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yates Of leading universities, colleges, and
normal schools. have been successful teach
ers in their respective States. and are for
the most part young msD aad young WoIn-
en- OF ability and discretion It Is conf
IDENTIFY believed that these teachers will 90
a great service to the schools OF Porto
Rico.
Here are thousands Of children half
clothed hatfield naIf-housed, half-homed.
They do not knoE now TO read and 10 write.
neither dc the people around them At
least so per cent OF all the people are IL
literate. The crying and current need is a
school that can reduce his appalling il
Iiteracy. To teach children to read to
write. to count. and 70 love home and
country we'll enough to honor them and
enrich them in all domestic. social and ma
tional virtues. and to put discipline where
discord now prevails is the problem. Later
on the more specialized forms of education
must be gradually taken up Historically,
DedagCgicaliy. and even practically. then.
this kindergarten Idea for Porto Rico is
wrong.
These American teachers know little
Spanish The children know no English
The people are anxious TO have their chill
dren acquire the language Of the United
States. They also love their ratlve
tongue. The curse of iliteracy must be
removed The schools must do it. These
tVaNatClS ~ Jti lilt GHttcU SUITS must
teach these children the language of the
United States They must also teach the
native teachers how to acquire and 20
impart the English language. The native
teachers can teach the Spanish language.
and need only for this work the example
and direction of trained professional
/ teachers No teachers of English go 10
the rural schools. The salary. the lack OF
Spanish, and the condition of living pre-
elude them. In all there are 400 rural
schools. 80 per cent of the entire number
! These schools are now taught wholly in
Spanish The normal school an6, other
agencies must speedily give the teachers
of these schools a knowledge Of the En-
glish language, that all the citizens in
the schools may have instruction IN both
languages. This change cannot be &C
complished in one year, but 1t can be
commenced, and in less time than one
may suppose these teachers Win be 9 Bile
to accomplish decided results. The Span
ish language will not and should not dis
appear from these schools. II Pennsyl-
vania it required generations to put En-
I glish, and English only, into the schools
In New Mexico the facts are the same
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guage. These teachers remain here only
long enough 10 acquire the language and
hasten home 10 Til important positions
salaries, and inc island must take a new
group and suffer the consequent resu s.
The teachers who come here aud acquire
the language should lie paid a saIary
commensurate 10 their servic :. and
should rot be tempted by largT lary
to return to The States Early IegiSIa
ton upon this matter is OF vital i'm
pcrtanee TO the future CT the schools of
Porto Rico
The department suffers from another
unfortunate condition. Thz law demands
one teacher of English in eacn graded
school, hut it does not give thz deFart-
ment the power 10 appoint the teacher
That power is vested in the Zeal boa rds
Of education. They may appoint any
teacher whom they see a. to sci ct Tae
department is wholly at the mercy of
local control
teachers are to be given living curriers'
or an allowance in cash for such quar-
tiers, at the expense Of the local hoard
n many cases his has not been done.
Contracts were made. but the rent was
unpaid, and the teacher vas oti & d t.
pay from her salary the rent or leave the
rooms. The department has almost
daily complaint of unpaid allowance TO
American teachers and will continue o
have these complaints until teachers are
paid in salary sufficient sum 70 proS id ,
their own living quarters.
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WILL Become POPULAR?
How Do You Like This New Fad.

