DEVOTED TO T HE I NTERESTS OF THE HIGEl SCHOOL A N D OM AHA AMATEURS.

Vol. III.

I..Iilm·a.tor ((, (Jpfeciione 8nlllrn, qtti rlon nit'itur.

Omaha, -- ---.~~~~~===========

N ebrasl(a., Febr uary, ~876. No.2.

EVERY CLO fD IS LINED WITH H ub of the uni vE'l'se ,' but fil'st thet'e S ILVE lt. was the ride across tlt e state of Massa-

BY LULA SAFE.

Brother! doe!'l tile sunlight ail,'a,1 now fud e,

ch usett<;" windi ng in and out amonO' of tbe life Iw r h i ll~ a nd I'ocks, past her numerou~

:-;ud ,lt> n I'y from 1I00nday's brightness, to nlidnig-ht's LI:\I'kest shade?

On ('hu d,; nth wart thy path way, flitting, iJ llt e'er lingering neal',

Hang Ii ke :t pall above thce, filling thy W(',lI',)' heart with fear?

Bl'nli lCI' let not hope be wanting, bid thy Ill'a rt be strong and bold;

For <'ye l',)' cloud is lined with ilver, and it- edge,; tinged with gold,

factories and tOWllS, over h !'r stream", and thell in contrast with t he v iews we had of nature in all het' g randcur and lov Ii lless we entered B O.::i ton and bc · <"ame a part of t hat busy r estl ess mfl-RS of: hllman i ly . At t he presen t t ime, J wdl admit that cit.y exoeeds Omaha in size, to rue thc clattcr and con fnsion of

~h e .busine s s t reets seemed g reat, all d ~i"lel'~ art thou too in darkne ,hath a t I

,\(11'111 "loud wrapt thee o'er? 1I1 ncate. nd!'ed, t he lougel' I stayed hi Ii I',,'s ,Y oung bark on tbe billows, headed the more hewi Id r red r beeame ; for ex-

fol' the other shore? ample, being once t rusted to go a sh or t ,\1'1 thou fearful of the breakers that are dis tance alone I very i lle(ln ~iderat el y

I,\'in!; now ahead? at tempted the ent rance of a sti'anO'e 11" .. ( t IIOU looked for un light's glimmer, I b

:l!1 ! c.;pied out clouds instead'! 10llse an(lat anothe]' t i Il l(' started off' ill a n Lt,t lIot, thrll, ' hope' alichol' fail thee, entirely tiiffl:' r pnt di rection from th e one

hilt the helm more firmly hold; int:l:de(l. Huwevcr, upon making i n-Fill' ey(~r,\' cloud i" lined witli silver, and <]l1ll'1 eS of .ft s mall hoy, I went the

ii - ellg(" tinge(l with gold. h ot er way l'~joicing . Th rlllgh my "fa'.' Orphflll ! in the llollr of darkness , tllou' art

lIlHlcl'lIcath l\ cloud; Th,l' fontle"t f ies are burried, and thy

h"pf's wrapt in a shroud; Till' \I'odd to th ee looks di smal, though

onl'O it looked so bright; 'file 11101'11 which dawlled so sweetly, now

tlll'lled to darkest n ight; Let not YOll r courage fail you, though the

world fr" wn on you cold;

in the city was shor t, yet I was show;1 a llullIhfir of the" li lJ lls"-among them Fan ieul H all , on whose walls ar(' hu ng the port raits the g rE'atest mCIl

of ollr creati Qn anrl some of whom in life even illt.imalely a"sociaterl with this place, t il e g reat ma rkets in this bui ldi ng a nd opposite; the Public Li­

For e\'e rv cloLid is lined with silver ih edges ti nged with gold.

and brary, frE'e to al l, w(t h i t~ seemingly exhaustless wealth o f li terature and

BIl! p'e l' t he fall will seem to rise yani.;h from tlly sight,

and

,\Ild a flood of golde n sun ligh t swept roll nd thee warm and bright.

'l'holl'lt ne'er forget thy dark ness, in the ~1l 1I 'H brig llt genial glow,

Thou \\' i It learn to view clouds lightly, as ~'ou on life': journey go. •

All lIlortals have the same experience, joy llnmentioned, g rief untold,

For the da,·ke .• t cloud!:! huve silv"'r li nin'" aile! their edges tinged with gold. o.

Ye~! the phantom now bas vanished, and t\le ~ky once more is bright,

ThOll hust passed the trying ordeal, and "ren u!<hered i nto bright,

'Though thy li fe is nearl y ended when t \lou see,.;'t thy brightest day,

Thou wilt soon be near the loved ones lhat before have passed away,

Wh en thou crossest" o'er the J ordan

fi ne art collections, and oth er places of equal interest. In an hour spent ill one of the fi ne bookstores I saw more tit an cou ld be related . Then, there was the visit to ,Cal1lbridge which has so many obj ect,; of public interest and has associatcd wi th it the names of some of t he most beloved parts and writers and honored scient ists of ~his

.state. Among the sights of interest are Agass iz's Musen m. the spaeious grounds a ncl buildi ngs of Harvard Co llegE', a nd t.he newly-erected Musica l

H a ll. Thoug h street cars and poet" may SE'em rather incompatibl e, when there I imagi ned I saw L ongfellow in one, but wOll ld not be certain. III

thou'lt pause ancl say" behold! ~r'y dar kest c!oud was li ned wit h

nnd its edgcs tinged with gold. 11

silver, closing I wi ll ollly r em ark o n the gE'n · eral chamcter of the Bostonian that fl'Om ,observations in a street-car I should j udge t hat they believe in --------CO R RES PON V E NCE.

A Visit t o B03ton, Cambridge other Cit ies.

Interesting and Go~ipy L et t er from an Omah a Girl A b roa d.

and woman':! r i gh t~, that is the gentlemen secm to th ill k t ha t the larli es have a

perfect rig ht to stand while they r e­mai n seated . I mig ht take you filr­ther wi th me in Illy travels to Glou­ee ter a ntI Cape Ann hu t presume I have even no w occnpi eu too much of YO ll r time "whell I was in B osti ng" b~tt we will r esume that snhj ect at som e

Mr... EDITOR :-Lf in t h is letter YO Il

shou ld come acro'>s anv remarks whicl l r emind you of thatam iable lady in thp, "HoosiE' r School master ," M ar ­tha Hawkin", who so dE'l ighted in re­hting her experiences /I when in B o"t-• 11 1I1~, you wi 11 lInder~tand that I a m only following an i llust rious exam ple :lIlcl lay no claim to orig inali ty. HE'l'e in Nl~W Engla1\d the Cente ll nial yrar has hren dllly u '!hered in. Centenn ia l pal'licH are now in order and t he names and appE'arances of charactel's of the Revolutions are becomin(r so familia l' llut I fancy it woult! cre:te b ut li ttle. Rl lr]ll'isr, ill the. E' ll ays of spiritualism, sholiid we happen to meet t he depart ~'d spirit s of some of those nerors. A ll

the rei ies of a h und red years ago are coming to li ght in a remarkable man­ner; no doubt you have heard ,cre thi s of that celebrated cha ir which W a;. h­ington mi ~ ht have sat in, had he ac­cppted an illv itation to dine with r. cer ­tain Judgc Jones ; personally I have not SCcn it but have hope yE't. A nd

R~ it is agai n the ti me fot' good l'e~o lll ­tlOn~ whi ch th is year, l ike evprythi ng­else, will pt'obably take on a Centenn ia l character; thi~ first month t he ail' fllll ~ t be Il cavy with thcm thongh with­out doubt by next year most of LIS will be ready to commence over again. Bllt fi)I' a consideration of your patience I might give a minute account of my experiences :111c1 tral7els during the holiday week, but I will be geuerou

and merely attempt an outline: Yes, I have really had a glimpse of the

futu re time. CARRIE WYMAN.

------~.~ .. ~.------HERC ULES.

One of the a ncient, mos t renowned

hel'oe" in Grec ia n a nd R omeln mythol­ogy, i:! ter rueu Hen:ules. His name (in G recian, Herakees) sig llifie3 a man who has r ende red to huma nity many importa nt se r vices, and thusly gaineu g reat ce leb ri ty . Thi !:! name was fil'"t given him by the Oracle, because he had formally been nUlll cd after hi~ g ra nd fat her, Alca~lIs Ot' Al cibas.

