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The Conservative, 1901-11-21
SCHOOL GARDENS.


fundamental character of agricul-
ture. The national government
wishes to further the advancement
Of agricultural science. 1t has pro-
vided experiment stations in the states
and territories and sends out annual
ly thousands of bulletins containing
valuable information.
The several states annually appro-
pirate large sums Of money for the sup
port of agricultural colleges. The
science of agriculture has progressed
wonderfully in the last twenty five
years. The practical art of farming
has kept pace with scientific develop
ment Improved machinery and
methods are the results of agricultur-
al education. Much has been accom-
plished and more remains to be DONE
There are two vital problems in agri-
cultural education that are still un-
solved. One is to educate the great
body of men who will be the farmers
and the other is to stem the tide of
immigration from the farms to the
cities
The present system of education
does not and can not reach all the farm
ers of the state. It is not possible
for all the farm boys who are the fu-
ture farmers Of the state to be educat-
ed at the agricultural college.
If it were possible I do not believe
it is desirable. The proper place to
learn practical farming is on farm
It can not be learned 80 we'll in all ag-
ricultural school of any kind. The
agricultural college is valuable and it
serves good purpose but without
farms we should not be able to edu-
cate race of farmers.
The Farm Should be the School.
The education that all agricultural
people need should be brought to
them. 1t can then receive practical
test and if it can be proven of value,
it will by that much raise the stand
ard. Another reason why the educa-
tion should be brought to them, rather
than they taken to it, is in the second
problem which agricultural education
must help solve.
If it is desirable to have the edu-
Gated farmer remain on the farm, it is
much better not to take him from the
farm to educate him when he is boy.
There is a large possibility that he
will never return to farm life. Teach
ers Of agriculture are valuable but in
Nebraska farmers are indispensable.
have no statistic OH the subject
but from pretty wide observation I
venture the assertion that there is
not large per cent of the graduates
IF aoricn1tura1 schools anoaped in
The Conservative, 1901-11-21
Che Conservative.

tage of the new developments in the
art of farming and in the science of
agriculture.
Without practical knowledge of
farming he can not live on farm at
all without habits of industry he will
be a poor farmer no matter what his
education may be, and without general
intelligence he will be out of har-
mony with general conditions In
these days of modern machinery and
effective methods, he will work on in
the old way and compete with men
who take advantage of all the new and
valuable developments in the science
Of agriculture and the art of farming.
Badly Needed.
Educated farmers are needed badly,
men who have detailed, practical
interest in farming and comprehensive
minds. A short-sighted policy has
directed much Of our agriculture i'll
times past. The impoverished soil of
the eastern states and the ruthless de-
struction of forests in the north are
evidence that in the practical conduct
Of affairs we have much to learn.
That sort Of thing would not be pos
sible to a people rightly educated in
agriculture. The vandal is in us
pretty strong or we could not do
these things Prof. Bryan, of Indiana
State University, said in his study on
Telegraphy, ''When you have
mastered your trade, your trade has
mastered you" How very true that
is. Many people have always
recognized that truth from the stand
point Of common sense.
Literature abounds in characters
that exemplify the truth that Prof.
Bryan formulated. They are the real
workmen who have grown to their
callings. What ever their failings
may be, they have that one saving
virtue. They have conscience about
their work. According to Indian
standards, the bad workman is bad
man, and it is pretty fair way to
measure the worth of all individual
too
We meet the real artists, teachers,
doctors, artisans, and cooks in real
life as we'll as in literature They
do not throng the thoroughfares per-
haps, but they are still with US. May
their number increase! We respect
these realities when we meet them.
They give to us a new sense of the
worth and dignity of human life.
Our respect testifies to our own worth
and suggests. that we, too, might be-
come real if we dealt more in the real
tiles of life.
We are a great nation, not because
Of Onr shamS hut in Snite of them
The Conservative, 1901-11-21


