Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-28

u
II the laws Of health are Intentionally
or ignorantly disregarded, the effects
will sooner or later be manifested.
This was followed by number of ex.
amples from history and literature, all
showing plainly the truth of the princi.
pie that Gas man soweth, so shall
healso reap"
MISS GERTRUDE TAFT
Read an essay entitled IA Maker Of
History" A few sentences will show
how excellent was its conception and
execution: "Many are the heroes who
have done noble deeds worthy of rec
ord in history, leaving it for others to
record them. Bat man who shapes
the course of events, true maker of
history is wise to put into permanent
form the narrative of those events.
Other writers, in ignorance or in malice,
will leave out his foot notes of
exclamation and will introduce some
Of their invention. thus doing
the hero great injustice, This
feeling, that his deeds, his motives and
he himself were not understood by men
must more than any other have moved
Grant to make his own history. He
gives us glimpses of his true self. Under
ali that GOODNESS and seeming Indifference
we see warm nature taught in the
severe school Of experience that he who
does not wish 10 be hurt must not ex-
pose his sensitive feelings to the cruel
thrusts OF others. 1t is difficult to
analyze the genius OF any hero,
into Its elements, but it seems evident
ktbat much of Grants success was due to
bis ability to profit by the events
through which he passed. His expert
ence ia the Mexican war seems essential
to the glory of his subsequent career.
When the call for volunteers to defend
our country resounded throughout the
land, it brought into activity all his
laterlt DC wers. He seems to have been
suddenly aroused to the TACT that
he had glorious mission to full
fill and that he was equal TO
the demand. Great courage, coolnes
and persistence mark all his undertake
ings in the civil war.
The paper goes on at length
in this same thoughtful and ana
lytical style to give the military
and civil history of the great General,
and denotes very remarkable develop
ment Of mental powers in one just grad
uating from school.
This was followed by the "Clsss
Prophecy, " read by
MISS EMMA NJ. BAILEY.
This is given in the shape of dream,
wherein the fair writer stood upon the
rustic bridge over the lakelet at the
park on the cable road and saw in the
water beneath her feet the mirrored pic
lures of her classmates lives in all their
moving accidents by food and field. So
the story Of the future is unveiled. Miss
Sophie Gilbert, become matron, seeks
the elegant seclusion of a great school,
supervised by Miss Viola Shrode
who is "school-marm. Here Mrs.
jenkins, nee Gilbert, proceeds to make
due arrangements to place daughter to
be in few more years one OF the sweet
girl graduates" of the future. Mr.. Hol-
liday is also a pedagogue in the school.
and has class Of Infants in arms whom
he is educating on the Pestalozzi theory.
Miss Lucy McIlmoil is also hard at
work in the next room getting the
Of a primary class. She and the Pro-
fessor of the infant class are about to
take a trip together for a short vacation.
They are overworked, and go to seek in
the country "a little sun and air." This
school is quite family affair. Miss
Taft is ''leader of society,"" and Miss
fleming is renowned authoress.
This quiet scene changes, and q
civil war is conjured up, brought
about by the new irrepres-
sible conflict between labor and capital.
The central figure in the ranks is "the
brave General Foster" In the back
ground Miss Pinkham's cheeks are wet
with hot tears for the hero around
whom shot and shell 10 flying. Miss
Grunsky develops into "a noted as
tronomer" who from the top of Mt.
H milton and the Lick Observatory
sweeps the starry depths with her
powerful telescope" In the waters
appears q butchers shop where
stands Ga great rnddy butcher"
This is Mr.. Kellam. Miss Harrow
takes to reforming the world in great
shape, and is candidate for the Presi-
dency with great prospects. Congress
man W. Fl. McIlmoil" carries through
the House her bill for the full enfran-
chisement OF women. Mi. McIlmoil is
''often compared to Daniel Webster. !"
The prophecies pictures pretty domes-
tic scene, where a cottage is made light
BY .'cheery little wife" There is no
name in the paragraph.
Mr.. Campbell is sent off to civilize
cannibal race, who convert him to can
nibalism through the rather drastic
method Of a soup.pot, he being the
chief ingredient. Miss Calef takes to
literature, too. Mr.. Connor also is
made pedagogue. Miss Field is the
tnatrou of an orphan asylum. The
Prophecies herself is to be a school
teacher and "board around" on pork
navigating in lard"
MISS HARROW
Read very pleasant essay entitled
1.-The Stone and it's Setting" The pro.
cess Of polishing the gem on the wheel
Of the lapidary was graphically de-
scribed. This was compared to "the
thought and the language" The effort
was very happy one and showed the
young lady had in her mind many rare
gems OF thought which she knows how
to polish and set. She has acquired the
cart of putting things" in very artistic
manner. "She has the lapidary's skill to
cut and set precious jewels Alright and
his trained eye to detect the value in
the uncut stone.
MISS NJ. LILLIAN PINKHAM
Read an essay ON "Great Cities" show
ing their growth from small beginnings.
The attractions of great cities for all
classes, the rich that they may enjoy
their wealth, the poor that they may ac-
quire riches, the literary man that he may
converse with great minds. All human
| ity gravitates TO the great cities like
matter to the center OF the earth. The
great problem OF the future is how to
keep great cities clean, enlightened,
moral and provided with the necessities
and comforts Of life. The space in the
| HERALD is rapidly growing small and
but little can be said on these beau tiful
essays.
MISS CLoTILDE GRUNsKy
| Was the last essayist. Her subject was
"The Arithmetic of Life" 1t is much
regretted that this fine production can
| not be published entire. Ii was replete
with fine thoughts beautifully expressed.
| She demonstrated that the learning OF
Il
arithmetic is never done. 1t is the great
business of life to add, subtract, multi
ply and divide, work out proper
tions and figure out percentages
every day Of ones life. The
ability to do this correctly means sue
cess, to err in the cyphering means to
fail to- respond when the rent is called
for, to get the butcher and baker and
candlestick maker on ones back worse
than the cold man of the sea-"
MR.. PETER O. CAMPBELL
Closed the list with an excellent GRAFTON
on Hon. w. K. Gladstone. II Mr.
Campbell is not Radical from Midlo.
THAN he appears very much like one.
His eulogy on the career Of the great
Premier was very warm, and defended
hin, froro all tha asnarsian of hia Taru