In his childhood he exerci ",ed him­self in a ll the noble dex teri ties alld

very soon su r passed a ll his contempo­

ra ri es t herein. In the .:.' iences he wa" taught by L in u'!, a son of A pollo ; the ar t of a rchi ng was ta ug ht him by

Eurytus; Ell mol jJ us leam ed him to play on instruments; Aster taught him how to use weapons ; in boxing he was taug h t by H a rpa ly l<ll s, a son of M erkur; and h is iilth Cl' taught him how to d l'ive wagons: When H ercu­les was a merc yo u th he ollce d ~ li her­ated by himselfw hat cou rse he should

pursue t h rough l ife. Then two young

ladies approaehed him, the one wi th ullwomailly appearance and a plump,

round shape, with great open eyes and high red cheeks; the other modest,

with a noble appearance, neat, in a

VI EW OF 'I'HE OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.

white garment, and with modest looks. From their speeches t he youtll soon recognized in the former the gorl . cl ess of pleasure; in the latter the god­dess of virtue. The former promised that she would lead him on downright, smooth, with ro~es scattered over hiH paths, and that his whole life should be an eternal enjoyment of all that is pleas­ing fot, the senses; The other did not show him so beantiful smil ing prospects. "Without work and SOI'l'OW," said she, " the gods give thee nothing." If I,holt even be loved of the gods, and hon ored by the men, then you must pay respect to the for Iller, and do good toward the latter, and be of service to them. The praise is the best euphony, and the most ueautiful sight--is abeau ­tiful deed . . The gods and men do not, perfOt'm any beautiful deeds without me. H e that follows me r e(!ei ves after

his death immortal honol'. 1f you concentrate yourself for troublesome dangers and great ach ievel1len ts, thell you shall enjoy the greatest happi neSH. The youth pt'omisecl with a nobl e lift· ing in his soul to follow tue virtue, gained fot' himself a room in the olYIIl

pu", and was bonored by the n,· , as a goLi. O. J. WALLEN.

THE COOK'S CO~IPLA.INTS .

DEAR Srn:-l feel that rluty, that. common justice to myself, and my fel­low laborers, demand that I should en­rl eavor to direct, the public attell­tion to the art which I represE'nt. [n the awarding of honors amon g ma n­kind for their different profess ions mine has been omi tted, why it hail heen so I ('annat tell, hn t I do know that I have sil ently suffered fmm nE'~ l ect as long as human lI a ture is capabl e I)f entlnl'ing, and now when "pati e n ct~

I . " I ceases to )P. a virtue . most eal'n e~t l y appeal to the AIllPl'ican peopl r in he· half of the noble pt'ofess ion of the Cook. I am a plain spoken wom an and a woman of few worc1 ;;, so [ wi \I embell i:;h my art wi th no rhetol·ical

eloquence. I may not expatiate ac­cording to t he rules of ~ l'amllla l', bu t I will speak the tl'l1 th, nothillg bnt the

truth and the wlt ole truth.

Po"sihly the t:wt, that I sprnrl my time a mong seene" a nd t.hin Ks whi eh have lit t le bearing on the beanti ful 0)'

sen ti mell tal siel p, of li fe had Icad to the idpa tha t I a m a g ro,;s un fee ling char­acter, but nothing can he fnrthel' from +he t ru th. I have a n excee( lingly sen­

sative nature. The slings a nd arrows of ou trageous fortune, penetrate as deeply into my heart as into ma ny others. I have longings and aspira-

tions a fter great and noble thing;; which are d estined never to be grati­fi ed and to think that in addition to this even my calling should be entilely ovet'looked is the "unkindest cut of alL" Oue seldom thinks or at least realiZE'S how milch illfluence we cook" have upon the resources of life. FOI' inl:l tance, should we place upon yonr table burnt beaf.,teak, muddy coffee, and sour bread, in what frame of mind

wo~ld yo~ ~rise? You could scarcely wri te a SltlTlllg ballad Oil the life of the noble soldier,,; you would doubt less It-, I more like railing at your conkf' ; it.

would make little dilfet'ence how golt! ­en the sunshine, how soft the air, how blue the sky, ftll' it would be entil'el\, out of tun e with anything plcasant ~r' ag reeable. If, Oil the contl'Ury, th e muffins are light Ot' the coffee un ­('xcept iollahle, Itow envi:.tble is your t('mpt~ r, wortis of musical rythm flllw from yonr pen with scarce an effur t aml Ihc worl (~ applauds the result' of ),onr Iubor Without bestowing a pas;; ing thought on the humble instl'Ument of your success. The poet sings in fl () \~ ­ery measure of th e wonders and d e­lig h tH of farmin g, and pain t,; in glowin~ colol' th e glo l'ips of t he battl pfleld, but whoever hp:ml of a son g ndd" (>sspd to a ('ook? Why wouldn't "Hail gentle cook ethereal cookE' t'y hai I ," SOli ud quit!' l\s well as "Hail gentle sprinl! &c." It wOlllrl certainly be a gl'ea;

deal m.ore se llsible. Bnt. I ancI my profes<.l lOn mu~ t, II Ot a~ rire to romance.

:\,o~lil~g but the stern unpnet ica l prose of lIfe ],; our". I am expeeted to "pend mY,exi ::;teli ce in the back ground pre­pH nn~ ddectab le d ain ties fOl' man's cons umption whil e he employs his time

. pel'hap.; immor tal izillg other arts more poetical but les:! use ful. How much does olle heat' and r ead of the self·sac­I'ifieing life of the physieian, ot the in­esti mabIe benefi ts he COil fers on man­kind , a n(1 ye t wi thnllt the cook; to pre­p:ue the nOllri il hin g teas and bt·,Jth . , so neces'Jary fo t' the p.t tients reeovery, of what a vail would be the doctor's wis­do m? Though he s hould C.lll for' the food in all the twenty- fOUl' lanO' lIaO'es

b '" ,

would he' be successfnl? Though he supplied his pati ents wi th long leal'l1ed med ical d iscolll'ses w<;Htld they be snf­Ii. :iellt to l'e;tore til t he wa~te I constitn­tSOIi healt h ancl strellgtl l? Ko, ancl if thi s nation is to be a healthy olle it wi II owe it to its cooks. Y our people

were properi.y trai ned anu ed ucated and if simpl e aud eflieient r emedies or preven tatives were made known to them we could do very ';\' ell without docto rs, but ill t he lang uage of the

poet, "Show mo the man who can get

along without dinner." No amount of education ever yet conceived can t~ke the place of eating. Neither art nor science can provide a suhstitute. We may educate these brains of ours to the hi~hest dpgree of pet'fection, we may tralll ollr fingers to execute rapidlv and proficiently, we may cultivate' our voices to sing divinely but alas in . " sptte of all this, we cannot live without eating, the stomach will abl:lolutely re­fuse to sustain us when it is not filled. Then too is not mine the oldest estab · lished art. Long befot'e war and riot disturberl the beautiful peace of earth before steam was imprisoned and taught to work its wonders, before men ~)y their eloquence swayed juilge or .Jury, man knew the necessity of eoole · ing. Tbe annals of history beat' wit ­ne -s to one instance where my art pro~ ed invaluable. Many years ago -hIstory does not give, I believe, the exaet date--a priest of Romish faith, con il emned a cI·~.dulous 'suhject, to walk over a stony road with pell s in his shoes, as a ' penance, The unfor­tunate victim was in despair he knew . ' It would be certain death to disobey the priest's command, and almost death in this case to obey. Fillally a bright idea seized him and olle which enauled him to perform his journey in a very eo~fortable manner. It was simply thts, he took the liberty to have his pE'as cooleed. lam not an avera­eious or grasping woman, I do not ex­pect to climb to the topmost round of the ladder of fame, nor do I wish man­kind to place the laurel wreath upon my bl'Ow, but I do ask more thought and con~ideration for my time honored profession, and if Longfellow Ot' Bret Harte ever should write a poem about me, I really should feel as if my cup of joy was fillled to overflowing. I have taKen the medium of your paper Mt'. Editor, as the best and sures t llwans of reaching the hearts and minds of the people, and if to but onei:ldivid ­lIal I prove the superiority of m;nE' over the other crafts, I shall be amply l'epaiEi fiJr forcing myselfoll public no­tiee, a circumstallce which must ever he repngnant to retiring natures lik E' mine. I feel fully convinced that the time is not far distant when the deJ:n­qllent wodd will recognize its error, ancl hasten to bestow honor and re­nllwn on the noble pl'ofesilion it hac; !'I 0

long ]wglected, and when we Cook s 111 1 th e high position whieh by natl1l'e alld cultme we are fitted to adorn.

More useful people you'll rarely meet We're learned, proud and wise' and

witty, At home, abroad or in the street

W e're ornament !:! to all the cit~.

Could we be bought at our o'wn worth And sold at our own estimation '

Upon the fa(~e of all the earth, ' 'We'd be the gr eatest speCUlation,

ELTA HURFORD. .. .- .. vV m. F. Johnson, of Boston, a color­

ed mall,sought to compel the pt ineipal of a public school to admit his son thereto in tead of sending him to a school fo; colored cJ.ildren. The city charter confers the ri ght to establish schools for colored children, but the civil rights bill, passed by the legislature of 1873 prohibits a di crimination to the injur; uf any citizen on account of color. Judge Gilbert held that if the statutes were not in accord, the latter was re ­p!'al!'d by chap, 329 of the laws of lRi2, to amend the charter. , But that he thought they did ugl'ee j that the statue by gnamnteeing equal privileges doe~ not confer the righ t to enjoy them in common with any cl ass of persons or in any part ieular school; and that nothing had been done from which it could be inferred that J\-Ir. Johnson

had been deprived of any privileges to which he was entitled.

SUCCESS.

READ BY ADDIE GLADSTONE AT THE

CLOSE OF LAST HIGH SCHOOL TERM.

Success in life is an object of almost uni versal desire. The merchant, the 1V0rkman, the teacher, the stud!'nt are alike anxious to obtaiu it. In t.his respect efforts, though the most dissim­ilar in their nature, have a common character. One pE'rson des ires wealth , anoth er the helm of political affair!', /Jut all desire success. At this mo­ment how many heads are aching, how many hand,; are working for it! How many phantoms of success are being pvrsued? Some with the eagerness of youth, others with the cautiousness and experience of middle life, and oth ­ers still .with the fal teriug steps of old age-thts one star cheering them 011-­

the hope of grasping it.

