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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-27
Bridget Sugrue VS.. Napoleon Hebert.
The petition for q new trial is dismissed.
Common Pleas Division.

In the common pleas division this
morning Judge Douglass heard a number
of motions and re~assigned certain cases.
I George d.. Williams was allowed TO amend
his declaration in his suit against
the city of Pawtucket and the same per
mission was given to Daniel L. Handy In
his suit against Frank b.. Hazard.
Surety for costs were ordered furnished
in the suit OF Martin Mcmahon VS.. Pat
rick Duffy by May 1.
The only case before Judge Wilbour was
hat Of Frank McManus VS.. the Union
Railroad Company. Mr.. McManus was
suing for injuries to one of his hands, but
his chief medical witness was absent and
the attorneys for the railroad not taking
favorably To Mr.. Vests description in an
affidavit of the technical injury to his
client the case was continued.
Court Calendar for Monday.
Common Pleas Division-supreme Court.)
6015. Nicholas McCloskey vs.. Town
Treasurer of Lincoln. A~ttorneys-H. J.
Carroll for plaintiff; b. M. Bosworth for
defendant.
225i. Robert L. ]. Whipple VS.. n. Y,
n. II. & II. X. X. Co. Attorneys-Walter
b. Vincent for he plaintiff and Frank 8.
Arnold for the defendant.
6S36. Allen w. Gray vs.. John Wall.
Attorneys-Page q Owen for plaintiff aud
Il. l.. Cannon for defendant.
20S3. John Wall vs.. Allen w. Cory.
Attorneys-E. l.. Cannon for plaintiff and
Page & Owen for defendant.
Sixth District Court.
In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing Bessie O'Rourke pleaded not guilty to
the charge of being a common drunkard.
She was held until Tuesday for trial.
-Alose Hanna-stole-a- small quantity of
coal from the yard OF the New York d
New England Railroad, and for this he
was fined 81 and costs.
Alva Kimball and George Patstone were
charged with being spectators at a "canine
scrap" a few nights ago. Patstone pleaded
not guilty, and was held for trial. Kim
ball admitted his guilt and paid SO and
costs.
Peter McNiff was sent to the State Farm
for six months on the charge Of being q
common drunkard.
The herald., 1895-11-28
PRACTICAL EDUCATION

Mr.. II. T. Lee recently read a very fine
paper on education, before the Sunset
club, which ranks among clubs as Prince
Charming ranks among men, from which
he kindly permits the editor to take the
following extracts:
Let the pupils be taught the grand old
table of the moral law, supplemented by
the single, but world compelling pre-
cepts of the higher law of love, fidelity
and self sacrifice, as set forth IN the
words and lite and death of Jesus of
Nazareth. There is no need that the
| sanction OF divine inspiration should be
Insiste on; they will win their way to
! the youthful mind and heart on their
own merits. They have stood the proof
of centuries; they have been from the be-
ginn ing and are today the foundations of
our civilization, and 1t is right that our
future sovereigns should be ;mbued With
their spirit. -. Throw open tine
doors of the schools and install therein
the forge. the carpenters bench, the
drafting table and the physical lahora-
| tory establish the sewing class, the cook
| ing school and instruction in all the de
| partments for the domestic industries !;
| and teach the girls and boys the dignity
and worthiness of faithful. intelligent
manual labor. Let the girl feel tina,
| when she has sewn u seam evenly, strong.
| ly and rapidly, she is as worthy of honor
as though she had learned French vert
! to perfection. Teach a boy that delicate
| bit of jolnery. conscientiously and SKILL
fully constructed in fidelity to the drafted
| plan. is as distinct moral and intel
lectual victory for him as though he had
solved n difficult problem in Calculus
! So to the youthful mind shall the horny
hand Of labor become glorified and spirit
ualize", permeated by brain and con
science to Its finger tips.
The herald., 1895-11-28
DENTAL HYGIENE

