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The morning times., 1896-09-01

Erie. Pa, Aug. 31.-The gang or sneak
thieves and pickpockets who have been
following w. j Bryan in his campaign tour
and WORKING the crowds that go 10 hear
HIM speak. made a haul this afternoon
in Ripley, where Mr.. Bryan made a speech
before leaving for Cleveland. While The
Bryan process on was passing +. A. String
.er's Ripley branch of tie First National
Bank OF Wcsti ield. the clerks went out TO
look at the candidate. When they re-
turned all the ready cash amounting 10
1868 was missing.
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( GOOD NEWS FOR CREDITORS.
Dividends DeciaredonT Three insslvent
National Banks

The Comptroller Of the Currency has
declared dividends in favor OF the creditors
of insolvent national banks as follows.
viz:
A second dividend, 20 per cent, in favor
of the creditors of the Fort Stanwix Bank
of Rome, N. T., makingin all 80 per cent on
claims proved, amounting to $5S9.s7T-o2.
A fourth dividend, 10 per cent. in favor
OF the creditors of the First National Bank
of Tcxarkana, Tex, making in all 90 per
cent OF claims proved, amounting to $780,
$685.
A seventh. dividend, per cent. In favor
of the creditors OF the Linn County National
Bank OF Albany, Ore. making In all 100
per cent OF principal and AZ IL per cent
OF interest on ciaims proved, amounting
to $1T9, ,9i7.02.
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win Debate Free silver.

A joint debate on the free silver question
is to take place tocay at Falls Church.
Va, between Rev. Sam Small and frof.
Robert Nourse This debate is tie returc
encounter between these gentlemen. they
having had debate on the same issue
at an illinois Chautauqua some weeks ago.
Prof. Nourse speaks for the gold standard
while Mr. Small represents the free silver
side OF the question.
The morning times., 1896-09-01
Cadets, Cruise Abandoned.

Annapolis. Nd, Aug. 81 - In consequence
of the ''culergDecy" necessitating the use
OF the practice cruiser Bancroft for other
purposes than that for which she was built,
the fourth or lowest class ut the Naval
Academy is prevented from hayingits usual
September cruise and will be quartcred on
the old Santec until the October term be-
gins
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wheclman's Close Shave.

william Butler. colorrd cyclist, had a
narrow escape from serious injury last
mirht. while turning the corner at Second
ant II streets northeast. a rt'nayly y horse
dashed along and reached the rider just
a hf, was ap,ut 70 cross the street Bus..r
noticed his danger and avoided a coils
ion BY turning in sharply to the right. Tic
wheels came within an ace OF striking lin.
but he fell over the curb and on the SIDE
III
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Accident to Gov. O'Ferrall.

O'Ferrali, accompanied by his children,
was out driving this afternoon, his horses
became affrigited and ran away The
governor seized the children in 1iis rms and
sprang from the vehicle, but In SO doing
fell and spraino0 both knees. His IN
juries are not serious The children were
not hurt 81.
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Ear ,Cut or by Elevator.

Henry Matthews. colored. aged sixty
years. while at work yesterday in tile
Stevens school building, was struck on the
left side of his head and his ear nearly
cut off. Matthews was leaning against one
or the costs between which the elevator
runs, when the car, only a small platform
used in hoisting brick and mortar, struck
him in its Cescent.
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oFFICIALsARE RETICENT.