Leaving fot' a moment this part of the subject, we may Eay that suc-cef'S is 110 chance product, no aceidental gold shower, but the final l'ef'ult of well~ diregted energy. Without mentioning the benefits derived from success, we ~ay say, that it is an obI igation rest­Itlg upon every person to succeed so far as it is possible for him to do'so. Our faculties were given liS to be wise­Iyemployed. In fact, individual suc­cess is necessary to the welfare of so· ciety. The desire for success is the ground ~n which all may claim sym­pathy WIth each other. I will say a few words abont 011e of those men who have been remarkable for success in the particular employment to which they devoted their enel'gi!'s. This man is John Ja?ob Astor. About seventy years ago, III the quiet village of Wal­dorf, near the famous city of Heildel-' berg, a youth might have been spen sitting under the shade of a Linden tree. From his changing countenance one might have ob erved that some­thing of no Ol'dinary importance was I'evolving in his mind. This youth was As tor, who was about to leave his father's hou3e, the humble but beloved a.hode of his ances tors. A ne w p')'ii­~ \()n ofcen has the power of impreilsin g Important Ie.Qsons On the mind and

. ' arousmg the will to high resolves' and . ' so It was in Astol"s CMe. TWf'l1 ty years after he left his homp, we find him in LOl1 tlon 011 his wav to the

Amel'ican settl ements of Grt'~ t BI'it.ail1. -He had a brother, a mlHic dealer, who gave him as capital a few musical in­stl'Uments. In 178:3, he sail ed from London to Baltimore. H el'e he ex­changed his im;trument.'1 for fUI'a and became a furrier. How well he !'IUC­ceeded we all know. III 1844 he hacl acculnulated a fortune of twenty mil­lions of dollars.

Wolfgang Menzel, the gl'eat histori­an, pays him the compliment of a spe­cial notice ill his great work, as being the most distinguished member of that great band who have gone to seek their fortune in the far west. It was A.stor who established the "American Fur Company." Among the MUSes of his ltccess were enterprise, gra p of mind

and energy, Let no one sit down iu despair because he fancies himself des ­titute of these qualities; let him rather try to obtain them, and patience will go far to render him successful.

The State of Minnesota is ahead! Her women may not only hold school offi ces, but may also vote for eandidates for such offices. It is found that wo­men on school boards and as other school officers, are exerting a d ecidedly beneficial influence, and ' why should they \lot have a voice also in r ej ecting or defeating the men who are aspi­rants for the honor of school commis­sioners and connty superintendents.

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OMAHA, NEB., FEB., 1876.

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S(!bscl'!bE!;S cha~g1ng resldonccs can have the ad· dresses ot theIr papers changed by se,D~Ung notlce o the BusIness Manager. ' ArtIcles ror pUb~jCatlO:ri. must ne handed In before

tlHl 20th ot the month. Anonymous commuiliCatlons w1l1 not be pclbllsh.

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ously nccompanlea by the necessary postage. Address all communications to

J. F. McCARTNEY, Manager, Omaha. Neb.

Philadelphia is erecting, at a cost of of $25,000, a high school, which will have connected with it a restaurant, where the students can get a cheap dinner without leaving the school. It will be located near the Centennial grounds, and is designed as an experi­ment by theorists who hold that it is unhealthy to eat a cold dinner. . - ..

Attention is directed to a communi­cation which sppears in another column from a Douglas county teacher. "Shall a teac er perform the duties of janitor,' s a question that comes DOt only from

our correspondent, but all the teachers n the country, and the article on this

subject contains some arguments which, f carefully considered, cannot but

effect a reform. ------.~ .. -.------

WEi have carefully reviewed Reed's .

Tower, Arkansas Traveler, Zion's HeraLd,~ BilIiardist, Pythian Echoes, Texas Gladiator, Chess Player, Gran­ger, Our Dumb Animals, Temperance Blessing, Distille r's Journal, Hotel Repo.rter, Catholic Reflector, Methodist Times, and so we might go on giving in name after name, and by this alone show the special purpose for which each is published, and how various these purp0tles are. Some of the above are very good papers and some are just the reverse. That portion of our ex­changes devoted to educational inter­ests is of course most interesting to us. Among our most valuen exchanges we rank the l\fiagara Index. The con­tributed articles are al ways well written and the editori.al columns ably and in­dependently conducted. The Univer­sity P1'esS, containing very little that is interesting to outsiders, but is a newsy home paper. The College News L eUer still harps away on inter-colle­giatecontests. Either scratch out that "News" or change your tune, neigh bor. We picked up the last copy ofthe Madisonensis, and the first thing on the first page, we read-

" In the world of wonderous changes, vVhere the pillared temples lie,

Shattered by the power of ages, Towering once.toward azure sky, etc.

Here we stopped, things had got a li.ttle mixed; we tried it again, and have since lost a good deal of sleep trying to determine what upon earth it is all about. W e are not exactly sure whether it is th,e " world of changes," the" pil­lard·temples," or the" power of ages," that once towered" toward the azure sky." We think the poet himself was

rather undecided, for he goes on to say-

"Not till resurrection dawn, Know we'as we' re known."

are the necessary appendages for a

winter school? Neither is their anything in the con-.

tract between the school board and teachers that implies that he (or sh e) shall perform the duties of janitor. The t~acher is simply employed to teach the school, and he is doing that for which he gets neither pay nor thanks wh en he performs the duty of janitor.

We do DOt wish to be unders tood to say t.hat · it is the duty of the " big boys" to make the fire, and t.hat it is the duty of the of the "big girls" to do the sweeping. It is no more their duty to do so than it is the teacher's.

As it is the Directors' duty to pro­vide all necessary appendages for th e janitor, therefore employ a janitor and have him paid ont of the pub lic fund. We trust that the several school boards throughout Douglas county will give this matter 'due consideration and III

future employ janitors for their Reveral

schools. ·~o doubt there are many who still

con tend that it is the teacher's duty to act as janitor, but that is nothing strange. There are many who contend that the world is flat like a cheese and that it rests upon the back of a big tur­tle that stands upon a big rock, and that that rock !'tan ds upon another bi g rock; in fact they say it is rock all the way down.

We fully understand the condition

of the finance of the. public schools; and we know there is no money to be spent foolishly, but a janitor is certainly nec­essary in each and every school through­out the state.

Some few districts have already es­tablished the precedent by emplOyIng jamtors, and they find that the mon ey (which 5s from one to two dollars p er month) has been paid out for a good

Elementary English Grammar, a prac- ' I

tical treatise on the English languarge, He called the whole thing" In the I purpose. BURTON.

consisting of one hundred practical , lessons carefully graded and prepared ' for the class-room, and have no hesi­tancy in pronouncing it one of the best English grammars yet pl1blished. The publishers, Messrs. Clark & Mayuard of Chicago, knowing that the work will commend itself wherever it is intro­duced, will furni sh sample copies at 25 cents each, which is one-half the retail prIce. Sample copies may be obtained of A. Brown, general agent for Clark & Maynard, 56 M adison street, Chi-

morning." He means about half past , -~-.-.... --... ---three we ·suppose, and probably refers TEMPEL'S NEBULA IN THE to the time at which it was written. PLEIADES.

H owever, the next article, on the. . Genius of Keats, proves that they van ~ ~lllgular neb~la was dlscovere? by write when they want to. The Oberlin j WIllIam TempeI1ll185~, at MarseIlles. R evi€w, is one of the befJt college publi- !n the well-.known regIOn of the ~l e­cations on our list. The Simpsonian lades, extendlllg south from the brIght

congratulates the !>tudents of Simpson star Merope, t~e southernmost of the on the fact, that the faculty at their , group, was a ~alDt ncbula, p~etty ,;ell college are not organized into a detec- , defined along Its edges, and bnghtE'lllng

ti ve police force, bllt gi ve the students towards the st~r. As~ronomer~ nat~l­credit for having common sense ~ally suspected It of betng tranSIent 10

enough to r egulate their own study Its nature, as that part of the .sk~ w~s hours. The Earlhamite is gotten up so well l:nown; but up to thIS time It ill good style, publishes some very has not dImmed or .brlghtened, so far good prose, and some very bad poetry. as recorded observatIOns te?d to show. We lohk with considerable interest on A small telescope, or pOSSIbly a large a little pamphlet called the Blue, pub- opera-glass, which will show the sepa­lished at Christ's Hospital, England. rate stars of the Pleiades, will show As usual, wi th English publications, it this nebula. The questions of interest is half full of sporting news. But lest to be decided in regrrd to this nebula it should seem light, the other half is are, first, Are there any evidencea of in­filled with a learned dissertation on the creased or diminished brilliancy in any

·cago, Ill. ------.~ .. -..------

EXCHANGES.

