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The herald., 1896-12-09
WOMEN IN GERMAN SCHOOLS

One of the most encouraging signs of
the times to those interested in the pro-
gress of women's education in Germany.
according to the New York Evening
Post, is the unobtrusive success in ev-
cry direction of the experiments made.
One of these-the movement for the
extension of university training to wo-
men teachers in the elementary and
public schools-though small in its be-
ginnings, is far-reaching In its results.
Its object Is to enable women to prepare
themselves for an examination which
qualities them to become head mistress
es (Oberlehrerinnen) of girls, in public
schools, and this involves q great inno-
walton, the placing Of women instead of
men in direct charge of the education
of girls.
In Berlin and Gottingen a number of
the professors have during the last four
years very kindly given special courses
OF lectures for women teachers. These
women, who devote three or four years
to preparation for the difficult examina-
ton which is the stepping stone to the
coveted post of head mistress, have in
most cases obtained leave of absence
from their schools for the special pur-
pose of training themselves. and have,
in general, either borrowed or with diff
Guilty saved the money necessary. They
are. therefore, it may be argued, espe-
cially earnest students; but, on the 9TH
er hand, they have not the freshness
and elasticity which Is the best outfit
for work of university standard.
However that may be- many of the
profession who started rather doubtfully
on the undertaking have given favor
able verdict on the result, as Is proved
not only by their statements that they
have been able to get bteter work from
the women than from the men students
in the university doing the correspond
ing work, but also by the fact that they
are wiling to persevere with the ex-
pertinent In the semester just begin
ming at Gottingen the following is the
list of lectures offered to women, and in
general open to women residents of
Gottingen not specially working fu ex-
aminations: Church History of the
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries,
Professor Tschackert; The Catechism.
Professor Reischle; New Testament Ex-
egis, Professor Bousset; History of Phi
losophy, Professor Baumann; History of
Civilization, Professor Won Wilamowitz;
Modern History. Professor Max Leh-
mann; Historical Seminar. DR.. Brandt;
Middle High German, Professor Heyne;
Modern German Literature, DR.. See
dorf; Historical French Grammar and
Old French Literature. Professor Slim
ming; Modern French, M. Mercier; Mod
crn English DR.. Tamson; Botany, Pro-
fesor Peter; Physics and Chemistry, DR..
(fOtting.
The herald., 1896-12-09
TRIED no PUNISH A QUEEN.

Miss Winter, who for several years has
been the governess to the young queen OF
Holland, says the N. Y. Journal, has full
filled her mission and is returning to
England. This lady has had to be very
strict in maintaining the regularity of
the young queens studies, and she even
sat out the hours during which instruc-
ton in music was given by an expert
enced professor. On one occasion she
attempted to dismiss her charge to her
bedchamber an hour before the custom
airy time because she was remis1 in bow
ing necessarily to her subjects in pub
lie, but this act of discipline was success
fully resisted. The scholars work began
at each day and lasted for couple of
hours; similar period from 2:30 being
also devoted to desk" work. Her ma
jesty habitually rose at and was asleep
at $50
The herald., 1896-12-09
ANTI SALOONISTS
Make Preparations for an Aggressive
and Active Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat the meet
ing of the Anti-Saloon league today
President Price delivered his annual ad-
dress. He said we expend in one year fer
intoxicating liquors in the United States
81. 200, ,O00. 900 While we have been will
ing to compass land and sea to encounter
danger in foreign lands and among semi
barbarous people to protect lives and
property of strangers (referring to the
Armenians). we have. he said. not only
allowed. but have also supported and
encouraged by our laws and customs, a
system and business which results every
month in the slaughter of hundreds tf
our own people. What we need and
what we must have if we hope for sue
cess is unity of purpose and concert Of
action. A committee was appointed to
draft circular letter to churches and
organizations urging them to prepare at
oEce for an aggressive campaign
The herald., 1896-12-09
THROWN FROM HIS WHEEL
A Young Bicyclist Injured on South
Main Street

