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New-York tribune., 1908-09-05
THE ATHLETIC STUDENT.
Physical Training as Essential as
Mental Preparation.

= One of the features of the present day pre-
paratory school for boys is the athletic train
ing given at most of the leading institutions Of
that class. Athletic directors take a personal
interest in each pupil and endeavor to map out
a course of training in gymnasium and on track
and field that will be suited to individual needs.
The result is that the boy grows physically as
well as mentally, and energies prepared either
for college business life, and strengthened
to meet the problems which will face him in
either
Trained thus under careful supervision the
experience of leading educators has been that
the bodily growth aids instead of detracts from
the mental progress. His exercise clears the
Cobwebs which form youthful brains,
and he is better prepared for the books and
demonstrations and gives intelligent and un-
derstanding attention to lectures.
Parents who studying the school an
nouncements at this time of the year, trying
to decide to which institution their sons should
go are more and more coming to recognize
that the preparatory school which offers an In
tegent athletic training well a sound
course Of study is the one which will best equip
their boys; and this, too Is the school which
receives the American boys vote.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05

mental conference consider the best means Of
organizing an International system of education,
and since the adoption of this system would entail!
the elaboration of programmes which would enable
students to pass from the institutions of
try to those of another with suitable diplomas the
congress express the hope that the different gov
ernments will speedily indicate their willingness
participate In this conference, and invites the pa
cistes (or promoters CT peace everywhere to take
the necessary steps to bring this about.
The congress, considering the Importance of the
measures $aken, two years since, by the Italian
Minister of Public Instruction, which were also
adopted by the Hungarian Minister to have all the
pupils of state schools participate in peace festl-
val on February p, with view to inspiring them
with sentiments of peace and humanity extends
its fluctuations to the governments OF Italy and
Hungary, and wishes to bring their benefcent ex-
ample to the attention of ali peace societies In
order that through their instrumentalty their own
governments may adopt similar measures.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05
Shepard Piano System
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Rand Strides Made IN Secondary
Educational Institutions.

Never before in the history of American edu-
cation have there been so many and SO yell
equipped private schools, from the kindergar
tens to the college preparatory schools. Their
growth in numbers and Importance has been
remarkable, paralleling the rapid strides made
by the public schools
The secondary school is a result of the times.
and it has responded to the demand thor
ouglIy that to-day the leading colleges report
that from 80 to IS per cent of their freshmen
graduates of private schools.
Primarily the private school that prepares the
boy or girl for college resulted from the over
crowding Of the public schools in the cities and
the lack of suitable courses in the country
schools. Soon it occupies place all its own,
from which it has been stretching out a helping
hand to young America ever since.
Persons of means were the first patrons of
the private schools The crowded public schools
aud the feeling that their sons and daughters
were not receiving the early educational train
ing which the position of the parents made pos
sibie resulted in the establishment here and there
Of schools where the courses usually taught dur
Ing the last two or three years attendance in
public schools were taken up and supplemented
10y more advanced studies. 1t was a short step
to the college preparatory school of to-day.
There is. however, no antagonis1n between the
public and the private school; rather, they work
hand in hand each doing its share in the prep
araton of boys and girls for the serious affairs
OF life.
To-day nearly every college has its prepara-
tory school-conducted separately-but recog-
nized as ''feeder" for the college or university
career. The development of the private school
idea has resulted in the establishment of sec
oudary schools that send young men and young
women forth fully equipped for their share in
business life
To the boy or girl who is to attend college the
private boarding school offers an advantage over
the public school not only in the more thorough
preparation to studies, but in the self-reliance
the boy or girl will acquire-whch becomes an
important asset at the larger school
/ The individuality of the student is brought cut
in the private school than is possible in
the public school, more attention is paid to his
needs, and the work he is expected to do is along
more definite lines, with his future in mind.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05
SPANISH CHAIR IN LIVERPOOL.

Consul General Frank D. Hill, OF Barcelona.
writes that Englishman acquainted with Spain
has just endowed at the University of Liverpool q
chair of the Spanish language, the amount given
being $4,000. Mr.. Hill comments:
Spanish is the modern language that is, and
will daily become 50, most useful the
American peoRle. and this example may well be
commended to fsa7As OF education In the United
States"
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05
PEACE AND ESPERANTO.
Teaching of Neso Language in the
Schools Aduised.