Looking at the great pile of ex­changes on Ollr floor-less 'truthful p ople would have said, on our table­

ve have come to the conC'lusion that this is, emphatically, the age of new spa­pers. H ere pil'ecl around us are papers from all sorts of places, ed ited by all sort,<; of peopl e. Every sect and so­ci ety, every college and every creed, every shade of every ism has a repre­sentative among n ewspapel'd. Every class and every grade of every class has an advocate in the rank s. K ing!>, President, M erchants, M echanicR, Farmers and Laborers each have th eir supporters. Even children have be­come infected with the popul ar mania, and a whole host of amateur j ournal" fl ood the country. Every man who

physical constitution of t.he sun and comets, and a translation from Homer. The Univer'sity News, Tennessee, while it does not equal our eastern exchanges in appearance, is 'well up Gn the liter­ary part. We remember many more ex cellent exchanges on our list, but lack of space prevents mention of any more at the present time. ------. .-.~~ .. ------

TEACHER NOT JANITOR.

has an opinion, OJ,' call horrow one, --thinks that his miss ion upon earth is The question that, is now agitating 't o edit a paper. H ow many of them the minds oftlI e t each ers III Douglas h ave mis ta ken this vocati on, no on e coun ty , and throughout the state gen­bu t all excha nge editor knows. W e erally, is, "Shall we, as teachers, have before us papers that advocate perform the duties of janitor with­one term, two terms, three terms, a nd out any compensation for so doing?"

some obs tre perous ones that will n ot "While i t is not a very great task to come to any terlDs. Papers that ad- I hunt up kindlings, make a fire, and vocate crooked whisky, straight whis- s weep once a day, it should be re­ky, (whi sky straight), and no whisky ; membered that the teacher's time is hi O' h church low church no chul'eh valuable to him, and that he cannot b , , ,

and some of broad and di ffusive veiws afforli to spend one houl' each day with­

that will do for any church. P apers out being compensated for it. It -that reprcsent hard money, paper mOI1- al so often occurs that th~ teacher IS a ey, no mOlley ; hal'd brains, soft urains, femal e, and that she boards a gl'eat and alaH, al as~ no brains. Ye shades dis tance 'from the school house, and to of the meu who were talk ed to death, compel hel' to perform the duties of if n ewspapers only had tonguell what janitor, is imposing upon innocence . , a pand emonium this peaceful domicle 'and good natul·e.

would become. P erhap the diversi- In the,wh ole cata logue of the teach­ty of aims and opinioll s would be more er's du t ies there is nothing that he shall quickly IIl1del'titood by g iving th e chop wood make fire>', s weep aud scrub; names of a few as we pick th em from but upon the other hand, the law ex­the pile Th~ E vel'green, devoted to plicitly sayi', t hat the Di1'ectors shall tree cl~l tul'e, The Rap!d Wri ter, pllb provide the necnessa1'y appendag es for lished ill the in te rcat of short hand , the school'houscs. N ow, if fire and a the 'Mute J ournal, College Days, l\letal clean fl uor are not a part of the " nec­W 1'1,el', Mllsieia ll and Artii t,American essary a ppendages," wh at in t.h e name Milli ner', .ToliI' II al of C henl istl')', Gospel of co lll mon sense and goorl judgment

part of it, furnishing probable evidence of local disturbance, and tendency to condense itself into a group of separate stars? and second, Have these points ~ny proper motion among themselves, such as might support the nebular theory of the universe still farther ? These points clj,n be investigated by amateurs in astronomy just as well as by trained observers; keen sight aml a careful record of each night's work made at the time are the requisites for

success. A half-an-hour every clear evening, with a small telescope, may give important and interesting results in regard to this Acarccly known celes­tial o~ject.

While looking for nebul m, perhaps. none will be found at this season more clearly marked in outlines tilan the celebrated "fisbis-mouth" n ebula, the

middle star of the three m Orion's sword. The nebula in Andromeda is in good position now, aud several new asteroids have lately been reported ill or near the constellation Aries. Mal's and Saturn are neady In conjunction in the western sky, dnring the early part of the evening.

---..-- .. -The R eusselaer Polytechuic In ti-

tute of Troy, N. Y., has now 185 stu­dents.

- Milwaukee, Wis., keeps 8,607 of' the 9,762 children enrolled in a t tend­ance on the schools.

--With 19,500 pupils in the public schools of New Orlean, the expend i­

ture during the past year has been

$409,220--al1 average of $20.75 per ' scholar-abou t the same as in N ew York city.

VICTORY FOR CORNELL.

HEU REPRESEN'fA 1'IVES TAKE FOUR OF 'I'HE PRINCIPAL PRIZES A'r THE LATE INTER-COLLEGIATE CONTEST.

The following was received from

our young fri end, A. C. Wakeley, who is now at Cornell College, and will be read with interest. As will be no­ticed, he takes considerable pride in Corn ell, but we take no exception to his course in this case, as there is cer­tainly just cause for a little exultation:

ITHACA, Jan. 5, 1876. FRIEND M.:

P erhaps the following particulars concerning the late inter-collegiate con­

test may interest you:

Out of the four principal prizes Cor­nell takes the three first ones, and the second one ill oratory, as follows : Miss Josephine Irwin, nee Thomas, '75, 1st prize in Greek; E. H. Palmer, '77, 1st prize in Mathematics; I!'. E. Heath,

'76, 1st prize in Essay; D. J. Tomp­

kins, '75, 2d p,rize in Oratory.

All of which lS pretty good, and shows conclusively that Cornell will not be "sat on." 'rhe New York Evening Mail says on the suhject: ,

Something' should be done with Cor­nell Univergity. She shbuld be i;et down or put down in some way. Her goings on are'. very fonyard and pre­suming for so young an institution. It was onlv in July last she won the boat race, a~cl now at the Inter-collegiate Literary contest, out of five prizes she wins three, and gets beside.s, the second prize in the oratorical contest. Still if such a pushing and crowding university is to exil;t at all, we would rather have it in the State of N ew York. '

Hurrah for the cornelian and white­and co-education!

Cornell, I yell, yell, YELL, COR~ELL. Yours, A. C. W., 78.

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turing t~ the seniors on . the Higher Second . Hantl FIII"nitn.'e, S "'winton's Histories. Evidences of Christianity. Professor Burgess has gone to New York to de­liver a comse of lectures to the Colum­bia Law School. The Rev. Dr. Bar­rows, of the Mass. Home Missionary Society, preached in the college churoh January 9. H e was extremely well liked by the students.

YALE.-The junior appointments were announced last Wednesday. The four highest were, Camp, Thacher, T. D. Goodell, and Atwater. The juniors have four studies this term as optional:

German, French, Latin, and Calculus. Professor L oomiR lectures to the juu­IOrs on the Physics of las t term, and Professor Wright on Electricity. The freshmen are required to exercise an hour daily JI1 the gymnasium. Mr.

B. A. Sal'gent has been secured to in­struct a class in heavy gymnastics, for four hours each week.

T UFTs.-Professor Dolbeare gave a very interesting lecture to the students in the chapel last week, in exposition

of the theory which he has devised in explanation of the spots on the Slln. Tile theory has attracted cousiderable

at tention, and has been milch com· mend ed by high authorities. Professor Shipman is to deliver an address on Founder's Day (February 18) at Dean Academy. This occasion is annually observed in honol' of Dl" Oliver D ean; whose munificent bequest established that school. The allnua l dinner of the Alnmni Association will be held at the Parker H onse, In Boston, the 26th

inst. A lal'ge attendance is expected.

BowDoIN.- The new song book, " Songs of Bowdoin," appeared at the close of las t term. It is a neat, attract ­ive book in fl exible covel's, and con­tains the wonl and music of the most

popular B owdoin songs. It might have been made much larger had not t he editors determined to make it a stl'i ct,ly Bowdoin book, and only one or two songs were admitted that are not

the exclusive propel'ty of this college. The Bowdoiu alumni of Portland and vicinity held their annual dinner a t the F almouth H otel, P ortland, J anuary 6.

Abou t forty sat down to t.he banq net,

and a very pleasant ti me was enjoyed.

President Cham berlain and Professors

Sewall and You ng represented the col­

lege. T he lattel' tated that $83,000

of the $100,000 fund had been paid in, and the l' t was in good hands.~ N. E. Jottt"nal oJ Education

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tion can g'e t is a critical review by a min-i:'ter from tbe pulpit. .

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tel'llt" of subscription expired January I, "hOllld not forget to remit 1.00 for next year, imntediately. · - ..

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Last Term.

