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The herald., 1893-12-24
Valuable Waste.


"Refiners of nitrate of silver for the
use of photographers, said one of the
profession, have agents travelling con-
stantly about the country collecting the
waste clippings of sensitized paper that
accumulate i'll every photograph gal
lery. They buy all they can find and
pay for it in new nitrate, allowing the
photographer good round price for his
waste. The waste is shipped to the re-
finers, where the nitrate in the paper is
separated from it by chemical processes
and prepared for market again. This
re-refined nitrate is as good as it was
originally and is sold for just as much.
The refiners, of course, make a big
profit out Of the waste, and the pho
tographer is able to get good supply OF
material for the scraps that would
otherwise be of no use to him.
when one thinks of the great num-
Der of photograph galleries and studios
in the country and the fact that the
waste paper of them all is closely gath
cred by the refiners at price that will
average 81 pound, he may get some
idea Of the proportions of business
that is utterly unknown outside of the
persons directly interested. Not only
the scraps of silver sensitized paner,
but those of the paper treated with
solutions of gold are eagerly sought by
the reiners, and the photographer is
always very glad to exchange his ac-
cumulation of, to him, worthless waste
for neat stock of valuable nitrate. -
New York Sun.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Repairing a Crown.

What curious old records one comes
across sometimes in unexpected ways!
Here is one which rather calls to mind
certain fairy tales beginning "Once
upon time" and going on to recount
extraordinary proceedings quite as if
they were the most natural and common
things in the world. 1t has reference
to Edward III and Philippa of Hainault
and is kept with other documents at
Harwich, their majesties having had
at the time palace at Felixstowe. 1t
runs thus: For repairing ye queen
crown which ye king threw into ye fire,
item 3s. 3d." The points which strike
one in this memorandum are the vio-
lence of the kings temper and the
cheapness Of the mending process
New York Sun.
The herald., 1893-12-24
THE SINGERS TRIUMPH.

AFTER Her Appearance at La Scala She
Gave q sample Aria.
II was in one of the large villages
In the central part of this state the other
night" said the commercial traveller,
"and l was forced to stay there until
morning. / heard that there was q
show In town, and l went up to the
Grand Opera House-did you ever notice
that every village in the country has a
Grand Opera House?-and bought a
hcket. was greatly edited.
1.-The play looked to be farce com
edy from its name, but when the first
vet had been on for 90 minutes l found
that it was one of the goriest melo-
dramas you can imagine 1t was full
of shooting and murders and throwing
people over cliffs and all that sort of
thing, and the company acted so afro
ciously that it was entertaining to a
high degree.
Blood ran in rivers all over the
stage until the last act. Then the hero
inc, who had had dozen narrow es-
capes, and who had gone through all
sorts of difficulties, but who had all this
time kept up her musical studies, made
her debut at La Scala. There were two
sets for that act. One represented the
stage Of La Scala, and the other the
greenroom. There was a big, painted
audience on the back drop, and the
heroine came out and pretended tossing.
"Then the supes, who were in front of
the painted audience, applauded enthu-
siastically and great punches of flowers
were thrown at the feet of the debu-
tante. The set was changed, and the
heroine was seen coming into the green
room with her arms full of flowers.
The man who was playing the. stage
manager stepped forward, shook her
hand effusively and said:
Madam, my dear madam, let me
congratulate you. You have taken Milan
by storm. You have sung like night
ingale. You are without doubt the
greatest prima donna of the age.'
And then the greatest prima donna
of the age dumped her flowers on
chair, tripped down to the footlights
and sung that classic ballad, DO, Do,
My Huckleberry; Do, and the curtain
descended amid great applause. -
Buffalo Express.
The herald., 1893-12-24
A New Years Gift aoralded.

The measureless popularity of Hostetter's
stomach Hitters has been the growth of more
than third OF a century. As in the past the
coming New Year will be ushered in by the
appearance of a fresh almanac, clearly setting
forth the nature, uses and operation of this
med cine of world wide fame. 1t is well worth
Ferusal Absolute accuracy in the asironomi-
"A! calculations ana ca endar will, as b-fore,
D. valuable characteristic, while the re ding
natter will Include sta istict-, humor and gen
rral in'ormation, accomlHnied by admi ably
exc uted illustrators rle almanac is issued
'fom tne publ shiug department OF The Hostel
Com n-ny s; Pittsburgh, ana viii be printed
N thell p sses Ill hhg.lsh, German, French,
Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, Bohe-
niau ami 50 nisn. Al druggists and country
dealers furnish it without cost.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Got Even with tho Preacher.

