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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

Seventh and Eighth, and the organization
conformed in its outline to the municipal
government OF Omaha. At first elections
were held once a month; later they were
made less frequent and held only once In
two months. The officers elected wereI
mayor, city clerk. police Judge and mems
bers of the city council.
I'm Mr.. Gill's opinion, and I took the
same view, 1t would be undesirable for the
children to be divided into political parties
along the same ines as their fathers, but
1t was necessary to provide some method
OF making nominations, in order that .
choice might be offered between two or
more candidates. So two artificial parties
were created, the Rights and the Let's
and committees were appointed to take the
place OF primary elections or delegate con-
v~entions in nominating candidates. An
effort was made to have each child vote
for the candidate he considered. the beat,
regardless of party"
Useful for End Sought.
In his annual report of 1899 superintend-
ent Pearse had this to say Of the "Kellom
School City,"
1T is certainly useful for the end sought
that is to say, in giving familiarity With
the form and details of that government
under which the children live. 1t has not
been made a 'self-government' plan. While
children from a very early age can bS
taught an increasing measure OF self control
and self-direction, 1t has yet to be shows
that children in the grammar grades are
sufficiently developed in judgment and other
necessary qualities to make possible under
ordinary school conditions any plan Of sells
government which may properly be sa
called"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
SCHOOL NATION IS PLANNED
Principal WaterhOuse Intends Expanding
School City Idea.
SUCCESS OF EXPERIMENT AT KELLoM
Miss Zoos Tells of Her object I'm
Establishing the Practice that
Drew Such General Atten-
tiOn There Years Ago.

Principal Waterhouse of the High school
has in process Of development a plan to
establish there, in a modified form, the
Gill School City," which, several years
ago, became a feature Of the schools Of New
York City.
soon as the carpenters are through
pounding up there" said he, $50 we can
get the work systematized, / propose. to
see what l can do in this respect. 1t will
not be a school city exactly. 1t will be
more properly a school nation, with legis-
latiVe, judicial and executive branches, fol-
lowing as closely as may be the lines Of
our federal government. OF course, the
organization will have to be simolihed
very much in order that 1t may be practic-
able, but my purpose will be to follow the
general plan Of the government at Wash
ington. This is nothing more than an en-
largement of the trials by COMMITTEES idea
which we had last winter. The purpose
is to teach the pupil by direct personal
experience the methods Of the government
under which he lives"
Miss Anna Zoos, principal Of the Kellom
school, established in the fall OF 1897 what
was known as the "Kellom School City, -
and maintained It successfully until about
two years ago, when 1t passed out Of ex-
i~stence. This school city" attracted a
great deal OF attention throughout the
country while it was in its experimental
stages. 1t was written up and illustrated
in several Sunday newspapers. and the Re-
view of Reviews gave it an extended no.
tice.
Took Too Much Time.
II was compelled to abandon it." said
Miss Zoos, mot because It was unsuccess.
ful, but because 1t made too much OF 6
demand upon my time and attention. Il
required absolutely all OF my spare time
/ think with older pupils. however, II coulC
be kept up with less difficulty.
This experiment" she resumed, "waI
the result Of a visit to the GIL school city
in New York in 1895 and a talk with the
organizer, who is a friend of mine. HI
was enthusiastic over 1t. His theory wal
that by a definite organization along tn,
lines OF the local government under which
they live children will be enabled to gei
both knowledge n practice Of the duties
which will fall to them In later years a.
voters and once holders. The children
take readily and enthusiastically to tn,
plan. he said. and this l found to b6 tru,
In my experience. Their interest is ex
planned partly by the fact that the opera,
tion Of the school city brings home 4
their comprehension. In the most direct ant
concrete form. many things which afec
their every day life and about which the,
are constantly hearing from their eldefs.
Only for Upper Grades.
In adapting his plan l confined It 4
IA nRRsr grammar GraesA the Sixth
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

