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The independent., 1906-12-06
INTELLECTUAL FARMING
Chancellor Andrews Tells Fasteners
What is Being Accomplished in
State Agricultural School

StatS agricultural ScnOot
Boston-At the session of the Social
Education Congress on Saturday, De-
cember 1, President Charles Richards
of Columbia, S. c., discussed "The
Problem of Industrial Education"
Prof Jeremiah W. jerks of Cornell
university read a paper on volunteer
Group Work in Life" For the after
noon a mass meeting had been arrang-
ed to consider the subject of the
School and the Family" s
The principal feature of the evening
session was AN address by Chancellor
E. Benjamin Andrews of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, who spoke of agri-
cultural education. He said in part:
Unlike what is called liberal educa-
ton which aims straight at personal
development, disregarding the nature
of studies if only the best drill or
store the mind, industrial education
is frankly utilitarian. 1t was originat-
ed and is carried out with the direct
purpose of assisting men and women
to gain good livelihood-to enrich us
in our possessions rather than in our
characters.
Whether for veal or for woe, the
last years have witnessed a new de-
mand for industrial and for all the
Of tno nd
steady increase in the number of stu
dents wishing courses of study direct
ly preparatory to lifew ork-Work, yet
not professional. The phenomenon is
observable throughout the country,
but more marked as you travel west.
More than ever take Latin, Greek,
literature and history, the so-called cul-
ture disciplines, and pass thence into
the professions. But more also seek
college to prepare for industrial walks.
The university school of household
economy offers four year course
leading to the bachelor. of science de-
gree. This is for women what the
agricultural, forestry and engineering
courses are for men.
The thought is to raise the stand
ard of home life, to help individuals
become healthier and happier and a
greater power for intellectual and NOR
al good in the community. Physical,
intellectual and moral life so closely
blend that it is impossible to abuse
or neglect the physical nature or even
be careless about it without injury
to the whole being.
From the University of Nebraska
proceeded the original suggestion that
western sand hills could, and that
proftably, be covered with forests. 1t
was upon our grounds and from rep
reservations made by our professors
that the purpose took shape in the
minds of government experts leading
to the establishment by the United
States of the forest reserves in the
sandy counties whre pines are now
The independent., 1906-12-06
Nebraska News


auditorium, concert, Peru state nor
NAL quartet; 8 "The Rebellion in Corn
Land" an industrial drama in five
acts
Thursday forenoon, December 13,
university farm, agricultural hall-10
o'clock, general session; II, lunch at
normal school, Quartet and addresses
by prominent educators, state farm.
Thursday afternoon 2 o'clock-Sec-
ton meetings. girls association, north
library, agricultural hall; boys asso-
citation, auditorium, agricultural hall;
$3.50, exhibit fire run, street, Lin
coin, city fire department.
Thursday evening, Grant Memorial
hall, university of Nebraska-7:3 80,
university of Nebraska mandolin and
glee club; $50, illustrated lecture, AL
fred Montgomery, "The Farmer Pain
ter"
Friday forenoon, university of Ne
braska-9, section meetings.; girls as
sociation, library hall; address and
demonstration by Miss Rosa Bouton,
director school Of domestic science,
university of Nebraska boys associa-
tion, museum, engineering shops, lab
oratores; 1920, general session,
Grant Memorial hail. addresses by DR..
E. B. Andrews, chancellor university
of Nebraska; Mr.. Dick j. Crosby,
Washington, D. c., and Mr.. Alfred
Montgomery of Illinois.
Friday afternoon-General session,
aitU o11ifnriI1y,, tot oJ 81
quartet; 2:30, Nebraska in Review"
State Superintendent ]. L. McBrien,
presiding; 4:30, announcement of yin
ners in contests; 5, auction of exhibits
which are offered for sale by exhibit
ors.
Friday evening-General session,
city auditorium; 7:3O, concert, univer-
sity of Nebraska military band; $50
illustrated lecture, Dick j. Crosby,
Washington, D. c.
Saturday, December 15-Trolley ex-
cursion to points of interest about Lin
coin; goodbye.
Prize list-Over $1,000 will be award
ed in prizes. The principal contribut-
ors to our prize list and expense fund
are: Nebraska state board of agricul-
ture, $500; city of Lincoln, $1,1O0;
Miller and Paine, 5000; Armstrong
Clothing Co., $3.50; Sanderson's Shoe
Store, $120.
In addition to cash prizes offered the
Nebraska School Supply house offers
four Websters universal dictionaries,
and four Webster's standard high
school dictionaries, as first and sec
ond prizes, for rural, town and city
schools and county collective ex-
hibits.
Other prizes not yet fully arranged
will be announced at the time of the
contest
The cash prizes will be pro-rated
among contestants making creditable
exhibits. A $100 United States cream
separator is the sweepstake prize and
will be awarded in the corn contest
Information and Direction
2. Members are admitted free to all
meetings.
3. All exhibits must be in place
Wednesday, December 12
4. No entrance fees will be charged
for entering exhibits.
5. Any Nebraska boy or girl not over
twenty-One years of age may enter
exhibits and become a member.
6. Persons over 81 years of age may
become honorary members
z. Exhibits which are sent by mail,
express or freight should reach Lin
coin not later than December 8; if
brought by an exhibitor or other per-
son, December II.
s. Provision has been made for bill
ing agricultural exhibits, by freight,
free of charge to Lincoln. Address ex-
hibits to E. G.. Bishop, Lincoln. Neb.,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
Possibilities
of the Future
By Rev. Nc1OeH DtVfght Hills

