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Cloudy and showers.
SOUTH AMERICAN EDUCATION
It is often a matter or surpnsi tj
people of this country who are aware
of the large number of highly educated
men and women of native birth and
training In South America that civ
ilization there Is backward In com
parison, with the United States and
Canada for instance. Light is thrown
upou this subject by Professor W. R.
Shepherd of Columbia university,
whose observations on a recent trip
are set forth In the Review of Re
views. Briefly it is gathered from
Professor Shepherd's showing that,
while there Is much education in the
South American states, it is not of the
right kind. Ete quotes a Chilean au
thority, who criticises the system in
his own country as follows:
A capital fault in our method of In
struction is Its academic and theoretical
character of efflorescence and ostentation.
Ve do not try to prepare the youthful
mind for the dally struggle of existence,
to teach our young people along lines
that are really practical, that bear upon
Industry and upon making use of the
active forces of the country. On the
contrary, before everything else we turn
out academic debaters, aggressive rhetori
cians and voluble talkers, who often run
politics into the ground. The utmost ap
parent: that can come forth from our
universities, even the best and most se
lect of them, is a quantity of doctors,
lawyers and engineers, a number of
young fellows equipped with diplomas
and who, without realizing It, rush into
professional and titular encounters. We
have a surfeit of lawyers and doctors.
' Professor Shepherd remarks that
this criticism" applies to all South
American republics and proceeds to
an explanation of the origin and tend
encies of the educational influences
now at work In several of the more
progressive states. The basis of cul
ture is Spanish or Portuguese, and
upon that is laid a French veneer.
French power dominates In astrono
my and in fine arts, and German sway
la apparent in the natural sciences.
French ideals prevail in Chile and Ger
man in Brazil. In the latter country
the authorities In certain provinces
have found it necessary to encourage
the teaching of the national tongue,
the Portuguese. From this readiness
of the people to borrow and to Imitate
culture it may be inferred that edu
cation is looked upon in South Ameri
ca as an adornment, not as a vital ele
ment of race progress, and it Is easily
conceivable that the educational sys
tem applied to the masses, however
generously supported, lacks practicali
ty and directness, as Professor Shep
herd asserts.
who discovers that element will vie
with Franklin In fame, and the man
who applies It may outrank Morse and
Edison as a worker of marvels.
Every one will believe that Mark
Twain enjoyed putting off the Joker's
harness on "mothers' day" long enough
to say this:
This Is a pleasure and a duty that we
have long neglected. No thought oould
be more beautiful than that which
prompts every man, woman and child to
pay such a tribute to those dear ones to
whom we owe so much. I do not know
how many anniversaries of "mothers'
day" I will see, but on those I have re
maining I wUl wear a white carnation,
the emblem of purity and mother love.
The English are Interested in a gun
that will carry 300 miles and one that
will shoot six miles a second and,
deluge the target beautifully. But the
last known lack of the English army
was a man with a musket who could
outshoot the Boer marksman with his
ordinary gun. , j
Gathering In All Stray Dogs in
Gotham
DEATH OF PETE DAI LEY
Kaiser Wilhelm's refusal to sign an
arbitration treaty with the United
States may only signify that he does
not anticipate the arising of subjects
tor arbitration. Nevertheless it might
be as well to prepare against a case
of Imperial ill temper.
Captain Lawrence may have been
thinking of the rumpus that might be
kicked up over the old flag of the
Chesapeake when be made that fa
mous dying appeal, "Don't give up the
ship!"
MAN AS A BIRD.
Ever since man learned bow to take
long and high flights in the upper air
he has been eager to become the mas
ter of air. The balloon Is only a leaf
or a feather, always the sport of the
wind. It has served a good turn in
war, and It is natural that it should
Inspire men like the Wrights, Pro
fessor Langley and Santos-Dumont to
aim at greater perfection in aerial nav
igation. The sea was feared for centu
ries. Today it is only a canal between
dominions which want to trade.