While riding homeward on Main street
last night about II o'clock r. Keisling,
o young wood carver, who lives on
Eighteenth street, was thrown violently
from his bicycle by the front wheel of
the machine striking a rock near the
corner of Fourteenth street.
Keisling was knocked unconscious by
the fall and was found lying in the road
by officer Fifield. The patrol wagon
conveyed him to the receiving hospital,
where a number of cuts and abrasious
on the face We're patched up. The wheel
man looked as though he had struck a
cyclone, but luckily his injuries were of
q superficial character. After being
fixed up he was sent home.
The herald., 1896-12-09

defeating Louis Thorne. the push Repub-
lican nominee for board of education in
the Fifth
AS the new council will consist of four
regular Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis and Populists, with Herman Silver
of the Fourth Ward Better City Govern
ment league holding the balance of pow
er 1t has been suggested that he is the
logical candidate for president of the
council The suggestion appears to be
well received. and Mr.. Silver's friends
will push him for the place
The herald., 1896-12-09
THE PIOUS ROBIN.

Here is story of an orthodox robin.
Some time ago 7 attended morning sev
vice In Ely cathedral, where. during
the prayers, robin kept fitting about
the building, joining in the service with
a modest 'chirrup.' When the cler-
gyman ascended the pulpit and began to
speak, the robin deliberately perched
himself on one of the pinnacles of the
chancel-screen. quite close to the ora
tor, and the louder the pastor preach
ed the louder did the robin sing, much
to the amusement of the congregation.
l have no recollection of what the SER
mon was about, but the robins sing
ing made deep impression. upon me-
London Daily Telegraph
The herald., 1896-12-09
A LIKELY INVENTION.

A Massachusetts man has invented
device for expediting the dispatch of
special delivery" letters mailed in post
offices where but few clerks are employ
cd and where such letters sometimes lie
for a considerable time before their dis
position in the boxes now used is noticed,
The new arrangement consists of Il
slanting box, at the lower end of which
there is u sheet of metal working on
swivel joints. When letter is dropped
into the box it slides down upon the
metal sheet and holds the lower edge
down, thus making an electric curren.
that rings bell continuously until some
body goes to the box and takes the let
ter out. The invention has been tried
at Woburn and Boston. and the postal
The herald., 1896-12-09
ORIENTAL STEAMERS
The Project Thoroughly Explained to
San Diego Citizens

SAN DIEGO, Dec. S.-There was we'll
house this evening to hear f. c. Potter
Of Chicago and A. H. Butler of Japan
explain their plan for steamer line
from San Diego to the Orient The
undertaking as outlined by them con-
templates four S000-ton steamers of
twnety knots to cost $500, ,000 Mr..
Potter stated that he had received as
surances of liberal support in the east,
if Southern California would do its part
The plan was to incorporate with a cap
ital stock of 1000 900, of which SO, 600, 900
should be issued and also to issue So
900. 900 bonds
The entire subject was discussed at
some length but no action was taken
the purpose of the meeting being merely
to lay the matter before the peopl.
The herald., 1896-12-09
A GASOLINE EXPLOSION.

REDDING, Dec. S.-A report comes
from Keswick that there was an explo-
sion of gasoline there this evening, re-
sulting in the burning of twelve men,
among them Arthur Dean, who resides
with his family in this city. Dean has
charge of the electric plant and it is
presumed that the explosion took place
in the power house. Two doctors were
summoned from here. but how badly the
men are injured has not been learned
The herald., 1896-12-09

the bay from Havana. on December Isl.
Under such circumstances 1t would
seem that the moment would come when
Comes and MaceO would naturally wish
TO combine their forces for a strong at
tack on the Spanish army.
At the office Of the Cuban junta in this
city Tomas Estrada Palma, delegate of
the Cuban republic to the United States,
gave out a statement today in which he
expressed his views on the presidents
message as far as 1t related to the Cuban
question. He says the message, gener-
ally speaking. is in great measure very
depressing to Spain.
The herald., 1896-12-09
PAPER AND PRICES
Manufacturers Are Very Anxious to In
crease Their Profits

manufacturers of newspaper paper are
being held in secret in this city r. B.
Fullerton of the Manufacturers Paper
company, said to a reporter of the Asso-
ciated Press: About dozen manu-
facturers. realizing that their business
is in bad condition, came together for
the purpose of consulting one another
and adopting some arrangement where
by trade can be improved. Several sug-
gestions We're offered, but as yet no
plan has been adopted. 1t is proboble
that the outcome of these consultations
will be the appointment of a COMMITTEES
which will consider all the questions
and advise some definite plan of action.
When the definite plan is formulated 1
shall have no hesitation in telling all
about it."
The herald., 1896-12-09
A SCHOOL OF PORPOISE.

