The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-25
SEEING SIGHTS.
Professor r. C. Norton at Niagara
Falls.
I~nferessinE Correspondence From
An Able Writer.

snteressinB correspondence ff0I
An Able writer.
NIAGARA FALLS, NY, July 1891.
Editor Democrat:
Ii Once more my promise shall be me
Z with a few notes of travel. Leavin
q Trenton, Mo-. l returned to Warrens
burg in time to be present at the clos
: ing of our very successful State Train
ing School. Superintendent Wolf
; deserves much praise for his untirin,
l efforts in behalf of the schools. Tn,
l Institute Law and all changes in tn,
school law should be fairly tried oil
their merits. BY the time of the as
sembling of u next Legislature, cx
pericnce will direct the notifications
if any are necessary to be made in the
law.
a pleasant ride took me to st. Louis
where Mrs. Norton joined me for our
trip TO Toronto. Tower Grove Park
and Shaw's Garden are widely known,
and honor not only St. Louis, but
Missouri, yet Forest Park, in my
opinion, surpasses them. Over 1900
acres. beautifully laid out and hand
sOmely adorned must be of inestim-
able value to st. LOuisians. Fresh,
pure air, five miles from the city, in
such a lovely place, and reached by a
magnificent electric railway at a cost
of ONLY five cents fare is a boon to all.
st. Louis as a city and Missouri as a
State grow in the estimation of any
sensible person. as he carefully studies
to know them and their advantages.
Should any of you have a little spare
time in your visits 10 st. Louis take a
turn in the parks and Shaw's Garden.
The Art Museum is also a place of
deep interest as it is filled with rare
paintings and statuary. The Zoolog-
zeal Garden has an excellent collection
of animals to amuse the curious and
instruct the student. knowledge
gained from studying the animals
themselves is tar better and more sat
istactory than ideas gained by study
ing about them.
But we must leave st. Louis, so we
ticket by the Big Four" for Toronto
and are pleased to meet on the train.
Rev. f. B. Chappell, of Austin, Texas,
brother-in-law of our Prof. Vandiver.
4. pleasant ride of % hours brings us
to Brocton, n. V, and as we have a
couple of days to spare before the
National Educational Association, we
go to Mayvillc, thence to Chautauqua.
Ch:utauqua Lake is a beautiful body
of water in the New York hills. 1t is
two or three miles wide and about
fifteen or twenty miles long, clear, cool
and CLASSY. We sailed over it in a
boat and rowed on it in a skif. The
weather was pleasantly cool. as de-
lightful indeed as we could wish, but
lake and weather are not comparable
TO the educational training being given
there at Chautauqua schools from
cooking, etc, to the high
est divinity schools are now open and
rapidly filling with able, earnest STU
The minister, the schoolmaster
and the schoolma'm are there in force.
and instruction are reasonably
Many visit the place for rest
rs it is a delightful summer resort for
the refined and educated. but to the
Jude and the contented ignorant, it
not be a desirable retreat. The
work is excellent, as none but
teachers are employed. The
and lectures which l heard
we're only fair. Following a lecture
IN physical culture, al exercise given
with the dumb bells, was truly WON
lerful, but the finest exhibition of
training was given by a {
yheelman. lie first gave an illustra- !
ion of Oscar Wilde learning to ride |
he bicycle, which was exceedingly {
Imusing to children, young and old, {
It any rate to one of the boys 81 years &
Id. The young man then, on the s
prepared platform, gave an exhibition t
If skill with a bicycle. Then he rode i
IN the large wheel alone, then ON the 8
mall wheel and then on a common t
arriage wheel. The wheels appeared !
o move just as he wanted them to a
nd he was ever in perfect poise, with C
ction indescribable both for its grace a
nd skill; part of the time he carried v
small boy on his shoulders. Such a
ctions as he performed must be seen v
be comprehended, no pen nor brush '
an picture them. While the lectures o
physical culture were very tame, a
he exhibitions of action were marvel n
us, illustrating the truth, that effect a
re teaching does not necessarily con- C
ist of fluent speaking. Il
Leaving Chautauqua we soon ar p
i've at Buffalo. About 200 of us "
eachcrs spend about three hours in o
he city. DIR. Chappell, Mrs. Norton 81
nd myself visit the City Library and "
luseum and take a short tour of the d
ity. Delaware avenue is beautiful. II
ut the old horse street ears of Buffalo n
re far inferior to the electric and Il
cars of our western cities. l C.
Nv but one line of electric cars in 81
there may be others which l v
id not see. Some of the collections IL
the museum are very fine. The b
elections of corals and water fowl u
re the best | have ever SEEN. Archie 81
and conchOlOgy are but mOder- Of