look at landscape without seeing it's
possibilities and feeling the impulse to
develop them. 1t is possible to so
train and educate men in the better
ways Of agriculture that wasteful
methods of farming are not possible
for them.
l travelled across two counties of
central Nebraska with such a one
last August. Experience had fash
ioned him, and though he did not re-
alize it, things agricultural were
woven in the fiber of his heart. l
marvelled as we passed along the
countryside, that so few of the homes
showed any sense Of beauty. When
we passed the country school where
taught fifteen years ago I marvelled
very much more that I had taught
there two years without ever concern
ing myself about the appearance of the
school grounds. Native, naked prairie
sod it was then, and native, naked
prairie sod it is now.
knowledge OF Conditions Needed.
The farm bred pupils need all edu-
cation that will enable them to make
the best possible use of their farms
and give them satisfaction in their
work. To have no real interest in the
work that one must do, is great mis-
fortune. These pupils must learn
farming and they should learn it first
Of all as practiced in their own COM
munity and in their own state. That
is where they must begin to learn and
that is where the school should begin
to educate them. They should be
taught farming in particular, not
farming in general.
The rural pupils of Nebraska should
know the soil of Nebraska, it's possi-
bilities and it's proper culture, the
crops most successfully grown. the
varieties of fruit best adapted to the
soil and climate of Nebraska, the ele-
ments of forestry, the economic value
of birds and bees and the esthetic
value of flowers.
The Nebraska agricultural expert
ment station sends out bulletins of
special interest and the general gov
ernment sends out bulletins of general
interest. The rural schools should
help these valuable bulletins to find a
field Of larger usefulness. They should
be permanent part of the library in
every rural school.
Much of the instruction that should
be given on the subject of agriculture
in the rural schools, would be of neces-
sity formal and an Interpretation Of
their WORK at home. 1t should per-
meate the other subjects of the cur
riculum, giving arithmetic something
to calculate and language something
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-03-29
Mr.. PARKER WlTHDRAWS
And States Ills Reasons For Not
Remaining Candidate.

Jos. II. Butler and others, commit
tee.
Gentlemen:-l request that you
withdraw my name as a candidate
on the citizens ticket for alder.
man.
| permitted my name to be used
in support Of a non.partisan move.
ment because | am, and always
have been, opposed to the instru.
sion of politics in local affairs
The idea Of national parties, as |
understand it, is the cooperation
OF individuals for the purpose Of
enforcing and making effective
certain policies and political be.
licfs pertaining to our general gov
ernment, which are maintained
by the individuals thus associated,
and have no more to do with local
municipal affairs than has our
town council with the Chinese sit
uation.
None of the gentlemen on the
democratic ticket are Objectionable
to me, but | was willing to give
what aid could to a movement
intended to rebuke those who
place party before the interests OF
our town, or the qualifications of
candidate.
Since the ticket has been named,
for some reason, it has not re-
ceived the unqualified support
from independent democrats
which was promised by them, and
the non partisan movement has,
in my judgment, degenerated into
a factional fight against certain
gentlemen on the democratic tick
ct, the principle of non-partisanism
being out of it, l cannot permit
myself to advocate a ticket that
has no purpose but to crafty the
'pite of disgruntled faction of
he democratic party, Sincerely
vours. j. F. PARKER, JR.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-03-29
Buggies, Phaetons
And Carriages.

For all pulmonary troubles Billiards.
Horehound Syrup staken in the early
stages, proves a certain and sure spe-
cific. 1t is equally effective in Group
and whooping cough, and if used in
season prevents the further develop
ment of consumption. Price 25 and
so cents. Peoples drug store. dw
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-03-29
BEAUTIES FOR LADIES,
Charming, Stylish Millinery at Rat
cliffs in Great ProfusiOn.