The following is a tatementof the rank and general averflge of each student in the high school as developed by the ex­amination at the close of last term. Thl:: general average is obtaiueQ by ad~ing the per cent. obtained iu each study and de­vidi~g the um by the total number Of studIes, and the rank is determined b this average: Y Rank. Per Cent. ~ ~a~~;? jVilt>n, ............................ 99 3 Addie Gla~o s, .......... .. .................. 97

{ Walte/C~~~:r .. ····· .. ···,.· · ......... 96

4 Fannie Hurlbu~'· .. ··· .. · .. ··· .. ··· .. · .. ·· 90 6 Alfred Ram , ..... : ..... ... .... ...... 90 7 Frank HoelSy' ............ .. ... .. .. . , ........ 88

H ' , ................................. 84 {Jo~~~~~~~~:h'········· .. ···.· .. ·· ......... 83 C . ., , ......................... .. . 3

10 { C~rne Childs, .. .............. .. .......... 82 L a~. I?lgutter, .. . .... ... .. ......... ..... 82

12 { p~te~e g~~W!~ "" ""'" ......... .. ........ 80 n,· .... .. ........ ... ... ... ... 80

{ ~lanChe Duel, ............... ............ 79 14 F eur.}' Jackson, ......................... 79

EI ~n~~e Kennedy, .................... . 79

~~ Su~ f~JoYI~'t,· ...... :::::: .. :: .... : ...... : .. : .... : .... ::::.: ~~ 19 ~nna Burleigh, .. .. .......... .. ... .... ..... 76 ' ~~ fareia Mannin!!', .......................... 74

William McCague, .. .... ....... ...... ... .. 73 22 { Leonard Livsey, . ........ ................ 72

Maggie 'I'meland, ............ ... ...... . 72 24 {Albert Cahn, ........ .. . ....... ............ 71

ghas. McCormick, ........ .. ......... .. 71 ha . Saunders, . ... .... .. ... .......... . ~ 71

27 { Clemie Chase,.. ..... .................. .. . 70 Max Gladstone, ... .... ...... ..... ... . ... 70

30 L:z~' rs:~~~~::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: · ~g {

Bertba I aacs, .... .. . ... ......... .... .... 68 31 A lex Streitz, ............................... 68

Id W·U· a I lams, ............................ 68 Dr. H. A . WORLEY is a young gentle- 34 Jennie Kennaro, ............. ..... ........ 64

lllall \\'bo recently came to this city from 35 {Wilej;' D. Clegg, ........................ 63 Davenpol·t, Iowa, and establi hed himself 37 Fanme Hen·on, .. ..... ... ............... 63

I .. d H Sadie Sehwalenberg, .................... , 64

as a p 1yslcmn an surgeon. icard 38 Anna 'l' rueland, .................... ....... 60 \rill bc found in another column. 39 {Nel ia Lehmer, .... ...................... 59

• • • Kate Mahannah, ..... .. ................. 59 CRUICK HANK & 'CO, . !~ Sarah Jacobs, ............... ...... ........... 58

Chas Bunce, .......... ........ ........ .. ..... 54 The popular and progl'e sive hOll e for 43 Emma Walker, .................. ... .... .. . 52

DRY GOODS and MILLINERY, have re- 44 {Carrie Ijams, ............................ 48 Illol'ed to S. W . corner of Fifteenth and May Loveland, ....... ....... ............. 48

46 Lottie Chubb, .................... ........... 46 Fll l'DalU. .. - ..

F OR BALE.-A. Life Scholarship in the Great V\' estern Business College. This Rcholarship is ma<;le tra'll'ten'able, and IV ill be sold for $40, the regular price be­ing SiD. Call at the office of THE HI GH SCHOOL, Odd Fellows' Block. · - .. OXE hundred and thirty new subscrib­er, " 'ere added to our list last month, and th e husiness manager had collected next year,;' subscription from about three hun· dred old ones. 'I'he rest of our old sub­RC'I'iur rs will, if possible, be called on this llIon th o

-------.4--.-... ~ .. ~------I I' you want even-handed justice,

and have it dealt out by a good judge, th en we advise you; whenever the occa­"ion may present itself, to call on Maj . G . Ste\'enson, who has recently fitted up a neat and convenient court room in Creighton' Block. .. - ........ --

MESSRS. Evaus & Durnall have r emov cd [heir grocery and seed store frem their old location on Farnham street to Odd Fellows' Block, corner of Fourth and Dodge, where they will continue to keep th eir celebrated Gilt.Edged Butter, choice teas a ud fine coffees. .. ...

'l' IIE Council Bluffs girl have gotten lip a new way of flirting, namely: the young gentleman is permitted to stare lhe young lady straight in the eye upon meeting; the lady gives a coquettish twinkle; the geutleman smilingly rai ses hi~ bat, and if the bow is returned, then th e whole thing is done. We got this item from a young lady in the Bluffs. .. ...

CRUICKSHANK & Co. Are making low prices in their

NEW S'fORE. . - .. 'r1-flo: give-away concern that has had

somewhat of a precarious existence for th e la~ t few months, and known a,,; the Continental, has changed its name to the Nebra.~ 1ca Journal of Commel'ce in the va in hope iL would do it some good. 'l'hat/s a vcry big name, and to hear it pronul1c­eel g ives ~t better impression of the paper [han to read its conten ts .

... ~ . WE call attention to the card of Chas.

K. Coutant, fire insurance agent, in an­other' column. 'rhe firm of COUtaJlt & ])alrner we learn, lJas been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Coutant continuing tbe Agency, and representing the com­pan ies heretofore represented by the firm: MI'. Palmer will continue the. pecial Agency of the Home of N. Y., ' having a more extended .fi eld than formerly. . .- .

'rUE be t of familie occasionally have a f'e~ things to dis,Pose of at auction" and 011 the other hand will at times find it both con veni ent and profitable to make some llurcha e.s at an auction hOllse. Whell, therefore, yon desire to boy ol"'I3eIl ~nything, you can find no ' bettel' pUt.0e in th c city than at the allction hOllse I 9f C. A, Sroith Cornllr of ~2th ar;trl,F&r.o.hwm, next to Dewey & l:3~one's. ------.. ------

NINE'J'Y-'l'WO new scholars have enroll­ed their names on the register of tbe (heat West ern Business College since the .firs t of last September. This institu· ti on is becoming more popular as a busi­n CSH coll ege every day, and we are glad to record the fac11 for no one is more de­S~ ~\"i,ll g of uccess than Prof. G. R. Rath­bun, 'the ' ptincipal, ' who has worked ha.rd ana iong t6,build up tJii r putation.

47 Mollie Dasber, ................ .......... .... 45 48 FmnkJohnson, ............................ 43 49 {Ora Cheswell, ... .. . . ..... .. .. ......... ... . 40

Lizzie Fagan, .... ........................ 40 51 Maggie McCague, ......................... 36 52 Mamie Saunders, ........ .......... ........ 33 53 Daniel Baldwin, ............................ 28 54 Medora Lehmer, ..... . .... ................. 25 55 Maggie O'Brien, ............................ 24 56 Clara Southard, ........... .. .... ........... 22

... -- . CRUICKSHANK & CO.

Are agents for HARRIS' SEAMLESS

VICTORIA KID GLOVES, Also,

FRANK LESLIE'S PAPER PATERNS. .. - ..

PERSONAL.

Harvey Heynolds of Council Bluffs fa­vored with a call last month.

Miss Bertie Steelle, daughter of Mr. R. C. SteeIle, is now attending school at Plattsburg, N. Y .

Benjamin Franklin Stout, of the post­office ring, went east about the first of last month on a visit to his friends.

Mr. R. N. Galey, representing the pub­lishing house of Jones Bros. & Co., Cin­cinnati, Ohio, called on us last month.

Mortimer S. Hyde bas left ' the Cornell College of Iowa, and is now in the law office of the Michigan Southern R. R. at Chicago, Ill.

Gustavus Roeder, who attended the Central School, accident.c .. lly had his leg broken while riding behind a horse on a small pair of sleds,

Cbarley Sweesey, who has been at work for the last six months on the west end of the U. P . R. R., came down to Omaha on the 26th.

Cassius Gise, who has been attending Graylock College in the east, recently arrived home, having been compelled to return on account of bealth failing him.

C. Spencer Wright, a well known you ng gentleman who has occupied for a long t ime a position in the dry goods store of'I'ootle & Maul, left on the 25th of last month for his home in ;New York City. He will be absent five or six ,;eeks.

Wayne Hanseolll, who h as been ab sent in Texas and other southern States for nearly two y~ar , r~tu rned last month on avisitto hi s friends in tbiscity. "vYin" is looking well,and we are glad to see him ag!l,in in Omaha, his old home. We r e­gret that his13tay iu-th~s city is 1;0 be so short, as he says he will soon go to tbe Black Hills. He will cany with him where ever he goes the best wishes of his many Omaha friends fOl: his prosp~rity

and succe,·s. • ••

EIGHTH Grade A and Seventh Gi'ade C Clas.'es-Miss Lucy Green , teacher. Ranrt from general average: -I. Maria Harker. 2. E ll a Mosier. 3. May McClL~'l'e. 4. Carrie O s trom. 5. Solon Emery. 6 E lla Ct:eighton. 7. Callie McConnel. 8. Gustavus Stl'ei tz. 9, Mollie Burkley.

10. e , an'ie Btsbop. r J

11. Mary Creighton. 12. Charlie Deuel. 13. Wm. K a rbach. 14. Harry Oounsman. 15. Ida Duggan. 16. Lizzie Calderwood. 17. 'rhomas McGovern. 18. Seth Iierman. 19' Ottc;> Bei.ndorff. 20. Mary Burns.

on His 117th Birth-Day. A Full Report of the' Most Suecess-

The grand re'union of the eotcbmen ful Meeting Ever HeIti. : ' of Omaba and Council Bluffs, 0\1 the 25th • , , of January last, at Council Bluff:', was a The second annual meeting of 'this in-very pleasant affair, and it was certainly stitute convened !lot Rathbun's College a source ot pleasure to all the friends of Hall on Monday, J an. 26 at 2 <>'cl~bk·I ;p. Robert Burns to witness the loyalty and m. It was attended by ' i.n B.es Han~ah d~votion there shown to his memory by Burgess, Luella Crowell, Anna Davis, L. his fellow· countrymen, who, thougb thou- Davis, Nellie Doyle, Minnie' Hawes, Liz­sands of miles away from the p1ace of their zie 'I'rou t, Maggie Herron, Minnie Hel'­birth, in a strange land and surrounded ron, Fannie Herron, Annie Herrotl ; Min­by stranger from all parts of the globe, nie Knight, Louisa Lawtoll Belle ,Mer­still retain in their great hearts a hallowed win, Luella McLaughlin, Ma~gie Miller recollection of the land they left and an Lizzie MiUer, Aiice"Link, 'H~lua Ra:rV~y'; undying devotion to the memory of that Mary Thompson, Mary .Ospr@m, ;Libb;ie, g reat poet whose genius aud ability as a Wood, and Mrs. Fields; Messrs. J. B.

