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riflg Plants. ‘nt. ds. ON, {ST STREET. .ouses, :d, Lumber. 'hve rd f rte of charge HIGHL4 \D PARK. BER DISTRICT. Kindling. All Kinds. Crockery, IM.‘M“‘€ NT fCL:>L 'r. '6 :umg MWWWQZ A few weeks ago a paper was read 3‘ the ()s'snli which evoked a lively dim-ussinn. and among other things wen; some criticisms of music in the public schov-lsc which we supposed were lm'olml :gt our 6n.)- schools, but were nwaun. we learn. for schools in gem-ml. “'0 had no idea there was any musical training in nur public ~‘('lmnl.~d.<ml}' as here and there a h-achcr Lune, some for special 0c- czisiuns, [mm-Hing that vocal music i~ a regular feature of the school we spcui most of Mumluy'aftcrnoon in M'H'll ml the grades“ cmulucled {mm mum to mom l)}".\li~s. lluwen. lllc myorimemleut. First uf all. let us say. the lmnrd appropriates~ no money fur this work. ln “'aukegun and must other towns. money is appropriated fur :i special mnsiv teacher. m-veml hnn- drvd dullnrs a your. \Vlwn Mrs. “mu-n came. she dutvnninod to put in music thruugh the [.(‘:l('lH*lԤ, with- out any eum cust. saw tlw bunks. about thrw grades or seriw. This was no snmll undertaking. for two reauons: first..\lr.~x. Bowen does not claim to lw n uiiisiml export“ though pl]? understands the art: sot-0nd. the sev'eml classes had all thov wanted to do, witlmut anything heing :tdâ€" drd. lint there i~* this to he said fnr vm-zil music. it can come in in most canes practivnlly as a ('lhlll‘zt‘ and a rest. without ovnrtntinq the overworked pupil. Hence .“t'fi. llmn-n i~' Mititlml :4) great credit t'nr putting: it in and mnkiw: it the SIH'H-‘S she has: no (mo wlm 580x what haw lm-n dune. and has any zipprwmtiun of thv Value of thi< instrm'tinn can dun)" that. Fur resultx' wv found 1\ l‘f'flllfill' orderly and M'lt‘lllllll‘ CUIH'SL‘ of trnin~ in! on, the «\‘stt-m 09' the summer svhoul of music hold :11 the Military :n-ndrlnv vwrv «Humor. It ix‘ :l :n-mlrmy vwry «Humor. It ix‘ :l Hostnn idea. and lu'm'v Hp-l'Hl‘lH' invvm‘)’ rospwm 'l‘lm puplls sing by now, and nm by mm. and own in the fir»! maul“. with Mi.“~ Bzu-luw. those little tots. in six months. lmd Worked in three keéys. am] their ideas of notes, tmw, rests. 010,, seemed to us phenomenally ctn‘rwt and advanced. 'l‘lwrv won- similar «with-mos uf gnmL solid :lttnimnonts in vlu- sm-mnl grmlv. wlwrv they m" yluinml to us several matters mum- what imrimw mu] m m) all the way up, thrnuuh t0 the eighth grmle. save tho seventh. which we (lid not see. us the Ila} was tun short, or we lingvrml (on lung: in the sixth m be (let'uratwl will; the (‘IHSH (-ulm's. \Vv found, :13 we should naturally expect, :1 tllfiorvm'e in the tom-hing ability uf the tl-zu-lwrs. and some also in the sen-ml grades: that is. taking «me grade m' class :w a whole there is more musical talent, ability or aptness to learn, skill in reading mimic than in :umthér gnulv nr class, and that class will show to better advantage now. :unl all thé way thrmngh :lhe soluml c-uurslu Same teachers. two, as nlmn- sug Same teachers. two, as nlmn- sug geswd, 'raw a natural inborn “knack" or gin 0f iqunvtinn. in this as in other Hues, greater than others have. \Vhethcr "matches“ are mad; in heave-u 01' nm, «1- mm‘t, Ray. though evidently some wei’e not. for heaven turns out no defec- tive or bungling work. But teachers and preachers, leaders of all kinds, like poets. are made there. and it. is uuérly futile for one to attempt to teach music or anything else. withâ€" VOL HI. MUSlC IN OUR SCHOOLS. The Highland Park News. abilih .1.IIIII Irv 10th :beldim‘ left a bi lendinggwlo \Iith hurl [’Ide} In lw enam. nr ('zhss «led china: the Inubu of (. NII'IIII. b hcttol Lntm 2| mlIHeI named Hallo) I :Illod hé WW} :fut the II he 1 and- s it “us In): dum- he paid Vlr, :1'IIIlegpI-‘III of the pliue uvu sug ,nf the l‘t‘pflilfi’. and sun! he “(HIM inborn _‘ leave it there till {he rnutls \\'l'l't‘ fit Minn. in fur wheeling. Laier Night Engin- I-I' {11:UIJN,'I' Haydn‘of the Fort III-Ming: plant. Finally. we were plentiml; more ll‘mu pleased with [59 ralul‘m we lsawzthe real substantial savior: rm)- :dered these. pupils is of injestimablo lvalue, especially when it «lnn‘t Post Athedisnricta cent. lmyouh a fow {cheap music books. and {$9 results loblaified are a great achievement {and Worthy of ovory‘hig'x jpruise. f The members ufflne Baptist Church gave a qoéiahle and receptibn tuflxeir mew passer Vines and his wife. at HH- Sresidenee of Mr. and Mr~ugE mm H. Brown. ddwn in the “Pm-hm" Sutur- day (waning. Thvrv ‘\"|“~‘ 2| Iurgv attendance and the Browns made :everything just us plvusuut as pm:- éihle. Most of the people} had met \Ir. V mes. but t' ‘is Was the pastor's wifes first uppexrnu ~- 18mm : thi‘» :peoplo m i s‘n- Droducen a must ifavorable imprex‘dnn. as aghright and {charming Christian wmmg‘n. a sun”). tern lady of the lwst thv. * \Ve roan-t- ted beinfiiz uhliged to fnrvgb the pie-as. ureof being more. at the last mmuvm. 011111111 special divine en‘unwnum Wlth the but human training ob taina >l». The two chief specini anturvs of the evening wem n musiq'ul program) and an "ideal auction." EUC tlw fur. nwr Mrs. C. H. \Vnrrvng and Mia‘s Bessie Chvverton grow a piano duet: Irving Evans and Miss Minnie; Stu-i- lwr UH violin and piano; EH M. Prior a violin solo. Cnfl'ee. sm’flwichesmnd doughnuts. such as moiij‘ur “hell {0 make. were served in 21$unduncea " .cullHl at Mr. PM“; the who“ as his an. cluiuu-(l lmd y's and whiuh ‘lmen stolen from his place imess. \ mutant “as .~\\<)ln(7)u1 of Justice l)oule_\ s dourt for the arrest mf Mullm’ who hiul his ll‘lll Salm- {lay afternoon, aim in, default of $400 bonds held (0 the gland jun 1 for lan'em ; )f l.usl-. ‘ the Willcux N Gibbs sewing machine cmnpuu y. Ladies who value their health will do well to examine this muclliue. Mr. and 3115.1). C. ll’urdy are off for a week or two in_ \Iichigan w lxile the “hunter" and AI (lmr kovp lmclmlm > lmll. Tlu- Idem Auction was highly a- musing and reumnerativé. l’uckugm 0f all sorts \wrt- done up neatly and [“in in somv artistic (iv (untilsfic mzumvr and thmlmldm zinctinu. For instance three vafl’nrk; n-lt (11km or duughnuts u'e-ro (loim§t1p )ulwlml "thrw Helm .1111! wk! 11) lli~ humor. the 111a§or.fur 1H (”111ts.‘ A11 UM file rm] :1 ruw union \H-re neatly put up 'ds “rnuk and Me" for? which rare tn-nsnre De- Witt Clinton I’nrdy put Anatitrm-tiw iookâ€" down “four hits." ing hnndh‘ marked “iiiv tie that binds" drew n siiw r 3 half dollar. (tom Charie' H. BukeJr. ’squirv: it “as a Iishmih wished and hmnderv ed Whitv cotton necktie: “ l hv Miés- in}; Link." uhich Mcitéd the vvoluL ionisi curiosih of Artiiur E. E\ runs. to “10 tonr: oi z iLrht nirkeh [nowd to he a somwi hut 2lll('it[l‘5ir}1l1(i()f in» logna: and so on til?! the vxvihzd. eager crowd, u‘hich rifuh’dthe Board of Trade wheat pit. hid and hought 'ml they haul parted f with m3. of their precious money; piv of curios gave oljt About 1030 e\ e1 yum» \\ eiit home girnnonncing the affair a "grand succfsx.‘ when thi- sup. ‘ .lllC IuCCI ”1;; u um u v‘ n v luvunuu‘ . hue. albeit the absent ones er0 miss l ed. Alderman Cns‘hmun sugL'i-stvd thnt the shock of sncn :in early ud- journnwnt might I) more than) our . 