Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-10
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PUFFS
At the Reed-Pipe and weed-I

Is her face, and her eyes a thralI
And snare for the hearts OF all
ny the witchery they own.
Is she gifted or serpent wiser
Such Charms unto her belong
10 dazzie the sons of song
WIN her deep, eternal eyes.
Is it Miriam? Psyche? circe?
Or the strange Italian maid
Dark-eyed Cenci, here portrayed9
Or nun OF love and mercy?
Nay, It's none of these I'm after.
I'm bewildered and wander.
All, why hesitate and ponderi
| lis the Queen of Love and Laughter
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How glorious it is to be engaged in a.
purely intellectual occupation.'' muir
INJURED a Boston maiden. gazing rantur-
ously into the admiring eyes OF a country
editor; your own mental faculties for
tools and the whole universe for a work.
shop. Now tell me-" she added, what
do you find the most difficult thing con-
nected with your noble profession ?'
| Paying the hands," said the editor.
Not far from the place of execution
outside the Suhn Chez Gate, in Pekin.
there stands an old fashioned tavern.
which ls generally known by the name
OF the House of the Broken Goblet,
Many years ago its former proprietor
was tried and condemned to death. but
afterwards obtained a free pardon
Since that time every culprit, on being
led to execution, receives at the door OF
this tavern as much wine as he likes To
drink. He is given goblet. and, when
he has drained it to the last drop, the
vessel is dashed to the ground; hence
the designation OF the house.
Il have been cogitating over your ul-
Innate object of human pursuit, profess
sor," said L "and / ran across the fol-
lowing kindred idea among the postum
NOUS papers OF Chinese Gordon: NV
pellet is that our future happiness is in
being finite intelligences. We will keen.
on to all eternity, grasping the infinite
knowledge of God which we are so.
formed as to be able to do, but which
will last forever, inasmuch as He is in
finite
1t is not a question of happiness,
Theophrastus. The lure of happiness ia
held out to man only to awake him to
arduous endeavor. He is afforded lust
enough of it to keep him above abiect
aespondency, but never enough to keep
him in state of high exaltation. The
world is but huge kindergarten. How
indifferent to our happiness, but what
an urgent, sedulous teacher it isl Gold
is buried deep in the mine that man in
delving, for it may, incidentally, bring
up treasures OF knowledge richer
than the alchemist ever dreamed of.
Winter is that man, in making provis-
ion against its barrenness. nag m4aay R9s R9s easar
nan may be compelled 10 investigate
the treasure house of the earth for the
materia medica of the medicine man.
The polar REGIONS are to tempt the dar-
ing in the soul of man to prove the hy-
pothesis of the astronomers"
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Statistical tables, derived from indis-
putable sources and compiled by Spot
ford, late librarian of congress, exhibit
the varying relative fortunes OF agricul-
ture and manufacturing under the sew
eral tariffs. as follows:
Clay tariff, 1924 to 1833-Farm prod
ucts fell in price, manufactures raised
Revenue tariff-1SS3 to 1842 Farm
products raised in price; manufactures
iell.
Wing high tariff-1842 to 1847: Farm
products fell in price; manufactures
raised.
Revenue tariff-1S47 to 1867 Farm
products raised in price; manufactures
fell.
Morrill, high tariff, 1851 to 1S90-Most
farm products fell in price; all manu-
facturers raised.
Mckinley, higher tariff, 1890 to date
All farm products have fallen in price'
most manufacturers, also. Further
more, governmental revenues have been
curtailed. though the annual expendl-
lures have enormously increased.