I t 1 • ~ I , j I 'I Scotchman have ever been the pride of Brnner, G. G. Burton, ,E. A. Compton, the country that gave him birth. At the Theodore Decker, G. W, Fields, J. E. festive board that evening might have Farnam, J . R. Gillett, W. A.' • Gibbs, been seen, along with the hosts of youth- Samuel Gramlioh, S. D. Beals, Selah, ful and middle·aged attendants, the old HuIle11beck, S. A. Lake, E. Messenger, man and his vt'nerable wife with smiling A. Richardson, J. J. POints, H. C. Park­faces and enlivened impulses, forgetful of er, G· R. Rathbun, .John Rush, W. their weigbt of years, and, buoyed up by Wright and Z. '1'. vYilson. the glorious mertlOries recalled by tbe oc. Tbe institute was called to order by casion, taking an active part in the cele- County Superintehdent John Rush, who bration. After partaking of an elegant setfol'thinafewremarkstheobjectsofthe supper, the presiding officer, Mr. J. fl'. meeting, its importance to teachers of Oli vel' ,announced the toast oftbe evening, our public schools and the course to be "The Memory of Burns," wbich was pursued during the sessiens' ih the' ar­responded to by Mr. George McKenzie of rangement and selection of 'topic; for this city, who made an excellent speech, discussion. bristling with well-remembered historical 'I'he exercises opened by Mr. J. J. facts and incidents of the life of the great points conducting a class in arithmetic, bard. This was followed by a song, paying special attention to fractions. He " Whistle and I'll come to you my Lad," was followed by Prof. Bruner, who . gave faultlessly rendered by little Blanche a lesson in grammar. Oliver, who received cheer after cheer as The subject of philosophy, ()Qnducted she howed herself off the stage. by Prof. Rush, took up the rem ainder of

" 'rhe Queen of Great Britain and the the afternoon. . . President of the United States," the n ext toast, was given standing, andashort but very appropriate response was given by Dr. McRae.

A Scotch song was g iven by Mr. Moody, " Americ'l." played by the band, and the third toast, "'l'he Land We Left and the Land We Live in," was announced. '1'0 this Mr. David Knox, ' of Omaha, re­sponded, and his remarks were both in­structive and entertaining. ., 'l'he Press" being the next toast, was drank with a hearty spirit, and Mr. J. W. Chapman, of the Nonpareil, gave the response. Mr, Chapman took pleasure in stating that his g randfather was a Scotchman, and he felt that h e was indebted to his Scotch ancestors for the Presbyterian blood that coursed through his veins.

"Our Invited Guests," the fifth toast, was responded to by the president, who took occasion to state that he was glad to see so many strangers present, and be hoped they would have a pleasant time. 'l'he glasses were then filled up and drank to "The Lasses," Mr. Campbell Brown being the respondent.

'l'he last exercise, and one which was the most especially pleasing feature of the evening, was the excellent rendition of that beautiful song, "Within a Mile of Edinboro 'I'own," by Miss Rose Oliver, who certainly deserved the hearty pra ises that were bestowed on her effort. This part of the programme having been com­pleted, the floor was cleared and dancing continued during the remainder of the evening. Messrs. Wm. Kenn~dy and Thomas Meldrum were d ressed in Scotch suits, and gave several Scotch reels and Highland flings to the time of the bag­pipes.

Among the prominent citizens of the Bluffs present were J. '1'. Oliver, Andrew Graham, Alexander Wood, John M. Gibbs, Robert Boyd, John White, Sam­uel Underwood, John Beno, Dl·. Jefferi , Jos. Forman, S, Hall, M. Newman, and their wives; John Boyd, Andrew and 'I'homas Lidell, Wm. Nichole, Gregor McGregor, Mrs. Dohaney, Mis!; Lillie Millard, Miss Kate Stone, Miss Parthenia Jefferis, Misses Rose aud Blanche Oliver, "Widow" Reed, and many others whose n ames we cannot recall.

At the early hour of five O'clock in the morning the party broke up, and the Omaha visitors, on inVitation, ,vent down to the residence of John M. GibbS', arlli while waiting for the train spent a c(:)uple of hOllrs ill refreshing, tb,emselves, si.t;lg,ing songs, maki ng speeches, etc.

'rbe gentlemen frQ.~h Omaha in attend­ance were George Brown, John Cameron , Wm. Lidell, . n. Fleming, 'l'hos. Mel­drum, Chas. McDonald, Wm. Harcombe, S. R. Johnsoll , Wm. Guild , David Knox, Geo. McKenzie, Wm. Kennedy and J. F. McCartney, mostly all 'of w\lom were ac­contpanied'by ladies.

Before departing for horne a vote 'wa:;; passed by the Omaha delegation thanking their brethren of the Brnff~ ' foi' the cour­teous l'eception and kind 'treatment r e- . ceived at their hands O'n thi~ occasion,.

Mr. John VY. Gibbs and his accom­plished lady received a, special vote of tb~\tlks for their ltin.dness in throwing open the doors of their residence, and their extra exertionsto add to the pleas­ure and comfort Of t heir viHitors. --------- .

'I'HE ghost of the Continental con tained the following in its last hlsue :

"'rh is paper wou l c~ be changed to a da il y to please it friends ' and patl'ons, if the pl'vprietors had the ducats to 100 ; tbe tillle to devote to it and there was nn opening for another daiJy. But at pre~­cur. tbere is neither tilDe nor 0PP0l'tUU1' ty, and the proprietors wish to be xcus­ed for the present."

Oh! gentlemen, do start a daily, and put the tOWI1 out of its misery.

~ . CRUICKSHANK &; CO.

Are selling FIP'fEF.N YDS. S'fANDARD CAJ.ICO

for $1.0p.

In tbe evening a recitation by Miss Luella Crowell, en titled "The Pictures of Memory," opelled the exercises. Prof. Rush then read a paper on Geog raphy, and Prof. Fields occupied a half hoUl' in demonstrating the fundamental princi- . pIes of Geometry. A genexal discussiQn followed on the question of corporal punishment in the !'chools, which some­what surprised us by showing that a great many of our country pedagogues still believe in the practical benefits of continuing that reli c of baJ:barism. A great majority of the eminent edu· catol'!" of to·day are now on record in 'op­position to corporeal punishment" and the development of tbis feeling among our teachers in Douglas county was un­expected.

The second day's session consisted of exercises in aritbmetic by Prof. Fields, geography by Mr. Rush, penmanship by Mr. Ratbbun, and geography J;ly Mr· l Fields.

In the evening Mr. Eldridge Messenger declaimed in a faultle s manner the beautiful selection, "Lord Ullin 's Daugh· : tel'," after which the question, "Re' l solved, tbat the study of ht'Uguages other t than the English langnage should not be paid for out of the public money," was discussed, as was the question, "Should children be taught to read by first in- I structing them in the elementcry sounds of letters, or by tb'e usual methods in vogue." 'I'he decision on thL, q uestion ' wa!; in favor of teaching tbe pbonetic sounds.

'I'he opening exercise on the morning of the fourth day was the examination of a class in mental aritbmetic, conducted by Mr. Rush. 'I'his was followed by a lecture delivered by Mr. Decker on vocal music. Among the points he laid down were the following. - .

1. The cultivation of the ear, voice, and musical taste.

2. '1'0 supply with material on which to base instruction in the science of music.

e. 'rhe pitch and compass of the voice. 4. '1'l1e propel' rythmical structure of

the exercise and . ongs. 5. 'l'he sounds a re within the clear,

natural register of the child 's voice. 6. 'l'he above scale furni sbes a suflicien t

compass of voice for many of the best song:; for ch ildren . . ' The next subject' takmi ' 'Ofllwas that of geography, which was conducted by .MI'. Rush, dealing espeCiafly, itii the zones.

A class ill pbysiology was then con­ducted by Mr. Field',' relating particularly to the assimilation of food in the stornaoh.

A class of penmanship ·w~ COltdllcted by Mr. Rathbun, in the course of which he sl;1i(l that tIre eapitnlletL~'s are made on a scale' of tIHee spaces, 'ana that pen­manshjp is based on a slant of fifty-two degrees.

'l'he iqstitu te' then took a recess un til 7:30 p. m.

NIGll'f S'ESSTO . . ., The institute met at the houn desig-

nated, whsn ther was an-exerciHe in 01'­

thograph.y, _ the . 'uperintcndC'nt pro­nouncing twenty-five words , requiring each teacheT to ' write the list. 'l'wo of them, Me srs. Points and Bruner spelled a ll the words. . '

Mr. Rush read an article published by tbe State Superintend~nt making an in· quiry as to whether tbe teachers of' Oma­ha can nol; be represented at the Centen­niaill ext year. • The next ~xerc\i se (vaH on reading, by

three teachers- Mr. John Lake, Mis!:! Minnie HerrQH .ann ,l\fS8 Ella Crowell, -which was very amusing and instruct-i ve. " . ' ..... ,. ,..."