A large school of porpoise going south
created quite sensation to those who
happened on the bluff near the North
Beach bathhouse this morning a bout 10
o'clock. They were SO close together that
the looked like a. large monster Some
said it was very large whale, others
that 1t was a monster sea serpent, but as
they approached the lookers-on discov-
cred that it was only a school of por-
poise.-Santa Monica Outlook.
The herald., 1896-12-09
FITZ'S FIGHTS.
Julian Thinks He Can Show Conspiracy.
The Corbett Mill

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec S-Martin
Julian stated tonight that he had evil
dence which will prove a conspiracy was
planned and operated against Fitz-
simmons in the recent fight. Julian says
that the parties to the conspiracy were
Referee carp, Dannie Needham, Shark
ey's trainer: Dan Lynch Sharkey s
hacker. and the National club
Julian says it is idle to talk of a contest
before the Olympic club here between
Corbett and FitZslmmons, because New
York clubs will offer larger purses for a
limited contest than any club in a
smaller city. If an unlimited contest
cannot be arranged Fitzsimmons wants
to fight for the largest available purse
i'll q limited bout
The herald., 1896-12-09
MORE THAN HE EXPECTED.

An old man was breaking stones one
day on country road in Wales when a
gentleman came riding along.
Bother these stores! Take them out
of my way" he said.
Where can I take them to, your
honor?"
Il don't care where; take them to
hades, If you like"
Don't you think your honor" said
the old man, that I'd better take 'em to
heaven? They'll be less in your honors
way there. ."-Spare Moments
The herald., 1896-12-09
A POINT DECIDED

SAN FRANCISCO, Dc. S.-The SUI
preme court yesterday refused to reverse
a judgment on verdict upon the allie
cation that the complaining witness be-
ing a woman of immoral character was
not entitled to credence. w. H. Ross
was convicted of robbery and sentenced
to twenty five years imprisonment;
there was a prior conviction against
him
The herald., 1896-12-09
A COMMITTEE BANQUET.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-A banquet
was given by the Republican congress-
ional campaign committee at the Met
ropolitan club tonight to Hon. Marcus A.
Hanna. the chairman of the Republi-
can national committee, to which were
invited a number of the members of the
national committee and Others most of
whom had been active co-workers of
the chairman during the late political
campaign
The herald., 1896-12-09
SMALL MORNING FIRE

The fruit stand on Broadway, just
south of the Bradbury block, owned by
a man named Robinson, caught fire
from some unknown cause at 2 o'clock
this morning and was completely de-
stroyed before the department could
get a stream on it. The loss will be
about S150
The herald., 1896-12-09

The Cross of the Legion of Honor has
been bestowed on many men, scientists
philosophers and soldiers. but on only
two women. Rosa Bonheur was the first
to wear the coveted red ribbon. and now
Sister Marie Chantal, a nurse and nun
in Tours hospital, has been with the
French army in the field and rendered
valuable services, which have been re-
warded with the cross.
The herald., 1896-12-09

Mrs Maitland. a member of the Lon
don school board, says in answer to some
made by the Nineteenth Gem
tury that the women in that body do not
transform their male associates into
humble followers. incapable of argu-
ment or opposition. On the contrary,
it has been her experience, she says.
that the men never hesitate to oppose
the suggestions of the women when they
GOO Ar
The herald., 1896-12-09
TALMAGE WILL MARRY

NEW YORK, Dec. S.--The Worlds
Sing Sing special says: Rev. r. Dewitt
Talmage and Miss Susie Mangam of
this city are to be married. The an
nouncement was made today by relatives
or poth persons. The wedding will in
all proba bility be within a week
The herald., 1896-12-09
COOPER COMES WEST

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Mr. Cooper
the Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs
who has been in Washington for the
past week left tonight for Honolulu via
San Francisco
The herald., 1896-12-09
A BIG BUILDING BURNED

MONTREAL. Que. Dec S.-The Bar
ron block a four-story building. was
burned about o'clock tonight. The loss
will be about $175.000 fully insured.
The herald., 1896-12-09
A PIPE PLANT BURNED

