Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-28

he is foolish enough to run for an office,
especially one OF large salary and ex
tensive preferment. But with an actor
or a singer fail to see the necessity of
euch a step, because the money which
an actor gets is not the result OF any
public trust. There is nothing COM
pulsory about the attendance of people
at theaters. They can go or stay away
as best suits them. This thing of over
hauling every mans private life who
does not seek to serve the people in a
fiduciary capacity should become "a
custom more honored in the breach
than in the observance" We are all
mortal and subject to the irailtiee of our
race; and if the little of good we achieve
here Is to be forgotten and the evil we
do to be treasured up against us after
death, this life will not be worth living.
x*x
Charley Fair, having come to the con-
clusion that California thoroughbreds
are not equal to those of England,
sailed for the chalky cliffs of Albion one
day last week. Unless he takes along
somebody to protect him they will un-
load on him precious load of pink.
There's the place where chanting"
first began, and he will get good deal
worse than poor old Nathan Coombs did
when he went to Kentucky and bought
Cheatham, for the simple reason that
he has more money. He will get the
experience and the Britishers will have
the cash. Well, money that young men
do not have to work for is apt to 60 that
way. Young Macdonough manages
things good deal better, and showed
lots of Irish shrewdness in his purchase
of St. Carlo from Mr.. Rose. If he gets
Ormonde safely back to England he will
clear him in two years.
x*x
| see that the widow of Tom Bell, the
mining millionaire. is before the probate
courts of San Francisco with an appli-
| cation of counsel in her behalf for an al.
lowance of $4,000 month to enable her
to support and educate her family.
There are few men about town in that
city who can recollect when $4,000 would
have kept her for several years. Buttbe
way that the "kick" over old Toms will
was hushed up beat all creation. When
the lawyers, whom the nephew had en-
gagged to contest his uncle's will (on the
ground that he was never married) came
| to look for their man he was not to be
! found. Maybe this allo vance of $4,000 a
month is to be used in procuring the
youths silence. Millionaires sometimes
have very frowsy Innings to their inner
| lives; and this was case in point, as
could easily be shown if desired.
x**
Old Bell was Just going into his Office
one day about 10 years ago when he
met the late, but not lamented, William
Sharon. The Bell household had Just
been increased that day by the arrival
of bouncing boy and, on Mr.. Sharon's
being apprised of the fact, be was fool
ish enough to ask the question:
"Whom do you suspect?" gt
Mr.. Bell was cautious and shrewd
Scotchman, SO he reserved his answer
When he gave it, ir was ia the shape Of
| $4,000 to Sarah Althea Hill to sue
Sharon for divorce and division of his
property. That little imprudent re-
mark cost the author of the Palace hotel
and other atrocities the loss OF over
$500,OO0 and no end OF unpleasant no.
toriety. All the same, if Sarah A)thea
had only waited until Sharon's death,
she would have gotten at least $500, 600,
in spite of the devil and DR.. Foster.
x*x
Some crank in San Francisco, prob.
ably a plant tool of Crimmins and
Kelly, has brought test suit in the
courts of that city to declare the late
election void on account of the invalidity
of the kangaroo ballot law. Let him go
ahead and have his trouble for his
pains. 1t hardly is to be supposed that
anybody, at this late day. would sup
pose that such gorgeous victim for the
fool-killer could be turned up between
San Diego and the north pole. The
election is over and Mr.. Cley eland is the
next president; and the Hon. Leland
Stanford will have Democrat for his
colleague for the second time in his SEN
atorial career. HIDALGo.