Memory gives Us the past, and work
uses the present, but our real life Is
in the future. Three hundred and six
ty-five golden days lying before us.
Think of It! One hour sufficed for
Burns to baptize daisy with immor-
tality One hour was enough for
Wordsworth's Ode to Duty. One even-
ing sufficed for Whitney to sketch his
cotton gin. One winters night gave
the hours of Jefferson to take from
the Gospels his scheme of ideal
ethics.
For the youth the Grst duty is to
grow. Growth means planning; plan
ming means something definite;
defniteness appoints certain duties
for each hour.
Every day next year read one page
or poem; every day meet one man
greater than yourself, from whom you
can learn, and help one less than
yourself. Every day do some one
stroke of good work that will stand,
and cross one threshold to carry sun
shine with you. Every day plan to do
some one thing that will help men,
not hurt them; make men, and not
mar them.
You can so order your life as to
grow in health and in enjoyment OF
Gods out-of-door world. You can
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28

"Go-between." he repeated the word
several times. 1t had pleasant sug-
gestiveness. He smiled broadly.
Certainly! OF course. why notY
I'll write It'll"
He literally fell upon pen and paper.
His tongue never could have formed
the words that followed his facile pen.
The accumulation of six months alle-
glance was laid before her eyes. The
letter was gem. The essential part
of it was that IL her answer was yes.
would she, when he entered the ball
room that night, simply lay the violets
that he would send with this letter
against her face? For just secondl
He would understand.
The violets matched her eyes. He
had often said so. There was no time
to lose. He telephoned the florist to
whose Golfers he contributed.
"Oh, send bushel!" he laughed
happily, like sohoolboy perpetrating
joke.
81 have note to send, deliver them
! here"
The flowers arrived by messenger
who looked like the chief emissary Of
Dan Cupid. Tom united the violet
cord, lifted out bunch Of the choicest
| blossoms about the size of prize
caulifiower, smiled approval, retied the
box, addressed the card and with q
generous tip to the boy started him on
his errand. Then, with a strange
peace possessing him. he awaited o
| NJ trnCn
learn his fate.
Only the family was present when
he arrived. The effusion of their greet
ing would have set at rest his thump-
ing heart, could he have seen anything
but the girl, who, standing in circle
of light made by the pink shaded lamp
on the piano, was holding the violets.
With a smile full upon him, she SLOW
ly lifted the flowers and for fraction
of second buried her face in their
sweetness.
He looked at her as Jacob looked at
Rachel when his seven years of service
were ended. When the chance was
given them for a moment alone, he
seized not only the chance, but, un-
mindful of possible damage to chiffon
ruffles, he likewise seized the girl.
The right words came at last. Fol-
six months, he said, he had longed to
tell her, and to ask her.
But, Tom," she gasped, "yor
haven't yet"
Her protest was smothered, and he
lost no time in finishing what he had
to say, reaching the climax by demand
ing an early date for their wedding.
But. Tom, dear! you haven't"
Mother entered softly, in time tc
hear her daughter in strangely muf
fed voice answer, June"
Mother was an astute woman. She
withdrew softly, but listener nigh
, have heard her pious ejaculation
, THANK Heaveni The New Year prom
, ises we'll"
: The dying hours Of the old yea
passed in the merriest dance the Girls
void home had ever known. The bell
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
by
W. Ree3 Deunroy