The rain of last evening was not 0
sufficient volume to prevent the ladie
of Vinita and their escorts from visit
ing the handsomely.decorated store o
e. N. Ratclitf and viewing the attrac
tive goods exhibited at this firms an
nual Easter opening.
OF course the richly coored fabric.
for spring suitings received their share
of admiration, but the greatest inter
est of the ladies was centered in the
millinery department where hats, tc
suit all stations from youth to old
age, beautiful stylish and with
price correct" were tastily arranged.
The sidewalk display windows COM
PEELED admiration. The store was
brilliantly lighted and decorated in
veri-colored ribbons and flowers with
the contrasting colors of the Easter
shades of spring sultings gave the
room the appearance of bazaar.
Over the broad stairway leading TO
the second floor was a canopy of wide
ribbons of pink yellow and purple
hues from the apex of which cluster
of electric lights hung pendant.
The millinery branch of the firms
business occupies an entire depart
ment by itself and is said to contain
the largest millinery stock of any
store in the territory.
Last night the department. with the
bright lights, charmingly blended
colors and handsome women who
crowded about, presented a bewilder-
ingly beautiful sight. 1t was reve-
lation Of feminine grace and pre- ttily |
hats. There were ladies' |
hats so beautiful as to force exclama-
tions OF wonder at the advancement
made in the past year in the art of
The ladies tried on the
hats and viewed themselves in the
mirrors.
The handsome ladies were made to
0Ok more beautiful than ever, while
,he new styles lent almost an irrlsist-
bic charm even TO the most common
)lace Of faces.
String music assisted 60 entertain
he visitors during the evening.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-03-29

Are you sick? II so, investigate the
merits Of Herbine. To is a cOncen-
trated medicine, the dose. is small,
vet 10 quickly produces the most graf
flying results. digestion improves, the
lips and cheeks lose their pallor, the
eve becomes bright aud the step elias
tic. Price 50 cents. Peoples drug
store. dw
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-03-29

You can get a dozen photos any size
OF finish for the Price Of a half dozen
until April lst, al the Photo car. An
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
Mer's PASSWORDS.


- - -.
Eanciful E6ecfs In shirtins Frovnea
On By the smart Set.
From the Habe<d&snsf
One must wa1t. ftzseems to me. until =
season Is well advanced before all of the
new ideas In dress have been given what
Knight be termed permanent place. When
the men have gathered about the country
clubs and the. few exclusive seaside ana
country resorts. onaf cannot, with any de-
gree OF confidence. settls spon what b TO
be a permanent style and what Is merely
tentative or experimental. The season has
been an exceptionally warm one. and 1t has
brought out all that was new. ana that
was precious little. In looking over the ut
tire of the weff-dressed men, one is struck
by the departures thht have been made Ia
collars and In shirts. We have always
one might With impnnity indulge in all the
colors that weavers could put in silks ana
cUttons and cloths This year the reverse
seems to be the rule. Fashion frowns upon
the Kaleidoscope effects. Shiftfngs are
either white or in some of the moderate
striped treatments The colors are of the
most subdued and most staple class We
have many blacks. biues and reds on white
grounds, and there are some heii0S. out
have noticed that In all of the smarter
shops preference Is given to the mild COM
binati0ns, and that loud designs are not
chosen. In collars the very iow-banders of
the follower type and the new form which
shows bit Of the cravat band are the
most popular. A great many wing collars
are also being worn with soft shirts. put
there is nothing SO popular as the medium
fold collar and the moderately wide derby.
During the warmest days many men dis
carded collars and cravats entirely and
Wore either stocks or creats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
Siberian SiOSyRess.
From the New York Tribune

