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PRACTICALfE
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Address of Prof. J. II. Ackerman Before the Pa
cific Coast Indian Institute at Chemawa
He Urges the Shortening and Condensing of the School PeriodSo
as to fit Men and Women to Begin "Their Life
1 Work Earlier in Life, l
The Pacific Coast Indian Institute,
which eonelinjed I ts session at Che
n.awa on Thursday evening, was one
of the uuiti important : educational
gatherings held In Oregon In many
years, and Hi influence will le felt
in every Indian Nlxwl on the Pacific
lop
ie Tor many years to eoine. Lead
. diH iHors. Initli anions tho eln !
l aiin the In !ian youth ami thoM tn
the pul li? and hlier j liool col-'1"
l i , , ,
H. ami ui,lvendle, atfendeil the
r-4lltf1t. and the tct: methods of
jrivin the Indian youth a Ihorougii
dm?itkn ami 'fit tine them for useful
,. . .
stations in iLfe. wi re dis uss,-lf and
atl went away witW new ideas for
letter " work In their resjH-ctive
siIo-res. tine of I he bst addres.ss of
the AVck was the om delivered on
Thursday evenias ty I'rof. J. II.
Ackerman. Siiperiniendciit of 1'iildie
hist met ion, of OreKou, who addrcss-d
the audience on the suhjeet. "Some
IMucalioual I'rohh'ins to Ik? olvinl in j him for his . life's work. A
the Twentieth Century." He s;iid iuilim-d for his chosen profe.-
part:
"We are just about to enter up.n
the iat year of the inost reiuarkalde
century' lu - the f wrld's history. A
-eii tnij-,'' that lias crowded within its
lri.-f s;.m tin, re of human progress,
more of wisdom 'and onlihtcnmeiii to
in.iu'uinl than all the centuries that
have jjone IWore It. It has lm at
p;'ril Tor the triumph f mind-over
matter, for the ileumlition of hl"the
oi ies and tiie estahlishment of new
ones, a ml its hintory reads more like
a tale of cuchanuiK'Ut than the re
cit.al of facts..
"Nit other century has seen a preat
nation Kprin , Into l'ins and. at a.
Imikh.I. take the lead in all tilings tiiat
make up civilization. Here in Amer-i-a,
a hundred 1 years have develoiMMl
popular education, a spirit of scien
tiiie research .and their application to
the practical use of life, to a greater
exti-uf than they have lecn dcvel
oel in any ether country. Kven ;he
last tifiy years have seen the rise of
what may be stiflfltly termed 'A Ni'W
iMlucnfion." llnrfn that time, edu
cational system ihat were tin srrovvth
of ciit uric."' !,:tvf Imcii i-evoliitioiitK!
in lee neitr r.ter of thinjrs. The nres
i nt ( i-'iiiiiy has setiM! maiy - pes
fi,its. as is vil'isseij by ti esiai
lishinent of Mpular e.liiMtio;i ami
si ht.nl M.vs;uis. -the. foundimr and ei-
. ... i . - . - . -.... - - - - - -
an t the eterailoli of tlnv.siiiiul.ini '
chiiizaliun lo -a greater defrr than
miy oiler period. The terminus of
the twentieth century leaves fur solu
tion as many and as. momentous iie-4
tios as It sn solved. Of the many
pr.J.lcms which tiie old leave 'for tin
im'm to solve, a few seem t -oie to
he prime lmportanie. The lii-s) of
thfse relaleM to the- matter and scjm
of 'edticatKin. At jreent there is a
wide difference of iiiuioii a?: to what.
is pio:d i-sintial for the scho,s.4
teach, and in those subj ts wlm-li are
trciseratly acited a essential iher.
is a nisan eun-ut as to tiie amount ..of
ltt-druethMt wli-h Hhould In irixeti.
T-K' Kisi fc.v years has been -a hiUI
.f extM'iimeiii. .lmst every branch
of study has Ieen added in one form
or another to the ctuir of primary
instruction... it has Imm-ii a- fruitful
time for the introduction of fads and
innovations and.. the foist injr of many
.ecalhHl editcntinal reforms. The
tehdencv to subordinate many things
ruich the old Hlttcation rear htl as
fimd.inieni.il. and to magnify the im
p trtaie-e of fceieiM1' has ocen most
marked. The century now i losiii has
4x en an aire , of seiem'e. and it has
added much io the sciem-e of education-a
it ha tt the !eienio ef every
OthTJform of human endeavor.- th
. r in-rlo ls m-i'lo in efery oilier branch
af human knowledge except science,
record of triui!!ph beside which Mm
pi Knt has : nothing to Iniast. In
n'trv, the drama." ; music, architect
tire, iiiel art.iother ayes have so far
s. elUd us, tha( we can only hoo to
imitate but never to eipi.-l: but in
our explorations in schine and tiie
application o? Its laws to the practical
affairs of life! we -tower alove Hie men
of .iniquity, j The schools have lve-n
true -to their; tendency and have f.jl
lowe.1 the Ivent of the. mifiof inlar mind.
sein" 1 me t-nn-i i"i"-
schools today, because the utilitarian
idea 1 at present the dominating
one. I . , ...