pealed forth their welcome to the glad
New Year, and the party. grouped with
mother in the midst, waited breath
lessly.
With becc ming maternal tremor In
her voice, Mrs Griswold announced
the betrothal of her daughter to Mr..
Thomas Wentworth.
In the still. shiall hours of that New
Years morning, Tom switched ON the
lights in his own room.
After all, 1t was not SO very diff
cult he murmured.
But just how easy 1t had really been
he realized when he picked up from
his desk the letter of proposal. prop
erly sealed and addressed, but unde-
livered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28


effects from shadowy porches. They
had discussed life and love in cozy
corners, but the all-important words
remained unsaid. Every attempt to
speak them left him in a state of
quaking disgust. At last he framed a
little speech that exactly suited his
needs. During all his conscious mo-
ments, yea, most of the unconscious
ones, he rehearsed it, with more or
less dramatic effect. Time and again
he had gone with the strength of Sam
son to present It; like Samson, he had
departed, shorn Of his strength by a
woman.
"Ah, but such woman!"
She had eyes like violets-big ones
that spoke volumes; but it was Ian
guage he couldn't understand, so ne
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28

that before the New Year dawned he
would ask her. He would be blither-
ing fool no longer.
"I'll ask her tonight" he announced.
Her mother was giving an informal
dance to watch the old year out. Not
less than 100 men would be there to
bribe the orchestra for extra selec-
tions. or prolonged numbers, which
they would sit out, or dance, with the
lady of his heart.
But" grimly. "I'll ask her. It's
quite simple"
In his steady tramp around the room
he knocked down Japanese fla
screen.
"In Japan they have a go-between.
That must be a comfort"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
Good Old Times in oregon.

Return to the good old times"
would you? Then rise on a cold
morning and wash at the pump. pull
on a pair of rawhide boots that rival
tin can in stiffness, pull on wool
en- shirt over your back and sit down
to a bare meal with your three
legged stool dancing around on slip.
shod floor. eat corn pone and bacon
for steady diet and labor IA hours
out of "a. Go without a daily paper, a
fly screen, mosquito bar, spring
mattress, a kerosene lamp; gee-haw
your oxen to market and sit on the
floor OF an OK cart as you wend your
way to church OF a frollc. Paich corn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28

grow new friendships, and keep the
old ones in good repair. You can SO
choose the music, the great paintings
that you see, and the architecture that
you study, as that music, and elo-
quence, and art and worship will en-
rich your life. You can make your
daily work, however humble 1t be, to
take on the culture of full college
course.
No matter how old you are, or how
much you have done for society, you
can open new burrows and SOW new
harvests of happiness for generations
as yet unborn.
Are you young? Take Paul's ideal:
Whatsoever things are honest, what
soever things tire true, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are OF
good report-think on these things"
Are you old, with all your life be-
hind you? Remember Gladstone, who
in his dying weeks wanted to do one
more good deed, and translated
Horace. Remember Tennyson, who in
his last moments tried to swrite one
more song. Remember that English
hero who went out and planted just
one more tree on the day that he died.
Remember that SCARED apostle who
had sown the world with happi-
ness, but whose dying word was: II
will forget the victories and the
glories of yesterday; write one more
golden page, stretching my hands out
unto the things that are before"
This will turn the new year into a
great opportunity. This will crowd
all the days with duties and delights.
Life will be worth the living. Work
will bring rich reward.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
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the room five distinct times, each
time to smell, taste, hear, see and feel
certain objects.
If there is large party it is best to
offer prize for each of the five tests,
and have them written up after each
one. Some care must be exercised In
the objects selected, especially in the
tasting, when nothing harmful or dis
tasteful should be allowed.
For this test, as well as for the
hearing and feeling tests. the guests
are blindfolded or the room left abso-
lutely dark. 1t is not as easy as 1t
sounds to distinguish various musical
instruments when they are not seen.
A mouth organ, either, mandolin.
guitar and cello or flute-a few notes
Of each played in turn-are better
than an organ or piano, which are
more easily distinguished.
For tasting salt, cinnamon, flour.
pulverized sugar, oatmeal and allsplce
are good, while for feeling bananas,
potatoes, glove filled with bran, a
cap, a cane, poker, book and quite a
number of objects are handled, this
and observation being easier and.
therefore, requiring more objects
than the other two tests. The objects
to smell are generally liquids, such as
vinegar, alcohol, turpentine. benzine,
glue, camphor and cologne.
| "A clever hostess selects appropriate
prizes for each test, such as puff
box, with puff within, for touch
ing" a vinaigrette or bottle of
cologne for smelling" an ornament
or book for Seeing" rabbits foot
whistle or silver table bell for
hearing" and soft scarf or shawl
Or a silk muffler perhaps for feeling"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
Heard on the Corner.

