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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27

Sets Sail at Noon Today with Party
on BattIeships Arkansas and Della.
ware for Hampton Roads-Assents
to Various Plans for Panama In.
stitutions.
Panama, Dec. &c. - President Taft
has enjoyed his trip to Panama and
the canal immensely, and after two
busy days inspecting the big ditch
and discussions with a committee rep
resenting the Panamanian govern
ment, he spent several hours cele-
brating Christmas as the guest Of
President Porras Of Panama.
Mr.. Taft and his party inspected
the Atlantic division Of the canal. the
new dock at Colon and Gatun DAM
and were also the guests of Colonel
Goethals at Culebra. The president
spent quiet evening at the home of
Colonel Goethals where, it is under
stood, he discussed the forthcoming
changes in the government of the
canal zone.
President Approves Agreement.
Christmas morning the president
and his party inspected the Pacific
end of the canal and the fortifica-
lions Of the islands. The president
has had conference with a Panaman.
ian committee, and he approved the
agreement made a year ago between
Secretary Boyd of Panama and Colo
mel Goethals relative to the transfer
of the zone lands on the outskirts of
Panama city TO the sovereignty OF
Panama in exchange for rights in Co.
Ion bay, which rights will be used in
connection with wharfage purposes
This agreement will become effective
In a short time.
Mr.. Taft also found no objection
to the establishment of a bank in &C.
cordance with the law passed by the
assembly. He is also disposed to ex-
tend aid to the Panama-David railway
insofar as facilitating the transporta-
ton Of material for the canal at nom.
inal price.
viii Appoint Commissioners.
1t has been learned that on his re-
turn to Washington President Taft
will appoint two commissioners for
the express purpose of dealing with
the zone lands. President Porras EN-.
powered the Panamanian committee
to discuss the matters at the confer
ence. which was cordial and satisfac.
tory to ALL ...
II. P. Dodge, the American minis
ter. gave banquet to President Taft
at the United States legation. In.
cluded in the large number of people
attending were many distinguished
Panamanians. The president, shortly
after the legation banquet. left to at
tend the Panamanan presidents bali
In his honor at the National theater
Mr.. Taft arrived at the railroad sta.
ton on Panama soil at Z p. m. and
was received by President Porras and
the latter's secretary.
Fine Enthusiasm at Ball.
The ball was a brilliant affair, which
reached the height of enthusiasm
when the two presidents offered
toasts. President Taft retired at 1870
in preparation for his return to the
United States. Accompanied by his
party, he embarked on the battleships
Arkansas and Delaware, which sailed
about noon today. The vessels will
take the president directly to Hamp-
ton Roads.
Mr.. Taft is in fine spirits and was
we'll.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
WORK OF SHEEP SHARPS.
They Fool You Sometimes by the Way
the Animal Is Trimmed.

They Fool You Sometimes by the way
the Animal Is Trimmed.
Preparing sheep for the show ring
Is the work of an expert. The skillfuI
shepherd can hide the defects of his
sheep so that they are not apparent to
the eye, and only the experienced judge
can discover them. Sheep cannot be
judged without feeling of them. The
Judge must use his hands far more
than, his eyes. The novice is often de-
ceived by the way the sheep is trim.
med. Often the sheep appears to be
fat when it is thin.
After the sheep have been trimmed
they usually are blanketed. The
blankets keep them clean and prevent
them from rubbing their wool, which
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
NOT HOW MUCH, BUT HOW
GOOD.

The man who on eighty acres
gives self to high purposes and
large living will easily outrank
In intellectual power and social
influence the mere money seeker
on a farm many times larger.
1t isn't the size of the farm. but
the quality of the farmers meth
DDS, which determines his place
in the COMMUNICATIONS Home
stead.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
klIbane TO Box Dundee.

New York, Dec. 26. -, Johnny Xii.
bane, the American featherweight
champion. has finally signed articles
to box Johnny Dundee of this city at
Vernon, CAL. on or about April 10.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
THERE ALL THE HONOR
LIES"

There is as much honor In be-
ing able to lay off a straight
row.. use the hoe dexterously
and operate the mower or the
binder correctly as to be a me-
chanic, a carpenter. lawyer.
doctor or q merchant. 1t is not
the kind Of work one does, but
the manner in which the work is
done. that makes character
Kansas Farmer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
cowpea. and Hoos.

a Cowpeas sown in corn and the entire
crop pastured down by hogs gives one
Of the very best returns that can be Sc
cured from the land.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
TO GO OVER THE BROOK.