"Men are now lieimr elucatet witn
their facei to the fnture. forgetful of
m , -w
r- n:-..- a N. r;orden.. uch as 1
VlnS .nd P.. ithe Siom.ch,Skk Hcd.c-he. t
Giddiness, hlfeiKl Swellincfter at.I'-
;jrssdDroiiH,(
&fsfe
rrithlful La.a Jis, sua H nervous n ire. j
i.i Sti-itio-, cic There "?Vr 1
from a c!iMrderca or abused comiaioa of c 1
Momachd liver. " . . J j
Bmwhmmt'm PUls, ukn directed, arm 1
. ... ... . - . r z, " . iw,t 1
f promptry remove jay bs cruet cr Irresuianty j
t oltha asum. i For . J
l Weak sto-nack, I in r aired Distin. Sidk i
newKV, auTO uni, w 1 I
V they act like tc few doses will wocS won-
V der .'pea the. VU.I Oresas ; Sireasthcaini the j
Maacukr SyKia, rcr-Utlot tUe lea st Cem- 4
r rlrxioB, brtoi ba.-i !" keen edje of Ametite, j
r and sn.lnis fToaaVaMa of liaaXh i
Irtmc. t IliiwiJJell t.trnlKt.tr.luif 1 1
I rcaovaed. Tttt ate fcts adtuiocc fcy rlfcm- 4
r sdva sociery. aad one f tie
I beat Marstitees 10 lbs H.tt. and O-tin-tafrd 4
ri that Brhzriyial,v thp i j
( SuZvJZTto
aiaWvoaw
Rm-han'i l;3i tisve for many T. r- ts-t the
r popular taaity loediciM bcrever !'- i.nUsk i
f bacuate is Mpokt. aad they awr &td vuhout j
10 cents ami 25 cents, l aU Jeij; rraw:. 1
9 a. -t aaUJ Wat ik V -
BUCATION
tlieir hiM luletH-e it'sm the p.it. The
beaut is of (Irecfc and -Home liter
attm and art are neglected. The old
classical education made . one-sided
men. The new sclent ifjc edu :tllon
lb' She same Ihiuir. The .iu-itiu
of -the fuMire will develop the wjiol.
of the individual alomr tin line that
tiiat will irfve him ltii -ul:ur and
;iMr;er. Tin nte-o-iit teiidi'iiev m-puot
to 1 to co Iiaek arid ifLer up th -
j 'l' ardl jroixl of the pat. an vwil a
holil fznt tn lhnt t,f l, pr"'.
;tut to exclude ' everything from "the
1 4urS(. of tlial,,il,"U(H 1ur,.,y
estahli!hl itn rijtht to remain,
"The iie.- f-oiitinent will als "nave
" eal with" the prohleiu of ...rie,,-
lu- and fiMializui their t-oiitii- of
il)!n.m.ti,(ll. Th.-re wems to W a
wld-sprea 1 and frrowina op'nioii
il:lt to IIHK-h of the pupU'w lime is
now
beiiii; us'd in preparation for
h's life's W4rk. In the ordinary, the
My is -alual iic sfrom the hih
sc'ortd at IS, ftom the college at 'SI.
and from tin university at'. Up is
then ready to enter upon a sjwcial
course of Instruct leu which will lit
At .Id lie is
profession, hav
ing lost eijrht years f the umst vala-.
aide time of his life. It seems that
there should le a shortening of this
time. It lias in en sOjrKi'sted that
time could le savsl in the primary
and ,;!a miliar schMls by. the usae f
better nicihxls and the securing of
lM-ti-r ttcltcrs. but it is evident tiiat
there 'must ! a shortening at he oher
end of he life also, if the primary
s-hools are to be niade better, the
standard of -the high schools can 1h?
so raised that it can join hands, with
the university just .cutting out the
ctUcge: by specializing its courses of
instruction -the university will tit tin
individual for hi chosen profession
It hits boon prophesied that the edit
cational scheme of the next century
will lit the student nt the age of 'J
and not a day later -for his special
eallinc. And not only will he have
the requisite store of knowledge of a
practical kind, but he will also have
the iwiwer to use it.
Tln mo-it serious charge against
the s'-rtool t.Nla' Is that tlwy are not
tmniu'ir out men of power and prac
tical ideas. The stii h-ut must get his
most useful training after he haves
tie schtM'il. The liemand for biKitiess
ihcii. everywhere is for men who are
(rained to do things in a practical
way. I heard n of the leading law
yer of this state, an. 1 himself u'giad
eatc if niif t.f the oldest colh'ucs. in
a jrtiblic adilres s;iiie .months ag
say: 'The average high -si-hooi or -ol
lege graduate is gihid for jiolhing:
what can ho do? I have demonstrated
to my satisfaction that he Is of no
account in a lawyer's otHce. In the
bank he I 'of -'no iw fur he knows
nothing of business practices; there i
no "kind of business and no profession
unless. perchance. it lc sellikil-
teaching in which lie I not out-.
stripped by men of the most meagre
I i 1 1 I I IITI 11,1 I
nt.iamm.ctits." Adm:ltmg
that this gentlemen's siatem: nt is
overdrawn, .et it eciioes a very gen
eral complaint that the schools arc
iiot tttruiug out a" practical product.