tteard on the corner.
what do you intend to do, tonight,
JACKIE"
"The same thing that have done
every New Years eve for the last ten
years"
whats that?"
"Swear off. SO that I can start in
fresh tomorrow"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
II Wezv Years
Resolution
BY JANE CRAWFORD

HE dimdence Of
T h o m a s Went
worth was disturb
ing to his souls
peace. For six
months he h a d
been vainly trying
to propose to
H e l e n Griswold.
Opportunities had
not been lacking.
Together they had
-Ir.I 4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28

and peas for coffee and use sassafras
for tea, and see how you like it.-Ar.
lington Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
Entertaining
Megv Year Guests

The game of the five senses, COM
monty called perception" is an ex-
cellent one with which to entertain
New Years party.
One method of arranging the game
Is to have a table filled with things
to look at. The guests are taken into
the room one or two at time and
given three minutes to look at the
objects on the table.
When all have seen the objects each
is provided with paper and pencil and
allowed three minutes to write down
a list of all they can remember The
one who displays the best memory Is
given the first prize.
The objects displayed on the table
may be of any number, but for the
few minutes allowed for inspection
35 is good number. Inkwells, pens,
penholders, tea caddies, emeries.
thimbles, book and any such articles
may be xhibited-eXcept that when
two of one object are given, such as
two books, the color or some distin-
gushing mark about each should be
insisted upon and called attention to-
This method of playing the game
calls upon but the sense of sight, and
is more easily arranged than when all
five senses are appealed to. fhe lat
ter, however, is excellent fun and
gives scope for some originality and
a good deal of cleverness.
In this case the guests are led into
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
New Year.

New Year.
Every on; cackles
And wrong re,rieves;
This is the season
For fresh laid leaves.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28

For Six Months, He Said, He Had
Loneed to Tell Her-To Ask Her
continued his rehearsals. Now on the
last evening of the old year, pacing
back and forth across his room, he was
still rehearsing the speech with inter-
polations of the one New Years reso-
luton he had deemed worth while,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
ass-~ss2N~ss--~saN~ss-ss'sfe-ss N-ss'

conclusions that New Year resolutions
merely fret a mans conscience and
make him irritable without doing any
real good"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-28
New Years Resolution.

New Years Resolution.
He had loved and lost.
Never again." he sighed. 81 shall
never love again"
"Oh, yes, you WILL" rejoined the
heartless beauty.
Never again." he repeated. I'm
going to turn over new leaf and save
money"
New Years Rush.
"You seem busy?" interrogated the
caller in the corner drug store.
Exceedingly" replied the druggist
MANY patrons dropping in?"
81 should say so. We gave out 1000
patent-medlcine almanacs and 900
soothing -sirup calendars in two
hours"
For 1905.
Father Time was observed getting
his hair clipped.
What is that for?" asked the
friend.
why. people are going too rapidly
these days." explained Father Time.
"and want to fix 1t so they can't take
me by the forelock."
The Result of Observation.
did your husband make any New
Year resolutions?"
IL hope not" answered young Mrs.
Torkins. Il have about come to the
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-05-18
Bret Mention