The resolutions adopted by the sixteenth Uni
versal Peace Congress that Esperanto be taught
s international auxiliary language In the
schools say:
That, inasmuch as the French Minister Of Public
INSTRUCTION j. SA----- - Nltiate nter-govern-
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. June 1L-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened active and weak be-
cause of better weather in this country
and decline of more than Id at Liver
pool. Later a rally took place on good
buying by commission houses and all of
the early loss was regained. July wheat
opened ssQH2c to ts@Ac lower, at S5ss@
S7sc, and sold up to S614@s63sc. Minneap-
oils. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
Of 3g7 cars.
The market was nervous all day. but
the tendency was toward higher prices.
because of damage reports from the
southwest July sold up to STAG. The
market then reacted somewhat, but the
close was firm, with July A@Hc higher,
at S7hc.
CORN-The corn market was easy be-
cause of better weather and in sympathy
with wheat July corn opened a shade
lower at &c. sold at 66s4@667sc, and then
advanced to 67Ac.
The market ruled steady throughout the
day. the high mark for July was 67!kc. The
close was steady with July 1s014c higher.
at 67Ac.
OATS-The oats market was quiet and
steady. July oats opened Nc higher. at
421sc. and sold down to 41ssc, and then adj
vanced to 42c.
PROvISIONS-The provisions market
was active and strong on 5@1ec advance
in live hogs, and a good buying demand
from packers. July pork opened 2sc
higher, at s13.s21k. and sold at 1882. Lard
was 21a65c higher. at $50 and sold at
SSS7h. Ribs were 21zd5c higher, at N-511a
@7.60 and sold up to $7.62R.
RYE-Cash: 7S479c.
BARLEYCash: 5@54c.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
SMOKE At CHURCH.
Men Show Appreciation of the limo
walton in New Jersey.

New York. June 11.-Governor Fort
of New Jersey was the principal
speaker at a smoking service held
on the lawn of the Hyde Park Re-
formed church at East Orange, N. j.
More than five hunderd men, most Of
whom availed themselves of the per-
mission to smoke during the service,
attended. The pastor of the church,
Rev. F. B. Pulliam, in announcing
further gatherings Of like character.
said that the services were not held
on a striving for sensationalism, but in
the belief that common sense and re-
ligion can go hand in hand" The
services were held on the lawn instead
of in the church. to promote comfort
during the warm season. Men would
smoke If they were not at the church. -
he said, land there is no reason that.
being upon the lawn of the church,
they should not smoke if they like
Many automobile parties attended
the service. Governor Fort. speaking
on the subject: "The Real Meaning
of Life in View of Eternity urged
his hearers to do everything in their
power to develop not only their own
characters but the characters of 9TH
ers.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
NO APPEAL FOR HELP.
secretary Poole Of Commercial Club
Has Had None.

