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6 BEANS DISSECTED. Fourth Grade School Boys as Essayists. Composition Writing About Boston Strawberries. Botany from a Nine-Year-Old Stand point. Miss McDonald's Expert Writers, Artists and Geographers-They Acquit a_ Themselves Creditably.; Down at Castelar-street school the fourth grade class, composed about equally of boys and girls, is under the care of Miss Mary McDonald. The boys, several of them, may ,be seen on the streets crying newspapers every day. The two little boy violinists who are often seen on the streets, are also among the pupils in this class, together with one or two boys whose complexion is a trifle darker than that usually attributed to Caucasians. The* children are bright, however, brighter, perhaps.than children of the same grade in schools situated elsewhere; and they love their teacher, as was evidenced by every look and gesture. Composition writing was in order when the school reporter called on the class. The subject was Dick Whiting ton and His Cat. The story had been told them, and they were to write it as they remembered it. The compositions were mostly very well written, both as to contents and penmanship. It was amusing to notice the line of facts re membered by the different children, though the stories all agreed in the essential particulars. The children had written long compositions, covering two and three Dages of foolscap each, other wise it would be interesting to publish some of them. • When the time devoted to the compo sitions was up, the children were re lieved after their long sitting by going through the ten-minute calisthenic ex ercise for the session. Some of the barefooted little lads were particularly graceful in the bending exercises, while the benefit to be derived was evidenced by the fact that one or two girls who had not been in tbe class long went through the exercises as though their backs contained but one or two hinges, and those badly in need of oiling. The warning gong sounded for recess, and in the interval before the second gong struck the children sat at attention and sang a lively sailor song with voices that evidenced "good and correct train ing. Now, all trooped out to play in orderly lines, and while the yards resounded with shouts and laughter, the reporter looked over some of the drawing lessons executed by the scholars. There were two very excellent maps on the board, among others not so good, drawn by Master Willie Stewart and G. Slicton. These two seemed to be par ticularly apt at map drawing; their maps being correct in outline and very faith ful in detail. In object drawing, the most tasteful work was a circular decor ative design, consisting of a Mariposa lily in various positions, with a full blown flower as a center piece and a border of ivy leaves, This was drawn and designed from nature by Master Frank Nies, one of the smallest boys in the room. Excellent ornamental draw ing was also exhibited as the work of Gertie McDonald, Edward Moreno and May Sills. An interesting part of this work was that known as observation work. This observation work embraces the various departments of composition, writing, drawing and botany, and is probably one of the most useful studies in the re quired work of the grade. A recent les son was given on the bean, and this is the way it was given: The children were told to take one or two beans, choosing the kind themselves, and to soak them in water or plant them in moist earth for a few days, then to bring them to school to study about. At school the softened beans were dis sected, the botanical names of the va rious parts given, and the children told to draw a picture of the bean and write a composition bringing in the lessons they had learned about it. Here are a few of the compositions : E. Levy : "The bean is good to eat. to plant, and it has other uses. The bean that I have is called the lima bean, and it has a white coat. When I pulled the coat off it felt like leather. The coat is the skin which keeps all * inside of it from being hurt. The inside is called the kernel. Inside the bean you will find two cotyledons. On one of the cotyledons you will find a baby plant, which is called the embryo. The top of the embryo is called the plumule. The bottom of the embryo, that looks like the stem, is called the radicle." The above was accompanied by some very neat drawings of a sprouting bean. The next youngster had noted rather a different line of facts. Willie Comer: "The baby plant in the