Vcgetarians. anti-cofee drinkers. and
food cranks of every description must now
take q back seat, for a new fad has the
floor
a society has recently been formed. the
members of which pledge themselves to eat
no food whatever that has been cooked
They claim that uncooked food is the only
rational healthful diet. that our remote
ancestors ate no cooked food and therefore
If we do the same, Vigor and health will be
our reward
Raw meat raw potatoes raw wheat, raw
eggs, raw everything, is the enticing bill Of
fare held out to the enthusiastic food crank
of the future. and the society proposes to
establish restaurants in the larger cities
where this delightful menu may be served
daily.
Modern cooking is often a dyspepsia pro-
Queer, because we fry so many foods which
should be baked, roasted, broiied or boiled;
fried food IS indgestible because each par
ticle of food is incased in hot grease which
the digestive juices of the stomach cannot
easily penetrate; but properly cooked food
/ is more easily digested than the same food
uncooked and We predict for the new fad a
very limited following
The real cause of indigestion is the lack
of hydrochlorie acid and peptones in the
stomach so that no matter how well cooked
the food, it cannot be well digested unless
the gastric juice is abundant and contains
! The necessary amount of peptones to dis
solve the food
! Therefore the most sensible cure for poor
] digestion is to take after each meal some
safe and reliable digestive like Stuart
| Dyspepsia Tablets, which supply peptones
/ TO digest the meat and eggs and diastase to
| digest the bread, potatoes, and similar
starchy foods.
Laxative medicines never cure indiges-
ton because they have no digestive effect
whatever upon the food; on the other hand
| IL the food is properly digested there will
be no need Of laxatives; good digestion
| does away with constipation
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain pure
aseptic pepsin government test diastase
and the digestive elements which weak
stomachs lack and they cure Indigestion by
assisting the overwerked, rundown stomach
in its hard work, until It is restored to its
normal condition, when the tablets are no
| longer needed, but there are thousands of
! robust men and women who never eat q
meal without taking one or two of StMert's
Tablets, because by so Ioing they can eat
what they please and when they please, and
| be free from any bad after effects
/ Stuart's Dyspepsia Tabarts are sold by
| druggists everywhere in the United States
Canada anG Great Britain.
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most unusual and conditions most unpro-
pitious they entered upon their Iabors
and did nobIy- Living often in remote
village, without . single associate who
spoke The English language, they strus-
g1ed on and accomplished much good
Some Teachers Mere Adventures.
One group deserves no credit-the seek
$ after novelty and new experiences.
mere Adventures. who imposed upon the
administration and the children, and who
used the salary and position Of teacher
solely to see new country for a year and
then return Fortunately these are gons,
and the batter teachers remain 10 carry on
a really helpful and arduous task The
people Of Porto Rico have patiently borne
with these adventures. and quietly longed
for their departure What the schools need
above ali else is q trained body of earnest
teachers Who come 10 help. and who know
what ii means 10 sacrifice for a great
cause
This year. in addition TO those who have
been reelected about fifty American
teachers have been selected, and they are
now entering upon their duties. These have
some knowledge OF Spanish, they are grad
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14

Ire report Of NJ G. Brunl baugh Com
missioner OF Education for Porto Rico, was
issued today by the Secretary OF the Int
rior. and it contains many matters OF
interest from all points OF view.
Mr.. Brumbaugh says, among other things:
The school law promulgated by General
Henry is still followed. L i rot fitted TO
the conditions. This law is said b. Dr..
Croft TO have been written in part by Gen
era! Eaton. who was on the island three
months. ana who made but one trip out
side the capital The law is based largely
upon the school system Of Massachusetts,
At the coming session OF the insular legis-
lature il should be wholly abrogated and
new law passed in its stead. The reasons
for this are toe numerous for enumeration
here One matter alone must suffice 1t is
tvplsal The law authorizes the granting
CT licenses to teach TO all teachers for five
years. 1t does not require an examination
of applicants, provided they hold q Spanish
or Porto Rican title II gives the power 10
empIoy teachers wholly 20 local boards.
Il is impossible TO supervise
educatioE-as required under the act OF
Congress providing civil government ToT
PORTO Ricc-so long as the Commissioner
IS absolutely helpless IN the control OF
teachers. There should be change here
thai VII make ii impossible for inconpe-
tent teachers TO hold license, and that
viii protect coed teachers from the COM
petitions and Vaccinations Of worthless
teachers. and from the peFnicious irterfer-
ence OF politicians.
Local boards OF education are cSlstitut-
ed by the same law. These arc required 70
pay rent for teachers heme: select. rent,
and equip buildings Tor school purposes;
~ Gle fs1c FH~ tia Srhnnle They
have no power 20 assess or collect any mon
ey They are entirely at the mercy Of the
aIcaIde and any aYuntamieuto Of the sew
eral municipalities These municipalities
are frequently in debt and make no ap-
preparation to the local board. Thus they
arc by law comhelled 10 make contracts
which by law they az6 helpless TO honor.
Many Of these boards are composed Of good
n1e0 anxious 20 promote education and 10
cooperate with this department but they
frankly confess their Inability 10 do as they
would like, because they have neither pow
er nor resources to do So
Il do not deem if prudent at this time
% comment at length upon th2se legal pro-
visions
Regarding the apportioaneut eli schools
Mr. BTumbaugH says:
In many barrios Of large population no
schools we're opened. When it Is remem-
bered that only one in len Of the number
Of schools needed can be opened with the
money at command We can appreciate the
difficulty OF ASSIGNING the schools upon any
equitable basis After long and careful
study OF this problem 1t was decided to
make a per capit;s assignment OF schools
BY this plan some municipalities were as
signed greatly increased number Of
schools The people want schools. The
pupils win attend the schools Last year
els schools we're epened IL Porto Rico
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
WELDING OF A GREAT NATION
Features of Artist Frank Moss New
Painting