Of troops Sherman named as necessary to
clear out the Mississippi valley; it only
differed with him regarding the line Of
operations. He thought Kentucky was the
center and vital spot, the true line Of ad-
vance.
The administration, advised by Scott and
Mcclellan, and importuned by Fremont,
had fixed upon Missouri as the proper field
for its chief efforts in the Mississippi val
ley. This was the real disquieting feature
OF sherman's dogmatic insistence upon what
was required and where it was to be ap-
piled.
General Simon Cameron over and over
again denied that he had ever charged
that Sherman was crazy" denied that
anything he had said or anything that had
happened during his visit at Louisville
could have been the groundwork for such
an attack on General Sherman. The tele-
grams above fully corroborate his asser-
ton
Another Error Corrected.
Again Sherman was not promptly" re-
moved from his command, but he was re-
lfeved at his own request a month after
Cameron's Kentucky visit. He had been in
command of the department precisely eight
days when Cameron arrived In Louisville,
and on the day he had assumed command,
October 8, he telegraphed Senator Garrett
Davis:
81 have been forced into the Of
this department against my will"
This was practically true. He had asked
TO be relieved because Of personal dissat-
faction with the publication of Adjutant
General Thomas report Of Cameron's In
spection tour. The whole period Of his
command was i've weeks.
When relieved Sherman was ordered Il
report to General Halleck at St. Louis
and not to any ''barraeks,' as stated b,
Colonel Mcclure. HalIeek Immediately as
signed him to a command commensurate,
with his rank, strong evidence that he wa
not considered insane by either Halleck o.
the Washington authorities.
Origin of the story.
Up TO this time there had not been
hint In the public press or in any quartz.
that Sherman was crazy. An examination
Of newspaper files shows conclusively tina
the Cameron-Sherman story had its brit
long after Sherman's relief from the Ken
lucky command. 1t was an after-though
growing out OF another circumstance.
I 1t was really General Halleck who CAV
origin to the story that Sherman was Graz
> ~ NhO olAONAA6 CNlCA " 1SACiaA mCOlCllal
} which fully explains itself:
"(Conhdential.)
/, "ST. LOUIS. No., December 2. 1861.
, 'MajOr-Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan, Comman
der-in-Chief. Washington, d. c.;
General: AS stated In a former ommuni
!. cation Brio. Gen. w. 7. Sherman on report
ing here for duty was ordered to inspec
! troops three divisions) at Sedslia an
vicinity. and II. In the absence OF Ger
Pope. he deemed there was danger Of a
immediate attack he was authorized to az
y sumo command. He did so. and commence
4 the movement Of the troops In a manner
9 did not approve and oountsrmanded. l ais
\ received information from officers theI
that Gen. Sherman was completely stan
2 peded' and was stampeding the rmy
d therefore Immediately ordered him to tn
n place. and yesterday gave him a leave
absence for twenty days to visit his famil
In Ohio.
Il am satisfied that Gen. sherman's PHI
~ Sieal ana mental system - "a a0mRletsl
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
c.

!; Pierpont Morgan's gift OF electric
lights to st. PauIs cathedral, London, will
be started on Easter eve.
The chapel which Mrs. Leland Stanford
has given to the university tina bears the
tuesday. DR.. Heber Newton preaching tho
DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman. the Prasbyteriau
minister has returned to his congregations
in New York City. fully restored TO health.
which was spent at Jamaica, West IndleA
Mrs. Julia Z. B. Brick OF Brooklyn, who
died recently, made the American Home
her estate. The sum Which the society viii
receive will amount to 100000. ana possibly
more.
Cornelius Van Ness. the o-ctogenariau
millionaire Of Port Jarvis, N. j., has 1us{
had gratifed his desire OF many years to
purpose Of which he made a special trip to
the Orient.
Rev. DIR. Edward X. Clark, who retired
trail Congregational church Of Boston, was
cont OSEIdt1 dDt ss $50; and his salary Will Do
Rev. Barnabas T. sakai, head OF ims
portant missionary work In. Toxic and b
seminary, Scambridge. i Is Pa th ii~ne coSn
lecturing on missionary work among the
educated classes Of Japan.
IeEPS Ss1Ss in 1he oy GEAR 7O dS0I wi hhs f6Eeuf asSTsd e
EFT % him being 10000. The largest single
Queathed TO him by a wealthy Italian
manufacturer, and the second largest S3o,~
The rendering OF the TIE Deum IN 81.
Peters opening the religious exercises oi
the jubilee, Is said to ave been the mose
impressive religious service seen In Roma
for years. The pontihcal Guarda Mobile
were present in their full dress uniforms,
worn for the first time since 1870, since
which data the RoRe haA called himsslf =
- AaAN =
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
CIVIL WAR RUMOR REVIVED
Colonel McOlure's Statements About Sher-
man Shown to Be Unfounded.
HISTORIC CANARD RIDDLED BY FACTS
Operations of General Sherman in the
southwest-DenOunced as Crazy
while Detailing Actual
Necessities.
HISTORIC cANARD RIDDLED BY FACTS