seed is called the embryo. The be ginning of growth of the embryo is called germination. The embryo will sleep for years without water or earth. The cotyledons are tbe seed leaves. They consist of albumen. The albu men is good food. The radicle grows down into the ground and the roots sprout out. The first bud above the cotyledons is called the plumule. The plumule grows up and sprouts out leaves." F. Sainsevain was apparently im pressed with the economical idea, for he writes: "A bean is good to eat and to plant. By planting the beans we get more beans, and then we do not have to buy them at the store. The bean has a coat and a kernel. The baby plant that is inside the bean is called the embryo. The stem of the embryo is called the radicle, and at the end of the radicle the roots come out. The coat is a pinkish color." Another youngster, along with the botanical terms, inserts the information that he has beans every Sunday and likes them. He evidently hails from Boston. Master Jamie Locke boldly abandons the beaten path of composition writing, and, giving rein to his imagination, pens the following: "I pulled off the little white and blue coat, which has little veins like those of a leaf. When I pulled off the coat I saw the kernel, which the embryo feeds on. When the cotyledons are raw they taste like raw potatoes. One time this bean saw some little chil dren quarreling about a nut. The bean sent them into the bouse to their mother to settle it. When they got in their mother took it away from them and sent them to bed for quarreling, and then gave them a whipping afterwards. And then a giant picked up the bean and planted it, but I dug it up and studied it." Master Locke is evidently destined to become a novel writer. The nong having recalled the children* from their play, the studies were re sumed. This time it was a reading les son, with which were combined lessons in spelling, definition and grammar. The children were allowed to pick out their own lesson, and were taught ex pression by a series of word pictures drawn by the teacher, who thus made the children feel themselves part of the scenes they were reading about. They i were also taught the meaning of these | hard words by being encouraged to tell over the sentences in simpler language. A droll incident was the illustration furnished by a couple of little lads of what they considered would be dancing for joy. Their reading lesson having alluded to such an action. The word "wriggling" was also illustrated with motions of the hands. The reading lesson over, the entire room sang Sweet and Low as an inter lude, then tackled a geography lesson. Little Delois Durfee, a boy with a fond ness for geography, askea for, and ob tained, as a special favor, the privilege of reciting the entire lesson, and the teacher tested him with the harder.t questions without eliciting an incorrect answer. His replies all evidenced an intelligent knowledge of the subject unusual in the old school days, however common it may now be. After he had Been duly tested other children were called up. One child drew an outline map of California; another worked in the mountain ranges; another placed Mount Shasta; others placed the prin cipal rivers and large cities. Then a child was told to take a trip to San Francisco from Los Angelee, and out lined her trip, by steamer, from Redon do ; speaking of the various stoppages of the steamer, the cargoes likely to be taken aboard and the points of interest to be seen en route. Arrived at San Francisco, the entire clas3 took a hand in describing the sights to be Been ; one round-faced, bright-eyed little fellow en larging on the beauties of Golden Gate park, the trip to the Cliff house and Sutro Heights and other points. In the midst of this interesting lesson the gong sounded and the session was over. This school has a class of scholars, many of them, whose parents have no interest in keeping them off the streets and in school, and the children have been encouraged to themselves look af ter the attendance; as a consequence oi vigorous work by the little ones, there fore, there were three classes yesterday morning without a scholar absent, and in the afternoon five classes with every pupil present. The class visited by the reporter keeps the record of attendance on the blackboard. Where none are ab sent or tardy the record is in red chalk, and where the record is incomplete the record is in white. Ths tablet showed very few white chalk days. The Lottery Case. Commenting on the postponement