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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
Where Is that Prosperity!

New fork Press
On October II Senator Voohees, acting
as the spokesman OF the Administration
in the struggle for the repeal OF the
Sherman Silver law, made the following
statement 10 the Senate with respect to
that measure
II we repeal the bill tomorrow we
| would gladden. the heYrts Of thousands
OF labOrlng men nov out Of employment,
| and relieve the business cares OF thous-
| ands OF men whose whole fortunes are
| embarked in trade Repeal the bill, and
| in ten days from this time the skies Will
brighten and business will resume its
ordinary course.
The Sherman law has been repealed,
not ten days, but two mouths, and The
| rress would like to have Grover Cleve-
land, Senator voorhees,, or any Of the
Administration organs point out single
sign Of the prosperity which they auda-
ciously promised Where is this pros
perity? Is it in New York, where more
than 100000 workers are idle, while the
utmost energies OF charitable organlza-
tlOns are inadequate to deal with the
lconstan,ly increasing cases of misery
and starvation! Is it il Brook lyn where
10000 men are without employment? Is
! 1t in Chicago, where the unemployed
exceed those OF New York in number,
| and where the City Hall itself has been
!, thrown open to give nightly shelter to
homeless and freezlng men? Is this
boasted prosperity to be found in New
Eng land, where every industrial center
is paralyzed, and where hundreds Of
thousands of once busy toil-rs are grad
ually sinking into condition OF bitter
est restitution? Is it to be found in the
stagnant industrial communities OF the
Middle states? Can it be discerned
among the starving silk weavels Of Pat
erson, the impoverished polters OF Tren-
ton, or tho idle workingmen OF Newark?
Is it visible In the further Western
States, where enterprise is prostrated and
the army OF the unemployed steadily
growing? Are the multiplication of
soup houses; the substitution OF the
pauper's dole for the wages OF labor; the
closing Of mills on every hand, the
tokens OF the "good times the country
was told to look tor?
Ask the worklngnan whose wages
have been taken from him, and whose
hungry children shiver around a tlreess
hearth, If he has been made prosperous
by the repeal Of the Sherman law.
Ask the muitltndes Of small maunfac-
turers who see the earnings they have
invested in modest industrial plants
swept away in the resis,less current of
distrust, il the Cleveland assault on
bimetaliism has made them prosperous!
Ask the merchants, the men "whose
whole fortunes are embarked in trade"
ana who behold the purchasing power
Of tha masses curtailrd more and more
each week. il they have prospered sluce
the Sherman law WAS struck from the
sts.ute book The Press does not need
1 o indicate tue answer. The outory Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
The ssChnDgcD Is On Now.

Bradstreet's SAYS that returns from l19
important cities indicate that
Tne totsl number Of employees in indus
trial and other lines out ot work at this
time from all causes. together with the
total number OF pc, pie directly depend
ent for support upon those 81 rendered
idle, is nearly 100000. There are more
than 8Ol ,0O9 Wage-earners w in enforc.
cd idleness at only 119 points. and there
are l.956,COO persons directly dependent
oD them for support. Transactions in
leather, wool, dry goods, and in txc,
almost all staple lines. are for actual
wants only, and The outlook is lot Tor Il
material revival during the next SIX
mouths.
The people who last fall voted for "a
change" have got il. with vengeance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
1T would be a good thing raw

1T would be a good thing rem..
Day county farmer to h,s VIII. .
Wednesday,, III you would resolvo >,
beginning of the new year to o,i.
hea>tly habi, OF chewing gum !, y
ting mighty poor examnlo ,. u
children. and besides IL cost, ,,. d
Then turning to his oldest son !. :;
tinurd: Sonny hitch up the OH, p
as quick as the the lord viii lot vo, =
a little quicker. I'm plumb or I I
chcwio2 tobacco and can It live y, 4
it,
The wife inquired as to wha, H., :
aXamule he was setting and he =, !.
"What l'm figuring on is .jvjn, !
Old sorrel exercise. tell Won u. I
mare needs exercise. 1t wuuld
blamed sight better lor yoa II ,u, !
little feeling FOR the noble arimalr
dover Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

Circuit court has just adjourned at
Clark. OF the seventeen indictments for
selling Intoxicating liquors returned by
the grand jury, nine were tried, six re-
sixty days in the county Jail aud a fine Of
$1,000 IL. A. Sasse, Vienna druggist
who held druggists permit, WAS oon
victed OF selling .quor to q minor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used for children ieething. It
soothes tho child, softens the gums, allays
a'l pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for DiarrhDa. Twenty Ave cent
: hottie. Sold by Ill druggists through
gut the world.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