The Seaboard Air Line representatives in
this city refused to make any state ment until
they had been advised by the home Office
in Portsmouth The Southern Officials say
that they will be governed by the decision
arrived at by the Southern Fright ASso-
ciaiion on Wednesday. Meanwhile ship
pers and the travelling public watch the
war with Interest and will gladly take
advantage OF any reduction in rates
Col Il. b. Andrews, first vice president
of the Southern road, was in the city for a
few hours yesterday. He declined to
make a statement, but indorsed the opin-
ion OF President Spencer, in which the latter
said that any reduction made by the Sea
board would be met apd bettered by the
Southern.
Dr. G. A Abbott, the president of the
Washington, Mount Vernon and Arlington
Electric railway, was in Washington for
a short tine yesterday. He confirmed the
statement printed in The Times that he
had ordered combination and baggage cars
TO be used on the electric road. These cars
will obyiate the necessity of patrons OF the
road being compelled to send their baggage
by way of the PENNSYLVANIA, and thus being
delayed until the arrival of the freight
train at Alexandria perhaps an hour later
II. NJ Emerson. general passenger agent
OF the Atlantic Coast Line and j. a. Foun-
tain. the assistant superintendent OF trans
portation of the same company, were in the
city yesterday
NEW MOUNT ROYAL STATION.
As announced in The Times OF Sunday,
the Mount Royal station at the northern
terminus of the new Belt Line tunnel. built
By the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
Baltimore, will be opened today.
The travel over the Baltimore and Ohio
road. occasioned by the Grand Army con-
vention at st. Paul, has been excessive.
The capacity OF all trains for the West on
this line has been taxed
The Secretary OF the Interior has made
an important decision in the ex-parte case
OF the Northern Pacific, involving land
selected by the road Tor indemnity pur
poses on account OF losses claimed within
allied primary limits OF It's grants in Wis
consin east OF Superior City.
The decision holds that the arrangements
made between the Northern Pacific and
Lake Superior and Mississippi railroads
was such a confederation and association
as was contemplated by the land grant, 4
connection thereby being effected with
Lake Superior at Duluth Under the grant
the eastern terminus of the road on Lake
Superior must be established at Duluth
anu the company's rights east Of Thom-
sons Junction must be determined accord
fngly.
1t rumored that severa, surface lines
N this city are negotiating for an air motor
with the expectation, not OF the general
adoption OF the system, but rather as
substitute when traffic is light. After
the tlleater traffic is over for the night
such air motors might be available for
running the few cars required, enabling
the engineers Of tile cable lines to shut
down, and in the case OF the trolley lines
the dynamos may be stopped. 1t would
also enable all-night cars to be run at
intervals. at but little expense. The
saving to the companies by using this sys-
TEN when the traffic is light wonId be
enormous. 3. 81
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TO boy twenty rounds with George Dixon.
on September 27 spared four rounds with
Jack Burge Of Mount Vernon, N. Y.
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A Clothing sacrifice.

Read the heannouncement of h. Frietllander
& Bro. corner 9th and streets, who are
preparatory to openi9g their fall stock
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sHlRkH SHOWED Up NELL
Bout Between Him and Snlli-'
van Merely an Exhibition.
JOHN L. MADE A SPEECH

The ex-ehsmeion Begs the Audience
to Refrain From Unkind Remarks
and Admits That He Can No Longer
Pat Up q Fixht-Kind Words for,
= the Sailor-DOy.. - M
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FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
lexington Line Stable BOSS Again
Arrested on That Charge,

Humane Agent Reiphnger again caused
The arrest OF Mr.. ]. Beard, foreman of the
lexington and Soldiers Home car stables,
horses which. were not In proper condi-
ton
The warrant was executed by Officer
Oplea, and the stable boss left So col
lateral at the Seventh precinct station.
This is the foreman's second offense this
month. He was arrested exactly two weeks
ago on the same charge
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FINANCIAL AND Commercial.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, bank
ers and brokers, members of New
York stock Exchange. Washington
office. Rooms 8 and 3a. Sun Building.
7. A, Breen, manager
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NOT REDEEMED IN GOLD.
Secretary Carlisle Answers a Silver.
Dollar ODpry

DUfIHT QNtTy.
The following was received yesterday in
reply to a letter addressed to Secretary
Carlisle by Senator Fanlk ner. al to whether
the Treasury Department ever had a de
mand, or. IN fact, had ever redeemed the
silver dollar in gold. This letter was
written To secretary Carlisle that the facts
asserted b. any speakers that the silver
dollar was kept at parity with gold by
reason OF the TACT I11. 1T was redeemed by
the Treasury In gold on demand. might be
r,Yuted-
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900. making the deficit for the year to date
$23.40O .O9S.
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Ask to see the 81. 80 Figured Brill
liant ne skirts for s2.9o when
you re in.
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Think of Boys Good Cashmere
Knee Pants selling for lsc-when
they're werth Zoe.
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Ask to see the new sll.9S ); its
worth 81 to S2l-a sample line
hand ONE creations.
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seats in tine house and after the bell rang for
the first round FitzsilnrIOns came down to
the ringsitle and sized Sharkey up.
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RESTS WITH THE sEABoARD.