BRIEF MeQClOu
Dr.. Brown. the Dentist. Buell.
street stairs.
II you are dry it isn't the weather
mans fault.
Feigel repairs anything, He has
lust s0ldered our Fountain Pen.
Fred Shermer was over from Key
stone Monday.
Lawler & Co. sell groceries cheap
or cash.
Ed Hall and wife were Keystone
visitors one day last week.
Collins, the second hand store man
has moved to the Floorman Block.
NJ. ]. Conley, of Armour arrived
in the city yesterday.
For good m,al go to Lawler'
restaurant.
Frank Stanton, of Falsom was a
caller in the city Thursday.
FOR SALE-Second hand goods o.
all kinds. See Collins, Floorman blk,
Mrs. Matthias, of Elm Springs is
spending few days IN the city.
New Dental parlors-Dr. Brown
Buell. block.
Tennis if now the favorite game
with the young people of the city.
Mrs. Gleason is again conyaleseent
after a somewhat prolonged illness
Mrs. H. N. johnson left Frida,
evening for an extended eastern trip
Nearly every day witnesses tn
starting of some new enterprise il
Rapid City.
Have you tried the bread at Law
er's Bakery? 1t is just like mother
used to make.
Mrs. Alum has returned to he
home in Hermosa after short visi
in the Gate City.
Souvenir post cards illustratin
ing all the events of the late STOCK
meeting at Mcnamara
Miss Josie Maxwell and Florenc
Harvey returned from Belle Fourch
Monday evening.
WANTED:-A girl for general hous
work. Enquire of Mrs. Kate He
comb.
John McElroy has opened re-
turant in the rear of his building Q
9TH and Main streets.
Views OF the stockmeeting-re
photographs-only 1Oc each at M
:. Namara's.
. It will soon take opera glasses
! see board walk in Rapid Cit
Cementis the theme of the town.
\ FOR SALE. Seed potatoes. Earl
! Ohio's and Early Rose. Apply t
I S. J. Scriber, Floorman Block.
/ Bert Hoisington was a passenge
on the M. R. g. N. w., Wednesda
! for California to spend his vacation
TAKEN UP.-A Brown horse with
4 star on face, branded SD on lie
4 shoulder. Enquire at this Office.
I John 2. Reed, proprietor OF til
u Rocky Glen ranch was in the cit
D Thursday and paid the Union cal
y J. r. Sharp and wife are spendin
a few days in Hot Springs. Jim
attending the meeting of the Cd
\ Fellows.
Il Observation-Disclosures horse, viii,
! face. branded pine tree on left hi
n Suitable reward on return to
Y NJ RS. Lizzie Johnson.
Il II one can Judge oy the number
that get off at Rapid Cit
\ every day; the trains must be pra
y tically deserted.
- Mrs. G.. G.. Congdon left via tt
\ Crouch lines Wednesday fer Wal
! Walla, Washington where she wi
\ visit for some time.
y sfany of the School of Mines p
4 pills got on their "glad rags" al
- faced the camera for commenceme
pictures last week.
! Mrs. SIS. Montgomery and daug
: ter we're arrivals from Chadr,
y Sunday morning for a visit wi
y Mrs. H. G. Gambrill.
X The musical to be given at
- brary hall Saturday night will
The independent., 1906-03-29

tice was merely hoisted upon its own
petard; that the beer trust decision
was merely chicken of the Paul
Morton decision of Mr.. Moody and the
president that had come home to
roost A great many congressman
feel that their chances for re-elec-
ton are being destroyed by the quar-
rel between Speaker Cannon and his
little clique in the house, and the SEN
ate. Both seem to be acting toward
each other with little regard for rea-
son or the public interest, which has
very disquieting effect upon the
minds of congressman who represent
close districts. In fact the whole
governmental case here Is a bad one
at the present time and everybody
here seems to realize that the people
know it and that something will hap
pen next November
Another cause Of worry to many
republican congressman is the demand
for tariff legislation, which the party
leaders have decided shall not be at
tempted at this session. Evidence ac-
cumulates to prove tnat there is a
wide spread feeling among the rank
and file of republica:. voters that the
tariff should be reformed in many in
stances where it is positive injury
to the country at large while shelter
ing trusts and enabling them to piuii
der the American people while they
are selling their products at profit
In the cheapest markets of Europe.