4 meeting of the several county audi
tors and treasurers will be held in
Mitchell, January %, 1894, for the pur-
pose of originating and adopting a
uniform system Of accounts to be used
in all the counties in the state. The
meeting will be largely attended and
will be very important one.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

Prendergast, the murderer of Carter
Harrison has been found guilty and SEN
fenced to hang. The anarchist who oc-
cupies the governors chair in that state
sympathy
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05

The public soup house is democratic
institution. Its last appearance in this
country was under Buchanan's admins
tration. Democratic theories need prac
teal charity to carry them into effect.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-05


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The herald., 1894-05-13
Mongolian Magic.

These Taichinar Mongols are much
given to all forms of magic. Storm dis
polling they appear to have learned from
the K'amba Tibetans, but the origin Of
some Of their other practices is not so
clear. Certain among them, they claim,
can cause person to be stricken i'll or
can even compass his death. After hav-
ing procured few hairs, nail pairing
or something from the person of the in
tended victim they make little image
Of him in flour, and in this stick the
relic. Then it suf1ices to prick the head,
heart. lungs OF links of the effigy to
cause acute pains to be felt by the orig
inal in the same portion Of his body. OF
course one must recite certain potent
charms the while. In them lies the 90
cret Of success. / am not aware that this
mode Of bewitching person, SO well
known in the western world in ancient
and medieval times, obtains to any
great extent in Asia. Personally have
never met it elsewhere.-W. Woodvills
Hcc3zhill in Centr-v
The herald., 1894-05-13
His Reasons.

People sometimes ask me why spell
my name with two ms, said Repre-
sentative Hermann. when I was O
student in Maryland years ago, got
the idea into my head that would fol-
low the fashion and eliminate the extra
letter. started in by writing to my
father, respected and prominent physi-
clan in Baltimore, and signing it in the
improved way, Your affectionate son,
Binger Herman. My father quickly
detected the change, and back came a
letter whose earnest repronches | have
never forgotten.
HE pointed out that The lie stood
for one of the greatest here gf antiq-
uity, Armenius, the Hermann of Taci-
tus, who stood like a bulwark against
Roman lust of conquest, and to whose
leadership the ancient Germans owed
the preservation of their nationality,
their language and their freedom. He
said that name was given me by those
who alone had the authority to confer
it, and with their consent the name
should never be altered, even in respect
to letter. The rebuke l received SO
impressed me that l concluded if the
name was good enough for my father 1t
would be good enough for me. - Wash
ington Post.
The herald., 1894-05-13
WESTERN PASSENGER MATTERS
The Rate Question About to Be
Settled.
An Agreement Reached on EmigIant
Business.
Proposed Conferences OF Presidents o
Western Lines-NorthernP Pacific
Investigation-Big Rail-
road Sait-Notes.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 12.-The lines OF the
Western Passenger association are now
hopeful that the rate question, with
which they have been struggling for 80
long, is in a fair way to got settled, and,
moreover, they expect the settlement
will amount to something, and will not
be kicked into nothing before the ink on
the agreement has been dried. There
is no longer any room for them to doubt
that the Atchison, Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific have finally made an
agreement with each other, and they
re in position to manipulate as they
like the California business OF the asso-
citation, if the other lines are not dis
posed to accept their terms, which, for
tunately for themselves, the other lines
are disposed to do.
The emigrant divisions OF business
over which all the trouble has arisen,
will be settled by allowing the Union
Pacific something less than it originally
claimed on the through business to the
Pacific coast, and thus making it a
slightly increased percentage on the
Colorado business. The Burlington and
the Rock leland, which are the only
two roads virtually interested in Cali
fornia business, besines the three roads
which have formed the agreement, are
willing to have the thing settled on
basis agreeable to the others, and there
really seems to be nothing in the way
OF final settlement.
The cuts in freight rates announced
by the Missouri Pacific today on Colo
RADIO business will have the effect Of
hurrying up the conference OF the west
ern lines. which the presidents have Tor
some time concluded they will be
obliged to hold if they are to keep any
revenue at all for their lines. 1t is
probable that before they can get to-
gether the rates will be cut again.
The herald., 1894-05-13