The wild flight of the balloon has
been curbed. Santos-Dumont has giv
en a gas reservoir that can be pro
pelled and guided at its master's will.
But this device, the airship, can carry
but little weight and is not controlla-:
ble in a strong wind. It would be as
sensible to try to navigate the wildest
sea in a fair weather boat as to risk
life and treasure In the bes Afrship
yet constructed. Santos-Dumont, the
expert on the airship, has practically
declared that the future of aerial navi
gation is for the device which the
Wrights are working upon, a machine
which will imitate the flight of a bird.
Of course the bird was created to fly
and to live in the air. But man seems
to be an invader up there.
ABSURDITIES OF CONGRESS.
"This, however, did not break me '
in. I turned from the vain attempt to
discover the system by which men are
valued on the floor to the machinery
of the House; its unintelligible pro
cedure; its wantonness in waste; its
glut of furniture in committee rooms
and clusters of lights in unfrequented
and dark passageways in the base
ment: its suite of marble bathrooms,
j far beneath, reached only by a devious
hall and unknown to most of the ,
members; its army of idle doorkeep-.
ers and guards, tally clerks, journal i
clerks, enrolling clerks, docket clerks, .
document clerks, file clerks, distribu-.
ting clerks, index ckrks; its telegraph 1
operators and locksmiths and ma
chinists and electricians and cab in
spectors, barbers, janitors, and mes
sengers. One clerk in particular
caught and held my attention. He
was a spare young man of solemn
countenance. Every day at noon he
carried from below into the House
the glittering mace of authority, made
up of Roman Jictor rods surmounted
by an eagle. As you know, when the
House is in session this is placed on a
short marble shaft; when the House
is in the Committee of the Whole, as
it is most of the time, it comes down.
The operation will occur possibly
twice in a day's proceedings. It is
the solemn young man's duty to ele
vate and lower it on such occasions.
The operation admits of no ornamen
tation. It is a dreadfully infrequent
and monotonous performance. In a
foolish sort of way I fell to hoping
that some day the young man, in
desperation, would let it drop and
break.
"If there had been any humor in
his soul he would have done this, hut
he was without humor. I did not
know then hut I was soon to learn
that this young man was the creature
of the Grim Presence which was to
break me in." Success Magazine.
PLAGUE AT CARACAS.
WASHINGTON, June 2,-The
American charge d'affaires at Caracas
has advised the State Department
that since May 25, the date of the re
opening of the port of La Guaira,
fVif.r. have heen seven cases of plague,
The ele-' tw0 0f which are known to have been
ments are hostile to his daring ambi-1 fatai, The government has caused to
tlon. The air has yielded electricity j be published daily bulletins showing
to man's uses. Perhaps It has In re-; piague conditions. The despatch also
serve some element which a man-made ' reports one death from the plague at
, a ..... a. a ni iThA man!
bird can rest and float .upon. The man
Caracas.
Largest Clock in the World Eight
Inches of Rainfall About Manhattan
Since the First of the Month Ex
cessive Heat Pent-Up Patriotism.
NEW YORK, June 2. In the
midst of a hot spell almost as humid
as the dog days of Gotham is today
taking its first step toward a sweeping
war on the rabies menace that clutters
its every corner. Where private so
cieties have failed, the Health De
partment has stepped in and an offic
ial scouting column is just being set
in motion to sieze and gather in the
hundred thousand stray curs that
skuik along the streets. In a pro
cession of death tumbrels the yapping
pups are slowly but surely being cart
ed to an end as mericful for them as
for their possible prey. The martyr
dom of Marsh has made deep impress
on the minds of people here and today
a close watch is being kept on even
the pampered pets of secluded Mil
lionaire's Row. To the real dog lov
er, the agony of canine vagabondia in
the metropolis is worse than the
death which the authorities have de
creed to the friendless cur. Under any
circumstances the paved confines of
Manhattan Island arc no place for a
dog and, even if hydrophobia has
been made too much of a bugaboo,
no one is regretting the enforced
shrinkage of this four-footed popula
tion here.