From the New York Tribune.
The Russian railroad across the European
and Asian continents is now so far COM
pleted as to make possible the running of
trains from the shores of the Baltic to the
shores of the China seas and in a short
time the running Of such trains on a regu-
Ia schedule will begin. Beyond doubt it is
entitled to much credit and from which
she will probably gain much reward. 1t
will open up enormous regions to colonial
ton, it will augment Russias power in the
far east and it will provide new route
of travel around the world All of these
assurances have hitherto frequently been
heard and the supposition is that they are
now about to be realized. The realization
will however, be qualified in a way which
to many will be disappointing Compare
sons have been drawn between this Sibe-
rian road and our own transeontinental
lines often to the disadvantage of the lat
ter, and we have been told that in her
trains de luxe across Siberia Russia has
spoken the latest word in railroading But
the; fact is that instead of rushing across
the continents, our trains do trains on
the Russian road will, in the most favor
able conditions consume at least four
weeks in going from Moscow to Port Ar
thur That will be the summer schedule.
In winter, and for nearly half the year,
the officers of the road will decline to
guarantee the transit in less than six
weeks. The explanation is that over a
large part of the road speed Of from
seven to nine miles an hour is the best that
can be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
Sir Thomas LfDtOn's Ambition.

From the Ledger MHhthiy
About forty years ago, a ragged little
hoy named Tommy used to sit on the
piers at Glasgow an watch the boats
Swimming over the waters He was ne
glecting the messenger service for which
he was paid sixty cents a week; but he
could not help that, for the yachts fasci-
mated him.
One day he said: When I grow up to be
a rich man tn have yacht of nay own,
the finest and fastest that was ever built -
Suddenly Tommy disappeared and a let
ter postmarked New York told the cid
folks how he had run away to America to
make his fortune. Prosperity proved some
what coy but the young en1igrant managed
to save enough to pay his way home to
Glasgow That boy declares today that his
first trip here made him, for it taught him
Yankee shreWdness and enterprise
His father had managed to aHaass e for
tune Of 500 and this whole amount was
advanced to start the young man in BUSH
ness in a little provision shop This was
the humble beginning of Sir Thomas LIP
TONS $50 stores in all parts of the world
He is the largest individual land owner In
Ceylon where he cu1tivates tea ceffee and
cocoa; in Dublin he makes ginger ale: In
London among hundred other lines he IL
contractor for the British army and navy.
he has warehouses In Colombo and Calctt-
ia: in Chicago his packing house kills 5000
hogs day; he sells tea In New York
makes candy In London, and runs q res
where twelve thousand are fed daily at q
halfpenny head. Despits his $5o.O0O. 900
he manages to be busy and happy: but one
of the happAAUt days OF his lie mas during
the queens llhilee. wfaan 9tlAse00 az the
poor af London sat down AZ his guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
Hot Weather Dress Reform.
From the Philadelphia Press.


The past few years have seen number
of sensible reforms In the manner of dress
ing in hot weather This reform has af-
fected the apparel of men and women alike
It has brought in the shirt waist for both
sexes and encouraged the wearing of loose
fitting and cool, light garments. The addi-
ton to the comfort and peace of mind Of
the wearer has been great, and as con-
sequence good health and good temper have
been promoted There is one more change.
however, that needs to be introduced be-
fore the reform in hot weather dress can
be considered complete. And that is a
change from the high. starched collar,
which conventionality requires every man
to wear, to some more acceptable method
of dressing the neck. There is no part of
the body more susceptible TO the heat than
the neck. The blood vessels pass near its
surface and il the neck Is confined IN
stiff linen collar the heat Of the system
cannot be thrown off 1t is retained the
blood and carried to the brain or back to
the heart, Increasing the temperature and
adding to the general discomfort.
Usually under these conditions the neck
rebels and throws out profnse perspira-
ton, which willis the collar but does not
mitigate the disagreeable situation. In
fact it adds to it, because the wearer
knows that in addition to his own discem-
fort he is adding to the annoyance of 9TH
ers by his untidy and evidently heated con-
dtion. The wear and tear on the nervous
system which such situation imposes less
ems the vitality and reduces the resisting
power of every one subjected to the strain.
1t is useless, useless draft on the physical
powers and IT comes at time too when a
man needs his reserve force to carry him
safely over period OF high temperature
If the facts were known 1t would doubt
less be shown that the high starched col
lar has in thousands of cases exhausted
that reserve of nervous vitality which con-
stftuted the margin between health and
sickness.
Why should the high collar be retained,
then? The starched shirt bosom has been
discarded. Why should not the starched
collar go also? There is just as little sense
in retaining the latter as the former Some
simple dressing for the neck can be de-
yised which viii be cool and graceful. and
which viii save the temper without harm
ing the appearance OF the wearer. The
man who can make two blades OF grass to
grow where one grew before IL called a
benefactor to humanity. How much more
OF q benefactor will the man be who VIII
invent and introduce soms sensible style
OF hot weather neckwear which Will con-
duce to the health and good temper of per-
SDiriug humanity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
The Tobacco Habit.
From Health.


