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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

people. butss::no more.E :If we could in
fuse the spirit of this kin of oil CLIP il g
into family and school lite, maxim {
S stematic and constitutions from the ear
Hest years, there would be fewer 'sla K,
twisted" little creatures growing up INTO
inefficient, boodless manhoo and woman-
hood. II W uld be good deal of trouble,
but then life is a goud deal of trouble airy
way, if you come to that. TIE
kindergarten makes the growth of every
day virtues so simple, so gradual and so
easy, that you are almost beguiled into
thinking them commonplace. They
seem to come in, just by-the-way, as it
were, so that at the end of the day you
have seen thought, or word, or deed, so
sweetly mingled that you marvel ct the
universal dovetailedness of things as
Dickens puts it. X. d. WIGGIN.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT
History of the Los Angeles Free
kindergarten
ITS EARLY STRUGGLES
The Lafayette School, Its History and
Purpose
The Aims and Objects of kindergarten Work
Set Forth in the Language Of Those
Identified With 1t for rlany Years

The aim of all government is self-gov.
eminent at the earliest point OF time.
This can be secured without recourse to
the rod. We have proved this in the
training of over 49, moo little children IN
our free kindergartens. Not one blow
has ever been laid upon child, not one;
and yet our children come from the local
tiles where harshness is the rule in fam
lily government. The parents are aston
isned to know that we never whip the
children, and that they are perfectly obe-
dent without any sort of compulsion. In
my estimation, whipping is "a relic of
barbarism. SARAH B. COOPER.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST EXCELLENT
VIM. WATSON.
AS we wax older on this earth,

AS we wax older on this earth,
Till many a lay that charmed us seems
Emptied of beauty, stripped of worth,
And mean as dust, ana vain as dreams
For gauds that per sh. shows that passed,
Some recompe ise the fates have sent:
Thrice lovelier shine the things that last,
The things that are more excellent.
Tired of the senate's barren brawl,
An houI with silence We prefer.
Where statelier rise the woods than all
Yon towers of talk at Westminster.
let this man prate and that man plot
On fame or place or title bent
The votes of veering crowds are not
The things that are more excellent.
Nausht nobler is than to be tree;
The stars of heaven are free. because
In amplitude of liberty
Their JOY is to obev the laws.
From servitude to fresdom's name
Free then thy mind, in bondage pent
Despite the fetish, and proclaim
Tine things that are more excellent.
And in appropriate dust be hurled
That dull, punctilious god, whom they
That call their tiny clan 9TH world,
Serve and obsequiously obey;
Who con their ritual of routine
With minds to one dead likeness blent.
And never. even in dreams, have seen
The things that are more excellent.
To dress, to call, to dine, to break
No CaTOn of the social code
The little laws that lackeys make,
the futile decalogue of mode
How many a soul for these things lives,
With pious passion, grave intent!
While Nature, care less handed, gives
The things that are more excellent.
To bug the wealth We cannot use,
And lack the riches all may GAM
0 blind and wanting wit TO choose,
Who house the chaff and burn the grain
And still doth life with starry towers,
Sure to the bright, divine ascent!
Be yours the things We would. be ours
The things that are more excellent.
The grace of friend snip, mind and heart
Linked with their fellow heart and
mind;
The gains of science. gifts Of art:
The sense of oneness with our kind;
To thirst to know and understand
A large and liberal discomfort
These are the guods in Lies rich hand,
The things that are more excellent.
In faultless rhythm the ocean rolls,
A rapturous silence fills the Skies
And, on this earth are Lovely souls,
That upward look with abdul eyes.
Though dark, God, Thy course and
track,
think Thou must at least have meant
That naught which lives should wholly
lack
the things that are mere excellent.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
SKETCH. OF LOS ANGELES KIM
DERGARTEN ASSOCIATION