This ipwstion of the practical is one
which like I'anco's ghost will not
dow ii. We may deaiif on the beau
ties of culture for its own sake, and
remind the public that bread winning
is not all of life, but the fact romaflts
that tie4 demands for that which is
useful, ralhcr than ornamental, in ed
ucatior. are increasing and that the
p.ople look to the school to meet the
demand. Already tiie commercial
coarse is 'tirnily established hi our
high schools, so has manual training.
Ti e attendance of teehuical and pro
fcssional schools Is increasing at n
wonderful rate, while at the college
aitesidance is on the decline. Cam
bridge is teadv to drop a year from
lit course in the interests of the pro
(fessional schools. The tendency to
shorten and sfiecHli.e school lorees
hn. already set In. and the new cen
tury will record Ihis among its tri
I'tiiphs. - .
"A third question which was transfer.-!
to the next age is I he growing
tendency toward fraternalism. As
Ihls has shown itself iti the sclmal
affairs... to a greater extent than any
wl !.. we must look to the schools
to counteract it. The present genera -tiuii
! :e.-omiiig very di jk-ii ,1,-nt. In
It efforts to counteract certain econo
mic conditions the state has under
taken 'to "do tn:;ay things for the in
d'Vldua), which" "no would better do
f.n- himself. Not only a ry p stents
shirking their, duties by leaving en
tirely to Hie church and ptato the
ireiit.il and moral training of tiie
children, but- they- are also coming
hi ex'prW that all physical want will
! tippli!l 'fnv. .Free fchools should
i . t i i i... i.ii f,t fi-
e rov . - -. " "
ernmc -ViicivN tor MS perp.Mlliry
!iwm Intelligent citizenship: -but re
f,.. lun.-h. fn- iue,li. al at-
free transportation, etc is
teaiiyittg Hie J-.Kin.ni- hh-w too t-u.
Tl" training of a child should lie a
" .
pa rt ner.se ip anair wie w.o- "
s-. the s, hiK-ls an 1 teacher and ap-'
i prl a life Ol Jl jjrsinni u.uuii-, . ..
,j' -'- ,.,.,.,,,,. wltro.i
iar m itqx crnl apparatu minlre.1.
j ft,i .' th care for the physical want
of i'K 1-IlHo. U: W .1 io iei lies
" V,''(," atat(V ehmeU the
ItVltibn I1' ,
I . ttk.l viilmil n'Atw
niifirsi zii'iKiii" i tin iiitinmitai "
1 III' (SintMliim vi u- ......,
r!eI on by the co-ordinate aMIon
t , i,r... n l its rnle
,of tllC ho.iie an I ll run.
.Tli, m in - for citizenship is another
lpr,miem. which the age just closing!
carries over
into the new. wo an?
nee U"- toiin:I
to lmk to the public j
school ns the source w tie nee musi
eome the correction, of p-eent uocial
nnl p-ilitiea! evil. Imlonbtetly one
of the most Imjiortant functions of
tiie school -tf not the most important
Is to train tin? pnp;l for his duties
as a ritiztm. It U not enmgli ikzi
pupil ls tan-ht what ' I riaht al
rood. They iimt- 1n traiiifd lo it.
Some om-Jia said that the noblest
work of iSnl h the man. who. from
principle or liaUft. uo.j- what lw
deem is right, ami tin
gra!i.kvs! f
work of i he kcIhsiI
k-1h.1 is making of jin.ido a man ont of hinb While not
and women. TIi r.'9t!aavM-.-itIiiK HriH- punishment, ex-
such men
ueo; or hum country and the fund.i-
mcnial Idea of the school system, 11 sunded that the tendency t jive no
o!itical education the tratuhig up of jsitotiger remeilie far r wrong-doing
ihe iiia3e. to be intelligent. !ii::est ; than that oT alo-iathk doses of moral
and iafrotie participators in mbbe ; suasion, lui -o tlii decline in
business.,; The efil of politk-al eor-!i parental and school government. I
nipt ion I one that U rapidly gruw-:j plead for the return of tine time wlien
tug. and unless checked, must ul'S-ci the Thou ha!t. and thou shall not
imstely be fr.nij.-1it with the gravest '1 shall mean : something to tltei child
eriis to the country. The Integrity i
ol lle nalltil lx.es iMinjt ai"Iel to
a greater extent than ever liefore. In
every r-ampain of any hniortauee
eharen and -ninrer-'iiar?e of eor
rnpiWMi are made. In a r--ent elee
thm. If the puhlie precs is t 1m reliel
Umii. a roup of -onpIraiors attempi
v to set control of Ihf iv'riH:ient,
of an entire state. The halhti 1kx
stuffer is pet-uliar to no jxditiei!
y. In fact he I ihi eiiemv of all
political jKtrties. and atiin.it ex only
with the one which he can use to
promote his own selfish end. He is
a sample, usually of your xelf-made
man. We have too manr of that
btat'd running at large at present.