BAY CITY. Mich. Dec. S.-The Mich
igan Pipe company's entire plant, COW
ering four acres. burned tonight. Loss
SlO0 600
The herald., 1896-12-09
THE ARTISTS PRESIDENT

PARIS. Dec. S.--M. Frederic Auguste
Bartholdi has been elected president of
the Societe Libre des Artistes Francaise.
The herald., 1896-12-09
A NEW TRANSLATION

PARIS, Dec. S.-M Frederic Mistral
has completed his translation of the BIZ
BILE into the Provencal dialect.
The herald., 1896-12-09
STEAMER ARRIVED

QUEENSTOWN. Dec. S.-Arrived:
Teutonic from New York for Liverpool
and proceeded.
The herald., 1896-12-09
THE VALUE OF DIAMONDS

authorities regard is as of considerable
value.-New York Times.
The herald., 1896-03-08
MULTIPLEX TELEGRAPH

Prof. Henry A. Rowland of the Johns
Hopkins university, yesterday succeed
ed in obtaining completely successful
results from an invention on which he
has been working since last summer.
For some time Prof. Rowland has
had planned in his mind an invention
for transmitting kilograms written
upon typewriter at the place of send
ing that would be reproduced in type
written form at the receiving point.
In the physical laboratory of the uni
versity he put his plan into practical
operation. In addition to the type
writing part of the invention, Prof.
Rowland, with his new machine, can
send over the wire five or six different
messages at the same time in one
direction, which in duplex, makes ten
or twelve messages that can be trans
mitted on the same wire at the same
time. Thus, with five ope rators at
each end of line sending each an
average of thirty words a minute, 300
words can be transmitted each minute
Prof. Rowland has inquired at the pat
ent Office in Washington and has been
informed that no such invention has
ever been received dthere-typewriting
telegraphy having been attempted be-
fore, but upon entirely different prin-
ciples. He has used synchronous
device in his invention and in the me-
chanical arrangement of the typewriter
has used but eight signals, the letters
being produced in combinations.
The current Of electricity transmit
ting the message can be relayed, and
in this manner the invention can be
used for great distances.
The model on which the professor
has been experimenting is much larger
than the invention will be when COM
pleted. In finished form the instu-
ment, he says, will be as convenient
and as easily operated as the ordinary
telegraphic dispatchinR and receiving
apparatus. The invention is described
in Professor Rowland's own words as
q "multiplex printing telegraph.
timore Sun, Feb. 25, 1896.
The herald., 1896-03-08

the troops were distributed in compa-
MES of 100 in towns along the coast
and the surplus was paid off and dis
charged. Our friend Winter, whom
Mr.. French speaks Of as being
wounded, had recovered and was
among those who we're sent to Los
Angeles, along with the officers to be
stationed there, including Dr.. Griffin
and his staff.
Winter was an American, and, as /
said before. WAS man of rare talent
and education, and a sort OF aristocrat
among the boys. They looked upou
him as a bit of q tyrant, and yet he
compelled them, by his distinguished
air, to acknowledge him as superior to
the common herd. He was quiet, dig
nified, brave and daring, aud who does
not respect those qualities, in nan
or woman? His complexion was smooth
and clear, and his eyes deep blue
gray, which. when excited, turned
black, while his hair was dark brown,
soft and wsvy. Winter was favorite
among the officers, and when they
came to Los Angeles, DR.. Griffin, who
settled down into a private practice
here, invited the young man to be
his guest-but I am getting ahead OF
my story somewhat. When the boys
in blue arrived in Los Angeles our old
friend Don Antonio Maria, who WAS
always q great admirer of Americans,
along with his daughter, who had re-
covered her health and spirits and
looked like the Juans of old, sent invi-
tations to all the Americans to assem-
BILE at the old Casa to great banquet
given by him in their honor. The old
place once more rang with music and
the voices of happy guests for the first
time since Juana was the mistress Of
her fathers home in the days before
her misfortunes came.
There were no American ladies pres
ent at the banquet. In those days they
had not ventured so far toward the
setting sun, but there we're plenty of
dazzling, black.eyed senoritas.
None of our heroes was more daz-
zled with Spanish bsauty than our
friend Winter, for the lovely Juana
met his attentions with grave sweet
ness that set spark ablaze in his
heart, and yet kept him at distance.
He became at once favorite with
her father, and was invited by
him to make the Casa his home
whenever so inclined. Like all
Mexicans, This house was always
open to strangers" and young Winters
took advantage of this generous invita-
ton on many occasions, at first to
such degree as to grow wearisome to
Juana, for she did not particularly care
for him, but seeing her fathers hearty
friendship, always made him well
come on that account.
ITO he contiuued next Sundavl
The herald., 1896-03-08
THE SAN FELIPE SINK
BY r. K. MINER

