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This opinion is founded upon disgraceful occurrences which are alarmingly frequent, and of which the following are typical illustrations: 1. The organization in all grades of schools from the elementary school to the college, of "strikes," so called, to compel those in authority to grant vacations, lengthen recesses, discharge or reinstate teachers, remit the punishment of fellowstudents who are under discipline for committing serious offences; thus often paralyzing, in whole or in part, the work of the schools. SOZODONT THE FAVORITE Tooth Powder FOR HALF A CENTURY. Finest quality. Patent top can. PREPARED BY HALL & RUCKEL, NEW YORK PHOTOS & BUTTONS COPIED. Gold Plate Brooch like cut (1 inch) only 25c. Filled gold (10 yr. guar) $1. Buttons 12c. ea, 3 same face, 25 cts. We copy Photos, highest grades, at 25c. to $5.00 per Doz. Elegant work. Stamp Photos. Lockets, Watch Charms, Plain or Colored. Your photo returned uninjured. Fine Ills. Cat. free or with sample (our selection) 3c. 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Class contests which cripple, temporarily at least, the work of the school, and lead to the invasion of private dwellings, the destruction of public and private property, thus entailing not only pecuniary loss upon the community, but also irreparable Stories About Birds of loss of time upon students and teachers. Land and Water By M. and E. KIRBY Authors of "Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard," etc. Perhaps in these days of teaching birds in the schools, there is no way so effective as to interest children in the daily events of bird life. The scientific facts about a bird do not appeal to young people nor stick in the memory But show the instinct and character of that bird in action, in story form, and the child is interested in an instant, and will absorb bird facts without knowing it. In this work eighty-three different birds are talked about in a live, entertaining fashion, that makes one feel at home with each, and to feel a little richer for the new acquaintance. The illustrations, about one hundred and twenty-five in number, are much larger than is usual in bird books. There is the distinctive character of each bird standing out in the picture as if the artists had carefully studied its peculiar traits before presentation.-Editor of Primary Education Fully Illustrated. Small qto. Cloth, $1.00 6. Serious bodily injuries and even death, resulting from hazing, fraternity initiations, and class fights. 7. The subordination of everything else by students, and too often by instructors, to the preparation for athletic contests, thus making a business of athletics to the detriment of true ideals of sport. The frequency of such occurrences fully justifies grave apprehension lest the schools, instrumentalities which exist at the expense of the state for the purpose of protecting the state by training for intelligent patriotic citizenship, may become rather a menace to the state by bringing together large numbers of impulsive, irresponsible young people under conditions favorable to manifestations of mob spirit, and without restraints sufficient to prevent or control such manifestations. Of KANSAS CITY, MO. Two Seventh year opens in September. years' course: theory and practice. For circulars and information, address The Southwest Limited, the new train to Kansas City, leaves Union Station, Chicago, at 6 p.m., and arrives Union Station, Kansas City, at 9 a.m., Grand Avenue, 8.40 a.m. Its route is via the new short line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. It is electric lighted throughout and it carries standard and compartment sleepers, chair cars and coaches, dining car, and, best of all, a library-observation car. No extra fare is charged. Folder free. W. W. HALL, N. E. Agt. C. M. & St. P. Ry. 369 Washington Street BOSTON 44 To-night Washington had planned riedly they dressed. They seized their to cross the river and attack the Hessians arms. But they were too late. at Trenton. 45 To-night? To cross the river among floating ice-cakes was dangerous at any time. But to-night-in the storm and darkness? 46 Neither storm, nor cold, nor darkness could frighten the brave commander. So the boats were pushed off. The long, hard journey was begun. 47 Sometimes it seemed that they could never reach the far-off shore. The winds and waves beat about them. The ice crashed against the bottom of the boats. Every minute, it seemed that it must crush them. 48 The picture shows us how the boats kept bravely on. At last, at four o'clock in the morning, they landed. Stiff, almost frozen, the tired 49 troops crawled on shore. They fell into They fell into line. Side by side, through sleet and darkness, they marched for six long, weary miles. 50 In the Hessian camp, the lights were out. The fires had died down. The general, his officers, and men all slept. the 53 Washington's troops surrounded camp. In an hour, the fight was The Americans had won the great victory of Trenton. over. Little Folks in Far-Away Lands cart. By the Little Folks Themselves LIZZIE S. WHITTUM (Continued from March number) I Jan has two two dogs to draw his He is very proud of them. He says they were trained in the "dog school" at the big city of Amsterdam. They will do just They will do just as he tells them to. 2 Now I must tell you about the canals. There are canals everywhere in Holland. Some are very wide and deep. Some are so small that we can almost jump across them, like the one around our garden. 3 In many places there are wide canals for streets. Some of these streets have only a narrow sidewalk between the houses and the water. Little bridges built across the canals, so we can go one side of the street to the other. are from 4 Very large boats can go on these 51 Suddenly, there came the tramp of canal-streets. The boats come up in BOOK TABLE. THROUGH RUSSIA ON A MUSTANG. Illustrated. Price, $1.50. Chicago: Educational Publishing Co. Now that all eyes, the world over, are cen. tered upon the Czar, his people, his army, his navy, inquiry grows more and more eager to study the vast Empire of Russia, to learn what its condition, what its resources, to learn the character, customs, activities, and aspirations of its 120,000,000 inhabitants. 