Dailey's Death.
Genuine grief has today spread far
beyond the Great White Way over
the loss of Pete Dailey, whose big
heart drew him friends as widely as
his big bump of wit audiences over
the footlights. Everyone who went
out evenings here knew the bulky
fun-maker, To millions he was the
man who made them forget their
troubles for awhile; to hundreds and
hundreds he was the one real friend
who made life better worth living.
In every corner of the white light
district new stories of the secret
generosity of Dailey to comrades
down on their luck are being whis
pered today. All over town the old
music hall tunes that he made famous
with off hand, debonaire mannerisms
are being hummed to clouded eyes
instead of roaring laughter. To make
a multitude happy in the odd hours of
IS years is better worth the doing
than many a life work, New York
ers believe, and Peter Dailey's mem
ory will be set high in the minds of
the many who received his brighten
ing benefactions.
Marshy May.
Fiercer even than the blazing sun
of the memorable May weather have
heen the showers that have shed a
clear eight inches of rainfall about
Manhattan today since the first of
Mav. Soggy lawns and gullied earth
in parks and suburbs tell the story of a
this fitful deluge, netting four times
the average two-inch fall of normal
May in this region. Each Saturday
of the month the tenements have
been turned inside out by a horde of
youngsters greedy for their May party
revels on the slopes of Central Park;
but more than once they have been
turned back, finding marshes instead
of meadows. Today, however, the
dripping town is being baked dry
under a June sun and the passing tor
rent has sunk awav. forgotten. If the
summer season of 1908 grows as it
has started, everyone looks for long
days of record heat and rain.
Pent-Up Patriotism.
With all the military parade of the
Clinton celebration and Memorial
Day dinning in its ears, Gotham is
today digesting a spectacle of more
than usual historical significance.
Few and far between have come the
celebrations of patriotic events in
this town of late years and the strik
ing exercises that followed the body
of New York's first governor across
the island proved a novelty to the
crowds. Dewey Day, the Columbus
celebration and the few general
events of such significance within the
younger memory had almost been
forgotten and everyone in this self
centered city was ready to welcome
another occasion to vent pent-up pa
triotism. No larger or more earnest
crowds have been seen down-town for
years than those that lined the path of
the Clinton procession.
Time Told.
For the first time in history all
Jersey -bound commuterdom can to-
Wfimcn elinnlil iinrlfrstnnfl that
melancholia, commonly called "the
hlnns." k in nirtn times nut of tan a
sure symptom of some serious female
organic derangement ana snouia
have immediate attention.
Women whoso spirits are
depressed, and Who are ailing
and miserable, should rely upon
LYDIA E. PINKHAfil'S
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Mrs. F. Ellsworth, of Mayville,
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Mrs. Mary J. Williams, of Bridge
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day keep tabs on the time by otic
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of slow watches can now be offered
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shores could see at once, and no bet
ter place for time telling could have
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EUROPE
Europe is a place where all good
Americans go to. It came into prom
inence shortly alter the Civil War.
The open palm first rose in Europe
nd was imported to this country by
Sir Walter Raleigh. Hence Palm
Beach and palm rooms.
Europe raises for our use counts,
princes and dukes, ruins and old
master. It also furnishes new styles
and diseases. From it we receive the
most lasting forms of drunkenness.
Europe is used for honeymoon pur
poses, and for those who arc used to
American hotels it is a form of pen
ance. Its imnortance as a tonic of con-
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fversation can hardly be over-estimat
ed. It makes more talk than any
other product.
Europe is also useful as a means of
getting acquainted with your next-
door neighbor. While traveling with
him on the other side there is usually
time between stations to ascertain his
name and business.
As a place of refuge for our prin
cipal millionairs, it is becoming more
and more useful every year, and more
affectionately regarded by all patrio
tic Americans. Success Magazine.
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