/. n. Love. MD, of New York city, in
the Journal of the American Medical Assoc
citation. recently said: THE numerous men,
tai wrecks, youths who have come under
my care during the past ten years. whose
lives were failures, or who fill suicides
graves, impress me that today tobacco
stands as the gravest danger confronting
the new century, and the medical profess
sion has great responsibility in educating
young men and their parents to APPRECIATES
this danger" Dr. Solly. surgeon Of st.
Thomas Hospital. England. also says: esI
know Of no single vice which does so much
harm as smoking. IL is snare and q de-
fusion. 1t soothes the excited nervous ays-
tenn for the time, to render II more Irritable
ultimately. / have had large experienco In
brain disease, and / am satisfied that aEnok-
ing Is a most n0xious habit. l know 0f no
ether cause or agent that 50 much tends
to bring on functional disease. and fhuooGh
this tn the end to lead to ergan1c 11Donse
OF the brain.
About . per cent OF the young M no
presented themselves for entrances ox&m1-
nation to the Military Academy WoE6 H601
detective physically. The most 6fGnt
defect was weakness OF the eyes. tho r ~
of cigarette smoking. too much int -
too much bending over books. re- -
short distance, etc. s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
Rank.
COLOR IN THE STREET.
Need for Art and Beauty for Modern
ThoroHHhfares.

From Current Literature.
In the discussion Of the aesthetic possi-
biiities in business signs there was mention
Of color for city streets. This opens an
ut her line of endeayer in the cause or ar
tistic cityhood. for color doubtless should
have an important part in the city peauti-
full. The smoke nuisance removed, there
is fae blue of the sky for white buildings
to show against, as presented by the color
scheme of the modern classic 1nefe are
also the bright hues of nature with their
undertone of verdure, as made nuen OIL III
the gardens Of Babylon. these primal ele-
r,oenf : lending beauty to the modern village
streets The facades of Italian cities are
painted in bright colors The red tiles OF
their roofs add another tonch. TO pc Iound
much farther north, and make reminder or
the color symphonies which architects can
play in the use of the familiar building
materials. And always until the last CEN
fury, there have been gay, varied ana IAN
tastic costumes to give color and life to
streets 1t is only within hundred years,
indeed that the urban highway has be-
come a monochrome, dull and dingy.
Yet we have still the sky, the blue sea
and natures lavishness in tree and shrub
and flower, in clay and stone, where we
will use them. Art in the street mas, ana
will still further, put color ON our signs.
and the beauty with which We are to
clothe necessities will not disregard this
opportunity. Already there are distinctive
colors for the fire alarm and mail boxes;
and 1t has been proposed in London that
each parish have a color of its own, as
have the different services Of the city. To
all this there are the futtering flags to
be added, and the many colors OF the
vehicles on the public way. There are the
arms Of the city, to be enfblaxOned on
municipal structures: and the city flag. to
-fly in gay contrast with the national en-
sign. We have lost the picturesque bright !
raiment ana must watch with care the
naintine Of facades; but we need not fear
that civic art will not put again the witch
ing touch OF color ON city streets. Art and
beauty for the thoroughfare cannot stop
with a mere regulation Of design. Color
In exterior decoration has been made
feature already in the 4ater expasitions,
ana expositions create popular ideals