Gate That Let's Both High Water and
Low Pass Easily Beneath It.
A swinging water gate may be made
In the following manner: Take q log
about four inches in diameter. Drop
1t into the forks Of two posts, one set
on either bank of the stream. The
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27

Respectfully submitted
Jay Matieson,
Oity Treasurer.
Aid. Sut6n presented the report OF the
street commissioner for the week ending Dec
81 and on molten the same was accepted and
adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Aid. Conant presented the following re
port, which was on motion adopted. Ayes
Mcdonald, Reineke. Suthn, Mclaughlin
Brown, Conant, Palmer, Chavey; Nays, none;
December %, 1912
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen:
Your committee to whom were referred the
several claims and accounts would respectful.
ly report favorablv on the following and ask
the unanimous consent OF this council that
said claims be allowed and the City Clerk In.
structed to draw orders for the same.
FROM CONTINGENT FIND
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
Council dings.
Council Room. City OF owosso,

Council Room. City of owosso,
December 23rd, 1912
Regular meeting of the Council Mayor
Geo. w. Clark presiding.
Aldermen present at roll call, Mcdonald.
Reineke, Mclaughlin, Brown Conant, Palmer,
Cnayey Later, Suttn, Absent, Wright.
Washburn.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved printed
PRESENTATION OF ACCOUNTS
Aid. Conant presented the claims and
accounts as noted below and on motion
same were referred to the committee on
claims and accounts.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Aid. Sutfin presented the following report
which was on motion accepted and ordered
printed.
Owosso, Mich, Dec. %, 1912
70 the Honorable Mayor ana Council OF the
SCiy VI UNUSED:
oonuomeh' ~
Below Is statemt mt of the receipts and dis.
oursements OF the CITY Treasurer for the
month tf Nov, 1912, with detailed statement
1919: iS''
balance Nov list, 1912 sss2l5 %
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27
TAFT RETURNING
FROM CANAL ZONE
President Has Enjoyed Inspec.
ton Trip Immensely.
GUEST OF HONOR AT BALL

Sets Sail at Noon Today with Party
on BattIeships Arkansas and Della.
ware for Hampton Roads-Assents
to Various Plans for Panama In.
stitutions.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-27

FROM NORTH WATER STREET SEWER No. q
FUND.
Sturtevant & Blood u nc
E. r. CoNANT,
GEO Q REIHEKB
Z. X. MCLAUGHLIN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29

ergarten most important-the conside-
ration of the rights of others, the wear
ing off of spoiled corners by the fric-
ton of the group is invaluable to the
little child the development OF usl
fisfness; joy in another's success all
of these traits are the foundation of
good citizenship, and have their foun-
dation in that ideal democracy
kindergarten.
What we call subject matter is the
taking up of certain subject for
study with the children. Take shell
ter for instance-heat and light. most
significant in mid-winter. We take
up the home first. it is nearest in his
environment and work out from our
own to the shelter for many who
come together fer common purpose
the school We visit the first
grade, note the books, difference in
seating, etc.-higher up children read
for usgand we watch them writing
papers We go back and play that
out with our blocks-or in drawing
or construction work or even dramat-
ically with one of the group for the
teacher-you know what fun that was
in our young days and aside from the
social value to the children in their
experience is there not being built up
in their minds an ideal of that great
American institution the public
school, the looking forward to the
step beyond which we all must hold
in our minds else growth is arrested
and we remain on the dead level of
mediocrity?
Now that civic and economic life
are SO complex it is expedtent for
most OF our boys and girls to stop at
seventh grade and go to work. Is the
extra year or year and half in the
beginning not of more value in that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29