3‘ ‘ _ The Zero \Vvu- ”N‘ families could bear. ’ tin-r and piercing \v ills made iniil rulhcr (-ool. Is the Presuvation oi Ha I’ s Health ‘nore Important Than the Preserva- tion of the Health of Woman? ”w of Much has iwvn done during last decadu to ’lighten the work man, by time and labor saving .inâ€" wntions. which men have tnkcnad \rnntugv of. regardless of expensv: ytft inmny Women contimm to use hum’y running. noisy and injurious sewing: ”machines, with their accompanying ”C \\,.|.L1.‘.a .I...56IL.:. null THE BAPTET SOC! ABLE c A M E T0550 s’: “E F HIGHLAND PARK; ILL, FEBRUARY 4, 139a. J. McGregor Adams wants the three bridges on Wavarly arenue rebuilt before the season opens. One of the bridges is a large one and will cast something like a thousand dol- lars. Referred to street and alley committee. Alex. Robertéoix wrote calling attention to the fact that he was the sucCessor of Robertson , No Ian and ready 1!) carry out the 01d firm's contract; Mr. Phillips thought Mr. Ruhvrtson entitled tn the trndv. 0n 11mmuu)f(?ul. Davidson. theJmn- ber contract was continued with A. Rcbensun. I Bills read an! phased Robertson. Bills read an l passed 1 amounting to $391 ‘28. The storm \\'i11dowsforcity hallo-11519385“. " ill and not able to he present and alder-l new Alderman (.‘ohh 1111.1 temporarily 1111111 Uhee was out of town. Citycol' Col; 1 D111 1d‘4011 reported on the cmnmunid lettor’s new bond approved 1' cation lro111 citV treasurer suggestiig ordinance. the Thea: new urdinan- 1 two neVV gm 9111111,, cit) treasur.er ces make some Very 111dical changes in theadmini‘trauon of this olfice. The xeumd ordinance designates the} X111tl1wes1e111 National hunk of Chic l atro as the depositon oi allcity luudsl 1111i 11 1111151 be deposited 111'the11a1ne of the cilY and all checks on said 11111111, must he sinned 11V tho 11151111111191- andj the 111ayur. Both o1dinances 11er~a A11 ordur was passed 1o putl i from Cork 1 passed. in :1 “Much water main tral avauue. or Mr. Sampson’s cor. war, to Hazel aV‘enue. or Mrs'. Greuer-L a1 Flint'a corner. down 1191111211 aveâ€"1 nue, at an estimated expense 111' about: SUM)“, The clerk will call for bills: for the Work, in parts‘iind in whulcil Alderman Fritsch.‘ for the streets" and alley 011111111itteemeported against ‘ all the petitions for remates. includ- ing Messrs. 1’. A, Montgomery. John K. Walsh. C. H. H. (Inand- ler rt al The order for supplies for 11. Nice. the month “as pzhsed and at $15511 the LUUHCll adjournpdand went home lhe. meeting 11 (in .1 wry pleasant ,quiet 1 Prejudice,” usual adv 11'1tages of educati had she anv knowledge of th hoyond “had she could gm country parsonage: < never ‘ , exhibited any a111l1i 1 . authorsmp. yet before she W11 tV' 111i) wars old she wrote 1 period of ten months at od1" and on scraps of paper “Pri one of the N novels in the English langua The greatness of this book §1rl1ielly intlieindividualityoft acters it portrays. 11111145111119 5 men and women they stand'i tl not the puppets ofi1l1ook.l1m we have known. Elizabeth \Ir. Darcy. and Mr. Collins a acters as admirable in their Hamlet or" Falstafi'. and it is the highwst faculty of creative in his ()Wn PTUI)?!