Features of Artist Frank Moss New
Painting
Frank Moss. the well-known lands ape
and portrait painter of this city. with
studios at the Barbizon- is putting the
final touches to painting which, he
s,sys, is the only one of its KIND in ex-
istence. 1t is essentially and character
istiea1ly American. representing. as it
does. The Welding OF a Great Nation.
portraying the times and the men viii I'll
have played important roles in the bu Id
ing up Of this country The painting is
: 1-2 by feet, and contains the full
sized portraits of ia celebrated Amer
leans The sketch shows wide steps
leading up to a portico which occupies
the centre of the background group
Of colonial statesmen, soldiers. phiIoso-
pliers. flanciers. and inventors surround
the figure of Washington. whose picture
is a copy of the celebrated Stuart paint
ing. To the right, in the foreground, in
front of a colonnaded pavilion are
groups of philanthropists, clergy, poets.
inventors, ard scientists. and to the left
are groups of famous Presidents. gen.
erals, and naval commander of the
Union and Confederate Armies and Ma
vies Supreme Court Justices, artists.
and actors
The sketch is iDgeniously grouped all
portraits are authentic copies OF we'll
known pictures, and the selection of the
men portrayed, although causing Mr.
Moss great concern, has been happily
and successfully accomplished by him.
The harmonious blending of the colors,
the distribution of shadow and light ef-
feets, the perspective aud the ehsra teT
of the painting, all combine to produces a
highly effective as well as very pleasing
ensemble of Mr.. Moss chief ef3rt. which
to accomplish he spent four years MIR
Mess says the picture is especially fitt ed
for 4 large mural painting OF b Foie di-
meHsicns IN a public building or hals
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
About Our
Souvenir Onerin gsv

We could easily have followed
the Fsual Plan of giving away
some small anG comparatively
worthless souvenir. But we
think We offer a more practical
souvenir idea-one that Nil
really give more 4iue to our
customers. We have taken one
new and up-to-date article from
every Notwithstanding
really rich and deSirable-and
viii sell il this week at a ridicu-
lousy low price, in most eases
below cost. Ne will sell only
one each of the souvenirs illus.
trated 10 each customer. But
did YOU ever read of such low
prices for really fine wares?
Dent judge the quality by the
prices. but see the souvenirs
for Yourself, The souvenir prices
hold good for this week only,
commencing Thursday morning.
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Salaries OF the Teachers.
The salary Of an American teacher IS
fixed by military law. and is far from
just CT adequate. In cities Of less than
5.ceo population the salary is fxed at $40
Per month for nine months. In cities of
5,0Ge population. or more the salary IS
fixed al $50 per month for nine months.
When this Law was announced the War
Department obligated itself TO give these
teachers free transportation 10 ami from
San Juan and New York This transpor-
tatiCn may now be withdrawn al any
time, and yet the law fixing the saIary. a
above is stu regarded and followed.
Thus the salary of American teachers,
which AZ the outset was wholly made
quate, is threatened with a reduction CT
$780, the cost of transportation
Anyone a. ali conveTsant with AmeTi-
can education knows that teachers OF
good training or successful expeEien { can
readily command more than the amount
fixed by law fer such service here The
result is that we are compelled 70 en-
ploy only the inexperienced, the rowing. or
the rejected teachers from the States
This is not wholly the case A few admi-
rable teachers have come that the eli
mate may restore their shattered coDsti-
buttons. and a few others have come as
a solemn and sacred sacrifice for the
Americanizing of the people of Porto
Rico These are true patriots and are
worthy the highest commentator. The
teacher who braves a strange climate and
new environment for the coed of these
TO be served is as much a patriot as he
who in time of war carries the starry
banner to victory.
There is yet another menace in this
limitation The opening of commercial
relations with our new insuIaT dapepdsn-
cies has opened a new avenue for teach
ers who understand the Spanish Ian
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
SIN FRIGHTFUL FAILURES.