1t gives just that much more time to-
the acquiring and use OF the sterling
habits of punctuality, neatness, order,
attention and concentration.
The values to the community are
easily seen In the Joy of the children
and parents both when they come to-
gether at the various festivals. The
schools belong to the people and we
will see the day when they are used
for all neighborhood gatherings. It
was the Kindergarten who invited
her children. parents. to the festivals.
who made the canvas of the neighbor-
hood, looked after the sick and in
stituted her mothers meetings. that
she might better establish the feel
ing of interest in education in the
community. What is the direct out
growth of this neighborhood work?
Parents associations are formed for
the study of the school curriculum
and the broadening of interest in the
entire school life. The doctor and
nurse have been introduced into the
school to safeguard the public-the
result of a kindergarten teacher who
did her own examining of various all
ments and created interest in her
building in that way. The playground
; is the result OF play-actiyity in the
kindergarten being thought a good
thing throughout the grades and the
Kindergarten the only one who
would undertake the work OF extend
ing this branch. The hand work and
games of the grades are the direct
outcome of the kindergarten-there
they were first recognized as educa-
tional and are now rapidly beiAg in.
trcduced throughout the elementary
school .All work and no play" Ia an
old adge but it was the kindergarten
that proved it and caused the adop-
ton of play and manual training in
the grades. There are many other
community needs satisfied by the
kindergarten but lack OF time pre-
vents their recital
Holding the Reins.
Just word as to the kindergarten.
1t is no. all fun to teach and work
and play with forty little children un-
/ der years of age--to help here and
| lead there-hands off the reins now
then again Tightening little bit, de-
veloping this trait, depressing that
one--the hand of the artist is needed
/ to know just when and where to step
in and guide.
The young girl with the wide smile
and perfect faculty for little chill
dren" has gone-we hope for good and
in her place has come The specialist
who has given two good years to ac-
quiring the best educational prfnci-
pies to apply to her individual prob
lem, who has devoted her time to
child study, to psychology, to the
study of Froebel as contrasted with
other educators has had prac-
tice with large and small groups OF
children, has had courses in method
in art, in music, and through all this
q has had acquired that broad controll-
ed, clear vision that makes for eff
cheney in a community and lacking
all personal feelings of any sort what.
ever says to all who are interested
in the education of little children
"See, these are the foundation Of our
great country; come, let us live with
our children"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
CIVIC LEAGUE
ENJOYED TALK
Address on Kindergarten Work by
Miss Katherine Martin Was Civ
en- at High School in
Afternoon.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
Expert Opinion is Given on the Cues
tion in Most Entertain
ing Manner by keokuk
Lacy.
EDUCATIONAL.
VALUE