‘ person. that Miss Austdn's greatnesw All this was pointed out in a 1ng may by. thaler. and: tare to say that forthe next. f1 half the town will be reading and Prejudice." , The nexg lecture, will be F 171111. upon Thomas Carlyle. THEY ENJUYCJ 1r. Sleighing parties are so 111 since the recent 111,1; fall of 51 one cannot‘keep track of the to record all the Name would devote all or“more of its-411 1 one. albeit the absent ones er0 miss l ed. A'ldernmu Cns‘hnmn suggustvd that the shock uf such an early ud- juurunwnt might I) pure than mir . . . ' a; . - luunlws could bear. ’ 'lhe zeru ww- tm-r and piercing \v uh made Hu- min rather (-uul. Much has hm-n (lune during the: lust (lee-adv to ’lighten the work uf man, by time and lahur saving .inâ€" wntiuns. which men have tnkcnnd vuntugv uf. regardless of expensv: ytft many Women cnntimm to use hum’y running. noisy and injurious sewing: machines, with their accumpanying unhnyam-es of hubbiné. nhutglus and tensions. . ' Prominent physician; agree than no other one cause, has done so much tn injure Hm health of , wumon. me r'unniug such machines. That intelligent lmlins. who k0?!) posted with mlvancvs, are awakening Yuan appreciation of this important subject. is fully (lenmnstrutc-d by the large sales of the light runninngulth saving. "automatic, silent sewing nnwhine, manufactured and sold by the Willcux N Gibbs sewing machine cmnpun y. CITY COUNCIL. The second lecture‘ in Professor Rolfe‘s course at the. Highland Park Club was given on Tuesday evening to an audieude which uvurflowad the hall: The lecture was even more delightful than the. first. an} the success of the ”Curse is nsmxre'l. The lecturer told the marvelous story of Jane- Austen's life and “Hark how she. a simple countryâ€"bred girl. producud those novels which are :nnungthe greatest masterpieces of tlu- World's literature. MisaAnste-n had enjoyml no nn- uuunl ad 'antages of education. nor had she any Knowledge of the world beyond what she could gain in a quiet country parsonage-I <he had never zexhibitmi any ambition of authorship. wt before she \"dfi twan- ty-two years old she wrotv {vithin a period of ten months. at odd timés and on scraps of paper “Pride and Prejudice," one of the greatest novels in the English language. The greatness of this book consists chiefly in the individualityof the charâ€" acters it portrays. Liké Shakéspeare's men and women they stand out each in his own proper person. they are not the, puppets of 'a book. but people we haw known. Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy. and Mr. Collins are char- acters as admirable in their way as Hamlet or" Falstafi'. and it is in this, the highwst faculty of creative genius. that Miss Austria's greatnass consists. All this was pointed out in a pharm- ing any by. thalacmwr. andse Wu- lure to say that forthe next. fortnight half the town will be reading “Pride and Prejudice." , V The nexg lecture, will be February Sleighing parties are so nlunemm sincv the recent lug full of snow that mw cannut‘kva truck of tlwm. and to rat-«ml all the! NEWS wnuhl have tn (lt‘VQflt‘ :lll of“nwre uf its‘ill mhnnm to them; Hmwwr, tlwre is (me which WP think is worthy uf syn-vial nwhtiun, that of the litllv kids ofthu l'nitml Evangelical Church. which tank plan-u Mondnv rfterutmn. ‘Mrs. Silas Brand who is tlwir Sunday schoul tvucher, chaperunml them. It was :1 bitter cold day and those in «hinge (litl not (lure gt) far from the thickls settled portion of the city.