'l'he next was a declamation delivered by Mr. Charles McDonald, entitled , "Mary, Queen of the cots," which was the rarest treat of the evelling .

Mr. J. B. 13rUlter read ltr~ essay on thG formation of the parts of speech.

Tbe fourth. Md la. t ex.ercise ·was . tpe

recitation Of "'I'he Smack in School," which was" ell given by . G. Burton, and heartily applauded.

The morning of Friday, the 31st, tbe las day, was oCcupid by J . .T. Points, who conducted a class in aribbUletic, and J .. B. B run er on grammar.

, I I' ., Superin endent Rush opened the after·

I ~ ,~ t noon exerci es by 1 ad ing a class 'in geog-raphy, and was followed by Prof. Fields, wbo, gaye m;t ente.rta~ni,\lO' and instruct­ive address on "PractiCal EducatIon in our Common Sc11oo)s'."

'l'he following wese presented by H. C. ,Barker, chairman of the committee on :r<:(solu,~ion :

WHEREAS, The school d>istrict boards of Douglas county manifest a pJ:ofound incl,i,fference to the Sll ccess of the teach­ers ' ii:istitute, by refusing any a, sistance to the ame, and as we believe the effi. eiency of teachers is greatly increased by the instruction received at the institute, as ,.ve.!1 as by the intercb~nge of views and comparison of different methods, and as several of th~ States, by liberally support· ing teachers' iJ;lstitutes, bave made them eminently successful; and

vYHEREAS, 'rbe highly succe.'sful and gratifying results are largely due to the untiring effor ts of Prof Eissol' Rush county superin iendent, and to Professors Decker, Fields; Rathburn and Rruner, of the city of Omaha, and J. J. Polnts, of Saratoga; therefore

Resowed: 1st. fl'bat tbe interests of tbe cornrJ;lon SCl;IOOls demand that teachers' in stitutes should' be organized in every couI;lty of tbe State, and hold sessions annually.

2d. That the legislature should provide by law for the snpport of institutes, and req'uire the attendance of teachers at the same.

3el. 'I'hat the benefits of tbe present session have amply rewarded us for the trouble and expense consequent upon at­tendiDg the same, ~Lnd we will use our best efiol'ts to sLlstain insti tute3 and in­crease tbeir usefuln ess; and we rel'om­raend a careful and candid consideration of the subject on the part of a ll persons in terested in education.

4th. 'I'hat we recognize in the abili ty, industry and fidelity of ou r worthy coun ty superintendent, Prof. John Rush, the powers to which we are indebted in a great degree for the success of this insti­tute and our etllciency as teachers.

5th. 'rhat we appreCiate the valuable services of Prof~ . Bruner, Decker, Fields and Points, and tender them our sincere tbanks for tbeir otherwise unrewarded labors.

6th . 'I'hat our g ratitude is especially due to P rot'. G. R. Rathburn for the free use of the school room, for the excellent practical instruction in penmansl1ip, and last, but not least, for his essay on the importance of IJenmanship in the bu i­ness afiuirs of life.

'l'be resolutions were adopted . Mr. G. ·G. Burton moved that THE

HIGH SCHOOL be adopted as a medium for the in terchange of views among the members of the institute, and tbat it be hereafter recognized as a semi-official or­gan of .the association. Carried.

Prof. Jphu Rush then took the floor, and in tbe course of a few remarks thanked the teachers who had made the meeting a success by their attendance, and expressed the hope that the institute would from that day forward continue to grow in usefulness and importance. 'rhere bE'ing no further business to tran -act the meeting adjourned. . - .

SOUTH SCHOOL.

'rile average standing of A class , 1st Grade, Miss Belle Merwin teacher, is 88. 'rhose standing highest in the class were Bertha Simpson, Annie B ellican, Joe K ing, 'Ville Anderson-average 99.

B Class 1st Grade, Miss Decia Johnson teacher-general average 88 ~. Highe t in tbe class , Anton Splenick, John Eks· , ley, Mabel Woodward, Martila King (100), Matilda Cbristenson-average 97.

C Class, sallle D ra( le, Leonard Adams, vYillie L loyd, Mollie Con oyer, Hannah 'royer, Ros ie Smith- average 99. General average of class \)2.

A Class, ~nd Grade, Miss L. J. Ray, teacher- general average of class ,G. Highest ill class , Ch:1rles Weiberg, Frank Cliffo rd , James Kean, Ella Reed, Emma Johnson.

A Cia s,::Ii Grade, Miss Stacia Crow­ley, teachcr- general a.verage of class, 88. 'rhose sLanding higliest, l\faltri ce Hor­gam, Fr (1 FhLgling, Mal'y Neville, Mary Flanery, Maggie 'l'racy.

C Class, 3rd (;rade, Miss Carrie A. CouteR, teach er- gen eral average of cla,.;fI DO. R icbard 'rofld, 96 ; Jam'es Roey, 96; 'l'homas O'GornuL11, Oil; Bessie W'hite, 95; Eva Atkinson, n,j; SusieCoQl" !H.

R Class, 4th Grade- Miss Anna Foos teacher- ge neral average 1l1.5. Tbo ~ standing high esL, Delia Tobin, Ella Kent, Osmond Burkitt, Jacob Knapp.

A· ClaSH, same Gmde- geneml Iwerage 76.7. Mary Tracy, Annie Long', Nellie Rapp, Follie Hose, vVillie, Frank.

Olle huudrcd and twenty pupils were pe.d'cct in attendnun 'e and punctuality.

Perf'cct in deportmen t, 4-th G\'!Ide,­Mary 'l'racy, Annie Long, Canie Scott, 3rtl Urade, R lass- Annie HollenbaCh Eal'1lcst Alii 011, Mary Andel' on. 3reI: A- Maggie '1'1'Ilcy, Lillie Sa,nberg.

- .. SOMrl very interestin(r Ifterary exercises

took place aL tile Council Blulls High School Fridlty, January 21 t, , con isting of , inginO', declarna tivl1, reading and essays. Pm·ti cularly de erving of men­tion was an es ay entitled, "vYalking," by Henry Parmer; "Borrowing eigh­bors" were rathel' roug\;11y handl d by Miss Julia vYhitaker. Miss Bertie lmve r cited "One step at a time." Miss Alice Motlay decla imed the "'l'hree Warnings" and Mi s ' heckston de"cribed the various incidents of "A Walk to ' choo!." 'l'he exercise concluded. with a very beautiful solo by Mi Hses Cary, Oblinger and ratton. Mi Cora Hagal'tx,. lresided at the organ .

LAST New Year's day, while the fire­men were drinking champagne at the ex­peuse of Iler & Co., who generously do­nated several baskets to the boys for their successfu l efforts in saving Central Block, a g lass, wbich belonged to a prominent merchant in that building, was accident­ally brolten, and a bill of damages for the arne, amounting to fifteen cents, was

levied against the department. An order, signed by the Chief Engineer, Presi­dent and Secretary, was accordi'ugly drawn for that amount on the t reasu l'er of tbe department, and a special commit· tee took it dowu and got a receipt in full. This transaction can" eel) that two dol­lar affair and go it fifteen cen ts better.

------~ . .-~ ... -.-------CRUICKSHANK & CO.

Are selling 12 yari s of GOOD BLEACHED MUSLIN

for $1:00. -------.. .-~.~ .. ~-----

A Word About Gen. Grant and the Third Term .

What a pity it is that Sewing Machines cannot tbink and speak, a ud act for themselves; tbat they are not capable of resenting the ~as~ . slanders b~aped upon them by unpnnClpledaud deSigning lllen. Indeed it is almost a wonder that they should go on performin&, their beavenly mission so ullcomplainlJlgly while sub­jected to such vile attacks from traducers of real merit. 'rhe history of the intro­duction of any truly fine sewing machine -one that keeps pace with the "marked" progress of the present age-can only be a ~e·writi~g of wha.t ba~ already been wntten, VIZ .: a conflICt WIth an unintelli­gent and stereotyped mass of word '- • brainless utterances from a certain elasA w.hom "m~ney" will hire to do most any kmd of a Job I-a class that has always existed in soc iety, wbo have been tbe ready and williug "tools" of "old fogies" -w\lo have been an impediment in the way of progress. Tbeir employees are smart, in teUigent men, but they have an article to sell, ~Ln "ancient" article. 'rhey bave a large manufactory producing it and g reat quantities made, that must b~ sold . If from its grent age and upemn­nuated eon(~ition it has been superseded by a newel', Simpler and better product ioll of the same article, they mu t resort to trickery and misrepres n'tation to succeed. 'rhe NEW AMERICAN SEW ING MA­CHINE comes to you witb beautiful and symmetri cal movements, so siruplified tbat it astonil:lhes any beholder and so light running and quiet that, tbe' frailest alld most sensitive lit.dy in tbe land can oI!emte it. H~wing done away ellth'ely With the tedIOusness and perpl exitie~ that attach to all tbose older and fi rs t made machines in getting them ready to sew . Up jumps a hoard of these hire· ling~, this ever ready cla 's of men to do other's biddings, having been told what to say, they go frolll bouse to house "speaking their littl e piece" telling tb~ very same thing at evei'y pl~ce and each one telling just what the other'does' it is a very short piece because tbey could not lef!ol'll. a long o~e. Now, if after they have !>ald It, you Will go to tbe dour quid: you will find their horses a ll wet fron; fa t driving, to enable tbem to get to you be­fore they forget what they are "told to say."