As liavfd Ilarnm savs. 'We don't
need any more men. but we would
bke "to -have a little -1 tetter breed of
men." We have enough self-made
men. and saloon-made men. and meu
who. just like Topsy. "just grew up.'
What we mel i more school-made
men. Tin 'chool sliuuld ! t?i most
Iopular man-factory In this co.niJry.
and its trade mark should 1h- a siir
g'uaranly that its In-artr will do his
duty every time Our populace may
1m rougidy divided into three classes:
1st. Iiishonest political tricksters an !
politicians;. The corrupt able ig-
I'oiant ; mw .Th The '-IiHliffireiit intelli
gent. "The last class is the largest as well
as the most dangerous, for it is sol dy
through its neglect of duty that the
iirst is enabled to accomplish its pur
poses. The purification of modern
politics must come, if at all. through
the training up of an honest, intelli
gent manhood in this country licit
will do its duty. Sa let political train
ing find a place in the schools. Tiie
school is a step in the riglrt direction.
Intelligently conducted, it must Ih
come a very potent factor' in the es
tablishment' Vf a good government.
In the next age we hope
to see
all
these results attained.- ' '
'"Akin to this question of jptming
fur citizenship, ami yet in certain re
spects distinct fn.in it, is the qltostcii
of educating men for the social duties.
Ko many imjiort int things in life are
left for the child to Und out for him
self in a haphazard way so many
hard lessons must lie learned in a se
lect sfhool for foids the school of ex
perleni-e. Is it any wort iter that sr
ir.auy young people go wrong? WIhmi
the enemies of virtue and lienor and
social posit ion. are so numerous, would
if- not be well to have the diarae:r
fortified by strong ideas of 'right, and
a careful training for life's duties?
So doubt, the home should -furnish
lids training and instruction. 'i'h
home is the central idea of our civil
izationor should bo. If this country
is-growing worse --a 'id there are tli-
who hold that iHissimistie 'viewit is
due lo the dccadojfice if the A "let-ica a
home. Home 1 not what it i!s'd to
Ikv To the majority of the young
Americans it does not mean what tr
did to John Howard I 'a i lie. The boy
of tnlay los not lok forward to 1'ie
time v. hen lie sliall possess a Imm.'
of his own. The modern' girl turns
Up her nose at tiie
sion in life ' is to
keeper. All. 1M.
drudgery for her.
light the battle of
idea that iter, mi
JwM-oiue a lion
no:
No kitchen
She- proposes toj
lif- single -Itati led
She will be a typist or a seainstres-.
or a sah-slady. but a sLuvt-. iii'vi'i".
And If. porcliatictjL,. t tiere c unes a time
when she caiiiiotfinake to r own v. iv.
then is an asyluijT for sniior.i-ntu.it ;-d
spinsiers graciously provideil. by the
state. I ask. yon. i it pos.-ilde tin
schools, lioth by tlieir training and
tln-ir lack of training, are fostering
this condition of things? An o'tt
Spartan king, when asked what by
should learn, replied that they should
learn thatwhich they will use ' whej
they become men. I lielieve the time
is coming wlieai the boy and th " girl
will lie instructed in the duf'cs of
happy, intelligent home-making - when
life's duties and reonibiIities will
lie presented in such a way that they
will b; understiHsl and accepted,
.rather-' than 8hunnl: when the old
Puritan idea of a home yili oie-e
mon- prevail.
"Permit n;o to refer to one more
qm st Ion. which is fast lM-'omiiig A
serious one: that is the growing ten
demy to. insubordination and lawless
ness. The present age is an age of iu
.uborditiation and we can not louit.
that tliis ha resulted from a loss of
authority in the family and scho.d.
Parents and teachers have abaii'
donel tiie principles government es
tablished by our fathers. They tio
longer -enforce ol edi en cc. bnt attcmpif
to purchase It by a promise; of award.
.Mark the effects of such discipline
ujioii the chiid. The son learns ttitt
disoliediem-e Is tiie Iest currency, and
at his command to purchase tfc de
sired reward- Jnsu'oordliij'fiou be
comes a habit and lie soon los s ajl
resject for authority and those woo
ereise it over him. and grows up in
reckless disregard of the law ruder
which he lives. In eyery towii of
this state may le found .i lar.d oi'
young hosllniiis. that are a menace to
sticlety. and must tiltim.ite'.y le re,
strainel ludiind prison bars. These
In every town
and village
may be had
tiie
riioo
Aide
TGQSG
that makes your
horses glad.
v Y i
youa;fmhootprsime jthelr blasted
raTvr to some one neglect of duty
tos.4ft4y ome tehcer wIm found it
a jr-xnl deal easier suspend a loy
from school ;ttia ii tofgive him a jnuii
.:!! d.-"ib!tiig-au ofieation which.
in nine cascVoiit o teu would have
eept fe a -last resort." I am firmly nwr-
w Leii the omul will not be c.vl.i'.ed
aml eakdeil alonr the path of knowl-
el2e. "luit rather led lv a firm hand
ami a determined. tlotti:h kind and
raUietie spirit. One of the hih-3 t horses Is Ii
alns of the i-lnxd is tiiat itftliau lias Ih-h e
-5 ii r
.st
trains tin punll In the diities and
rights of community life. 3edience
to latr anl rildful authority are fusi-
(Limental. Many f the pupils com
par-'from home In whh-h they have never j
heard a command or a direction "given.
which Jhey have feb ImhucI to o"o
nerve. In "-itch case the doty of di-n-ciJiig
ami rent raining tte-u' falls
directly ton the teacher. lt Ii not
5. .-shirked. Id -s hoji. that the age
will wilne a revival of rirntal and
scli.w.l authority and that gMl moral
aid ireiiile manners miiy In-; the rule
i a they than the execptjon.