Should this company decide upon a cut
the Southern will take no action until
meeting or the Southern Freight Association
in New York this week. Ii was announced
at the Southern Office yesterday that a
meeting OF the F reight ASSOCIATE ion had be m
called for Wednesday in New York, and
that If the Seaboard had cut the rates by
that time the association would decide
upon a course for the Southern and allied
roads to pursue
The fight between the York River
and Bay Line Cofhpanfes on rates from
Baltimore to Southern ports is still in
progress, but for few days the hostihties
have ceased. The freight and passenger
rates on both water systems are extremely
low and if the fight continues it is only n
matter OF the survival of the most moBeyed.
The fare betwee n Baltimore and Norfolk is
81 and round trip tickets are sold for
81 81. The freight charges have undergone
great reduction. Both lines are working
on the same low basis and If one party cuts
the other will surely meet IL or make q
still lower reduction. 1t is stated that tie
stockholders of the two companies will
step in and try to effect an agreement
RI rat
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RATE WAR MAY REOPEN
Judge Sirmonton Dissolves the
Restraining Order.
TRUCE FOR THE TINE BEING
Both the Sea board and the Southern
Are Holding Off-MeetinY of the
Freight Association This Week
May End the Cut-What La Going
on In Railroad Circles.

The decision OF Judge G. H. simonton
yesterday in dismissing the bill and dis
solving the injunction in tie railroad cut
rate case. places the Southern. and the
seabOard Air Line in tie same position in
which they were when the fight began 1t
is DOW thought that the war will not be
again wagcd. as the seatoard Air Line
has Dot shown a disposition to light to
the finish whenever the Southern. as the
aggrieved party, has issued the challenge.
The Seaboard Air Lines cut OF So per
cent on all rates was not only met by the
Southern, but the latter made u sweeping
reduction OF so per cent. TIE Seabo1rd
did not meet this, and then came Judge
SimontOn's temporary injunction. which
prohibited both parties from cutting rates
FOR continuing the war. The decision OF
yesterday places the two Corporations in
a position to either renew tile fight or
to declare truce. Which of these policies
will be pursued depends on the action taken
by the Seaboard Air Line. %"
The herald., 1896-01-05
THE KINDERGARTENS
OF THE SOUTH

The free kindergartens of the south
know but little of the privileges and value
of the great public school kindergarten
work done in the middle and western
states. Free kindergartens here generally
mean free through the efforts, the inter-
est and noble-heartedness of few anx-
lOus, magnanimous workers, mostly
women. The south is blessed with a few
very fine kindergartens, free through pIi-
vate subscriptions. The free kindergarten
of Louisville, KY. the free kindergarten of
the King Daughters of Knoxville, Tenn,
together with few public and normal
school kindergartens throughout the Sec
ton, are all schools of reputation and
schools doing good work. ..
AT the cotton states and international
exposition the free kindergarten exhibit is
illustrated by class of very young chill
dren from the Atlanta Home of the Friend
less, some forty in number. All are small,
just beginning in the work, and many of
their little faces tell sad stories of inher-
tance; but the work is being very beauti-
fully done by young ladies much interest
ed in it.
True. an exposition is not the best place
for kindergarten class; the little ones
are disturbed by the constant going and
coming of the visitors, the booming of the
cannon, the blare of the bands and the
tramping of many passing feet then there
is that general excitement caused by
crowds, which even grown people can but
feel.
Homes for homeless children and for of
Tending children in the south are not such
homes as are to be found all over the far
west. In the homes of the friendless are
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THE KINDERGARTEN
AT ORANGE, CAL,