with the Trenches, in 1883, formed what
was called the Wyoming Pacific I'm
provement company, for the construc'
ton OF railroad from Covington, Neb.,
to Salt Lake City, $50 miles, to
ne called the Pacific Short
Line and to form part OF the
Nebraska railroad, the Wyoming and
Eastern railroad and the Salt Lake Val
ley railroad. The company was incor-
porated in 1888, with nominal capital
of 100000. The subscriptions were
to be used in the construction OF a
branch from Covington to O'Neill, 129
miles. The subscribers were to receive
etock of the improvement company and
bonds of the Nebraska and Western
railroad. The Manhattan Trust COM
pany became financial SCENTS for the
concern and all the stock issued was i'm.
mediately delivered to the trust COM
pany and retained by it. Francis o.
French controlled this and managed to
elect his own directors and trustees. In
1890, it is charged. the stock of the COM
plainants was fraudulently hypothe-
Gated by the trust company, conniving
with which were the persons mentioned
as defendants.
The herald., 1894-05-13
AN IMPORTANT CHANGE.

The Southern Pacific Increases the
Work of Division Superintsndsnts.
SAN Francisco, May IAN inn
portant change was announced in the
Southern Pacific company today which
transfers a great deal of work from the
motive power and machinery depart
ment. and distributes it among the
different divisions Of the system.
Heretofore the engineers of different
divisions have made reports on
the condition of tracks under their care
to the chief of the department of motive
power and machinery or to the
chief engineer. The division superin-
tendents have occupied themselves
solely with matters OF transportation.
Now the resident division engineers will
report to the division superintendent,
and so the change 10 in the direction of q
Encouragement and consolidation of the
business of each division in that divis-
ion. On ali the large eastern roads this
system is now in force, and with the
many changes recently put into force at
the Fourth and Townsend offices, this
will also be made.
The herald., 1894-05-13
GREAT NORTHERN TROUBLE.
President Hill and the Men Again gree
to Arbitration,

President Hill and the Men Again A gree
to Arbitration.
ST. PAUL, May 1.-THE Great North
ern grievance committee delegated
subcommittee to wait upon Pres
ident Hill. After a three hours' confer
ence, begun at noon. they returned to
the general committee without having
accomplished anything definite. An
other conference was held later in the
day. 1t was finally decided late this
afternoon that both the company and
the grievance committee would prepare
statements of their understanding of
the terms ON which the strike was term
mated, the statements to be submitted
to the arbitration board for decis-
ion. A definite agreement on all
details is desired at this time by the
men, and they insist that everything
must be made go clear that no misun-
Outstanding will be possible. The men
already insist on the reinstatement of
all strikers, heading the list with En-
gineer Best. who during the strike took
passenger train out of the depot here,
and deserting the cab left the train
standing on the main line at Como. The
members of the arbitration board are
not all at home, and it will be some
days before they can act on the state
ments to be submitted, and in the mean
time the men will continue work.
The herald., 1894-05-13
SANTA MONICA.

General Notes of Interest From That
Place.
SANTA MONICA, May 12.-Now that the
season is being properly taken care OF
by our leaders, and that the Jones in
terest will give us a pleasure wharf
commemorate with the needs OF the
hour. our people are discussing the
question Of sewers and of erecting q su-
perior high-school building on Seventh
street and Park.
An important meeting of the board of
the town hall. at Z 80 O'Clock. A num-
Der of important questions will come up
for discussion.
The nomination of j. @. Steele as
postmaster has been confirmed.
Street Superintendent Whitaker Is
at work with gang Of men cleaning the
streets.
Mrs. W. W. Webster of Pasadena is
occupying her Nadeau avenue resi-
dence. tWsa sYtgt
Mrs. w. B. Stein of Chino is visiting
her father. D. J. Twitchell.
A large delegation of Santa Monicans
attended the good roads convention at
Los Angeles, headed by that leader in
progressive movements, Robert F. Jones.
Nine. Lillian Marie Davis will dupli-
cate her charming Delsartian entertain
ment at the opera house, at which many
new and attractive features win be
added.
Judge Utley, assistant district attor.
ney, gave an interesting lecture last
night at the town hall on Political Eco
nomic Truths of the Day.
A pleasant birthday surprise was ten
dered Miss Muriel Taft at her residence
on Eighth street Friday evening by
numb of her school friends, in honor
OF her tenth birthday anniversary.
H. L. Jones of San Francisco is visit
ing his family here on Ocean Spray
tract.
Eckert & Hopf have secured the reg
taurant in the new North Beach bath
house.
Minnie E. MCCARTHY, the beloved
daughter OF our fellow townsman Daniel
MCCARTHY, died at San Francisco May
9Th, aged IS years and months.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Rogers have re-
turned home from their visit to their
Tulare county ranch and are occupying
the First street home.
Phil H. Garvey has opened the Nep-
tune.
The herald., 1894-05-13
cHlNA's GREAT IMPERIAL SEAL.