A lawyer of this city tells story of
how he got even with a preacher. 1t
was on the occasion of his second mar
riage. After concluding the ceremony
the minister took advantage of the
privilege accorded him by custom of
kissing the bride. While so engaged
the groom suddenly imprinted re-
ister's wife, who was standing immedi-
ately behind the wedding party.
The lady was indignant, and the min
lister asked for an explanation. Coolly
enough and in a few words, the groom
expressed the opinion that it was a poor
rule that would not work both ways
and that he had as much right to kiss
the preachers wife as the former had
to kiss the bride.-Louisville Post.
The herald., 1893-12-24
kissing.

In the old time men and women who
were nero acquaintance exchanged
kisses in public, and with a certain
amount Of ceremony, and visitor to
whom it was desired to show special
civility was always received with
kiss.
greatly with the times. Haste and hign
pressure have contributed to render the
form of greeting as brief as possible.
Not only have we given up the quaint,
familiar ways of our ancestors, but we
have also parted with much of that
elaborate etiquette which in the last
century played 80 large q part in social
life.
The changed habits of society, the
greater mingling of its various grades,
have brought simplicity into the form
of intercourse which strikes oddly upon
the senses of people accustomed to old
fashioned ceremony. II always kiss
the lady's hand when take my leave
of the hostess after a party, said a
German lady, descendant of one of
the Oldest families in what used to be-
called Prussia. She was commenting
rather severely on the habits and Gus
toms of her adopted country.
The otfhand manners of girls toward
their mothers and of all young people
generally toward all older people
drew forth her reprobation. Kissing
is now confined to state ceremonies and
to few old world lovers and gallants
who have retained the ways of their
great -grandfathsrs. = Notes and Que
lies.
The herald., 1893-12-24
A 1sLuEs" THAT WORKED.
Hsv IAttle Srsn Avoided Fight VITA
Blusscrfnr Mig One.


Hsv . LATHE orsn Avoided a Eight VITA
Binsserfnr Mig One.
The big man was just drunk enouSh
to be spelling for. fight. That waa
apparent to every one IN the cafe. Ho
hadn 7 been there 10 minutes before he
picked quarrel with man thrcx
sizes smaller, who had been Quietly
minding his own business in o corner
OF the room.
Sir, you We insrlssd mel" exclaimed
the big man.
"You are mistaken, quietly respond
ID the other.
You're q IiarI" thundered the big
man, "and if you know what that
means you'll fight
Certainly, was the rejoinder, withe
out tremor Of perturbation, "but 1t
must be after I've finished eating.
never allow trihes to interfere with my
dinner. Waiter, hurry up that porter
house steakl Never mind if it is a bit,
rare"
The big man, nonplussed for the time
being by such display of GOODNESS, sat
down at table near by and glared at
his prospective victim. We all felt sor-
ry for him, but the big man looked dam
gerous, even if he was three sheets in
the wind" and we decided not to in.
terfere.
When tho little mans steak came in,
he said something to the waiter. Two,
minutes later the waiter said something
to the big man. 1t was noticed that ho
didn't look quite so fierce after that,
and soon afterward, remarking with as
sumed carelessness that he would bs
back IN minute, he left the room. 9
Then some of us ventured to suggest
to the little man that it was a good op-
portunity for him to skip" which,
considering the discrepancy in size be-
tween him and the man who had forced {
a aquarrel upon him, would involve no
disgrace.
Much obliged for your good advice, ~
said he as coolly as ever, "but there is
no necessity for that. The other fellow
has run away already" pf
When 10 minutes had slipped by and
1.-THE other fellow" hadn't shown up. i,
we concluded that the little fellow was
rlgnt ana wanted to know, of course,
what had caused the stampede. I
'Oh, just little bluff. = he replied.
Il WASH t any more anxious to fight with
that brute than tho rest of you were, !
though. knew he was coward, or he
wouldn't have picked out a man SO
much smaller than himself to fasten a
quarrel on. just told the waiter that
1t would be worth dollar to let him
know that was Tim McCool, alias the
Kilkenny Cat lightweight champion
of Ireland, just landed and anxious to 4
get on match with somebody. l knew
that would work. 1 never get into
scrape when ! can bluff my way out of .
it, and as / keep a cool head on my
shoulders generally succeed.
Thanks, but if you'll excuse me I'll
content myself with cigar. New
York Herald. -.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Her Scheme Failed.