''Not the least ' valuable f the re
sults of tiie present age is the sjtecial
and ver-tcr-asing inrr-rest In elii'-a-iieii.
KIitcali;R has cojne to lo reeog
uize1 ' at'ione of the j eleiuental and
fmila mental forces of life. This
fctrong pnblle opinion will Ik a niigldy
lo-!ji in t.he solution of m.tuy proli
lerns which the old century transmits
io :the new. If the past lias taught
any lessons with more than usual
clearness' it Is the hone of our coun
try for a bright and happy future !-
'lending solely upon (the increasing
crlture- of the 'greatest, poslble iinm
Irer of Its clti"4ens. and that; this cul
ture must le gi ven in; on? school, if
the past 1 any Indication of I he fu
ture. 1
"We a-re jnst entering upon the era
of great educational progress and
while many of the problem of the
present' day will 1m solved.! many of
the questions .which liow -,ui rrn: us
will remain. Hut wo will, leave as
many and as Important .question for
the- future to solve as the old iviitury
transmitted to us. l'or. o quote from
ail eminent author. 'When mau has
no 'questions to ask. then! have the
lips lieeome paralyzed an dthe tongue
atrophied.' " j
Hon. Ii.' T?. McKlroy, of F.ngehe. was
I ho lecttirer of (lie evening: ami his
aOdr consistinl of a general review
and history .of I he establishment '.T
the industrial work ' in the public
sC;hiHls of the l"nit'd States, whi.h
has im: developed and found ,a pl:i"
In the national education of the In
dian youth. . '
Professor McElrov. having just r,1
t it rncd from Charleston. S. '.. gave
some InleiS'Sting data relalive to Ihe
departjuent of Indian ediicat ion which
has iMw Itecomo one of the h-iding
feature of : I lie ' National Kdu. ational
Association. Ho snokc Of Ihe -fact-i
th.it tin Indian department of tin Na-
ttoiiiil "Association . placed great ,eur
Dliasi on the fact that tn tustrv ts
tin most Im rr taut Ktep In: the grow th
of soeiey. Many of the -leading edu
cator of America, agree tliiat there is
great danger of oerlo); lug that eda
raiion which train the youth to la
bor intelligently. Thinking, iutegriiy
.lixl society come along with industry,
hence the importance of industry and
industrial education should ! magni
, fled in Hie islitcation of the boys and
fr'rl who are to 1c the future men
eminent. !
He spoke iif the well I-itown I-ind
nrant Act passed by Congress, 1y
wiii -h agricultural an-1 mechanical
colleges were enabled to; le.ich su.cti
bran eh rs of learn ing as a related to
agricultural and mechanical art.
This act establish-! a numlier of x
ccilcnt ' institutions in which SMecial
application to science and mechanics
were to be tanghr. From these sclmols
have come .--some of the aides; :uui
most successful manual training
teacher in our public school and In
dian schools. The - influence of our
agricultural and mechanical college
hi seen rod'-an introdu"ti!n of scl.si-tifu-
svndies into a very large j'ierccnt:
age of 'our school of all '-grade.
He snM thar private and PulivS.1ti.il
enterprise were the" leading factors in
the e.'frly history of industrial, educa
tion: rtnd this wa likewise true of the
beginning of all educational .movements-.
!
( Vi-opera ti Ve a ssocia t ionis ha ve h me
much iu this direction, for e-.in;ple:
the National Association of the Iolian
pepart meiit of I-lueation arid with
other educational ttodle. He men
tioned some of the obstacles tiiat Jiavo
heretofore . Impede,! iuilnstri.il train
Ing. Teachcrs: in the past had not re
eisved a p''ofsional training, prior
to actual s-rvlce a Instrtietorp in tlii
'-Specral lint of work. A few year
a'go teachers knew nttting of the
work. tchnieally. and were necessar
ily adverse to radical changes. . An
otlier ditliciilty has lwen hi the scliools
a lack of funds ; to carry on this
work do success fnl nrsutts. Very
many ehooI have teen severely crip
pled for want of money to do well
the work which they have undertaken.
While on the other hand, there has
!eeii an extra vacant oipenditure !n
u-hMtls establislot! by wealthy Indi
vidual and corporal inn . and where
the ssfate has made large ainrojrla
tions for tliis ni-iK'Ia.! line of work.
The future of industrial education
In our Indian school! will depend
Imosfi cf all on the--trained teacher.
The "teacher of the future mut pos
Isess a gKil knowkilge of Unman na
t,nre as wfell as imvlianjcal arts. He
(must le Able to discriminate Itetween
. mcttioiIS' of teaching and tie able to
employ the liest at the right time.