n In 1876 Miss Marwedel, self-taughi
Kindergarten in Germany. encouraged
by Letters from Mrs. c. NJ. Severance
and Mrs. r. NJ. Widney. came from
| Washington, D. c., and opned private
| kindergarten in Los Angeles. Not find
| ing sufficient encouragement she re N owed
| to San Francisco and opened a private
kindergarten in that city. This was be-
| fore Mrs. Cooper, whose extensive sys
tenn of kindergartens in San Francisco is
now so well known, ha3 taken up the
| work.
After Miss Marwedel several small at
tempts at private kindergartens were made
here.
Miss Stewart, now teacher of training
classes in Philadelphia. when III Los An
geles Oh visit, was great help to the
teachers and tie association. Among the
| most brilliant OF Miss Marwede's pupils
in Los Angeles was Kate DouglasWiggin
who has since done so much for kinder
gartens by voice and pen.
In June, 1885, inspired by the snthusi-
asm of Mrs. Severance, president OF the
Woman's Club of Los Angeles, many of
the club mem bars and some non-m I'm bers
formed this Free kindergarten Associ-
alton of Los Angeles" Mrs. Severance
became president. The presidents
were Mrs. H. Lee, Mrs. +. Nj. Widney.
Mrs. A. II. Judson, Mrs. S. G. Hubbel,
Mrs. L. +. Spence. Mrs. l.. V. Newton,
Mrs. L. B MiIlar (deceased). Mrs. Milton
Lindley, Rev. A. J. Wells,and Mr.. w. R.
Blackman; secretary, Miss Nellie Mackay
treasurer, Mr.. 7. C. Severance.
Through their pastor. Rev. Al. Wells, of
the Congregational church Offered
chapel to the association, which was
gladly accepted At the time OF opening,
on October l. thirty pupils had been Sc
cured. Miss Mackay was chosen teacher,
and being possessed of the tue mission
airy spirit, soon brought the influence of
the system TO bear, not only upon the
minds and hearts of the pupils, but into
their homes.
In 1888 a second school was opened by
the ASSOCIATION, near the Southern Pa
citic railroad station, in another mission
chapel OF the Congregational church,
the rent of which was also donated. Miss
Ella CLARK was paced in charge. This
sch0oI was discontinued after two years,
for lack of funds.
In the winter of 1SS9-90 through the
action OF the Los Angeles school board,
kindergartens were adopted into the pub
lie school system, but only pupils over
five years of age are admitted; conse.
quently the work of the association is
not superseded.
The association at its annual meeting
OF October, 1892, formerly gave over to
Mrs. J. A. Wells and Mrs I. D. Stims son
their one free Kindergarten. This school
has been housed in permanent build
ing erected by these ladies AT the same
meeting it was voted to elect the Off GERS
aid managers for the ensuing year, and
then allow the somewhat overworked
members to rest for few months, sub
ject to the call OF the president.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
NOTES BY MRS. MITCHELL

BLAST April, under the Los Angeles Free
kindergarten Association, a kindergar.
ten was opend in the college set lemen
house at 629 New High street. The teach
or, or la maestro, as the children call her
had mad much with which to contend,
but the life of thest little ones is very
precious to her. and their stories follow
her to the quiet of her own home. One
little Italian boy of five, whose faith r is
saloon-keeper, tells the "la masetra"
some wonderful tales. Every Sunday he
spends at Westlake park. Here is his
story of the balloon ascension:
"Where did you spend your Sunday? 81"
asked la maestro.
"Westlake Park"
"What did you seeP'
"a balloon"
Will Leandro tell us about this balloon ?
1T was black. with great emphasis, J
land the man was black and parasol
under it!'
And how large was this balloon?o'
why" (his face full of wonder, his
finger pointing upward) 'Why, it was
ss big as Gods hesd!"
And. lie. nora, who is God?"
"Oh, he's man as big as the whole
world. and he wears big plack glasses,
and when we do anything bad he looks
at us, and then he'll do something bad
to us!'
At our first chlds party one of the
little Arabians, 4 years old. was so as
tonished at the sight OF some cake that
he would not eat it, but sat and caressed
il. as though it were a 1--we object!
One day last week the already crowded
room was so redolent OF garlic that at last
the teacher, growing faint, said: "Chil-
dren, what have You been eating?" IMAM
imously they replied: "Suihnn'
This Christmas we hope to make glad
many little heart which las never known
the meaning OF .hls word, the dearest in
child's vocabulary.
LA MAESTRA.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