'l'his is "their piece :"'I'he New Ameri­can will not wear over three months-a yea!' will certainly play it out / '1 he offictl won't be here three montlls from now­the singer COlllpany will starve them out! o yes, and they give you another reason why you should not buy the AMEH,l­CAN : "The Singer Ottice has !>o much filler carpet on it!> floor! and is fitted up in so llluch better sty le!" ow, ladie. of Omaha and Nebraska State who ~)ays for these tliings'? Every SilJger Sewl1w Ma­chine you buy co. ts you Ji ve and te~ dol­lars more than the A 'l1~HICAN in the S~Lllle styles, and not a finely finished. One hundred of the 'e macbines takes at least $500 more from you than that nUlll­bel' of ours- enough to buy a very tine carpet!

We are all o.f us interested in the study of natural hIstory, ancl I eal'l1estly re­quest every lllau anLi WOl1laU ill the COli n try, after listeni ng to the "elo­queut. p!ece" spoken by thesc p~ilan­tl.lroplC tello\~7s, !O look ~he11l squarely in the tace,. 1I0tlC~ how blg'h up their ears are set ill thell' beads, the position aud length of their ear~, see if tit re is not a a large projection just ill f)'ont of tbeir cars, a sure lllliiCit.tiotl that thtly are better judge8 of "sauer kmut" than of tlewlllg Macliines. 'l 'bey tell you "it won't weaL" Bu~ when did they ever gi\'e you an in­tellIgent rea 'on why'! h it because it ha ' few er working J)l~rts and >'0 llluch less Illacbinery, its nlOyement all so nicelv aud eventy balanced, lIlakinO' it run >;'0 even ly and quiet'? Is it b~cause the tempering or all its wearing' centers are so Jiu e, or is it becau:;e it needle is so eMily set ami the thread in 'Y '0 cHsily done ',' Is it lJeQ\Use there ar: lIO co"'::! in it to break and no side pres 'ure O~l its needle post? "Words 'without ktlowl­edge darken counsel, " and it is po sible for IUtlU to become as noisy and rattliuO' a:; lhc 111llChillery tbey seU wiiliout et~ lightening any oue, or becoming allY wiser thetllselves. You wbo intend to buy and u!;e the:lc 111achille , should look well to it that you arc not <ieceil'ed.' You sbould be willillg tOinvc ' tigate tlii' MIaAi­te l' closely.

If tlte AMERICAN ha decided ad .. vantages over other machines you want it, itO matter if all you!' uncles: Runls aud cOlll.;in . havc something -Ise. '!'ho fact is you are Iisteni!tg to llu11lb~lg ht.lk; you would not pltl'SUe the same line of policy in the purchase of any thing el e. You would tal{e it as an ill ult were you of­fered sucb an old, antiquated articl e jn allY other line, when ~t new I' fre her b tter adapted article to the pu I!po 'e l'e~ quired Q"tn be obtain d. Douit Ii ten to these "traveling blow-pipe " but come and ~ec for youl':;~1 ves tilat w'e are' talking nothlng but pJt\ln, common sen e bu i­nc 's lalk.

OtT-ice between Farnam and Douglas street!:! , No. 511 Fourteeutl,l street.

WM . .M. PH£OE, Manager. . . ..

UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.

First Nationa! Bank of Omaha.

apltal PaId, uP ... ~ ... .. . ...... ..... " ..... " . .. ... .......... $2OU,ooo Undivided PrOfits, Including PI'emtums on

Bonds .... .. .. .... .... .. ..... ..... .. .... .... ....... .. ..... 100,000 Average Deposits over .. ... ...... .. ........... .......... 1,000.000

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•

Wrltteu for the HIOH SCHOOl ..

RETROSPECTION.

Faiut from far the echoes fall, At the wild bird;s plaintive call.

80ft from far the breezes blow, Wafting rose leaves in their flow.

'rrembling dowu the wares of ail', Pa sing strange and passing fnir.

Voices dear, forgotten long, Rise and float in charmed song,

And among them calling clear, Ring sweet tones I joy to heal'.

Yet their echoes bring to mE', 'l'boughts of tbings that could not be.

Tboughts of battles long begun, 'l'houghts of struggles now scarce done.

Joy and grief are in tho~e sounds, For re~emblauce heals and wounds.

And tbe combat not tbe prize, Is the joy in beroes' ~yes.

80 some day will come to me, All I hoped and wished to be.

All my aspirations high, Shall be answered by and by,

For my wishes are a sign, Of tbe future that is mine.

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All questions to be answered in next succeeding number must be sent in before the 20th of eacb montb.]

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CLIPPINGS FROM THE COL- Business LEGE PRESS.

Directory. Oxford has

Cambridge 687. 504 Freshman and

Co · education has been adopted in thirt,y colleges and institutions In the

United States.

Frogs ncver take any food but that \vhich is alive. No II dead heading" into their stomachs.

Hon. Alonzo Abernethy, of Iowa,

ATTORNEYS. DEXTER L. THOMAS,Attorney and Counsellor

at Law, and Notary Public. Office, Room 8, Visscher's Block,

L. F. MAGINN, Attorney at Law, Office Vissch­er's Bloclc.

BALDWIN de SMYTHE, Odd Fellow8' Blook. LUCIEN F. HAr .. E. Attorney-at-Law and Justice oC

the Peace. Cal(1 well Block. (West Entrance.)

CRACKER FACTORY. MoOLURE eli: SMITH. Harney St., between

Eleventh and Twelfth.

DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS. has accepted the Presidency of the TOOTLE eli: MAUL, 126 Farnam St . . Chicago, University.

GOLD, SILVER & NICKLE PLATERS If a lobster looses a claw, another WOLFE eli: SANFORD, Martin's Blocl<, Four-

one soon grows ont; so the lobster is teenth and Douglas streets.

rarely without eclat. IOWA COAL COMPANY.

There are twenty-one Universities in It",ly, the oldest being at Bologna, founded A. D. 1119.-Ex.

Forty students have been expelled at Princeton for belonging to a society which was opposed by the Faculty.­Ex.

Preparations for the Educational Exhibit at the Centennial are being rapidly furthered iu all the New Eng­land States.

The hpad of a rattlesnake has beeu known to inflict a fatal wonnd from the body. It is hard to get a-head of a rattlesnake.

Serpants will live six months and longer without food, and yet there are men who can't stand it fiifteen minutes w'ithous a drink.

At Darmouth, the term bill amounts to $70, at Brown $85, at Williams $80 to $95, at Yale $140, at Harvard $1.50 and at Madison $16.

In South Amp.rica there is a honey bee that bas been furnished with a stinger, They call him Death and ask him where his sting is.

Yale bas withdrawn from the Row­ing As~ociation of American Colleges and challenges Harvard to rowan eight oared race with coxswains.

A Sophomore was asked in Bible recitation what Adam aud Eve did af­lier eating the fmit blandly answered, ., slid down the tree, sir."-Na8sau Lit. . .

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NEBRASKA. The next meeting of the Nebl'aska

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Rev. L. B. Fifield, of Kparny, has succeeded to the regentship madc va­cant by the death of E. M. Hungerford.

Miss BUlTitt, all acuom plished teach­er will conduct a Kindergarten at the Centennial Exposition, for which she wIll receive $1,000 for six months.

It is cnrrently reported that Prof. Cruickshank, Superintendent of Pub­lic Instruction III P ennsylvania, will be tendered the chancellol'l'lhip of the University, vice A. C. Beaton, resigned, anel that he will accept.

A.t the time the new regents were sworn in the~' drew cuts for terms of office, with the following result: Wm. Adair, six years; L. B. Fifield, six years; S. J. Tuttle, four years; J. W. Gannett, four years; C. W. Holmes, two years; . P. Mobley, two years.

Education in the fal' W estcl'D Tel'l'l'i­tories, says the Utah Educational Jour­nal is not by any means neglected, and flattering reports of energy and pro­gress are given from Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Indian Territory, Montana, Col­orado, Utah, New Mexico, Washing­ton, nnd Wyoming.

The idea of abolishing commence­ment exercises, and substituting ad­dresses from "distinguished men," is rapidly gaining ground III certain q uarters.-Madisonesis.

A Soph recently said that what looks

more funeral like than anything he had seeu lately was a small boy gomg along the street with a huge water­melon under his arm, singing, "Nearer my God to thee."-College Argus.

Harvard has accepted Yale's chal­lenge and .now they will have their contest alone. The great desire of . Harvard is to beat Yale, and of Yale to beat Harvard as it seems to us. The present situation is therefore undoubt­edly hetter.-Madesoneusis.

"Now," said the Professor as he grew animated in the discussion, "all matter constantly changes. I have changed SIIlCC taking my seat here. Every single moment in my body are tens of thousands blood corpuscles smashed to pieeos and forever de­stroyed ." Senior on the back seat, III

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