The neglect OF school children's teeth
is matter which is at present attracting
considerable attention in educational Cir
Giles, not only throughout America, but
in foreign countries as well. 1t is to be
hoped that the careful thought now be-
ing given the subject will, at no far dis
tant day, result in legislation compelling
the introduction into our public schools
OF a systematic course of instruction on
the care OF the teeth.
a movement originated in England in
1885 resulting in the appointment of
an investigating committee to examine
the teeth of school children in various
parts OF that country, when it was found
that the mouths OF the children exam
ined (tbe average age being II years.
contained a large percentage of unsound
teeth. These figures contain food for
grave reelection, as the percentage Of
decayed teeth among our own children
is not lower than that of the English and
Scotch children examined.
This condition of affairs being general
~ realized, the first question to arise is
The herald., 1895-11-28

one of remedy. which England and Ger
Tany have already answered "Tnrousn
Education in the Public Schools. Can
America, 40 progressive in other lines.
afford to ignore the example set US DIV
these countries ana be the last to recos-
nize the importance OF such move
ment?
In all we'll regulated schools physical
culture forms part of the require9
work. A straight back, full chest anu
well-rounded limbs ars much to be ue-
sired, but a healthy mouth containing
sound teeth must be of equal importance
from a practical as we'll as an artlstlc
point of view. Then let teachers exam
nations in physiology include tooth ny
giene as we'll, that the subject may De III
telligently taught in the schools. have
attractive literature on the teeth an"
their preservation so arranged tnat read
ing lessons may occasionally bo taken
from it; give the children some branch
of thi. subject from time to time as com
position work, and. finally. see that each
child is provided with a tooth brush
gratis, If necessary.
That such plan is practical has been
fully demonstrated in al least one IN stance
in our own country, the school adopting
it being New England institution Tor
the training of street children, where the
result has been most gratifying. The ex-
pertinent is at least we'll worth trial IN
our public schools.
HELEN l.. DANIE.
The herald., 1895-11-28
THE PRESS AS A TEACHER OF LOGIC
THE OTHER SIDE.

Are American men brutal? We put this
question seriously. On several occasions
recently we have asked whether the news
papers have not mistaken the public, in
giving so much space to the Corbe IT,
Fitzsimmons affair; but when we see
that they have risen from columns to
pages, and from pages to entire supple
ments devoted to pictures of Corbett,
pictures OF Corbett's best attitude, pic
lures OF Eitzsimmons' want Of attitudes,
pictures of the governor who will not
have the Corbett- Fitzsim mons affair upon
his sacred soil and pictures of the au-
thorities ~ho will have 1T If they can,
pictures of Corbet's gloves. pictures Of
Fitzsimmon's gloves, pictures OF Cor
belts food and drink. pictures of Fitz-
simomns walk and talk, minute descrip-
ton Of everything they can possibly
wear, or do, or Tee We are convinced
that there must be some grounds for the
belief on the part of the editors Of the
daily newspapers that people want to see
these pictures and read these descrip-
tions. But what people? 1t certainly
cannot be the women of this country.
for women cannot beas the sight of blood
and naturally regard fighting with hor-
roi. So it must be the men, to whom the
newspapers in their role of enthusiastic
chronicles and gossiping Wallets are cater
ing.
This may be too seve.e.
Ipon one anothcr.-The Argonaut.
The herald., 1895-11-28
FROM THE ARGONAUT.

Are American women flunKeys =? We
put the question seriously. On several
occasions recently we have asked whether
the newspapers have not mistaken the
public in giving so much space to the
Wand erDilt-Marl borough wedding; but
when We see that they have risen from
half columns to columns, from columns
10 pages, ana from pages to entire sup
plCments devoted to pictures of Miss
Wander bilt, pictures of Miss Nanderbilt's
country place, pictures OF Miss Wander
bilts future country place, Blenheim.
pictures OF Miss Nanderbilt's wedding
gown, pictures of Miss Nanderbilt's cor
SETS pictures OF Miss Nanderbilt's under
wear and pictures or Miss Nanderpilt's
shoes and stockings, with minute de-
scorpions Of everything that she can pos
siDly wear, we are convinced that there
must be some grounds for the belief on
the part OF the editors OF the daily news
papers that people want to see these
pictures and read these descriptions. But
what people? 1t certainly cannot be the
men OF the country. for mon interest
themselves with difficulty in baber-
dashery and lingerie, and then only on
special and personal feminine appeal.
SO it must be the women to whom the
newspapers in their roles of ecstatic
milhners and chatting waiting maids are
catering.
This may be too severe.
Lille is short. Let US not be too hard
The herald., 1895-11-28