The complete success iti this depart
ment of edneatiori must depend tiiwm
the educated, enthusiastic and profes
sionally 1 rained! teaclier.
St-igfi, machinist. are Isily engageI
conlniciIng a duplicate; 01 the racing
apparatus and panoramic effect used
j in the cluirlot rat s 1 u In IJen-Hur.
'So- Im- e up in the Chestnut Street
opera House. In l'hiladelphla. It will
'to-fciire at Inast -three weeks to place
' rMVeniplIc.-itf d lmnism in a thea
itre, attl for this reason a duplicate Is
! i'eatire(. The machinery and pano
ramic arena, now in tne i.roauway
theatre will be .ntSli-ced in the new
Coloi-I-l tlwre 7n T-ston.
Firie printing. Statesman Job Office.
A GOOD STATE FAIR
! runsPECTS r tiik ANxttE-ro-
SITIOX AKK EXCItlXEN T.
Mar 'atf mt Tkr Tkh Vnrlhtg E cr
Ullic l'Mt-rt Horkoa
; tle Track. '
i TIm State Fair ground are l-sin-lilUjC
ta take ou mi animated api'ar
aii.t, xeldom seen this far in advaiite
f the aituual -Hit4tii. Horsemen
from c-rery portion of the Paeilie coast
are uow on the irnmnds. ami a liner
Is now 1u tmSnins thciie
ecn in
the! Wiilamclle
valley In many year.
Tiie nniud are heing tl.'.ined up,
the iuil.liiis renovated a ul everything
placed In good condition for the' fair.
while the track ha never lecii so-well
kept as is done by the present farmer.
I. '. JIosLer, r
Amng ihe hors' On. the race track,
In training for the rant this fall, thcVe
are many promising 'a in! valuable ani
mals, Aiuoug them are l'athuiark, the
4-year old, son of the famous lathiiio,u
owned by jiioorge 11. IVrrluger, of reii
dleton. ami Joliu A. Crawford, one tf
I. t". .iohfV promising horsiy. 1 Ai It
of them fast ' ptieers. One day during
this Week these two horses, while on
the track In charge o their trainer--.
pa-tsl a mile ill 'ilCJVi, ami Craw ford
is reprtel to have done even V, siiv
ouda fater.
In older to accommodate the army
of applicant for space at the State
l air grounds the usual allot meat will
have to ic enlarged, say the Portland
Tciegniiii hi a rii'iit Issue. M. I.
Wisdom, die secretary of the 1-oanl.
l:a many application from bit edor'
who di-sire space. Allotiiieiits have al
ready I ei ii m:ide to livestiK-k brti-iler
in -California, " Oregon.) Washington.
1"., it isii Columbia, Idaho, Montana and
Nevada. 'i'hl. gives assurance , that
tiie fair will Ik' a bri Ida nt success ami
will iiiclude the most repivsen t a t i e
gat iiefiiig f fancy breed of stock ami
commercial and industrial exliitu'ts
evi-r se'tr -at. olie time on the North
I'acilic codst.
.lolui Siiarks, of the Alamo stiM-k
farm, Ileii.o. Nov.. wauts twenty stalls
reserved for his liue Hereford. Ses
sions & Co.. of I. os Angeles, Cal., de
sire space for a band of fancy I'.erk
shire hogs, l'eter Shield, secretary 'of
(lie California State Fair Association,
writes tiiat a numlKT of stocknicii and
horsemen will leave the Sacramento
imi't for the-Salem fair. .1. T. Smith,
of the HaKi lwtiod dairy farm of Sio
kaue, asks for space for line-bred dairy
slock. I'rom every one-or the states
mentioned comes similar requests on
flu- part of livestock breeders.
Outside interest, if anything, is
ciipsed by the interest of Oregon
brcslei s. -who think X ftoy ha ve line
enough exhibits lo kit'p tl: prizes at
Those wlio have hot kept in
touch with. (lie. time will he -surprised
to learu of tiie reputation Oregon is
making for Itself as a breeding ground
for fancy stock.. .The aggregation to
Im gathered together 'will pi"oe an eye
opener. Among Hie local exhibitors will 1m
Ihe liHI estate. Oakhil! farm, W. I.
Minor. H. H. Ixmey. l;aidwiti SiH'ep
Sr I-iud Company. .1. It. Stump. Ciia.
Cleveland. II. M. Smith. It. W. Carey.
It. We-st. J. Ii.' Karly. Cieorge Chand
ler. The daily livestock auction sale will
le a feature of ihe fair which gieatiy
interests breeders. It will give the
hieeder (he chance of hiiying from
other herds ml also give ilairymen
and purchasers generally an oppoitn
uity of buying with a'view of tioprov
i:g their Mock. Ity having till I he ImsI
herds mi exhibition purchasers . -wifl
have the 1m-iuiu of coiujiaritig tiie:
In eed.s ai-d s'leciiig their choice ac
cording to judgment, regardless of
what may In- said by the owner In fa
vor of his particular .herd.. Slock of
all kinds will Is auctioned off without
r jaul to their pedigree. Owners of
fancy breed may reserve lhcrrighl to
place a liudtation upon the. selling
price'-and protect themselves'-' against
their Mock lieing sold at loo great' a
sacrifice,. The chances ar", however,
that iii limitniioti will be iieeihil ami
Ihat giMxi brceU will bring their full
value, owing to keen competition 01-
gi'Uedi'icti ty ihe presence of so many
brts-der all anxious to improve their
N rds by M-leeiing tin. best Ironi other
herils.
