The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-23
NEW YORK, july 18th 1892.

, year was considerably less than ft
several years preceding. The Y.
!, 5. c. T. meeting in New York eff
, furni,hed The bit excursion rates. S
we did not have the usual number d
eScurionists attending. The wor
was reported especially good in all O
the departments. OF cuursr, N al
personally know Of but a small par
of the entire work save as II is re
ported in the general meeting. Presi
dent Harrison Was present at Sara
togu. at the opening Of the Associatia,
and being called CD, made une OF hi
Characteristic speeches. AL, withou
regard to party said it was a mu,lc
talk for the occasion. The program'
broight CIT the aGlust teaching abilit,
of the natlyn. President Howard
Superintendent lane, of Chicago
Chancellor Canield, Of Nebraska
Superintendent Wolfe, of Missouri
etc were ON the general program, and
men of scarcely less merit worked III
various departments. New impetus
is bciug given. which will develop an
American System of Education. Steps
arc being taken to effect the proper
Articulation of Schools, from the
district to the University, with all OF
the states in harmony, both in plan
and purpose. The Normal sessions
were among the most valuable ever
held. l shall not attempt to give a
synopsis of the Association.
Saratoga is a beautiful little city,
with probably the most and finest
hotels of any . ity in the world of its
size, and nearly every other house
wants bparders. The land is gently
rolling, and large forest trees give the
whole town the aprearan C of a vast
woods. The springs, with make the
place, are numerous The waters
many of them, r heavily charged
with iron, cdrbonic 8 id, gas, etc, CIV
ing them great curative properties.
4. large quantity of water from the
various medical springs is bottled and
shipped to other pia' es, where it finds
ready sale.
DIR. I. \. Cheney, who now rauks
3rd among the II physician. In Hos
piial and Lunatic Asylum, of New
York City, which Hospital |. To- ated
on Blackweli's Island. took q short
VACATION to attend the \. T. \. md 50
met Mr.. Z. I. II. Nicely and myself ut
Saratoga. From there VIC came TO
the city together. stopping n short
while at Albany, We visited New
Iork's magrifi' ent .dpi,ol. 1t Is a
grand building of granite anu marble.
most exquisitely. carved and polished,
and is even now being enlarged, at a
cost of several millions OF dollars. In
the hall are $50 old torn banners and
battIe flags, carried by the New Yurk
regiments during the war. II Is need.
less to say that many of those flags
are In shrcds. but the more torn and
battle S. arred, the more glOrius. How
man. brave men fell. CARRYING or fol-
those flngs. The suit of clothes
worn by The gallant Col. Ellsworth is
there in a glass case, the bullet hole
Ia the breast of the roat shows where
the fatal bullet hit him. Many, many
interesting rcli,s of the wars of &c,
1912 and 1861 are In the museum.
They tell of brave men fighting n
brave foe. Happily those days of
blood strife are over. At Saratoga
the whole south was ably and largely
represented IN the n. +. a. Britain
was also ably represented and every
where good cheer and warm brothcrly
love abounded. We arc all united
now In the battle against ignorance.
Our forts are the homes and the
houses. and doubtless the best
soldiers are the loving mothers and
school marms.
But we must leave ALBANY and
start down the Hudson. The country
hilly, Is beautiful, the farms
are small and well cultivated, the
and villages are quite numerous
md seem thrifty. Immense manu-
fa;turing establishments appear in
many places, and the homes of the
operators look neat and healthy. The
is q swift aud we glide over
river, skirt the hills and cross some
marshes, pass the palisades and reach
lie busy .'ity. We put up at Morton
Iotel, take u supper at ils superb
-..fe, board she ears OH ,1e elevated
and visit the Eden Museum
A three story building with many
many rooms is filed with grouds of
wax statutes. All of the renowned
great ariOrs. celebrated must
:ians. ETC.. are represented. Art his
las 20 completely ihitated human
appearance that one does not know
whether he Is speaking to a person or
dummy. The characters dressed
as in life appear entirely
The historic groups seem
Msuv of the teachers from
he n. Z. A. we e present and many
vere the mistakes made by address,
the wax neople. One lady from
southern coup touched the arm of
he policeman, dressed complete and
ftanding armed with the %pOlieeman's
,aton and asked direction about the
The dumb official did not