In his Random Recollections OF Fifty
Years. now running in various newspapers.
Col. A. X. Mcclure Of Philadelphia recently
discussed the military characteristics Of
Gen. William T. Sherman, and revived the
story current at the time that Secretary OF
Wa Simon Cameron pronounced Sherman
crazy In the fall OF 1861 because Sherman
gave it as his opinion that so. 900 men were
necessary to hold Kentucky and 200, 900 to
conquer the Mississippi valley. Colonel
Mcclure adds a new feature in the assertion
that Cameron told him personally that
Sherman was absolutely crazy" and, says
Mcclure. "he was promptly relieved of his
position in Kentucky and ordered to report
1T the 81. Louis barracks"
In a letter to the New York Sun Leslie ].
Perry declares that Mcclure is mistaken.
and presents the following facts discredit-
ang the story:
General Sherman then held the Kentucky
command. otherwise officially known as the
Department Of the Cumberland. About the
Arst week In October. Secretary Cameron.
accompanied by Adjutant-General Thomas,
visited the western military theaters for
the purpose OF discovering the real condi-
tion of affairs. particularly in Missouri and
Kentucky.
The secretary spent only eight hours with
Sherman at Louisville on October 16. 1861
n his inspection consisted in a confer
ence with the general and a journey tC
Lexington. whence he went directly to Gin
elnnati, where he arrived at s D. m, on tina
day. As General sherman was not relieved
of the Kentucky comman until precisely
q month after that date. It is evident tina
he was not very promptly made way will
after Cameron reported on him TO Lincoln
But as a matter OF fact. General Cameron
did not think that sherman was crazy. Tn
ofncial report made OF this inspection tou
by Acknowledgement Thomas. a minut
diary, so to speak, made at the command o
Secretary Cameron. shows that everything
Sherman told Cameron of the situation 4
Kentucky was reasonable In itself; and
moreover. that his opinion was at the tim
painly accepted by the secretary. althougl
the latter did say TO sherman that he over
estimated the Confederate strength on tina
front
Secretary CamerOn's Dispatches.
But the determining feature OF their con
ference, 80 far as Secretary Cameron
views were concerned. is that Cameron ah
eol1tely adopted General Sherman's eoneep
ton OF the situation and the immediat
necessity for large re-enforeements. an
right on the ground he energetically 50
about supporting him by issuing sewers
orders from Louisville and Lexington. Tw
or three short kilograms will sutiee TO dis
close Cameron's opinion Of what Sherma
reported 10 him and Of what he noted wit
his own eyes.
sQ1ouIaYIILA oOt-Aa assl--Hta Exesl
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
A severe Cold for Three Months.

The following letter from A. ]. Nus
baum of Batesville, Ind, tells its own
story: ~ suffered for three months with
a severe cold. A druggist prepared me
some medicine and a physician prescribed
for me, yet I did not improve. l then
tried Foley's Honey and Tar. and eight
doses cured me-" Refuse substitutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

In adapting his plan l confined It to
"a ppRer grammar GrEesA the Sixth,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
HAYDEN BROS, LARGEST PIANO HOUSE IN UNITED STATE

letter as being the origin Of the story is
proved by the fact that Governor Ewing,
sherman's father-in-law, wrote to Halleck,
inquiring about the matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