Frosje"tive ' country 'exhibitors are
evim-iiig tinusital interest In gathering
together display, which, each iiu
Im,h s will win mo.it ff tiie 1 iio offer.
ed for various county exhibits. lhe
offer of the Southern Fac'ilie to carry
frtsIl such exhibit has greatly sfim
iil:ii;.l the inb-res.t. Some of lle-S,- ex
hibits, judging from tiie work done"
already, w ill prove .1 veritable' wonder-'
I.Mid in the mat let" of varied anjl Iir.---las
priMhict. Even Oregoiiians who
ar familiar with the thousand ami
one things which can lw r;,i.sl in.M'p
arate counties, will lie slightly asioii
ishrd at the resources of some of these
counties. - It' would n-quire too mu, h
space eveu lo attempt to name ov'er
the list. .
The liberal offer. "ofj the Stud-baker
t!uiipaiiy of a $MHi wagon for Ihe In-st
farm exhibit has excited keen compe
tition among the farmer, and as a rs
su't sortie fine farm displays will 1e
Feeu. ' '.'
The fair association is making great
preparation for Editor's Hay. Scptem
ler IKth. A mon g rt her things the pro
gram includes a larlKciie on a graml
scale. Whole Nfves will 1h masled
so that every ttlitor In the slate o.i
that day.-nt least, tnoy enjy a square
iim al. Tiie manapement evidently pro
Ciiils tipon the principle that the way
TrJasal
GATARRH
la all ita stages tbsrs
aboold be cleaaiioasa.
EIjV Cream Balm
fli iiMiira.ttnntnritaTiiHr-r'r
;C diaeaaeA ktesubraae.
It cores catarra and drooa
im; s sold la tfc tu4
ooide'r.
Cream Balm to placed hits the coetrf! i, spreiub
over ta ssesitrsas Sd is abeorld VtMi ia im
SMdiats aad s tore loik-ra. It I tot dr-rm-- df
sot produce aaeeadoc a t"'-
gistsor by siaUi Trial Stic, 10 oati by sta:".
XXX BiiOTiiEIti. M Warrea Suaet, New Vork
to reach the Mli tors heart si for good
wrlit:ps Is through I heir ftotnaclis,
Anvwav. tt 1 coin lo lliat they
r UointlfiUly fisl. Tiie State Edi
torial AxMH-iaiMui. lioM a aunuai je-
sion In Ashland and will go from Sa-
lem llicre in a ImhIj. ! '
1 ; - " ' - i
j '. . I 0if. 4 I. " -f
, c,ry m:rHcr was rrcriuij hjhuiu
notice to le read from hi pulpit.
Acconrianvinf it -was? clipping irom
arnrvspaper bearia: upon the matter.
The ch Toyman startcil to -read the
extract and found - that it began:
-Take Kemp's Ralsanr. - the-'-.lest
Cough Cure." -This was tiardly iut
he l"..ol expected an.!, after 'at m3
incet'ii ht station. ;he-turned it over, :
and -found on the other side the mat
ter inti tided for the -.reading. 3.
AnvnitTisixo oi:i:oo..-a neat
and nniqiie advertisement of the nat
ural rt"rtires of .Douglas 4iyfTha j
Just lwn eoinpleteil by 1. tU'tevillek. 1
the cabinet worker, of OratVt las.
It msists of a lt of ctiiM'sN-ch a
4 fk Ut.lt, time isse.1 bv fraternal so-.
Clones m iKiuoimg on raunnui "
adinissioii. TIh are made of six
Un varieties of iwituml woo.1. which
grow In this -ouuly. gltieil together In
such a way that they are quite at
trad ivej "'rand Uepr'einatlv
Wcathernird will take these-. cu1m-s-with
him to Ihe Svcrein tJiand
U-lge of the I. O. tt. I4 at I'.altimore
where he will distribute them. The
work wa done tinder direction' of N.
T, Jewell, who Ul.eve It will le a
good advert iseiiunt of thi i-ouuty.
. . . . . , .11.1 ..j r..
i:oii:i:i r.v a Fi:n:Nn.-noyd
McCormick, a young inan ikiimitig
hi resldcm-e at l.s Angelc. Califor
nia, rejiorted to the jioPee yesterday
that lie -had leei! rob tied on Wednes
day night, just across the river in
Polk count v. by hi companion. Tom
Smith.' The two young nu n had
been traveling together! on foot, and
wtien night raiut' 1'Htfj-iil a barn to
ctru-n I mi-ill" tin tiU'lkt Smith toifk
f1it.:'.'i from hi.-om:iilioii xvhile the
latter wa ei sleep ami lett tor pari
unknown. The victim, wlio feels Jii
loss keenly, had eariieil, the money
working in Ihe barvest lleld in the
llalsey neighborhood. Tim ollieers ate
sian.hing for ihe-i-ulprit.