DEAR EDITOR We have belonging to
our public kindergarten enclosed ground S
S7x66 feet. These grounds are destined.
under the care of the little pupils, TO bloom
like veritable Eden. A circular garden
measuring "a feet in diameter is laid out
into concentric rings of alternate beds and
walks, with wigwam in the center. The
beds are two, and the walks three. feet in
width. The wigwam of poles is to support
growing honeysuckle vine.
In the outer bed each of twenty 5-year-
old children has an individual position,
wherein he plants what he will. More
than half the number own each tool so
we are well supplied with hoes, rakes and
spades.
Their delight. industry and enthusiasm
are inspiring. The younger children use
onion hoes and strawberry weeders; they
work out in the general beds. We en-
deavor to allow each class to set bulbs.
put out cuttings, transplant and plant
seeds. They raise peas for their
peas work. In this circle and elsewhere
we have a geranium hedge, chrysanthe-
NUNS, callas, roses, china lilies, oxalys,
star of Bethlehem, smilaX, fleur-de-lis,
gladioli, bananas, sage brush, border and
cact. All of these the children have
planted. We are only two years old and had
no means of irrigatiug our garden until
last May. We have nearly everything that
we know how to use in our work, but we
should feel greatly hampered without
the garden.
FroebeI says: "Particularly helpful at
this period of life is the cultivation of gar
dens owned by the children. = For
here man for the first time sees his work
bearing fruit in an organic way, determined
by logical necessity and law-fruit which,
although subject to the inner laws of nat
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places in the city. They were taken from
the sidewalks and the cellars, the alleys
and the saloons, and transformed into de-
cent, well-behaved children. What an ad-
dtion TO the wealth of San Francisco these
5000 honest, self-respecting men and
women will make. One of her keenest
business men said: "Such work as this is
worth supporting. Any man would prefer
to give literally to support such a work.
rather than have his children taxed ten
times the amount by and by to support
these children when they come to adult
years in prisons. jails and asylums.''
If from single neglected little girl in
the state of New York there has come, dur
ing the past fifty years, an army of over
1900 criminals and paupers, entailng an
expense of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to the taxpayers of that state, who
shall estimate the expense saved to Cali
forna and to San Francisco from training
into ways of virtue and well-doing over
$4,000 children, gathered in the localities
which produce large share of the crimi-
nal population.
The Spring Valley Water company
donates all the water needed, and the pres
ident says they will continue to do so for
as many charity kndergartens as they can
start in San Francisco. The owners and
directors in our city water company are
surely as generous and as ready to he D to
save he children, as are the Spring Valley
company.
1t is time the philosophical citizens and
philanthropic people of our city realize
that every neglected child in our city is
more than likely to become criminal or
pauper.
Ask Warden Hale of San Quentin who
fills our prisons? He will tell you the
want of proper training when boys and
girls are young. True the parents are to
blame and ought to be punished and made
TO do their duty; but there is no law com
pelling them to do so. and we have no
right to neglect our duty because others do
We have two well organized kindergar-
ten schools in orr city for little ones under
D, but the noble women who have them
in charge need. and must have help, and
that help must be in cash.
What San Francisco has done. Los An
geles can do. Let it not be said that we
neglected our poor children when we are
building finer houses than any other city
on the coast, and more of them.
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GROWTH OF THE
KINDERGARTEN SYSTEM