of the lottery case the New York World says: The supreme court has postponed the hearing until autumn in order that the case may be determined by a full bench, but the briefs are in, and a careful read ing of them is not very reassuring to those who desire to see some effective restraint placed upon this legalized gam bling. The argument of the lottery lawyers upon the constitutional ques tions involved is very strong; that of Assistant Attorney-General Maury for the government seems much weaker than a really capable attorney general would have made it. If the law lies with the right in the case we must de pend upon the court to discover the fact without much help from the attorney general's office as at present manned. This is scarcely just to the attorney general's office. Mr. Maury has made the best case that was possible for the government in this controversy, and has, presumably, acted in full harmony with Attorney-General Miller, who has been prevented by illness from prepar ing the brief in person. The trouble is that the government has not much of a case on the face of the papers. The measure which the Louisiana Lottery company challenges before the supreme court can be defended only on the ground of moral expediency. Undoubt edly it is, as an abstract proposition, an invasion of the liberty of the press and an infringement of personal rights. The oretically, if congress may deny the use of the mails to newspapers contain ing lottery advertisements, it may with equal propriety take similar action in the case of liquor advertisements, play ing-card advertisements,bucket-shop ad vertisements or any other which the party in the majority at the moment may choose to regard as immoral and pernicious. There is, indeed, no end to the mischief and oppression to which such n principle, once established, may not lead. It is but natural, therefore, that the constitution should repudiate it in a general way, and that it should be destitute of support in precedent. We can readily see that the attorney general's office may have found it impossible to defend the law on any but moral, and, to a certain extent, sentimental grounds. As we see it, thequestion is not whether the government can find any defense in laws already existing, but whether the supreme" court will, in view of the gravity of the case, originate a law to fit this particular emergency. The strictures on Mr. Maury strike us as unjust. He has no case, and he vir tually confesses as much. What his brief means is that the supreme court should make a case for him.—Washing ton (D. C.) Critic-Record. The New York World comments on the above as follows : Why did not the attorney-general .then discover the limitations of power and see that the bill was so framed as to be constitutional? The World urgently pointed out the necessity for auch cau tion at the time, and the reply uni formly was that the attorney-general's office had thoroughly considered the matter. How comes it, then, that the moment the law is questioned the best the attorney-general can do is to con fess that he has no caße and pray the court "to make a case for him?" I'opnlar Grocery Firms Consolidate. The Seymour & Johnson company and C. E. Donahue, two leading grocery stores of this city, have recently consol idated their interests under the old firm name of Seymour & Johnson company, at 210 and 218 South Spring street. The firm occupying premises the most centrally located, have refitted and re modelled their immense store, and stand, today, in excellence of conveni ence of arrangements and assortment of goods in their line, the finest on this coast. If Yon Wish to Bay Fine Old Sherry, angelica, muscatel, port, old Sonoma and Napa zinfandel wines, best and purest, go to Leon Cordier's, 618 South Spring street. Telephone 904 Fine Kentucky whiskies, grape brandies and imported liquors. Goods delivered to any part of the city. THE LOS ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1891- THK SIGNAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAST WEEK. Reports from Fivs South-rn California Agricultural Centers-Hay Damaged Somvwhat — Sunshine Needed - Fruit Looking Well. The local signal service observer fur nishes the following crop reports for the week ending Friday: Pomona college. Claremont, Prof. Frederick Starr: The week has been dull, clear and cloudy. Hay, both bar ley and alfalfa, is doing well. All kinds of fruits are promising. Highest tern-! perature of week 76 degrees, lowest 44 degrees. Itedlands, ScipioCraig: The week Has been generally cloudy. The fruit crop is in good condition, though apricots may be a little late. Sunshine is need ed from this on. Anaheim, M. Nebelung: The bulk of the hay has been cut and is on the ground for curing. The fruit trees gen erally show up better than two or three weeks ago. especially apricots and peaches, but the ripening of the fruil haß been much retarded by cloudy weather. Walnuts have set and show an average yield. Tustiu, E. D. Buss: The weather for the past week continued cool andcloudy. The genial backwardness of the season haa been favorable to maturing a heavy grain crop, which ia now being cut. Escondido, VA. A. Merriam: Most of the hay that was cut waa damaged or spoiled by rain, and most all heavy grain lodged. Corn and other crops are doing well. The peach crop will be immense. Grapes are just beginning to bloom. LUMINOSITY BY LEWIS. He Has His Revenge on the Patient Proof-Reader. The Herald some days ago published a letter from Lewis the Light, which was very poorly spelled. The letter was printed exactly aB written, but Mr. Logical Lewis the Light evidently re sented the proof reader's faithfulness to copy, as ia evidenced by the closing sentence of the following installment of luminosity: RE TIMELY TOPICS. Editors Herald : I will Hazard ihe remark (3 22-30) that if I King (20 13-17) of Israel, does succeed in capturing the Pavilion, he is the 1 King (16 32). The Living God abominates. He will only turn it into Booth of Iniquity. It may be the proper caper, but it is Hazarding the welfare of body and soul. Acts 223 13 40 41 17 30 21. That Prophet Moses is here with all His Plagues, even the grasshoppers —except those which hop away ala Parker. You can remember me to Rev. J. W. Ellis if you feel like it, and think he has not got enough of Light to remember me by. Throw that galley slave, or fire proof-reader into the Hell-box and present him (getting out) with my compliments, "Stay in hell and be damned." Revised edition reads: "Matt. 23 33, ah thero! if you will stay there! you'll remain damned." So says Logical Lewis the Light. HE TOOK POISON Because His Father Wouldn't Let Him Drive with His Sweetheart. A story comes floating up on the breeze from the direction of Laguna which concerns Edward Brooks, a well known young man of that place, sa3 r s the Santa Ana Press of Friday. He took poison—an extremely large dose, it is said —one day in the early part of the week. It seems that his father had refused to let him have the use of a team with which he desired to drive a young lady to a neighborhood dance. So he de cided that the sunshine had all gone out of his life forever, and he took an extra large dose. That's where he saved his skin. He took too much. He isn't dead, but he came very near being, and now his internal apparatus makes two extra revolutions a minute with no signs of a hot box, because his nearly distracted parents poured a large quan tity of sweet oil down his gullet. At last accounts he was coming around all right. The Forgter Horses and Prof. Tapp, the .Great Horse Ilreaker. Of 83 head sold by Auctioneer Noyes, at Capistrano, Thursday, 28th, 81 head came into the corral of T. C. Allen of Los Angeles street. There were proba bly two hundred interested spectators witnessing the separation of the animals ,to the different" buyers. Mr. Forster was asked by Prof. Tapp to select one of the most vicious, unbroken mares togive a public exhibition. One was selected and driven to the tent of Mr. Tapp, and everybody invited to see it. In less than 30 minutes the horse was haltered and handled like "Mary had a little lamb." Blood will tell. The money expended by Mr. Forster for fashionably-bred stallions and royally-bred trotting dams is bringing its reward. A Lady Surgeon Will perform surgical operations on all tumors, cancers and cases requiring the surgeon's knife, at the Southern Divis ion of the Liebig World Dispensary, per manently located at 123 South Main etreet, Los Angeles, Cal. The second annual picnic of the Knights of Robert Emmet will be held at the Main-street gardens today. Sporta to commence at 2p. m. sharp. Tickets, 50 cents. Ladies free. Take Main and Jefferson street cars. French Tansy Wafers. These wafers are for the relief aud cure of painful and irregular menses, and will remove all obstructions, no matter what the cause, and are sure and safe every time. Manufactured by Emerson Drug Co., San Jose, Cal., and for sale by OS& Vaughn, The Druggists, N. E. cor ner Fourth and Spring