nurses, Tutors and governesses. I was
aught to speak French and German be-
fore learned EngIish(w vita the broad az.
| was well versed in the histories of Eu-
ropean nations before 1 learned anything
ofsmy own country. OF course my taste
was formed. | liked to read abont kings
and queens, dukes and ouchesses, loras
and ladies, and their life seemed to me
charming, when they were not beheaded.
There is something that appeals to the
imagination in the picture of a king III
Il long velvet robo Trimmed with ermine,
sparkling with diamonds, with dazzling
crown upon his head-and the duke at
his right hand is not insignificant.
When turned from, this enticing PIC
ture and found that the throne OF my
own country. the presidential chair, had
been occupied by men who had split
rails, worked on canals, tanned leather,
etc., their history did not interest me.
1t all seemed very commonplace.
Then all my holidays and pleasant
times had besn spent abroad. Europe
was associated with all my pleasures. As
| became a young lady found in Eu-
rope delightful life ready made for rich
young American girls. In the watering
places OF my own country, all the week,
young girls with their chaperones are
left to flock alone; men in America
are attending to the serious business oil
life, but in Europe it is different. The
men OF the upper classes nave no ousl-
ness. They lead the same kind of life
that rich girls and women do. They are
ready to dance attendance upon us, to
tlirt and chat, in short, to amuss them
selves. Why, then, have l made mis-
take in marrying Il duke, when it Is Just
what | was educated for? | have found
the environment that suits me. Girls
educated as l was will do as | have done
il they can. l was educated for coru-
net. They say ought to have married
some poor young man of my own coun-
try, but | never knew a poor young man,
and, if ] had, would he have married me
for--loyeY
The herald., 1895-11-28
THE STORY OF GERTRUDE

Pestalozzi published the story of the
gentle Gertrude, the tutelary SAINT of the
devotees OF object teaching a hundred
years ago. The immense success of this
work raised it's author to the zenith of
his popularity, and never after was he at
a loss for appreciation. All the refined
virtues, all the sturdy, LONELY honesty
gained from their devoted servant, Bar
bara, all the love OF his own great heart
were fused into one character and given
to the world in the heroine Gertrude.
Pestalozzi revered woman, and never
has she had more enduring monument
than this peasant woman, character
created by one in the daily contact with
true domestic,ty, combined with good
Judgment; a union OF hearth and heart"
not only, but head. The author believed
that EQUATION must be conducted to Sc
cure happiness, and necessarily must be
practical, thus creating the ability to sup
ply physical wants. Work and simple
tastes were his panaceaS for all the evils
of lie. Doing should be the means of
educating, and perfect doing the result.
The one thing essential 10 true cduca-
ton is love, ALWAYS love sometimes love
and patience sometimes love ana sor-
row, sometimes love and severity-but
always love
These were Pestalozzis ideas and he
declared himself willing to die for them.
Grateful ale we that tins sacrifice was
not demanded of him, that through pow
erty ana Misrepresentation, and great
sufferings be came TO a good old age,
having done his work.
Gertrude. the poor peasant woman OF
BaInal, is placed in a mimic world in
which are represented all the phases Of
real life, though her surroundings are
degrading. Here were dishonesty, SIAN
der, dram drinking and dram-selling
laziness and Inetficency in their worst
forms. She knew the good judge and
the G pod pastor; also the dishonest bailif,
the quack doctor the petty thief, the
lying woman, the graspng neighb Dor.
the hungry babe; and between these eX-
tremes were the sorrowing ignorant, pit
lful people for whom she contended.
A devoted wife, loving mother, a
kind neighbor, not only, but a woman Of
sound judgment and great executive
ability, she rescued the men of the VII
laee from the paiIiff, who combined the
Office of sheriff with that of dram seller.
She eliminated the dram-shop from the
scene, and replaced II with the school
house. She instructed the rich in the
best way TO give their charity and IN
huence. Truly a New Woman in the
eighteenth century-verv like the New
Woman of the nineteeslh century both
new as the hills aud asNd as truth.
JENNIE DARLING COOPER.
The herald., 1895-11-28
NASSAR THIRTY YEARS AGO