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Beginning with this new year THE DEBATER will be greatly enlarged, and will be cated native companion visits countless vil-known as "A Magazine of Student Life" instead of "A Periodical in the Interests of lages and country districts and mingles with Oratory and Debating," as formerly. Every feature of student life will receive attention. all classes in all the domestic, social, and There will be departments devoted to athletics, debating, dramatics, chess, etc.; articles He finds much to admire in the charac. on timely topics by college presidents and professors; serial and short stories and poems teristics of the Russian people, but also very by students. Our February Fiction Number will interest you. much to deplore in their habits, their social life, and still more in the servitude to the government. His experience with the horse traders of THE Moscow before setting out on his long trip in the saddle, affords some vexatious and ludi. crous scenes. Again and again he comes in clash with police surveillance, which reveals 10 in a startling manner the ever-present and CTS heavy hand of the government in country and city, in the cottage, and in the palace. The mercantile class prove an interesting topic, the women as housewives, as pilgrims Speaking of Continuous Readers the Educational News says: EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG news to expect-that the days of the snippety Reader are over, it AMERICANS. By Henry Sabin and Elbridge is, nevertheless, a healthy sign of the book world that there should trated, 398 pages. Cloth. Price, 75 cents. be an increasing supply of excellent continuous Readers to meet a Chicago, New York, Boston: Educational demand that is increasing in ever greater ratio. We, therefore, Publishing Co. This is a book in which the young from welcome these little books, both for what they are and for what twelve years upward will not find a dull page. Yet it is not written down to them. they indicate. Their cheapness is evident, their fitness who shall Every theme is vigorously handled with question? They have already secured their places in the great admirable completeness; purpose, motive, and result thrown into distinct relief; inci- world of literature, and are unassailable by any mere critic. From dent, description, reflection, all woven into the point of view of the school they are also unassailable. a simple, lucid narrative that rivets the attention and carries the interest along from chapter to chapter throughout the book. Very happily, too, are the events of our history made to minister to the love of our country, quickening it to an intense glow in the hearts of the boys and girls who peruse the story of our early history as the Sabins here so ingeniously unfold it. They must, as the authors hope, "turn the final page with a feeling of admiration for the self-sacrifice, the heroism, and patriotism of their forefathers, and will hence strive the more to make their own lives deserve the emulation of their children and their children's children." President Roosevelt has pertinently said: "There are few more desirable things than to study history with an earnest desire to profit thereby in order to do better service in the time that now is." front of the houses, and stop at the doors. 5 There are boats that carry people to ride on the canal-streets. Mother often takes Frans and me to ride on one of these boats. Sometimes we go a long distance to the big city. On the way we pass pretty cottages and lovely gardens. 6 In the city we ride on the wide water-streets, past handsome houses, and shops full of beautiful things. 7 There are lots and lots of other boats on the canals. Some are carrying people, and some are loaded with vegetables, or other things to sell. We have seen large ships, with masts taller than the roofs of the houses, on the canals. 8 We like to ride along the canals on the dikes, and watch the wind-mills, with their long arms and white sails. 9 Do you have dikes and wind-mills in your country? There are hundreds and hundreds of wind-mills in Holland. And there are many, many dikes, too. ΙΟ Many of the wind-mills are red. Some are painted green, and some are blue. The wind makes their long arms, the big, white sails, whirl round and 'round. I I Then the wind-mills pump the water from the land into the canals. They grind the corn, and saw the wood, and do other kinds of work. I 2 The dikes are high and strong walls, built of earth and stones. Holland is close to the ocean. The water in the ocean is higher than the land in Holland. So the people have built dikes along the shore, to keep out the water. 13 Some of the dikes are so wide that there are canals and roads on them. Houses are built on them, and trees are planted there. 14 Men must watch the dikes very carefully. If a little hole comes in a dike, it must be mended at once. 15 If it is not mended the water will make it bigger and bigger. Soon so much water will come in, that it will flow over the land, and drown the people. 16 Frans and I go to school. school-rooms are kept very nice Our and clean, so we take off our wooden shoes before we go in. 17 At school we learn to read, to write and to spell. We have number work and geography, and we learn to sing and to draw. Our teacher lets us draw a great deal if we wish to. I am glad, for I love to make pictures. 18 To-day Frans and I are going to visit some little friends of ours. We are all ready now. I have on my new red jacket. I think it looks quite nice with my brown skirt and long white apron. 19 Do you like the little white lace cap that I wear on my head? Under the cap is a silver band. It goes around around my head and across my forehead. The band has small rosettes of silver at the side. 20 Our little friends, Hans and Kassy, live on a big farm. We always have the nicest time when we go there. They have lots of sheep and cunning little lambs, and there are the handsome black horses, which Frans likes so well. 21 COWS. But I like best the big, gentle There are ever so many of them. They are great pets, and not a bit afraid of us. 22 We often stop to dinner. Then we have all the rich milk we want to drink. We have plenty of sweet butter and delicious cheese. Kassy's mother makes the butter and the round, red cheeses. 23 Perhaps you have seen some of these little cheeses. My father says a great many are made in Holland and sent to all parts of the world. 24 After dinner we play games outof-doors. 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