lency, the President Of the United States:
Matters are in much worse condition than
I expected to find them. A large number
Of troops needed here Immediately.
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary Of War"
General Sherman, at Cameron's elbow,
was saying that he needed large bodies OF
troops successfully to make war-200, 900 or
more. This telegram is strong proof that
Cameron agreed with him. Sherman also
told him arm were necessary. Here Is
what Cameron said on this head:
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 16, 1891
Thomas A. Scott, Assistant Secretary of
War: Arm and reinforcements needed
here Immediately. How many muskets,
pistols and sabres can be had? Is Negley's
brigade ready to march, and where is it,
SIMON CAMERON"
Then after viewing things at Lexington,
to which point Sherman accompanied him,
Cameron telegraphed again:
LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. II, 1861
Thomas A. Scott. Washington. D. c.: Send
Negley and his command at once to Gen.
eral Sherman at Louisville. II Randall has
no gum order his men to Louisville, and
send guns there for him. Send 5000 "a
Governor Morton, Indianapolis, who will
put them into the hands OF his men at once
Send the remaining muskets. to Sherman al
Louisville. SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary Of War"
The tenor Of these kilograms does moi
compOrt with any assumption that Cameron
thought Sherman crazy. They make it evi.
dent that Secretary Cameron himself con.
ceived the situation to be practically wha
General Sherman represented II to be
Furthermore. II is to be said tina every,
body In Kentucky with whom Cameron con
suited advised him precisely tosthe sam
effect.
Undoubtedly he thought the Department
OF the Cumberland could get along witt
fewer troops than General Sherman callel
for. but Sherman's estimates, even at tina
date. could not be construed as a lack 0
mental capacity, because they were moder
ate compared with those Of General McClel
Ian. with whose large views Of what h
needed in the way OF troops Mr.. Lincoln
administration was already quite familiar.
Time Alarmed the Estimate.
The outcome showed that Sherman wa
not wild at all in his estimate. Eventual
a good many more than 200, 900 men wer
required to conquer the Mississippi VALLEY
and that, OF course. Is the anti-climax {
the story. the wonderful good thing of sur
posing that Sherman was crazy when b
was simply talking wisdom. But the poir
is to determine whether what he was a.
sorting was reasonable at the moment. an
was 90 accepted. IL is perfectly certai
that was the case.
Colonel Mcclure says "sherman's deman
was appalling" because there were the
not 100000 soldiers throughout the entil
country. In this he errs also. Here vel
the troops present for duty on the day Can
eron saw sherman at LOuisville;
Western department .....-............ &.1
Department OF the Cumberland. ...... 3,O
Department OF western Virginia. ...... 1a
Army OF the Potomac. 1870
Fort Monroe and the coast-...-..... $50
Other poinS lac
Aobi .tA1st
Besides those troops actually in the ne
: upward OF 200 regiments were forming
] Ifha dfHarauf Rfafaa and froona urara non
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

A cold at thiE time. II neglected. is liable
to cause pneumonia. which lie 30 often
fatal; and even when the patient has re-
covered the lungs are weakened. making
them peculiarly susceptible to the develop
ment OF consumption Foley's Honey and
Tar will stop the cough. heal and strengthen
the lUnER and pre1knt RnsnmoRiAA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

Little Howard Green, on returning from
his FIRST visit at Sunday school, said to his
mother:
Mamma, does God watch me all the
timer"
Eyes, my son." she answered.
"Well," said Howard. "then what is he
doing with the other people while he is
watching met"
"Now then, wilIie,'' said Uncle John,
aren't you tired looking at the monkeys?"
"An right" reluctantly replied the boy
who was on his first visit TO the Zoo. Now
let's go to the place where the organ-grind-
ers' cage is"
Teacher-Now, Tommy, II you were pres
ident Of the United States what would you
do?
Tommy (aged GIL don't know what I'd
do. but I know what / wouldn't do.
Teacher-Well,, what wouldn't you do?
TOMMY wouldn't let anybody wash my
Aeck and comb my hair.
In one OF the public schools recently. ac'
/ cording to a writer in the G~entleman'i
Magazine. a number OF the small pupils
were busily engaged in working problems
in multiplication. with more or less salts
factory results.
After some time the teacher noticed on
little fellow who seemed most unhappy
His cheeks were flushed. his hair tumble
and tears were very near the surface. Th'
teacher said, In a kiAdly tone:
well, John. what is the matterT"
"oh, dear. / wish / was q rabbit" re-
piled the boy.
"a rabbit" exclaimed the teacher, in as
constituent. why on earth would yol
like to be q rabbitT'
well. my papa says they multiply s.
fastl"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

Maternal Ancestor-'My dear, you should
not cover your plate with such q multi
plicity OF eatables."
The Five-Year-old lin a tone OF rebuke)
Mother, you should not use such extra
ordinary long words when you have guests
to dinner"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

sailors are awful sorgetful, Pa, amt
they?" said little Elsie.
why do you think so. dear?"
Because" said she, they have to weigh
the anchor every time they leave port"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

Besides those troops actually IN the field
upward OF 200 regiments were forming In
the different states. and troops were pour
ing into the armies from every direction.
Il Is clear that the Washington authoF-
Iitea MsEa not S~hnndarsnnok e. tha Number
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

l upright. walnut case, $500.
| upright, walnut case, $500.
1 upright, mahogany case. $125.oo
/ upright. French burl walnut, $135.oo.
l upright, San Domingo mah., $145.oo.
upright, Circassian walnut, $l55.oo.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-04
& &|!e''|Si'{{E$S$F8SSSgI
How to Follow a Trail.