[By Vassars First Resident Phvsician.l
1t seems far cry from the Vassar field
day of November 9, 1898, TO the Deem =
Der DAYS of 1865, when President Ray
mond and the women of the faculty and
the prospective teacher OF calisthenlcs
were wrestling with tho problem OF the
proper length of sSiIt for gymnastic
suits.
The presidents eldest daughter, charm
ingly docile and with keen sense OF
humor, made capital lay figure upon
which to test the practical illustrations OF
our various ideas of fitness. After much
measuring, trying on and discussion, the
compromise to eight inches from the floor
was effected between the just below-the-
knee and just.a boyc- the boot-top advo-
Gates.
Venerable traditions had already
suffered so great shock in the opening
The herald., 1895-11-28

of a sure-enough college for women Gt
was called female" college for a year,
and irrevsrent youths We're prone to
rh yme the ad jective with Nassar's cream
ale) that it was deemed judicious 10
make haste very slowly on this yet newer
line of systematic physical training, and,
that there might arise no unnecessary
anita gonism on account OF costume, the
uniform selected was OF Quakereh So
briety--a soft, dark gray flannel, made
entirely plain, with blouse waist, full
sleeves and skirt Compare this heavy
severity with the white sweaters and trim
knicker hockers in which the modern Maui
sicaas made their running, jumping and
hurdle races the other day, and rejoice for
/ the gain in freedom. in bouyant individ-
ualitg, that has come to American woman
hood III the last thirty years. Happy
children, they who are born at the end OF
the nineteenth century
CHAOS AT THE BEGINNING.
With less wise and potent helmsman
than President-Juhn Howard Raymond
proved himself, Vassar college would
have been swamped before her critical
voyage on unknown seas had fairly be-
| gun. Looking back to that first year
| (Septem Der, '65, to June, '66, through
the perspective given by the lapse of
time, | have only wonder and admiration
| for the skill that evolved oder from
what seemed hopeless chaos-material,
domestic, social, educational. That the
gas supply and txtures could not be test
| ed until the evening previous to the day
of the formal opening is but one in
stance OF the small margin allowed for
possible failures or defects and conse
quent repairs in the general equipment.
! The aCcomm odations for nearly one hun
ed servants were quite inadequate; the
heating apparatus was insufficient; the
steward found his resources Overtuxed-
in word, there were gaps innumeraple
between actual conditions and the out
come of what wero supposed excellent
plans.
Then think of a corps OF instructors
brought together scarcely any two of
whom had the least acquaintance with
each other, and more than three hundred
pupils coming from nearly every state in
the union (there was also large Cana
dian CONTINGENCY, pupils representing
every phase OF the desultory sort OF edu-
cation Tor women that then prevailed
Perhaps one of the most important and
The herald., 1895-11-28
THE DUCHESS'S DEFENSE

, My countrymen blame me for marrying a
duke. They do not consider that all
things in my lie have educated me Tor
this climax. 1t is not very pleasant to
be blamed by everybody even if one is a
due hess.
In the first place, from my babyhood
I have been surrounded by foreign
sSut thc depths 0i His sides are loosensd
The herald., 1895-11-28

Now that the holidays are drawing
near people should avail themselves of
the opportunity of having a fine photo
graph in carbon or sepIa or PLATING. No
present is more welcome than beautl-
fully finished photograph. and to secure
it you should call on Sch UNI acher, 10Y
North Spring street.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Bread and pies rs mother made them
in the cosy and neat Broadway Coffee
Parlors at 325 ). Broawdav. Delicious
lunch served at all hours. Miss NJ.
Baldridge, proprietor, allows nothing
served but wholesome home cooking.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Suppose a man owns a skiff he fastens
the skiff to the shore with a rope made
Of straw; along comes COW; COW gets
into the boat and eats the rope; the skiff
thus let loose with the COW on board,
starts down stream, and on the passage
is upset; the COW is drowned. Now, has
the man that owns the COW got to pay
for the boat or the man that owns the
boat got to pay for the cow?-From a
very old newspaper.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Let us first remove all artificial re-
strictlons; it will then he easy, for
men as we'll as women, to acquiesce in
the natural limits i'm posed. ~ Col. Went
worth Higginsou.
The herald., 1895-11-28

The Musical Courier humorously sug-
gests that America ana the gold reports
can be avenged by some patriotic A:nsri-
can girl forging matrimonial letters on
Padere Wski
The herald., 1895-11-28

Roberts Liquor and Wine company
Family trade speciality. Free delivery
The herald., 1895-11-28
DR.. A. j. SHORES co.
(Incorporated.)