Miss Katherine Martin who is a
kindergarten supervisor in Chicago
and a Keokuk girl in whom this city
feels a special pride spoke before the
Civic League on Saturday afternoon
IN the high school assembly room.
Miss Meigs who is to conduct a free
kindergarten with Miss Howell and
Miss Bartruff studied under Miss Mar
tin. The address was listened to with
the keenest interest She spoke as
follows:
The Educational Value of the kader-
aarten to the Child and to
the Community.
1t is significant fact to the pro-
gressiye citizen Of Keokuk that three
great dreams OF the past have come
true in the year 1912. First, the dam
is built and an assured success. Sec
ond. the order of Good Fellows has
been permanently established Third,
the free kindergarten is about to open.
Personally, I would substitute sub
primary for the word kindergarten
for the average citizen will listen to
the advantage Of adding a sub-pri-
mary grade, more quickly than he will
to the projected opening of kinder.
garten: and that is a sane, normal at
titude of mind, too, for the kindergar
ten has been so covered and encrust
ed with the symbolism Of its materials
by the overzealous but impractical fol
lowers of Froebel that the laity failes
to follow the arguments and lost in
terest or were just little afraid o
adopting any branch that might b.
termed a fad-so for the sake of
plain, practical discussion you and
viii take up the advantages of thi
sub-prirnary grade.
First-In the school life of tn
child, and
second--Its relation and adYal
tage to the community.
First Of all then it is a school (
expression for the development of til
individual child from S1s to yea
OF age It takes him just out of bah
hood, IN his play stage and gives hi
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certain. definite typical experiences,
tina. he may work out through his
play and that will be of use to him
later on in life. have said he is in
the play Stage but You will please
mark this, that while his experiences
IN the kindergarten may be worked
out in play, it is organized play-ex-
perience which he meets in the kind
ergarten.
There is a difference between or
gained school play-experience and
unorganized home play-experience.
Watch child in the home, busy as
can be from morn till night, playing,
playing. playing. working too? Yes!
In the highest sense of work, with
the workers attitude of utter absorb
ton Where work begins and play
stops there is no dividing line; this
is not confined to little children. The
same attitude of mind is found in the
golf PLAYER, the football player, the
bridge player. yes, even the business
man. Is no. his attitude toward his
great game of life exactly that of the
child's? His whole self is put into
/ the business to what purpose, for
self realization! What is the motive
back of the child's play2 Self realiza-
ton In his play he is .he train con-
ductor policeman, grocery boy, moth
er busy about her household tasks;
all of the social and industrial life
about him is played out in order that
he may understand in a slight degree
this complex life about him. II fs b
divine gift. to all little children from
the Creator, this development OF self
and the instinct of play is the divine
means put into the child's hands by
which he can work out this develop
ment.
The kindergarten teacher takes
such of these play activities that she
deems worthy and makes them into
a school curriculum. A course OF
study, as it were, and endeavors to
lead this child through this organized
Sc. Of experiences into state OF men
tai and physical control that will en-
able him to enter 1st grade and at.
tack the problems OF reading and
writing at once without loss of time.
| It is strange thing that the instru-
mentalfties employed in the sub-pri-
mary and primary grade are the same.
4 Both teachers use singing, physical
il exercise, games, clay modelling, draw
ing, cutting, construction work and
stories; the only advance in first
4 grade is the Introduction OF reading
and writing. In word all forms OF
seif-expression are used because that
is the great interest Of childhood.
will ask you TO listen for a few min
: utes to concrete illustrations OF The
mental development in the kindergar
: ten through these various instrumen
4 talities. Take for example physica
l activity, plain marching or skipping
3 attention is gained through the child
interest in the activity, it is fosteret
e and added to through variation 0
your marching figures or rhythmi
/ work. There is a physical adjustmen
of the muscles to the rhy! hme OF tn
II music, certain power or control i
e gained. Perhaps variation of A.
g time IS introduced. little figure O
Y eight walking steps and eight Skin
n ping steps is there not little prof.
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lem of number work to meet and con-
quer here? A certain number of chill
dren are chosen by one child to play
with him. Is his mental operation not
only that of holding the idea of choice
but adding the number he must
] choose to this idea2 Slow or fast
music leads to distinction of pulse,
dividing of rhythmic measures, all
of this leads to an appreciation of
melody and time.
The Story.
The value of the story cannot be
Eorer estimated. 1t is the introduction
of the little child into the great realm
of literature, that transforms with its
magic wand all the world about him.
and gives new life to him. The story
stimulates and regulates the magma
ton and leaves pictures in the child's
mind with which he may create at
viii his own phantasy. His vocabu-
larry is enlarged; words and phrases,
hitherto unknown come and go at
will, to use as he likes in clothing
other experiences about him in fancy.
The story creates in him the desire
to read and use -or himself those
symbols or words that endow his
world of fancy SO richly
The Song.
The song too serves the same pur
pose. 1t is an expression in shorter
form of the story. The short four
line songs OF today for little children
are doing wonders In the placing of
tone and development of rhythmic ex-
preston for the little children.
HandWork.
| The handwork blocks, paper cut
ting. clay modelling, construction work
the child is working back and forth
every minute with the encountering
and solving of mathematical prob
lens. / have never seen a group OF
children fold this little problem OF
sixteen squares without counting the
entire number first-then Analysing
each row of four squares each-the
suggestion of cutting is met with In
slant response number is again cali
ed into play-neat and careful part
4 ing follows and the result is satisfac.
tory and useful to him as further
stimulant to play activities conferred
I about it-but this result is only arriy,
ed at through mathematical calcula.
ton
Block work follows the same line
but number and form both enter here
two cubes here, three cylinders
there, etc, etc, all instruction uncon
sciously absorbed but I would claim
4 for any kindergarten child entering
the primary grade tina. he could work
intelligently with any combination O
!, numbers under ten, without dictation
The forming Of the symbols for mum
Der work follows ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
, letters for words
, The terms square, round, flat, cylin
, der cube, long, short, all OF thes,
!. words are used unconsciously and Ii
: their right relations. Color is gaines
in the same way. Is there any gail
,. in the child In all of this instruction
!. Is there any saving in the primar
: grade to a child thus equipped? N
time lost in adjustment to furniture
room, other children or the teacher
: They are all merely different mater
iaIs-the desks and seats are onl
other tables and chairs-books he
used to handling and social grou
is no new thing--the teacher Is al
other friend and attention is riyete
upon her and upon his work from tn
first day Of school.
think the social value Of the kns
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LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 2s.
Judge w. O. Powers Of Salt Lake
City will aid Earl Rogers in the de-
Tense Of Clarence barrow when the
labor attorney Tor second time
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KNOW IT WELL
Familiar Features Well Known to
Hundreds Of keokuk citizens.