The regular monthly meeting of the
commercial club will be held Friday
evening when the question of the
1easlD1llty of trade extension excur-
sion viii be discussed. There are nu-
merous other matters OF MINOR i'm
portance to be discussed at this meet
ing, not the least among them the
question of successor of w. F. Jen-
sen Tor president of the organization.
This Will be the last meeting OF the
season. or until the 11th of September,
as 1t is the custom of the Commercial
ciub to dispense with meetings during
the hot months of the summer. zone
thing which fmpresses me greatly -
said A. B. Poole, secretary of the Com
merclal club, sis the fact that we have
not had an appeal for help on account
OF the flood from which the residents
OF North Topeka have suffered"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
The Kaw Began Going Down
Before Daylight Today
Ana Is Receding at the Rate of
an Inch an Hour.
MISSOURI is RISING.
But Little Damage Is Expected
From That Source.
Railroads Are Beginning to
Operate Their Trains.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 11.-Flood
conditions here were bettered on the
whole this morning. The Kaw river
began falling before daylight and the
undated district. The Missouri river
continued to rise slowly but it can do
no particular additional damage at
this point. From now on 1t is predict
ed that the situation around Kansas
City will improve and that as the
waters pass beyond here damage may
be expected to follow along the Mis-
souri, and the Mississippi east and
north.
The Kaw river at Kansas City be-
came stationary at O'Clock this
morning, when it had reached a
height of 2s.1 feet. The river re-
manned stationary until o'clock this
morning. when it began receding at
the rate CT an inch an hour.
The Missouri river at o'clock this
morning stood at 2S.3, a rise of foot
since 8 O'Clock last night. This stream
continued to rise during the early hours
today at the rate of about half an inch
an hour, and the weather bureau pro-
diets that it will continue to come up
at this rate for at least 20 hours.
All railroads were in operation in and
out of the union station this morning,
with the exception of the Union Pacific
and Missouri Pacific. whose bridges are
under water, and the Santa Fe, the last
three named lines using the tracks of
the ST. Louis and San Francisco from
the Kansas side. The Chicago, Mil
wauke & ST. Paul. which had been
starting it's trains north out of its out
lying Twenty-second street station was
backed into the union depot and the
Burlington, Rock Island & Wabash
each had an outlet.
The water was still half a block away
from the Union station at the west end
and with the fall of the Kaw all dan
ger of water reaching this structure
seemed to have been passed.
In the stockyards the water was re-
ceding fast, but business was still par
alyzed there and no stock was being
moved. Water still stood several feet
deep in one-fourth of the hog pens. and
there were feet of water in the base
ment of the stock exchange.
Despite the fact that hundreds of
persons are homeless in Armourdale
and Argentine. Kan, no actual dis
tress is apparent and the citizens OF
Kansas City, Kan, are taking care of
all the needy. But seven persons
sought shelter last might in Conven-
ton hall on the Missouri side, which
had been thrown open to the refugees.
In Harlem, the village . across from
Kansas City, on the Missouri side, the
people have been housed on the hills.
P Rising at ST. Joe. h
st. Joseph. Mo-. June 1.-The Mis-
souri, river rose three-tenths inches
here last night and is still rising. The
damage to crops in the bottom lands
is rapidly multiplying.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
SHOW ON NORTH SIDE.
Street Fair VIII Move to Original
Site Next Week

A snap of the fingers for the care and
trouble of the f1ood-North Topekans
feel that way about it and as an indica-
tion they are getting ready to celebrate
with confetti and all the other methods
which are approved, the arrival of the
street fair next week. The plans were
interfered with by the high water for
the Cosmopolitan shows which are the
center of the street fair attractions
were dated for this week. The shows
pitched their tents at the fair grounds
instead of on North Quincy street and
this afternoon gave their first perform
ance of this week. They will continue
to give two daily performances for the
remainder of the week at the fair
grounds and then move their effects
across the river. Il think the streets
will be cleaned off and in condition
so that we can hold the fair over here
next week beginning with Monady,"
said Fred Morns of the Civic Improve
ment club. Il have secured the shows
for the entire next week, they agreeing
to give us that date under the condi-
tions that we have been forced to
face"
Forty per cent of the receipts goes to
the treasury of the North Topeka Civic
Improvement Cuba club that does
things. The members are composed of
the best business and professional mer
of that part of Topeka and have been
pushing things that promised for it's
betterment The first street fair on
large scale was given last year by the
Civic Improvement club and the Co.'S
mopolitan shows were a pronounced
favorite with the crowds. There are
twenty-one different attractions listed,
including the free acts which are given
outside the tent entrances. One Of the
big acts is the leap-for-life of Charles
Strahl who makes a dive from the top
of a 120 foot ladder down into life
net. The apparatus was damaged in
the wreck at Wakarusa in which the
shows were mixed up so that it will
not be possible to Civ this act until
possibly Friday or Saturday. of this
week. Animal shows are always in
tereSting, the public never seems to
tire of watching the skill of the per-
formers of this character and this de-
partment of the Cosmopolitan shows is
not one whit back of that of the ball
ance. Fifteen different species of wild
animals are employed in the acts. in
cluding the usual number of lions and
lionesses. and among the number two
fine specimens of Nubian lionesses.
Vaudeville features vie with some
good old time minstrel for popularity.
A Ferris wheel and a carousel afford
enjoyment to those who delight in that
sort of thing.
A big part will be played by the club
under the auspices of which the street
fair is being given, in the work of
cleaning up North Topeka and getting
rid of the stains of water. The funds
which 1t receives from the receipts Of
these shows will be used largely for
this purpose and for the further beauti-
portion of Topeka. On this account
there is considerable more encourage
ment given to the street fair than is
usually encountered.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
LOST HER TROUSSEAU.
Prospective Bride Victim OF Grama-
tan Hotel Fire.