The latest instance of crime bringing
its own punishment comes, on the au-
thority Of DIR. Leonard Guthrie, from
Italy. An Italian woman had hus-
band, and the husband had the dropsy.
But the dropsy did not work quickly
enough. The woman put a toad into
her husbands wine to poison him. But
the poison which the toad's skin Sc
cretes has an active principle-phrynin
which much resembles digitalis,
which is the best possible remedy for
dropsy pending on heart disease. So,
instead of killing her husband, she re-
stored him to health.-San Francisco
Argonaut.
The herald., 1893-12-24


EDITORS HERALD: You Democrats
talk about economy. but you don't
know anything about it. Just come
down to our government building and
ask the vermin that live in the coal bin
when they were last disturbed.
At 8 O'Clock on our coldest mornings
any radiator in the building would
freeze you; and today, although stormy
and cold, the steam guage registers 0
and the radiators have lost the little
heat they possessed late in ths forenoon.
A generous supply of coal for the winter
was laid in a few months ago, and as
nsar as the rule of three will lead me in
the calculation, at the present rate Of
using it will last just 1875 years
through long line of custooians and
janitors, although the terms of the
present management may be much ex-
tended in consideration of the economy
practiced. OCCUPANT.
Los Angeles, December %, 1898.
The herald., 1893-12-24
HIS HAND WAS ROUGH.

His hand was rough and His hand was hard,
For He wrought in wood in Nazareth town:
With naught OF worship, with no regard,
In tho village street He went up and down.
His hand was rough, but its touch was li4ht.
As IL lay on the eyes of him born blind:
Or strake sick folk In its healing might,
And gave back Joy to the hearts that pined.
His hand was hard, but they spiked it last
To the splintoring wood Of the cursed tree
And BE hung in the sight of the world, ct last,
In His shame. And the red blood trickled
New York Tribune.
The herald., 1893-12-24
A MOOD.
oh. IN be alonei

Oh, to be alone
To escape from the work, the play.
The talking every day;
To escape from all have done
And I'LL that remains TO do;
To escape-yes, even from you,
My only love, and be
Alone and free.
Could | only stand
Between gray moor and gray sky,
Where the winds and the plovers cry,
And no man is at hand.
And feel the free wind blow.
On my rain wet face, and know
am frce-not yours, but my own
Free, and alone.
For the soft freight
And the horne of your heart, my dear.
They hurt, being always here.
want to stand upright,
And to cool my eyes in the air,
And to sec how my back can bear
Bur1cns-to try, to know,
To learn, to grow.
] am only you'll
am yours, part of you, your wifcl
And have no other life.
/ cannot think, cannot do;
] cannot breathe, cannot see;
There is ''us," but there is not ''me"--
And worst, at your kiss grow
Contented SO.
Now York Tribune.
The herald., 1893-12-24

father, having neither the slanting eyes
or fiat features go common with Chinese.
Both bride and groom are very small in
stature and would be what the ladies
call "cute little pair"
a*~
Jim Winston and I. II. Polk were
among the passengers of the Colima
when she left this port Monday after
noon. They go to Mexico, where they
will take charge of the Bradbury estate
panied to this city by the Hon. j. I.
Gafiey, who during his stay here found
time to donate literally to the Christ
mas fund for the benefit OF the poor.
x*x
Capt. w. HI. Seaman, accompanied
by his wife and dau ghter, are spending
the holidays in this city and will be
among those who attend the opening OF
the midwinter fair.
~.
The charming wife of County Auditor
Lopez is once more in San Francisco
after an absence of several years. Mrs.
Lopez will remain during the greater
part of the fair.
Ex-Oficer Dunn OF Los Angeles. who
later entered the employ of the Santa
Fe, was on board the Oceanic when che
arrived. Mr.. Dunn has been spending
some time in Honolulu.
as
Deputy County Clerk Reed is among
the Los Angelefios now in this city.
x*x
People from every part of the world,
dressed in their native costumes, are
common sights. They are late arrivals
from Chicago, and will be at the mid
winter fair. tioa
TANMANY
The herald., 1893-12-24
A Problem.