Six terrible failures of six different doctors
nearly sem Vim. H. Mullen. of Locklaud. Ohio. 10
early grave All said he had fatal lung
trouble and that he must soon die But he was
urged to try Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption After taking FIVE bottles ne was en-
tirely cured. It is positively guaranteed to
cure all diseases Of throat chest and lungs In
GLIDING coughs. colds, Ia grippe, pneumonia,
Bronchitis Asthma, hay fever, Group, whooping
cough. Fifty cents and 81. Trial bottles free at
Henry Evans drag store 922 Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
BROTHERS UNITED IN DEATH.
Two Kent Island Fishermen Expire
Within a Few Hours


CENTREVILLE. Nd Nov 14-WiIIfam
E. Denney and his brother. Charles H
Denney, died very suddenly Monday with
in a few hours OF Kent Island. William
E Denney was forty-eight years of age
and Charles forty-two. They were the
sens Of Jacob DeRney- They lived IN a
shGnty rear Kent Island wharf and their
occupation was that Of Clustering and
Grabbing They had been drinking very
hard for several days past.
Monday morning William E Denaey
came on Kent Island wharf and asked per
mission to go in the freight house and
lie down He was told I 90 to his shan
~. which he refused to do, saying that
he did not like to. as his brother Charles
was there dead. Upcn investigation The
body CT Charles was found dead. After
carrying the body 10 nearby house the
party returned to the freight house and
found William E. Denney dead. The bod
les were taken to Queenstown and placed
in charge of an undertaken
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a Knockout.

q II the Chicago News.1
The teaeiaer and placed her hngs. %, tie
map.
(which is ne most Important Of he solar sys-
teHse-' she asked
eDe solar -plexus.'' zelled the lad with the
diseolored eye.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
SCHOOLS TN PORTO RICO
The Henry Law Not Shifted to Laeai
Conditions.

Appalling Proportion of Iifiteracy.
Eighty Per Cent of the Population
Unable 10 Read or WrIfc-ThOu-
sands of Children Half Fed.
HaIf-Clad, and Without Homes.
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THIS EVENING, November II,
7:3O to O'clock.
Music and Floral Decorations. No Goods Sold Tonight
1880 to 10 O'clock.

n
D
on,ake
De in h
gains
n
sparkling cut Glass Room
Of
Paris
about ourso ofern
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14

IN some cases, but the poison IS in the
blood and will break out at the first favor
able opportunity. S. S. S. cures this vast
ing, destructive disease by first purifying
and building up the blood and stimulating
and invigorating the whole system.
J. NJ. Seals. rs Public Square. Nashville. Team.
says: Ten years ago my daughter fell and cut
her forehead. From this wound the glands on
the side Of her face became swollen and burssed
Some OF the best doctors here and elsewhere
attended her without any benefit. We decided
TO try s S s, and 4 few bottles cared her en-
tireiyH
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14

IIlIIU INC SdlIlt UlS6dSe
tIlanifesting itself ii
the form of swollen
glands of the neck and
throat, catarrh, weak
eyes, offensive sores
and assesses and Of
tentiules white swell
ing sure signs OF
Scrofula- There may
be no externai signs for
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
shes Too RUSn

(From the Chicago Reeord.)
I've got Il stop debating letters to- svb:.e
row
Why
--our tyuevr5-er Girl has begun e es2ehet iser-
sell pink faScinatoT-'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14
GpOfazHa
TIE OFFSPRING
OF HEREDITARY
BLOOD faint.