-
10 hide trail from the eyes of an Or
binary wOOdsman needs only good
rain or a few days of sun and wind.
Very few Indians or trappers can fol-
low trail If the weather has had one
weeks time in which to obliterate it.
There are some men, however, whose
hve senses are so carefully coached
that they offer more resources than
does the abnormally trained nose of the
bloodhound. To such woodsmen trail
once made will stand for weeks or even
months in any sort of weather.
In giving an idea how to go about
following trail it will be necessary to
wade through few unlikely conditions
in order to explain what ordinarily hap
pens. OF course, there are Il thousand
and one ways In which man may
leave traces of himself, as, for instance,
by dropping his handkerchief, or, if he
has been wounded, by his blood, or, II
he has been smoking, by his cigar
ashes.
These conditions often are used in
stories. but when it comes to actual
trail following one is quite likely to find
that the man to be traced has neglect
ed to lose his handkerchief. is not
wounded. and never smokes. When we
throw aside all. or at least most. of the
romantic torn dress or dropped slipper
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-04
He Heartily COncurreti.

A certain American writer of interna.
tional reputation who died recently
was, like so many other geniuses
strangely incapable of managing his
own domestic affairs. The small boy
of the family was his fathers pet, but
the terror of the rest of the household
Now it happened that under this same
roof with this small boy lived two
maiden aunts, sisters of his mother.
That they were thorns in his flesh he
made no pretense of cODcealing. On
one occasion when he had overstepped
a bit farther than usual the bounds of
prOpriety in addressing his relatives,
his Aunt Julia appeared before his ia
Their to state the case. Her nephew
had called her Il fool, while his Aunt
Martha he had characterized as Il -
fool The young offender was sum-
moned to the paternal presence. Fixing
him with his eye, the father de-
handed:
Ibid you call your Aunt Julia a fool p
Eyes"
Did you call your Aunt Martha n
- fOOl?'
Eyes"
"My son. was the prompt reply, this
is exactly the distinction should make
myself. New York Evening Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-04
store Exnenaek.

Mr.. DOwntOwn-We've got to econo
mize, and that's all there is about it.
Mrs. DOwnt0wn-Well you have two
men and a boy in your office. A boy
should be enough.
Mr.. DOwntOwn-That shows all you
know about business. l cant possibly
get along without the boy, can |?
Mrs. DOwntOwn-Certain not.
Mr.. DOwntOwn-Of course not. Ev.
erybOdy knows that. Must have a boy
to sweep out. run errands. and do all
sorts of odd jobs.
Mrs. DowntOwn-Very true. But the
men?
Mr.. DowntOwn-lve got to have the
men to watch the bOy.-New York
Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-04
THREE STORIES IN ALL,
How Witty Guide Described Mr.. t:leve.
lands BOathOuse.


During Clevealnd's first term az pres
ident he had tnilt for himself hand.
some boathouse OH the shore, of Upper
Saranac lake, near the Saranac Ina. 1t
was long, low affair, with deep ex-
cavation beneath for the storing of
boats and fishing tcakle. Dave Kronk,
a famous guide of the region, never
tired of describing the glories of the
presidents boathouse, which he regard
ell as the real wonder of the neighbor-
hood. On one occasion Richard Hard
ing Davis, then reporter in Philadel-
phia, visited the president socially, and
was met at the station by native,
who said he had been sent with his
wagon to drive the guest to the inn.
"There is MIR. Cleveland's new three
story boathouse," he said, passing the
structure.
"Three- story" asked Mr.. Davis.
81 see but one."
"Well," said the native, "there's
the story you see, the story underneath,
and the story Dave kronk's allus tell
lin about it,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-09-04
BObrik0ff Gets Sensitive.

Governor General Bobriakoff has
commanded the Finnish local govern
ment to make extensive preparations
for the Northern Scientific congress, as
it would be most regrettable if any
thing should occur to give the foreign
visitors an unfavorable impression Of
the conditions in Finland. The local
government is quite willing, however,
that the visitors should realize fully
what Bobrikoff las done for Finland.