EDITORS HERALD: Assuming that
congress will approve the Hawaiian
policy of President Cleveland and fur
nish him with such aid, if any should
be required, es will enable him to rein
state the queen and restore the yern-
ment to that state or condition it
held in December 1892, and thal re-
after the queen and her COVE snt
ehould cede those islands and t ov-
ereignty of them TO the emperor o Ja-
pan, or the empress of India. what
would be the situation of the United
States government in this matter?
Very Respectfully,
J. J. WARNER.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Tho Largest Snake In .po yyo-,a.

Naturalists cay that the largest SER
pent Of which accurate measurements
have been taken in modern times was
an anaconda which DR.. Gardner found
dead and suspended in the forks OF
tree in Mexico. 1t was dragged out
into open ground by two horses, and
careful measurement with tapeline
proved that it was 81 feet in length
st. Louis Republic.
The herald., 1893-12-24
seyentv-five ConvuisIons.

ATHGILLING ExPERIENcE-T rs no one
but at Some period ia life has an experiei .ce
that stands out prominently beyond all others,
Such is the case of John b. Collins, of Romeo,
Mich, who says; From september to January
be ORC using Neryine, | had at least feventy-
Ave conyul Ions After three months use
have no more attacks" DR.. Niles Restorative
nervtne alSo cures nervous prostration, head
ache, poor memory. dizziness, sleerlsssness.
neuralgia, etc, and huilds up the b5dy Mrs,
:. e. Miller. of Valparaiso. Iud.. and j. r. TSy,
lcr, OF Lnga5sport Ind, ea IN gained 20 pounds
OF fash by laking it. sod bg G. H. Hance,
i77 North Srring street. Oh q guGractee. Get
the doctors boos, free.
The herald., 1893-12-24

Sister Lulu's Album. Then the Wall
will look as il sd-Headed Girl had
been leaning against it,"
Field moved to Chicago soon after
that and has been there ever since,
writing things that someway 60 straight
to q fellows heart. or else wrinkle his
sides, and drat me if don't wish he
would live to be Thousand years old,
and keep on q writing.
The herald., 1893-12-24
HOW II MIGHT uannen.

Sir Richard Steele, an Irishnan. was
once asked by an English friend how it
happened that Irishmen wereso remark
able for making bulls. 81 believe. T"
said he, sit is something in the air of
the country, and | dare say, if an Eng
lishrnun was born here, he would do the
same. -" Seventy Years OF Irish Life. +"
The herald., 1893-12-24

digestion between ono meat and another
and between different conditions of the
same meat. Raw beef disappears from
the stomach in about two hours. The
same beef boiled takes three hours,
while thoroughly roasted beef is not di-
gested until four hours have elapsed.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Wanted n Variety of Them.

Mrs. Newrich drate)-I've a good
mind to sue you for your work on that
last order to engrave my silverware.
The Designer and Engraver-What
is the trouble, madam?
Mrs. Newrich-Trouble! Why,
told you not to spare any pains to make
it the swellest job you knew how, and
here you've put inst the same coat of
arms on every piecel-Chicago Record.
The herald., 1893-12-24

81 never get mad at fool, " was tho
cutting remark of man who wanted
to crush rival. THAT accounts for
your always being On such good terms
with yourself" was the reply.
The herald., 1893-12-24
An Elevator Accid ant.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-An elevator in the
new stock exchange building, in the
course of construction, fell this aft
ernoon, probably fatally injuring four
workmen, j. Abrahamson, +. Morrison,
J. Brennan and j. GibboE.
The herald., 1893-12-24
The American Abroad.

Diggs-There is one thing about an
American I dom t understand.
Figgs-What?
Diggs-Ho brags about his country
all the time he is here and about our
country all tho time after he gets
me.-London Tit-Bits.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Grand Mountain ytews.