; OUECON S KICIl FOSSIL FIFMvS
'I'lic tiahsiiitologi-ill-Xpedil loll of t lie
Fniversity of California has completed
its survey nt' the fossil Held '"of the
John Day country. The head ofTthe
'expedition, l'i'of. Joseph C. Mcrriam,
says ol the trip:", "We found the fossil
remains of a tapir, an animal, whoso
jrKseiico in the Oregon lias'ui in an-i-ietit
'limes was never before susiecl
td. , Among' our tlnds were the tones
Of a ihinoccros. a peccary, nil extinct
species of horse, an extim-t cat and
many .other animals the modern rela
tive of which t he-. today j found only
fn tropical cotmtries. We found also
the fossil teiiiains Of a iitaslodon."
P.aker City KepiihUcaii. ' ,
1MIOKE HEUiWKIST. i S. lo. on
Wednesday evening, .'-while a party of
you!ir people -.were enjoying a hay
rack rid", an accident occurred which
resulted seriously. . M iss Myers, a sis-t-r
of linn. .Icffersoii1 Myers. Indng
thrown from '.the wagon and failing
hi such manner as lo seriously injure
her left arm- (hie of (he lom-s near
the wrist was broken, and a phynb
elan's service Were required In -set
the- injured inettdior, Miss .Myers' Is
reiorlel s being in a fair way to re
cover from her unfortunate Injury.
FOIIMEKI.Y til' OllEtiON. . l::i!fTi
o. Dunbar, one of the repuhlie.i 11 '
lloMfiliee.s fori stiprcu". Jllilge .of Ihe
state of Washington, was educated i l
Willametle Fniversity ami taught
two years in that Institution. Wallace
Mount, the other, ltomims for. -supreme
judge, w as: a rcsidcnC of Ore
gon tip to l.ssiJL. vas raised al Siher
foti, and i a graduale of the Fniver
sity of Oregon.-at Eugene.
A COOD POSITION.-Mis Lillian
Ackcfiuau. datrghter of State Supt. J.
II. Ackerman. ha been elect tl to a
position as leacher in Ihe publle school
of Tax Oraiide. Miss Ackerman taught
in Da 4rande ! hi 1WM and IViH. ami
made an excel leu treoord. with tin re
sult that she is again chosen to till her
old position. ; -.
STATE .TAXES.- Stale Treasurer
Cha. S, Moore is In receipt . f a re
millaiice fnmi tin treasurer bf Wal
Iowa eonnly. of lsni. to t applied
on that 'county's indebtedness of
state taxes. j
Eighty-live Im ad of horsi were Mold
in PriiM'ville last win k at prices rang
ing riom Sf to to stuio per head. Tlo-y
were said lo le intended for cavalry
horses, and woio of a size for whicii
(here has nnl Is-eii much demand here
' I of on, being to 1". hinds high,
and w eighing K."W to tCrO Hiind. 'I u
bn vers al.so iKineht some driviie t II I I'M - I
j:it f air jn'ic.- - KrowMHvil! TiunH.
Ihilml
I'.'lilotl.
I Self punish incut. II o-ic.1
THE GREAT YOUIS SMIKE-OIL
1 I at 1 i f 1 at r
1 1 iv 1 ivi n
Ull.-Ml I U
Frcpan-d from pure rattlesnake oil.
A guarantied 'cure, for 1 heuiitat ism.
whether acute, chronic, sciatic or hi
11.1 mti:,'i lory. Itelieves iiislaiiteoin-iy
ludacUe, neuralgia pains, ear ache,
swelling, swelling)' of (he lliro.it.
efntr?iclel cordn and all pain a, id
i dies. Iieafnes ejired wilh rattle
fii.ike oil liltimc.tit. I'lice "At ccufs hT
'U!e. ' -
TKEYJigUlS MtOJCIMF. CO., Pcrtr2nif, 8r
For sn!J by H. j. Fry, Salem, Or.
. . LA-CA 5 KA . . .
Tl-e Vaqni blood, and nerve tonic.
A ptC'dy vcgeiable coinpouiid. free
from nil mineral po-soii. it ci ausi-s all
!iliotJ derailgeiiient ami impure blood
from the system mid re tore wiaken
hI com lilutii ii. Toim'M tie -nerves.
reate api r.te aml iitnko it a osl
I Svo cure f',r rlo uiiialiraii. I.I.khI disor
ders, siotua'-h irohblcs. liver and kld
jiey -omplaints. sick- headaches, ma
laria, pimples. "dyicprda. catarrh. -ou-Hlpaltoii.
heart troubles tierv-ousm-.
kiu I in case, salt rheum and t:iiiral
gia. : Female wcakmv nnd irreg,t!arl
i:s promptly relievisl and permanent
ly cured.' I'rice .VI cents ier lml Mo.
fHE TA0U13 MtDICUECQ .Pcrllsr.d. Or
For sale by It. j. Fry, Salem, Or.
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