ilghcr rents. Renls on our houses ate ad vancing as Ihe house ? become vacant. " Mr. Barry of the Payne-Knox fompany : 'The rent of the bctler grade of houses Is not affected. Wo are reducing prices on ordinary prades and expect to make further reductions in the spring. There are many vacant housee now and I cannot say that the Increased cost of building and material affects rents In any way. It has. however , caused prospective builders to change their ) lans. Our company expected to build some apartment houses this spring , but I under stand the plan has been given'up on account of the high prices of material. " D. V. Sholes of the I'Dtter-Sholes com pany : "Rents have been raised very HUle , If any. There Is a scarcity of houses com pared wllh a , , year or two ago and prices arc higher than they were In 1S06 and 1897 , but the Increased cost of building and ma terial has no appreciable effect. Good , new property will bring good , fair rent. There are plenty of tenants for new property and I do not think that the high prices will etop building. " C. C' . George : "Thi- high prices are ke Mi- Ing people from building nud crnsrqiU'iun keeping houses off the market. Peorde who Intended to build hist full have now decided lo wall n while. " Henry B. Payne : "The Increabed oust surely rannol permit routs to ro down , but Is likely to Increase them s-nr-iewba1 1 * will interfere with a lot of building : hnt was going to bo done. I know of a num ber of people who would have inillt homrs or rental property ! f thi > test of material had not ndvuncnl , hut they h.tve .low de cided to wait. H will retard operations to some extent , 'ml I think there will bp n good , healthy growth this pprlug. The bulldlngK this year will lip good , large ' houses , but the number of small houvs will be limited. " ANTI-TRUST LAW SUSTAINED Ohio Siliirfinc ( Hurl ICnnrks Oul li lleiiiiirrer 1'llc-il liy SlnnilniMl Oil < ' < > liiilinv. COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. . ,0. The supreme court today handed down a derision whl-h sustains what is generally known as the Valentine-Stewart nntl-trusl law. whlcb prohibits the combination of companies or firms for Illegal purposes which are therein outlined. The derision is given In a demurrer ( lie1 ! by the Plandard Oil company , en the groucd ! that the law was unconstitutional. The ISt- | Igatlon was that instituted by Atlorney General Mcnnott against ttic Standard Oil. j Buckeye Pipe Line qnd So'.ar Refining coai- I panics. ! Till : HOT S1MUMJS OI" AHKAXSAS. Owned and conlrolled by U. S. Government. Elegant hotels , Arlirgton und Eastman. Golf. ; Address L. T. Hay , Manager , for booklet. IvdiitNUy (2iM f * I'osllltin. It U unolllrliilly announced , Hint .lys Kmits-ky. formerly known as a republican. ! will take a rlerksbl : > In the ofllre .if Clerk Hroadwell of l'h ' > - tllstrlet court , beginning February 1. Rubber Gloves , Just the thine for protecting the hands while ( loinp housework. Price each SI.2" ) , by mail 10c extra. THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. , Deformity Urnce Manufacturer * . 1408 Farnatn O.MAIiA. Op. Puxton Hotel. Whole Wheat Bread- My Ui'ultli Is my fortune. Kind hlr , sin- said , And It fonies from cntlii- : Wholes Wheat Hroad , It Is hotter nnd cheaper than meal. It Is a bread that yon can eat 1,0' . " times a year ( three times a day ) nd not tire of It , because It Is healthful anil easily digested. Because of Us rich ness and sweetness. When yon take lunch tit Balduff's you always p-t whole wheat bread. We sell It for 5u n loaf. W. S. Baldttff , 1520 Farnam St. It's ' Generally Known- That we carry tlic more rclinblo nnd that wo Kt'll at the muHt prices 'iintl tcriiiK Vet wo do not curry the real c-licaji piano * fuel IN. w won't well anything we can't jiiar- antco ThcTo are pcrhtips M illll ° cront inukoH of pianos that wo could neil at $7.1 and make a jiroilt on but whal doyen yon j , ' t for your moneyV The dealer that rocoiniiii'iiils HIICI ) nn liiHtnnnent surely can't be rcspoiiblble then again \v never iidvcrtlbc anything at any price that we can't fnrnlbh We've been _ ' "i yearn building our reputatlJii and we'ro t'olt ) ; , ' to kecii It. A. HOSP& Music and Art , 1613 Douglas.