Visitors to Southern California aliouid
lose no time in taking ride to the sum-
NIT OF Echo mountsin over the unique
Mount Lowe railway. where tho best
possible view OF the whole surrounding
country can be obtained, and thus pre-,
pare to the best advantage fo- tips to
places OF greatest interest.
The herald., 1893-12-24
NEE SAME DEAR HAND.

The bells ring out happy sound.
The earth is mautled DER with white,
1t is the merry Christras night,
And love and Joy and mirth abound.
Ana here sit you and here sit i;
should be happiest in the land,
For oh hold tnat same dear hand
I've held for many year gone by.
It's not withered up with care;
1t is as fresh aud fair to see,
AS sweet to hold and dear to me,
AS when with chimes upon the air
Cn Christmas nights of years ago
| held the same dear little thing
And felt its soft caresses bring
The bushes to my throbbing brow.
All, we were born to never part!
This little hand hold tonight,
And |. 30 with a strange delight,
press it to my beating heart,
And in the midnights solemn hush
l bless the little hand hold
In broken whispers be it told,
1t is ths old-time bobtail flush.
The authorities now began to suspect
that Gene Field was trying to create
more fun than all the beer st. Louie
could produce and rewards were offered
Tor his apprehension. He escaped to
Denver, however, and edited the Trib-
une. He committed @ series OF crimeH
there called the Tribune Primer. Here
is an extract: Put on your surcingle
and read it, just for fun;
"See the wasp. He has pretty yellow
stripes around his Body, and Darning
Needle in his Tail. Ifyou will Pat the
Wasp upon the Tail We will Give You
a Nice Picture Book"
Another:
"The Caterpiller is Crawling along
the fence. He has pretty fur all over
his Back, and He Walks by WrinklinG
up hia Skin. he is Full OF Nice Yellow
Custard. Perhaps you had better take
him Into the House, where it is Warm
and Mash him on the Wall Paper with
The herald., 1893-12-24

The largest empire on the earth is
Great Britain. ITS area is 1857, 65S
square miles, moro than one-sixth of
tho worlds land surface.
The herald., 1893-12-24

When Baby was nlcl,, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, aho cried for Castoria.
When shc became Mics, shc clung to Castoric.
When che had Children, she gave ethem CaStoria
The herald., 1893-12-24

If you would hit the mark, you must
aim little above it. Every arrow that
flies feels the attraction Of the Garth.
The herald., 1893-12-24
LETTER BAG.
Economy at the Federal Building.

tTke HERALD under this heading prints com.
munications, but does not assume RESPONSE
bility for the sentiments expressed.
The herald., 1893-12-24

Commander Whiting of the United
States navy, accom- panied by his celes
tial bride, arrived on the Australia from
Honolulu on her last trip up. Mrs
Whiting, nee Along, does not SHOW
much trace Of her Chinese percentage
and may be coneideted Il ve,y good look
Ing young woman. T q I1lgiish and
Portuguese blood flowing thiougn Mrs.
Whiting's veins from the maternal side
predominates over that OF the Chinese
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-03
Nurse and Baby in a Well.

The Royal Humane Society has Just
publicly recognized the gallantry of a
nurse girl named Esther Grey by present
ing her with a gold medal for saving life
The presentation took place at Bristol
and was made by the mayor, who re
marked that the case of Grey was pecu-
liarly interesting as well as one of great
bravery and self-devotion under trying
circumstances.
1t appeared that on n Sunday afternoon
in August last Grey, the nurse, was walk
ing in the garden of her employer, Mr.
j. Il. Bennett, of West Park, Clifton,
with the baby in her arms, and, step
ping upon the stone which covered
a well, the slab gave way, and nurse
and child were both precipitated into the
well, which was thirty feet deep, and
contained six feet of water In the fall
Grey struck against an iron bar, and,
becoming stunned, the child fell out Of
her arms into the water. She soon re
gained consciousness and, after cropping
regained her charge, which was then
head downward in the water. She then
supported the child with one arm, and
chung on to a bar by the other. Her cries
for help attracted attention, and at
length both child and nurse were brought
to the surface
The parents were full of gratitude for
the nurses admirable behavior and the
Royal Humane Society had marked their
appreciation of her bravery by awarding
her the gold medal and certificate.