ScrofuIa IS but modified form OF Blood
Poison and Consumption The parent
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14

IL oveTcolles All FORMS Of blood poison,
whether inherited or acquired, and no
remedy so thoroughly and effectively
5cleaBses the blood. IF you have any
blood trouble, or your child has inherited
some blood taiat, take S. S. S. and get
the blood in good condition and prevent
the disease doing further damage.
Send for our free book and write ossr
physicians about your case. We make 10
charge whatever for medical advice.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. aA.
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makes new and pure
blood to nourish and
strengthen the body.
and IS a positive and
safe cure fer ScTcfula.
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Salaries OF the Teachers.

1t viii be hiadranee. not a help. to de-
pTive these people of an opportunity TO
seeriiFg, botT1 TaFSr5sges
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-14

Elegant Vienna Vase.
irehes high, .-Nouvesu Art d. ar
de dseQ cratic worth 50 Open OI.Z0
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z. Harris Co. the New Store Seventh and Streets
and Hands0mest JeWelry Store
Cut Glass
in a Mirror Room.

III a Mirror Room.
One of the novel things You
will see here is cur new Mir
ror Room constructed espe-
cialIy to show of the prismatic
beauties of our large stock of
Cut Glass. The ceiling and
walls Of this room are set with
rejecting mirrors. We shall
carry the largest and finest Sc
lection Of Cut Glass in Wash
ington. and our prices WI be a
revelation TO those who know
Cut Glass values.
The Optical Department
Our new Optical Department
is equipped with every new
scientific device for the correc-
ton of errers of refraetion. and
ii has the best light and ar
rangement of any optical de
partmcnt in the city.
Connected with the optical
department is a convenient
waiting room. overlooking the
sore, for meeting friends or for
those awaiting optical examina
ton.
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This year We shall maintain at least soc
schools. an increase of 80 per cent This
will provide for almost {. 900 additional pU-
pills That is something. The accompany
ing schedule viii show now these schools
are distribute ed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-10
AElG
Chic, 9
Tribune

is a newspaper for bright and intelligent peo-
PIE. 1t is made up to attract people who think
Is not neutral or colorless, constantly trim
ming in an endeavor to please both Sides but
it is independent in the best sense of the word
1t has pronounced opinions and is fearless in
expressing them, but it is always fair to it's
opponents.
Matters of national or vital public interest
get more space in THE TRIBUNE than in any
other paper in the West.
For these reasons it is the newspaper YOU
should read during the forthcoming political
campaign.
TIE TRIBUNE's financial columns never
raislead the public.
Its facilities for gathering news, both local
and foreign, are far superior to those of any
other newspaper in the West.
It presents the news in as fair way as pos
sible and lets it's readers form their opinions
While it publishes the most comprehensive
articles on all news features, il you are busy
the summary of THE DAILY TRIBUNE''
published daily on the first page gives you
briefly all Tie news Of the day within one col.
ANN.
It's sporting news is always the best, and its
Sunday Fink Sporting Section is better than
any sporting paper IN the country.
Il "a the "cleanest'' daily printed in the West
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-10
Monday, Dec. 10, 1900.
The Growth, of the North.

The wonderful growth OF the Wis
,consin valley and the north is no
where better shown than in the cen
sus figures. This growth has just
begun; within the decade, large
part of this country was wilderness
and that which was known was esti-
mated as nearly worthless. Here and
there struggling settlements followed
the woodsmen after a few years and
the decadent mill towns Of the lower
section began to realize that there
was a future for them in agricultural
and manufacturing. Taken as a
whole, the wealth of this region has
been first revealed within the last ten
years. Yet we find that Of the total
gain of 1916 in the population Of
the state, 151 300 is in the thirty
counties below enumerated, compris-
ing what was wildkrness a few years
ago and then numbering region
abandoned aG nearly worthless
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-10

These counties include most of the
sand belt Of the state which through
long experiment in the lower borders
had become distrusted, much of it
hopeless and some of it laughing
stock, the subject Of jokes. Now all
this stands revealed in new light; it
is a growing and prosperous country.
The tendency Of population toward
commercial centers is just as real in
Wisconsin as elsewhere. The older
and more densely populated sections
have drawn heavily, but have failed
to check the rush northward. And
this is but the beginning. Look well
to the north Milwaukee Journal.