¢mly gning as far as the lake or some like distance and then returning to I the home of Mrfi. Brz-ml. which was the starting pointsvhen glimu'itli mother 13'. mlicitmlu, would pick up the youngsters, one at u-tinw.carry them in. warm them and return. repeating the operation. until all Were comfort- able. when another trip would be madP. All set-med tn enju) it in). mensoly. Lake Bluff has been muicahly ad- justml and Mr. Lain" time for com- PIUfiOUJOf the road through that \‘iiiagc has been extended. He promises to gran-l two miles of street his rum! m-cnpies and put c‘verythiug in grand shapd as soon as the frost in out of the ground so the telephom folks can move their pole-8 out of his right of way. He also gives the tom; 3 cash bonus in view of its extension of his time and no“, :fiO soon as spring shall open, the road will be pushed through to com- ? pietion betWet-n this city and Wau- kegm . THE ELEC FRIC ROAD. We are very glad to 1mm" that what promised to be H sud affair in JANE AUSTEN. l Col. Par-menus: T»: Turnley. our friend and neighborfis irrepressible. las well avirresistihle. Think of a éman of his years- he s\ as born in ’ Milkâ€"goiiig off to \ew York to de- '{liver the. presidential address before lthe Aztec Club at its )jubileo meet- :ing in that city last October. The ioriginal Aztec Club :was organized 1Oct. 13. 1817. in the City of Mexi- jco by sewn men, not one of whom I is now living. to perpetuate the nienr iories of the Mexican war. Alll old j Mexican war fioleiers and theiri (le~ :wemlants are eligible. Originally the (In!) nun) ‘lereil 1W) members, ,abouta dozen of whom are now 0» i live and of this club. Col.Turnley a i~' the president, and we have before :us. in a dozen page pamphlet. a iprinteil copy of his address at the ”()Ctfllwr jubilee. Of that meeting he said anl We never saw it better :Btilit‘ll: “We nreel toiluy not to in- lilnlge in the savage exultation of Iwar, but rather to declare a divi- 4h-nil of l) 'Hcllls‘ over the, injuries of war." We, were brought up to be ‘lieve th . Mexican war a wicked euâ€" ‘terprise. but the Colonel makes it hut a blessing in disguise to Mexico, :as \Vcll‘zh‘ to the United States; his i There are nnv in the club 11 of tthe original mu members, 50 old i veterans since joined and about 1 70 genus of the old Mexican soldiers, iuukixrr in all 23! numbers The club 1115515 annmlly m vuriouapdrts of the, cuuutry In October and it ‘must be a delightful time. The 'Colonel's address, like everything ‘ he writes. is (ltscitl‘dly rraduble and ‘iustructive; he has the somewhat ‘rare faculty of saying what ha as wall as to the United States; his logic seem s.) l Ll uni his {acts in: disputablé. The Mexican people, he says. «slum n1 um .thps and the pAliticia is leirnal to [car and respcm us.‘ We thinlt the citiLens of the Pa rk will read with pleasure the announceâ€" ment that August Enmark, formerly director ot the Crescent hand of En- glewootl. has come to the Park to live and has started an organization hare. We have long needed such a good band and Mr. l‘lnmurk has proved his ability as a director in other localities. The organization is not yet complete and there may be some changes in the final adjustment of the several parts and musicians, for We can't well have an etficientfihand where, all are. drum majors. The parts stand as follows. as We. go to press: August Dannenmrk, director and comet. William Smith, comet. Jacob Zimmer, comet. George Zimmer, tenor. Edward Colo, alto. Elmer Paluwtier, alto. William Farmer, drummer. i (‘url Tlioren, drummer. i William Sheridan, alto. 1 Mr. Lumeree. Mr. Brinkmun. They had their first meeting in the 'idining room of Goldberg's opera l ‘ house, \\ ednesday evening. We loanrwith pleasure that the iKing‘s Daughters are preparing an- gother of their unique entertainments ifornext fiet‘k Saturday, the 12th Jinst. Itu'rll be chiefly an exhibit of pictures of special design and‘ Emerit. Jusi boat in mind the fact éand date~next Reel»: we will gin: full particulars. IMP/ll llh‘ THE AZTEC CLUB. A NEW BAND. NO 10.