Btreets, Los Angela Cal., and Apothecaries' Hall, 303 N. Main St., Eole agents for Los Angeles. Prof. I>. Morgenstern, Chiropodist and Manicure, Late of New York. And Denver, Colorado, has taken rooms at Ham mam Baths, 230 South Main street, upstairs. Office hours from 9 to 4 p. m. Calls by appoint ment. Telephone, 374. A Special Sale of Carpets. Buyers will find it to their interest to inspect • our goods and prices. No old stuff, all new, clean, fresh goods and latest patterns. W. E. Beeson, 221 S. Spring street. If You Feel Dry Ring up the California Wine Company, tele phone 110, and ordf r a dozen of Pabst s Blue Ribbon Beer, the best bottled bee. ln the mar ket, or leave orders at 222 Spring st. For reliable male and female help apply to the A. 0. U. W. Employment Bureau, No. 215 8. Main st. No expense to those wishing help or emuloyment. Frank X. Engler, secretary. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. THE CROPS. MEDICAL. \KHVniS DEBILITY Arising from youthful indiscretion, excesses in maturer years, or from any other cause; involuntary losses, loss of memory and ambition, aversion to so ciety, impurity of the blood, loss of power, kidney and bladder troubles, speedily and permanently cured when every other remedy has failed, by DR. STEIIART'S ESSENCE f LIFE. PRICE $2.00, In bottle or pill form, or six times the quantity for $10.00. To be had of the following druggists : If. o. wolf, 106 W. First Street, (Under the Natlck.) Los Angei.es, : : Cal. :OR: c. c:. bean, Cor. Pearl and Pico Streets, Los Angeles, : : Cal. i If you nave COLD orC©UGH,i acute or Ipn:lii:sr to ; I CONSUMPTEOfj, SCOTT'S i {EMULSION: I • OF PURE COn I.IVER Oil. j ( AND HYPOFHOSPHITES ( J OF LIME A2SD SODA ( l IS STJHH CXJUJES FOR IT. ( I This preparation contains the stimula- ( j ting properties ot the Uypophosphitet j i and fine Norwegian Cod Liver Oil. Used ) Jby physicians all the world ovor. It Is as j ( palatable a* milk. Three times as efrlea- C ! clous as plain Cod Liver Oil. A portect ( J Emulsion, hotter than allothersmade. For i I ) all forma otlFaarfi/if/ Diseases, Bronchitis, ) CONSUMPTION, I Scrofula, a» d as a Flesh Producer j j there Is nothing like SCOTT'S EMULSION, j J It Is sold by all Druggists. Let no ono by C t profuse explanation or Impudent entreaty ( J iuduce you to accopt a substitute. j Idoctor WHITES Private Dispensary, 133 N. MAIN ST., LOS ANGELES, L. | ESTABLISHED 1886. 1 NERVOUS DEBILITY, ; seminal weakness, iinpoteney, etc , resulting I from youthful indiscretion, excesses in matured years and other causos, inducing some of the following symptoms, as dizziness, confusion lof ideas, defective memory, aversion to ] society, blotches, emissions, exhaustions, ▼arlocele, etc., are permanently cured. URINARY. KIDNEY and BLADDER [ troubles, weak back, incontinence, gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and all unnatural discharges are quickly and perfectly cured. | SCROFULA AND SYPHILIS, causing ulcers, eruptions, enlarged joints, rheu matism, swelling in groins, mucous patches in mouth, sore throat, falling hair, catarrh, and many other symptoms, are quickly removed ! and all poison thoroughly and permanently I eradicated from the system, by purely vegeta ble treatment. at office or by express. All i letters strictly confidential. Vila office, 133 N. Main st. 3-29 tf MANHOOD RESTORED. FES f^** l Written Guarantee fl o J» to cure 011 NurvoU9 , Dls ' Memory, Loss of Brain ''/', Power, 11 c adachc, Wakefulness, Lost Man- I < ml. Nervousness, Las vr*w S ; IU1 ] ( . a n drains and Before* After oss. i„ss of power of the Photographed from life. Generative Organs, in i Milim — ■i. cither sex. caused by ovcr-exi rtlon, youthful indescrctlons. or the excessive use of t. bacco, opium, or stlmulaute, which ultimately lead to lnsnnltv, Consumption ond Insanity. Put up In cony. nlcnt form to carry in the vest pocket. Price $1 a package, or 6 for 13. With every *5 order we give a written /tuarantce to cure or refund the money. Sent by uuiil to any address. Circular free. Mention this paper. Address, MADR D CHEMICAL CO., Branch Officei for U. S. A. ;SsBDearborn Streei. CHICAGO. ILL. FOP. SALE IN LOS ANGELES. CAL., BT n. Germain. Druggist. 