Still vengeance sleeps! Hunters of God
awake,
The Lion ana the Leopard and the Bear
Asa's abomination, Europe's snare, -
Shall he forever on Armenia slake
His thirst for ravage? Are there none to
shake
This dragon from his prey, and cry be-
ware?
Can you behold her agonies and for.
bear
Her tears that plead for ancient honor
sake?
This is that ancient beast whose shadow
lies
So large DER Europe's threshold; and
the cry
OF his pierced victim is the masters
That bids you break your leashes-O,
arise -
Scourge ont this plague from under Eu-
ropes sky.
And guard him chained against his
Asian wall.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
KINDERGARTEN DISCIPLINE

II the child is unruly IN play. he
leaves the circle and sits or stands BY
himself, miserable, lonely unit, until
he feels again in sympathy with the COM
munity. If be destroys bis work, he
uhites the tattered frae ments AS best he
may, and takes the moral object lesson
home with him. Ii he has neglected his
own work, be is not given the low of
working for Others. If he does not work
In harmony with his companions, a time
Is chosen when he will feel the serse of
isolation that comes from not living in
unity with the reIailing sense of good
will. he can have as much liberty as
Is consistent with the liberty Of other
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
WITH LOVES EYES

You love me? All! know,
As men love-no better, dear.
Worship Yes, month or so.
Tenderness? Perhaps year.
After that. the quiet sense
OF possession; careless care,
And the calm indifference
That all married lovers wear.
Blame you, dearest! Not at all.
AS fate made you, so you stand;
Az fate made you, go you fall
Far below loves high demand.
Yet how strange is loves deep law
/ can look you through and through,
Tracing plainly natures flaw
lii the heart she gave to you.
knowing all my heart must stake,
All the danger, all the fear;
And yet glad, even so, to mako
This, my losing BARGAIN, dear.
Madeline s. Bridges.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

European boys at birth are from one
half to one centimeter longer than girls,
Professor Waldeyer of Berlin told the
anthropologIcal congress that met re-
Gently at Case, hut when grown mp man
is ten centimeters taller than woman.
The average weight at birth for boys is
1888 gramme,; for girls, 1900 gramme s.
The European man is superior to woman
in strength and height, but the muscles
of the tongue are more highly devslopei
in woman. Male blood contains 5. 600, :
900 red blood corpuscles to cubic mil
limetre, female blood only 4, 500 GOO, while
the average mans BRAIN weighs 1872
grammes to 1881 grammes for that Of
woman,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

The street cars OF Sacramento City, Cal.
are now run by electricity generated by
the falls of the American river at Fol.
som, twenty-four miles away. The river
has been damned, creating q reservoir
three miles long, with flow of S. 900
cubic feet a minute. After turning th Q
turbine wheels at the dam the water is
not allowed to escape further service, but
IS used for irrigation. Sacramento City
expects soon to be lighted and warmed
by the river
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

Several towns and cities in Oregon and
Washington have lately obtained an ex-
cellent and adequate water supply in an
Inexpensive manner by the use Of wooden
pipes. The pipes are made from common
pine logs, ten inches in diameter. hollow
ed out with a siX-inch bore. 1t is claim
ed that the wooden pipes last as long as
iron pipes. One town has a line OF pipes
seven miles long that, with III oennec.
lions, cost bat ~. 0oa.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28
CARPETS andsDraperies

carpets andsDraper1eS
Good lace curtains, Goo pair.
Fin. Irish point lace curtains, SO so pair.
E'c llent quality portieres, 50 pair.
smyrna rugs, 75c ACT.
ADgora tugs, 81 each.
Ing ain carpet 3Oe per yard.
Tape try Brussels soc per yard.
Stair carpet. zoe per yard.
Moquette carpet, VI per yard.
G. A. JUDD. 4O5 South Broadway
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
DAMAGES ARE DENIED
PECULIAR, ALTHOUGH CONSIST.
ENT, VERDICT is RENDERED
IN AN ACTION TO RECOVER
For Loss of Property Which
Caught Fire From Sparks
From Locomotive.