tFrom Annual Report by Elmira T. stevens.l
Fourteen years ago the first free kinder
garten was opened in San Francisco, and
now there are thirty-seven of them Six
teen of these are memorials to little ones,
or to Parents who have died; others are
maintained by friends of the cause. There
are four Helping Hand kindergartens, and
church kndergartens; but the ones that
bear the most emphatic testimony to the
practical value of the work, looked at from
an economical standpoint, are the Insur-
ance free kindergarten, the Attorneys free
kindergarten, the Real Estate free kinder
garten. the Merchants free kindergarten
and the Produce Exchange free kinder
garten.
About 50 ,5 40 "a was expended last year
by these business men of san Francisco in
carrying on these five kindergartens, and
the total amount expended for the thirty
seven kindergartens was S32.195.2S.
Over 1000 business firms in San Francisco
subscribe annually to the support of these
free kindergartens. And now, to show
you the far-reaching effects of this kinder
garten training, the report states that of
5000 children trained in these schools for
the little ones only one, and he was not
ull-witted-oniy one of these 1000 has
ever fallen into the hands of the police
and they came from some of the worst
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They must be purified and improved by the
| spirit of Frobel and led to independence
| of thought and sklfulness in work"
"The greatest reform will be effected
! through the training classes for teachers
and kindergartners."
"There is sometimes too much mistaken
kindness in the management of children.
The law of love Is great, but united with
firmness, is greater. Make your children
helpful and useful and you add to their
happiness.
"Teach them TO give you courteous
speech and manners and they will live to
honor you. Keep them from associating
with flatterers, the evil-speaker, the profit
gate and the obscene. If parents really
care for their children they will drive all
such from their doors"
"Ihere are no greater enemies to every
advance in culture than those who oppose
new things without a knowledge of them,
or than those who echo the opinions of 9TH
ers, often given with foundation; or those
who will not be interested in new things
because they say the old is good enough
Therefore, be not deceived. Prove every
thing that pertains to the well-being of
your child
Lord Bacon says: "Give me the child
and the state shall have the man,
Goethe says: ut is early training that
IlidhtS tile
Kant: 1.-THE first seven years are the de-
cisive years of child's history.
Aristotle: Estate education should begin
in earliest childhood. The very playthings
of a child have a bearing on the life and
work of man."
1t is not sufficient to point to the rewards
of good citizenship; children ill-born and
ill-bred cannot grow up good for the sake
of reward. They need to be trained into
better living, and what their homes cannot
do, the true kindergarten can"
Commissioner William T. Harris: 1.-THE
kindergarten, through it's mild dicipline
and its facilities for employing the precious
children in work by means of gifts, oc-
cupations and games,' succeeds in saving
most of them"
Eliza Peabody: ITO be a Kindergarten
is the perfect development of womanliness
"a working with God at the very fountain
of artistic and intellectual power and
moral character. 1t is, therefore, the
highest finish that can be given to a
woman's education, to be educated for
kindergarten"
Charlotte Perkins Stetson; "When we
have learned that a nations only real
wealth is its people; that people can be
best improved by right training in early
and that kindergarten training
is the best the world now offers, then he
will be able to estimate the economic value
of such training far more justly than we
now do.
DR.. Snyder of Colorado says "Let such
a mighty influence (the kindergarten)
touch all the children of our country be-
The herald., 1896-01-05
BOBBY'S DREAM

Dedicated to Mrs. Aldeu's "Casa de Rosas. y
His head was pillowed on his arm
The doorstep was so cold
1t was piteoos res ing place
For grief, al six years old.
But away from smoky London,
In he splendor o. the west,
Bobbv's dream flew to the shelter
Ola loving woman's breast.
And she built lovely homestead
In that city far awav;
Called its name "the House of Roses"
For the children's work or play.
And the children gathered to it
In such numbers, and so fast
Bobby's dream aud frJebeps vision,
Shall be world wide fact, at last
One fair day the whole earth's childhood
Shall he happy, safe and free,
And the world the kindergarten
OF pure humanity.
L ORMIsToN CHANT
London, England, 1898.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES
FREE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION

are not only sorely needed, but actually
ciamored for.
1T you could all once see and realize this
need, and watch the gain which comes
to the child and to the family! Will you
not put yourselves in the way of this, and
do the smaller service of your money, while
devoted teachers are giving themselves to
the work? Visit The kindergarten on Lafay-
ette street, and that in the "college settle
ment," conducted by the brave and wise
college graduates; and the kindergarten at
the Protestant and Catholic orphans asy-
luns, and learn how much it means to
have this training, and these influences
And how much more it will mean, there
and elsewhere, when your help shall be
heartily and generously given!
And so leave the blessed work in your
more able and vigorous hands, dear friends,
as strong as ever in my conviction that it
will prosper. more and more, "anto the
perfect day!
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to be found both children and grown peo-
pie. In the prisons are men and boys to-
gether. Even the chain gangs working on
the streets are made up of children, youths
and old men, all in the broad-striped pris-
on suit. The sight of children in such a
garb is more startling than you can i'm
agine.
The philanthropic women of the south
are interesting themselves in the work of
bettering the condition of both the home of
the friendless children and that of the
juvenile offenders How | hunger to give
them the opportunity To visit some of tie
schools and settlements and homes for
homeless children in Los Angeles and our
ever to be proud of state school at
Whittier! MRS FRANK WIGGINS.
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ural development, depends in many ways
upon his work and upon the character of
his work! = The child who has
guarded and cared for another living thing,
although it be of a lower order, will be led
more easily to guard and foster his own
life" HELEN JoSTIN LEBEUF.
Kindergarten.