123 So. Spring St. ■ PA I N T YOUR HOUSE WITH Raynolds' House & Villa Paint THIS IS XO NEW PAINT. The house of C. T. Raynolds & Co. is the OLDEST PAINT CONCERN ln the United States, the business being established about 1755. Their goods are recognized by consumers and dealers us being among tbe best and most reliable of their class. The houso has stood at thehradof the trade in regular succession for MORE THAN A CENTURY, and the superior ity and uniformity of their products are un questioned throughout the whole country. We have recently obtained the exclusive agency for RAYNOLDS' HOUSE and VILLA Paint in this city, snd respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage. Sample boards of the very latest shadeß can be seen at our store, or sample cards sent upon application. Very respectfully, RICHARDSON & SON, 111 SOUTH MAIN STREET. Opposite Grand Opera House. 5-17-e.o.d WAGON MATERJAIT HARD WOODS, I RON . STEE L_ Horseshoes and Nails, Blacksmith's Coal, Tools, Etc. JOHN WIQMOKB, 11) and 110 Sonth l.os Angeles Stree ml tf _ . ■ C. F. HEINZEMAN, Druggist & Chemist No. ana N. Main St., Los Angeles, Cal, Prescriptions carefully compounded day and night- mai-tf WATCH FOR OUR GREAT MONEY RAISING SALE. £ | < j ■ in £ 309-311 S. SPRING. «/ I U) , § ~ There is no denying the fact that times are hard, and mer- ||j chants who'expect to do business now knuckle down and sell q •J all goods with a very small margin of profit. Throughout our establishment we have cut down prices on all new goods arriving o ON SPECIAL SALE THIS WEEK § Z . o (|) 50c. Gents' White Unlaundored Shirts, double front nnd buck 35c each 0} mm * ' 35c. Ladies' Gauze Vests, long sleeves, all sizes 20c each — . 25c Infants' Saxony Wool Vests, long sleeves 15c each ____««««»»«»__-__^- - _«_»-—PI 111 _ 35c..1.ad105' black silk Jersey Lace Mits 150 a pair Z , . , , , to 0 t1. 25. 18-inch all-wool fine French Henrietta 78c a yard *H > "55 25c. .Colored Cashmeres, all colors 190 a yard < H 75c All-wool black Henrietta 50c a yard h > v 75c l'lain colors China Silks, all shados 50c a yard S 1 2 15c. 40-inch Nottingham Lace Curtain Goods 10c a yard Q to 2 40c. Heavy Linen Towels, over lji yards long, 24 inches wide 25c each _ vi 3 * Watch for Our Great Money Raising Sale! g co to Q 25c Fancy Terry Bath Towels 12,',' c each tmm g z my 40c Pure linen Table Damask 22c 0 El ———— 11.00 White Marseilles Bed Spreads «J9c each t/J > 0 40 c Turkey red fast color Table Linen 25c * m ■ t1.50 10-4 Grey Camping Blankets 98c a pair 0 35 c Checked linen Breakfast Sspkius 20c a dozen pi x 1 40c Navy blue Bathing Suit Flannel 26c (0 1 35c. .Boys' grey and white Merino Vests 190 9 111 • * ______—_ Q 85c Open work Summer Corsets, all sizes 50c __ < n 40c Fast dye full fashioned Ladles' Black Hose V. 25c W 111 ' I > £WE NEED COIN. WE START A MONEY RAISING SALE NBXT MONDAY. There is an Opportunity That Occurs Once in a Lifetime "TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN ! That once lost can never be regained. It may mean re newed health, prolonged life and happiness. IT MAY MEAN INCREASED WEALTH! THIS MAY BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY, For one or both of the above blessings, to be procured by mak ing a purchase of ALESSANDRO LAND ! AT $100 PER ACRE. The Best Unimproved Orange Land In Southern California, in one of Nature's most lovely valleys, lying between Redlands and Riverside, with soil fully equal to either, where there are no rocks or brush, and requires very little grading; where nearly 9000 acres are already sold, mostly to settlers; where hundreds of families are now living in their own houses, and are today planting Oranges, Peaches, Prunes, Plums, and Apricots and Raisin Grapes; where WATER is on-the tract, and is being delivered at the highest corner of every io-acre lot as rapidly as men and money can do it. WHERE IN FOUR YEARS' TIME You will see a duplicate of what REDLANDS is today; where the ten acres you buy now at $100 per acre, will "improved," be worth from $1000 to $2000 per acre. Where else can you in four years' time get like results, renewed health and increased wealth ? -SNOW IS THE TIME X- A N D Alessandro is the Place! Since the sale of town lots at Moreno, April 29th, where 20c*. people, many of them strangers, who saw Alessandro and its at tractions for the first time, our sales have been large. Our ex hibit at the Chicago Orange Festival has also had its effect. Letters of inquiry are pouring in upon us from all quarters, re garding the promised land. PRICES WILL. SOON BE ADVANCED! Moreno Town Lob Have Been Marked Dp 25 Per Cent AGAIN WE SAY Today is Your Opportunity. For further Particulars Call on or Address, THEODORE CLARK, Manager Land Department, Bear Valley Irrigation Company, Corner Cajon street and Citrus avenue, Redlands, Cal.