About 125 miles southeast of Los An
geles lies the San Felipe sink. COM
monty called the Conchilla valley. 1t
is 100 miles long, with an average width
of thirty miles, and at its lowest point
is 800 feet below sea level. The greatest
depression on the railroad which passes
through the valley is 267,9 feet below
the level of sea. But few people who
come to Southern California by this
route realize that they have been so
greatly depressed.
Near Salton the surface of the earth
is covered with salt for miles around,
which when ground is good for table
use. and thousands of tons of it are
sent out each year from the salt works.
Because of the gases arising from
these salt beds the atmosphere is near
ly aseptic. About eight feet above the
valley on the cliffs a we'll defined
water line of former sea can be dis
tinctly seen.
Five years ago a most remarkabl
change took place in this valley. Th'
constant blowing of the sand by tb,
wind into ridges formed dam across
the Colorado New river, with a spill
way at the western end of the dam,
which had been sufficient to carry of
the water until the great food in Feb
ruary, 1891, when this sand ridge wa
swept away, and the water of the Col
orado river began to flow into the des
ert through several channels, at tn
rate of 10000 cubic feet per second
The water continued to flow into the
desert until lake was formed about
forty-flve miles long and between
twenty and twenty-five miles wide.
This extraordinary event produced
considerable atmospheric disturbance.
At Beaumont and in the ad jacent noun
tains terrific rains fell and cloudbursts
we're frequent, thing unknown to the
oldest inhsbitsnt. During twenty
four days ending August 18th there
were not less than five cloudbursts,
and rain fell every day at Seven Palms,
where rain had never fallen at that
time of the year before the appearance
of the Salton sea, as this new lake
was called. Great excitement was
caused when the water first appeared.
Some thought the Gulf of California
was flowing into the desert; others that
an earthquake was causing the water
to flow through some great subterra-
mean spring. Two years later all signs
Of the lake had disappeared and the
conditions were the same az before it's
appearance.
Near the southeastern end of this
now dry lake are the famous mud vol
canoes. The ground around them is
very treacherous and unsafe, conse-
quently but little is known about
them. Numerous hot springs are scat
tered about near the mountains, many
of them of considerable value medicin-
ally. Beside some of the springs that
would boil an egg in the regulation
time are springs of clear cold water.
The climate of this depression is con-
eidered especially beneficial for certain
diseases, such as asthma, rheumatism.
consumption, insomnia and nervous
troubles.
The herald., 1896-03-08
JUANA; or, HIDDEN GOLD
BY ALICE ROLLlN CRANE

our papers, and Mr.. Bent forwarded
them to Santa Fe by an old hunter
who was acquainted with the country.
We took supplies to last us only to
this place, and we're informed that Free
mont had the year before left supplies
here for government use in time OF
need, but nothing in the line of food
could be procured. Even the trappers
said they had been two years without
tasting bread. We remained two
weeks, the time allotted US, and then
started on the return trip.
"It might be interesting to state that
this fort was built for the purpose of
trading in furs with the Indians and
trappers. 1t was two or three hundred
feet square, with thick, high adobe walls
and a number of buildings on the in
side.
1--WE procured at the fort six buffalo
tongues, scanty supply for journey
of 600 miles. Shortly before we left,
some friendly Indians, who were pass
ing, informed the hunters at the fort
(who talked mainly by signs) that the
Comanches we're gathering in large
numbers at the crossing, for the pur-
pose of plundering any wagons that
might pass. It may not be generally
known in this day of railroads, that st
that time one or more large wagon
trains every day left Independence, or
some shipping point on the Missouri
river, loaded with merchandise for
Santa Fe. 1t was these prizes which
the savages massed in large numbers
to capture, and they occasionally sue
ceeded.
"On hearing this report, Mr.. Bent