Bronxville, N Y, June 11.-Although
one wing of the Hotel Gramaton was
DESTROYED by fire. the guests
who occupied the others portions Of
the building suffered no great incon-
venience. Only the south wing of the
E shaped building, consisting entirely
of bedrooms, burned. The loss on
building and contents is estimated at
$2O0,00O.
New York guests have reported
heavy loss of jewelry and personal ef-
fects. In some individual cases the
losses have been stated at $4,000. 1t
has been estimated that the loss Of
jewelry alone will exceed 100000.
Among those who lost heavily by
the fire was Ms Edith Sontag. daugn-
ter of He1Iy Sontag of San Fran
CISCO In addition to considerable
clothing and jewelry. Miss Sontag lost
her wedding trousseau. valued at sew
eral thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
Four-Year- Old Child Lost in Woods
Three Days.

Chicago June 11.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Calumet, Mich, says:
Two worn out men, members of the
party of over a thousand people seek
ing little Miss Gornzack in the woods
here for three days and nights, came
upon a child's hat and shoes near a
creek in a swamp yesterday and sent
up loud shout of joy which told that
the long hunt was over.
The child. who is 4 years old, had
been missing since Thursday. She
was found reclining against a tree un-
conscious. Her locks had been blown
over her face as If by kindly Provi-
dence. yet this had proved insufficient
protection, for her lips. cheeks and
brow were swollen and discolored
from bites of mosquitoes and other in
sects that infest the morass.
Without food since she left her
home four days ago, save berries and
wild fruits of the forest. the girl must
have given out from sheer exhaustion.
The wanderer was taken TO the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gornzack, where physicians
stated that she would recover.
Her father is blind and was barred
from aiding in the hunt ror his
daughter
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
SIGNED BY FUNSTON.
Court Martial Reducing McAllisteI
Ten Points on the List.

San Francisco, June 11.-Genera1
Frederick Funston has confirmed and
signed the finding of the court in the
court in the court martial of Captain
Samuel D. McAllister. The officer is
ordered reduced ten files on the lineal
list of captains of the coast artillery
corps.
Captain McAllister was court mar
tailed for leaving his regiment for six
days without leave of absence and
failing to report for duty at rifle range
as ordered, as we'll as being absent
from night drill from May IA to- May
21st.
The officer was captain, 1872 in line
for promotion, and he is now set back
in rank to captain 202.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
STILL IN THE FIGHT.
Knox Boomers Say 1t Is AnybOdy's
Race at Chicago.

Chicago. June 1.-THE candidacy
of Senator Knox of Pennsylvania was
given an impetus today on the arrival
at the Knox headquarters of General
Hapgood, Edward r. Krause and Ed
ward S. Kingsley of Pennsylvania.
"Stick ?" said General Hapgood, in
reply to a question whether or not his
candidate intends to withdraw. well,
should say we will stick, and the
longer and closer We stick the better
are our chances. We will not consider
second place. Why should we? Who 8
got first place anyhow? Nobody has
got it and it's anybody's fight right
now. Don't forget that"
General McAlphine of New York
arrived early today, bringing with him
a strong case of optimism for the
Hughes boom. He professed himself
as confident that the New York gov
ernor had a most excellent chance of
the nomination. General McAlplne
said:
"All talk about second place for
Hughes is plain tommy rot. It's
Hughes with us first, last and ,nen
sOme''
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
zoo BABY PARADE.
Rehearsals For the Events Are Now in
Progress.

New York, June 11.-Arrangement MT $
are being made at the Bronx zoo for
the holding one day soon, of a baby
parade, which, it is expected, will be
the most interesting thing of the kind
ever seen in New York The partici-
pants will be the babies that make
their homes in the cages and enclos-
ures Of the park. Rehearsals are be-
ing held daily for the event. Among
the babies now in the zoo are Assuan,
tapir; Humpty. a camel; Ida, an
American wolf; Samboul and Sergort,
twin lions; Para.the first Rocky noun
tain goat ever born in captivity and
score of others, including baby Vir-
ginia. Mule and japanese Ska deer,
a baby buffalo and a baby antelope
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
New York Stock Market.