Manager ''Herald'
DEAR MADAM: the noble efforts of tho
and
he of valuable
of education, Dr.
his this laudablo
Dr.. A.. J. the ladies 500 90 worth
A. J. sold
leading Drug
this
Medic and throat
Ointment and
one Gaia Inha Is a medicine chest
Dr.. appreciates in making this contribution
bringing to tho
affl1c-
A. J.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Sir Joshua Reynolds said that no man
could produce more than half a dozen
really original works in his life.
The herald., 1895-11-28

The Eclectic Book Store, 10l West Sec
ond street. for fine collections at ieasopa-
BILE rates.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Christmas goods now on sale at the
Vining Crookery House, 40S Broadway.
The herald., 1895-11-28

The Fair has received two carloads o
toys for the holidays. No. $50 S. Spring
The herald., 1895-11-28

New wall paper for cash, only at whole
sale prices; 1913 S. Spring.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Hudson & krause, architects, 1858
Stimson blk.
The herald., 1895-11-28

H. C. Worland. Boyle Heights.
The herald., 1895-11-28

Julias' Candy Kitchen. 14U n. Spr
Morris tribune., 1895-02-13

A case growing out of the clearing
up tax list in 1893 has just been de.
cided by Judge Mitchell of the Su-
preme court. In that year the Fer
gus Falls Journal published this tax
list, and, as thessspecial law requiring
it's publication did not set the fee, the
Journal put in his bill at rs cents per
folio-the rate for ordinary legal adj
vertisements. The county commits
sioners allowed the bill at the rate OF
IL cents per description, the same as
for the annual tax list. The Journal
appealed from the commissioners ac-
ton and Judge Baxter of the District
court sustained the appeal. The
county then took an appeal to the
Supreme court, resulting in favor of
the Journal.
Morris tribune., 1895-02-13
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
The needs of physical being, will attest
the value to- health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs,
Its excellence Is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive, eflAetually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by ain drug
gists in so cent bottles, bas 1t Is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go only, WhNse name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well Informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered,
Morris tribune., 1895-02-13
The Minneapolis Journal of Fri

The Minneapolis Journal of Fri
day, Feb. 9Th, says:
r. J. Hall, chairman of the Farm
ers' Alliance committee, was before
the state grain aud warehouse com
mission this afternoon to discuss the
National Grain Transfer and Weigh
ing Company scheme. The plain,
which is favored by the Alliance, is to
preserve the identity of grain from
various sections, and to do away with
the intervention of elevators. For in
stance, a carload of wheat shipped
from a Crookston farm would come
to Minneapolis, be unloaded and
weighed, and then reloaded without
mixing and sent East to market forth
with, This would tend to give good
wheat-raising sections full credit for
their excellent grain, and the result
would probably be an advance in
price. The cost of weighing and
transferring would be about a quarter
of cent bushel. Twin City rail
road men are interested enough in the
scheme to be looking it up, The
weighing and transfer plant would
cost about $50, 600, which is about the
only item Of expense in connectian
with the scheme. The plan is already
in successful operation in Buffalo and
other places.
Morris tribune., 1895-02-13
SO Saws the u. S. Bench.

We give below the late decisions o.
the U. S. Supreme Court regarding
newspaper laws:
l. Subscribers who do not give ex
press notice to the contrary are con
sidered as wishing to renew THEN
subscriptions.
2. If subscribers order the discon.
tinuance Of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue to send them un-
til all arrearages are paid.
B. If subscribers neglect or refuse
to take their periodicals from the
postoffice to which they are directed
they are responsible until they have
settled for them and ordered them
discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former, address, they are held respon :
sible. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office or removing and leaving them
uncalled for is prima facie evidence
of intentional fraud.
5. If subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice at the
end of the time if they do not wish to
continue taking it; otherwise the pub
Usher is authorized to send it and the
subscriber will be responsible until
an express notice, with payment of
all arrearages, is sent to the publish
err.
The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
subscribers for fraud who take
paper and refuse to pay for it. I'm
der this law the man who allows his
subscription to run along for any
length of time unpaid and then orders
the postmaster to mark it refused
and have postal card sent notifying
the publisher, leaves himself liable to
arrest and fine, the same as for theft.