Nebraska Newspapers

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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
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chairman of n committee of county superi i i
Intcndents organized to press the subject
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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.