The jury in the suit of Ivey Bros. to
recover some s13, 700 damages from the
milwaukee road for the destruction of
their factory by a fire that they
claimed originated from one OF the de-
PENDANTS engines last fall, returned a
verdict which, though apparently pc
culiar, is consistent with the law of
this state in such cases. The jury
found that the fire originated from one
of defendants engines, but no damages
are allowed, for the reason that it was
in no wise due to the negligence of the
defendant. In submitting the case to
the jury, Judge Willis instructed them
to render specific verdicts on a number
of questions. These were:
First-Did the fire originate from
one of defendants locomotives?
Second-If it did, was said locomo-
tive properly constructed?
Third-Was the locomotive supplied
with the proper appliances for protec-
ton against causing fires, and were
such appliances in good repair?
Fourth-Was the engine properly and
carefully operated?
Fifth-Did the fire start on the right
of way of the road?
Sixth-Was the grass and other veg
citation on the right of way in a COM
bustible condition?
The jury answered each of the first
four questions in the affirmative and
the last two in the negative. The fact
that the engine was provided with the
best safety appliances and properly
operated, and that the fire did not or
iginate on the right of way are sufii-
Gent to relieve the company from all
liability.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
AKERS is INDICTED.
APPROPRIATION OF A CLIEs,r7s;
FUNDS is CHARGED
AGAINST A ST. PAUL LAWYER
Akers' Friends Deny That He r.
Guilty Either in Motive or in
Fact.

The grand jury has returned an in
dictment againstAttorney Charles N.
Akers, charging him with grand lar
ceny in the second degree for misap-
propriating $170 that, it is alleged
came into his hands as attorney for
Daniel j. limerick Akers was arrest
ed on bench warrant Monday even
ing. but was released ON $50 bail.
limerick, who lives at Joliet, Ill.
claims that he sent Akers a building
society bond for collection, and that
he converted the money to his own
use. Akers, it is claimed, is a reputa-
bic attorney, who stands well with the
leading members of the bar, and all
his associates express the conviction
that whatever misunderstanding there
may have been between him and his
client he is guilty of no criminal in
tent. His attorneys assert that he is
neither guilty in motive nor in fact.
and that he can never be convicted
under the indictment. The accused
was county attorney of Goodhue coun-
ty previous to his coming here. Mr..
Akers claims to have made a remit
lance OF $40 on account of the claim re-
Gently.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
HERE AND THERE.

Ninth ward taxpayers will meet to-
night near Hinkin's store, on Jackson
street.
Sibley Council No. will have an
important meeting tonight at its hall,
Sixth and Seventh streets.
The University Dancing club will
give it's fourth prize masquerade ball
Saturday night at Weiler's hall.
Charles A. Gilman, the state libra,
rian, has filed his bond and oath of
Office with the secretary of state.
The Church of st. Thomas, of Cor
coran. Hennepin county, filed articles
of association with the secretary OF
state yesterday.
L. l.. Baxter has filed his bond and
oath of office as trustee of the Min
neSota soldiers home with the secre>
tary of state.
A two-story brick store and dwell
ing will be built by George PabSt on
the south side of Margaret street, near
Arcade. 1t is to cost ST. 800.
H E. Stevens will erect a two-story
brick dwelling on the south side of
Grand avenue, between Oakland and
Floral avenues. The building will cost
$4,000.
The suit OF John c. Breckenridge for
1902 alleged to be due on a note from
Rosa Martin ct al. was tried by Judge
Kelly yesterday, but he reserved his
decision.
The fifth annual entertainment of
the Pastime Social club will be given
at Odd Fellows Central hall, corner of
Sixth and Seventh streets, Sunday
night, April Z.
A meeting of the Sacred Thirst T. A.
society will be held at Cretin hall to-
night at 1880. a full attendance is re-
qulred, as business of Importance is
to be transacted
The thirteen persons against whom
indictments We're returned by the
grand jury will be arraigned before
Judge Kelly this morning. Four OF
the indictments We're still withheld
from public gaze yesterday but they
will all probably be made public to-
day.
The suit of E. S. Hand to recover
from the Ryan Drug company $3.50,
alleged to be due on a contract. was
submitted to a jury in Judge Kerr's
court yesterday afternoon, but as no
agreement had been reached up to the
hour of adjournment, a sealed yer,
dict was ordered.
Sadie Anderson and Doretha Peters
S SUIi passed yesterday in the city jail.
Inns morning they will be tried in the
municipal court on a charge of disor-
DERBY conduct. Both prisoners vera
young and pretty. They were arrested
yesterday by officer Fitzgerald on
tucson avenue. 1t is alleged that the
girls nightly disturb their neighbors nv
their orgies ~
D The Chicago Post says of the great
Patu concerts given in that civ.
Durward Lely's rendering of oTbe
Distant Shore was the event of the
evening. In response to the unea CIV
audience, who would not hear eny
one one else, he sang Annie Laurie
rms Is the same Durward Lei who
is to sing at the Peoples church Va" nr3
Friday evening. en vi
Della Stanley was yesterday sem
fenced to ninety days at the House nf
the Good Shepherd by Judge Orr, Her
a me rec is due to a petty trick
W Stie pia Eye on William Brown, from
Delia exonerated her friend Cora VII Vii.
us, who was arrested with her His
honor imposed similar sentence on
her, but suspended sentence durine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
ABBOTT is THE MAN
Selected as the President of
the New Board Of Edu-
cation
BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
H. C. MeNair Is Elected Vice
President, and Secretary
j. F. Angel
Is RETAINED AT HIS POST.
Recommendations to Provide
AnneXes for Some Over
crowded Schools.
is RETAINED AT HIS POST.

