The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-22
THE Valued MUSEUMS.
MR.. VALLNTINE,s OBSERFATIONS
IN EUROPE.
The Higher Degree to which the Educa-
tional Departments Are Developer
in the Old Country


BIG pond when l called On AiiA al Ms
once 4 day or two ago. 49,.
What Impressed me especially on l-I4'
last trip OK NINE" said MI "'e'1'4''S'
lis the high degree 10 when the eUS
tiJnai department has been uefc'O4Nu 80
England and especially Ia OAlolu a."
tie lake region. There you hhd t"cH1y
two universities or colleges as 'llVS
called, ma.s,d together, ana Win tnD -
cepuon "a the bs universities VI Dc -
LEIPZIG, and Vienna, perhaps nowhere
else such AN opportunity Is given 10
gather Information. some OF these coli
iescs are w or lgJ years old Beslae9'
there are great number OF niue ihal4'u-
lions scattered all over Lnsidhd' sue" 40
local museums, which, naiu7hy' nave t"e
tendency OF educating the minus Oh 1"e
people 30 take An interest ia the cuiu-
walton OK such tastes.
"A wise move, 10 seems TO me- mas beeh
made oil late by throwing these museums
open 10 tho massDs On Sunday AFTER !
l.. ". Among the museums when ]
visited was that iu Warwick, where
found. for instance 1850 specimens OF
fossils The people come there IRON the
ucigLb0uug country TO educate them
selves and they become interested I'D
studying such subject. The consequence
a. the people there have better opportuni-
ties for advancing their education than
have The best classes i'm this country.
VALUE or MUSEUMS.
Another little local museum l FOUND
az keswck. a town OK only rev thou-
sand population. but lt still has It's mu-
scum and il is we'll supported for every
body takes an interest in 70. The head OF
the institution is the proprietor OF Jew
CRY store. While the museum is not
open an the time yet people VINO Nis'1
the place Will De shown through the Ilu-
scum almost at any time by TINS gem
tlemln. ! found there one Of the hnest
collection 81 birds. animals, ana insects
that are az home ln tlat locality. me peo-
plo there seem 20 have special pride 10
collecting these Specimens. and after
they have collected all they can. they
will naturally begin 20 study the habits or
these insects, otc. Another advantage OF
cultiyatiug such tastes IS that hundreds OK
people become interested I'm it, ana per-
sons will be attracted 20 such places who
otherwise would not think OF visiting
them.
IF the Confederate Museum and the
Valentine Museum. in this city, could ar
ford 10 spend annually the sum OF SlV'-
600 each in increasing their collections,
thousands OF people would soon be drawn
TO this city who would spend weeks mere
contents. while. otherwise. they would
perhaps not dream Of coming here
In order 20 show how much good can
be done even with moderate means. Mr..
Valentino referred 20 the Keswick School
Of Industrial Art. which has been started
by two ladies' They had noticed that
az certain seasons O. good many people
from the surrounding country came into
the place and remained there In idleuesS
for some time. So The idea struck these
ladies 90 induce these people 20 occupy
themselves iu some useful manner and
they started "a school Of brass-work.
There the men We're Taught first. 20
make simple drawings on brass; subse-
Queutly they began 20 punch out the
brass. and after "a while they became exc
uorts in executing fhe most beautiful and
artistic designs which are now sold ~
good prices. lu that manner the school
has become sclf-s Ipporting. and has given
tho town IT'S reputation.
a FINE AHr GALLERY.
prom England / went over 70 Hol-
land" continued 1lr. Valentine. "and j
spent several days at Amsterdam, winch
J found 20 Doe one OF the most interest
ing cities on account OF IT'S quaintness.
Recently "a short canal mas been cut
there. which has improved the post very
mucn. Ilis city has one or the nnest
arr galleries which is specially iaomus
for SIS Dutch collection or valuable piint-
mes. a great regularity of THIS city are
MS canals that run through ine centre
of tle streets. 10 also possesses a number
OF institutions Tor que education or me
poor ana the development of their tale
cuts. They are. as % rule. supporter ny
large erdowments fui are. therefore. OF
I Of /
one institution. where fifteen hundred
children are kept ana educated lhey arc
hired out during plrt OF the day TO do
SOM. light work ana their earnings
realized Boo that manner are Kept Tor inem
uufI they become OF age, ana Whtn
taey leave the institution enough money
is usually paid over o. Them 10 give them
start 30 hfo.'
Nr. Valentine also visited Hamburg
where bis hrm has o large depot lor
the sale Of their meat-ilice. hamburg
has af,,a,.s Immersed SIT. valentino very
favorably. especially mat portion AROUND
thc famous Aston Basin. People ataH4
there ror hours ana watch TIE swans
that have their bones on tAls sp.enAll
sheet Of water Some people have taken
So much interest il these BIRDS tAat
they have left lcgacies for their support
and out of these receipts some handsome
houses have been built Tor them on the
basin TO shelter them in stormy weather
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
In speaking or the business outlook
IN Europe Sir. Valentine said: Il nave
found business 10 br good. where i went
and have heard but very little COM
paiut During the past SIX or el5'l
months business bias been better there
than for years. From what ! could learn
however. tho people in Europe do not
want to ray. ANYTHING % do with Amefl-
cam securities. and J nave heard IL stated
reDoateiiv that If the next President
snoul8 be am advocate Of free silver we
will have q worse time than ever before.
An peonls who have investments 10 amer
ioon securities would az once become
tnor0uenlv d.moralzc1. and they Wou.d
e,rfye to sell them as soon as possible.
,r Granville g. valentino LEFT Mr. and
Mrs a.. n. Valentine. in Hamburg on
tneir vav south for switzerland and
| tf.fv lie left Queen town Tor Ne" i"IA
| ~, hoard az the Clmpania on SUNDAY.
Nav 10tn. ASA. N and reached guar.
antine I'm New York naruor on the iollo"-
I inc Friday about T.. NJ making inc
] +rf, across iu nve and a nat days he-
sides a large number or cabin passengers
| tn. steamer brought over eight mum
dred immigrants and several hu.Ul y
| had 10 be left behind for the lack or
| accommodation. The Immigrants Were
,.rosiy natives OF Germany and Holland
! and seemed 10 be representatives, OF '"e
/ better middle class.
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