Well St. New York, June u.-STOCKS-
Small fractional additions to last nights
prices were indicated by the opening quo
tations for stocks except in the steel In
dustrials. which were slightly lower The
newly listed International Harvester pre-
ferred sold at SO and $685..
A slight recession reached buying orders
below the opening level of prices and the
market hardened. The trading in general
was insignificant. General Electric, West
ern Union Federal Sugar preferred and
Electromagnetic Metropolitan preferred fell
11a points
Prices wavered to a slightly lower level
and then hardened. Not enough business
was done to affect prices appreciably
Bonds were heavy.
A few unimDortant stocks fluctuated
considerably. otherwise the list did not
vary from the noon level. CRANKY Mining
and Mercantile Marine preferred advanced
111 points and Twin City and Rapid Tran
sit yielded 11a points.
The announcement of the anti-racing
bill at Albany caused some slight selling
in Brooklyn Transit which dropped 10
47A. Otherwise the market was virtually
unchanged New Haven declined IA
Soints.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
New York MONEY Market.

New York. June n.--MoNEY-;Maoney on
and closing bid IN; offered a. 1%. Time
loans steady. Sixty days. o@2l4 per cent;
80 days. a02k per cent; months. 31a per
cent. -
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 3hM4
per cent; sterling exchange firmer With
actual business in bankers bills al ~ S6som
L. $3.50 for demand and at 81 S535@4. $40 for
60 day bills; commercial bills, 81. 50.
SILVER-Bar silver. 533sc; Mexican dol
lars. &c.
BONDS-Government bonds firm.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11
@23c; dairy, 17@21c.
EGGS-Market strong Firsts, 141tc.
New York Produce Nfarkef.

New York Produce Market.
New York, June 11.-BUTTER-Marke
weak. Creamery specials, 24c: extras,
2S311c: third to first. 19@z3c: western fac
tory. first to 1870
CHEESE@Firm. Old full cream spec
ials, 15c; do state full cream, small, white
fancy, 13azc; do. large and small colored
fancy. 141xc; do fair to prime. n1s@13c;
do. common, S@91kc.
EGGS+Market irregular. Western first,
15h@161xc; seconds, 141x@l5c.
POULTRY-Alive irregular. Springs,
&c; fowls, l31zc; turkeys, lie. Dressed
poultry firm Western springs. S632c;
turkeys. 12@17c; fowls, 121k@141xc.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11

{. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'D
lower; corn unchanged
Liverpool second cables: Wheat 1k@
l9sd lower; corn unchanged.
Car lots at X. c.: Wheat !, corn 2,
oats g.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat IS, corn 81,
oats 122
Estimated car lots at Chicago tomorrow:
Wheat II. corn 300. oats JOG.
Receipts of wheat in the northwest to-
day were 189 cars. Last year 293 cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat 1@1kd
lower: corn unchanged.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-11

fell thirteen inches during the night,
at the rate of little more than an
lncn an hour and all water has left
the streets. The high water mark
reached at this point was two and
one-half feet below that of the flood
of 1903.
Manhattan, June 1.-THE river is
raining rapidly at this point though
the water in the main street reaches
almost to the First National bank
building. Measurements taken this
morning indicate a fall of forty-two
1nches during the past twenty-four
nours, Several hundred yards of I'm
ion Pacific railroad track were wash
ed out a mile and one-half from town
and the bridge across the Blue river
went out Tuesday. Nearly all tele-
phone and telegraph wires are down,
but gangs of men are at work and it
Is thought that the breaks will be re-
paired during the day so that outside
points can be reached
Junction City, June 1.-THE Re-
publican river has fallen rapidly dur
ing the past twelve hours and the
Smoky Hill is also falling though not
so rapidly as the Republican, The
high water period seems to be passed
at this point as reports from the west
of here indicate that the flood waters
have been cared for.
Abilene, June 1.-THE Smoky Hill
river at this point measured 23.4 feet
early this morning. At 8 o'clock the
waters began to recede and the river
has been steadily falling since tina,