The annual meeting of the school
board was held yesterday afternoon,
the election of officers and secretary
being the important matter on hand.
The election of officers resulted in the
selection of DIR. E. J. Abbott as presi-
dent and H. c. McNair, vice presi-
dent.
J. F. Angel was reelected secre-
tary by unanimous vote. There
were no other nominations for either
office, and the general opinion is that
the board made an excellent Se1ec-
ton in DR.. Abbott for president.
The position is one that requires a
great deal of time and attention, and
there is no member of the board that
can and will give to the work more
consideration than the genial doc
tor. Mr.. McNair, as vice president.
is an excellent selection, and he will
prove a good second to DR.. Abbott.
Inspector Haas moved that COM
mittee to revise the bylaws be APP
pointed, and the chair named In
spect0rs Haas, Wilkes and McNair.
The special committee on new build
ings, consisting of DR.. Abbott, Will
lam Dawson Jr. and G. Dickson,
reported as follows:
your committee respectfully rec
ommends that the president of this
board be authorized to request Mayor
Smith to join with him in advertising
for bids in accordance with sec. 8 of
the organic act of this board for the
building of annexes to the Cleveland,
Lincoln and German schools as soon
as plans revised by this committee can
be completed.
1--WE recommend that so far as may
be found practicable steam plants be
provided in said anneXes for heating
purposes"
No other business was transacted,
and the meeting adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of Tuesday in the City on
the st. CrOiX.

the St. Croix.
M. H. Mccarthy, of the Standard
Lumber company, Dubuque, returned
districts near Partridge, Mimi. and
reports that good hauling is being
done by 1oggers on ice roads. There
is not a particle of snow in that sec>
ton of country, but as long as cold
weather continues there will be good
hauling.
In the action of Robert Turnbu1l VS..
Joseph Crick, a change of venue has
been granted from Washington county
to the district court of Hennepin
county. motion to strike out Ger,
tain paragraphs of the separate an
swer Of Joseph Crick is denied. In
the action of Malcolm Yorkes VS..
August Paier an order has been made
giving plaintiff immediate possession
of certain lands in controversy and
$50, the value of rents, issues and
profits.
Fred Anez, young man, was ar
raigned in the municipal court yes
terday on charge of having assaulted
his mother. She was present and
pleaded for her son, but Judge Jack
gave him thirty days term in the
county jail.
John McCabe has been received at
the prison from Hennepin county to
serve two years for grand larceny in
the second degree.
Judge Williston presided at a spe-
cial term of the district court yester,
day, and heard a number of minor
cases.
w. A. Russell, general passenger
agent of the ST. Paul & Duluth rail-
way, was in the city yesterday
August Utecht has purchased the
rendering factory in, South Saltwater
heretofore owned by T. C. Kitty.
Members of Company K will enjoy >
social session at the armory tomorrow
evening.