A familiar burden in many homes.
The burden OF bad back"
A lame, weak or an aching back
Often tells you of kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Here is Keokuk testimony
Mrs. J. Fl. Hudelson, sos Des Moines
St., Keokuk, Iowa, says: A member
OF my family suffered from lameness
across the small of the back, accom-
panied by pains through the loins.
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from
Wilkinson & Co.'s Drug Store, were
used in this case and brought entire
relief. We never hesitate to recon.
mend Doan's Kidney Pills when the
opportunity occurs, as we consider
them reliable medicine"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Deans and
take no other
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6, will be continued until later in the
month. This is the desire of the de-
Tense, and it is not believed the prosS
cution win resist 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29
SATURDAY, JAN. 4.

The Heroine Of the Plains,
Part I.
The Heroine Of the plains,
Part z ............... Bison
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-29

WEDNESDAY. JAN. 1.
Indian Dances and past
time -. Bison
The Fishing Industry, and
More Haste Less Speed -. Imp
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-09-26

mile polskie ! 10 z innych
narodowosci. Koscio1ek nasz
jest 60 stop wysoki. Nabo-
zehstwo odprawia sic W MIN
diva razy ma miesiac. VIE
lebny 0. w. Sebastyahski cd
koscio]a polskiego w Nowym
Poznaniu jest zarazem j ma.
Sym proboszczem. Ten gor-
Hwy kapian z wielklem po-
6wieceniem g}osi nam s}owo
Boze.
Rozpoczela sic take u mas
szkofa W dnju II wrZesnia.
Nauczycielem jest Brat DO.
brodxiej Chmielewskj.
Jest tn tez k0Sci6l tax wv.
Zjednoczonych Braci, a W
tych dniach take rozpoczna
budowa6 mlyn 60 mielenia
maxi.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-09-26
Ma sprZedaz.

26O akrowa farma w Rock
valley, Il mill cd Dodge i
II mill cd kosciofa W Pine
Creek. Przesz}o 100 ARROW
pod p}ugiem, reszta las j
pastwiska, Gale ogrcdzone.
Dom mieszkalny i zabudowa-
ME dreWnjane - wiatrak do
woody i t. d. Sprzedam 2 po-
wodu starego wieku. Zglosic
sic pod adresem Maciej Ku]as
Dodge, Wis.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1912-09-26
Wielu Wypedzonych z
dOlnu.

Ka2dego roku, W wielu ~cHesciach
kraju, ty>lace wypedzani bywai2 z
swych dom6w przex kaszel cho-
robe p}uc. Przyjacidf lotereea
pozostawiaja udajac sie do innych
klimat0w, lecz TO Jest k%oszto"ne a
mic "a wszc pewne> Lels:y sposdb-
spos6b mn"g' j.st uzywan'e D;a.
King'a New Discovery ]~eczenie
sic W domu. Po7ostan z twoimi
przyjac,o}mi i uzywaj tego shawnee
60 lekarstwa. Choroby gardFa i
pluc doznsja szybkiej pomocy !
,drowie powrdc'. Lex ~ kasze''
zas,ebienie, grype, krup, koklus2
a chore p}uca doznaja polepszenia.
$50 i Loo. Butelki M pr6be darmo.
Gwarantowane W apiece Nj ).
Ko walewskiego,