How Anam Under French Protection De-
stroyed Her Badge of servitude.
Among the many unique curiosities
in NJ Jules Patenotre' 8 collection ut the
French legation at Washington is. an
imprint of the great Chinese imperial
seal. The loss Of the original die which
the imprint represents was one of the
greatest disappointments in the career
Of this clever diplomat He wanted it
for his collection, but the orientals were
little too many for him that time, and
this is how it happened:
The French had been carrying on the
war in Tonquin during the early part of
1884 and finally succeeded in forcing
China to surrender her claim of suze-
rainty over the empire of Anam in IA
vor of French protectorate All the
state documents of the Anamite up to
this period had not only borne the ma
tional seal, but likewise the imperial
seal of China as a mark of vassalage.
When, on June 6, 1884, however, Pate
notre obtained the signature to the
treaty giving Anam over to the protec-
ton Of France, the great Chinese seal
was brought before the convention of
Anamite statesmen and French officers
and diplomats. M. Patenotre in his re-
port to the home Office described the
scene as follows:
1--WE took out seats about large ia
BILE in the parlor of tho French resi-
dence. There were naval officers from
Admiral Courbet's feet and several Off
GERS from the French garrison at Hue
The great seal was laid upon the table
1t was inches square and made of SOL
id silver, weighing about 10 pounds
The handle represented camel kneel-
ing.
1.-THE Anamite prime minister made
number of impressions from the seal,
and while this was done servants were
preparing a small charcoal furnace at
one end of the room. The Anamites
were preparing to destroy the seal. /
leaned over to the prime minister and
told him that it was not yet too late to
save this interesting relic, and begged
him not to consign it to the crucible.
He hesitated moment and then held
a brief consultation with Nguyen- Van
Tuong, the regent. The latter shook his
head and said that the last token of An
ANS servitude must be destroyed.
Five minutes later the great seal was
nothing but mass of molten silver /"
And that is why there is only an i'm
print Of the seal in the French embas-
sador's collection instead of the heavy
silver, camel handled die.--New York
Sun.
The herald., 1894-05-13

AHybi6os Nu n6hOa W Wv =
commerce.
twas finally decided to have Pomona
act in this matter in conservative way.
and if this money 10 to be expended In q
fair and equitable manner in building
roads out through the populous portions
OF this section, Pomona would be In
favor OF the measure, otherwise we
would not and will oppose it to the very
last man.
After much discussion, and entirely
opposite to some OF the views OF several
''disgruntled" citizens, the measure car
ried and the following named gentlemen
are the seven delegates to attend today's
convention: j. i. Packard, Phil Stein,
0. j. Brown, Hon. s. N. Andrews, John
WATSON. W. 7. Clark and ]. D. H.
Browne.
j. d. Browne, president of the board
of trade, presided, and Fred. j. Smith
acted as secretary of the meeting. About
40 people turned out. Phil Stein and j.
E. Packard were listened to In a report
OF an interview with members OF the
chamb Der of commerce upon the matter,
in Los Angeles.
The next series OF the course of SER
mons ON Why Am What Am will be
given Sunday evening, in the Unitarian
church, at 7 80 p.m., by representative
OF the Salvation army. This lecture ia
given at the request OF the Unity club of
this place.
A number OF ladies were present yes
terday afternoon at the meeting OF the
Woman's Dress Reform club in Kessler's
hall. The membership ia increasing
rapidly and the ladies are working hard
to make a success of dress reform.
A meeting of the city trustees will be
held on Monday evening, at 7 80.
The lady officers of the Salvation army
will be transferred TO Redlands on
Wednesday next, new corps taking
their place hers.
Cherries appeared in the fruit market
yesterday for the first time this season.
Festival OF The flowers, Pomona Opera house,
May 18th and l7th
Wednesday night, May 18th, and Thursday
matinee, . y. m, May 18th, The Flower Queen
Thursday night, May 18th, grand musicale
by the best musical talent.
The herald., 1894-05-13
SAN BERNARDINo.

Grasshoppers Numerous Near Victor.
Fourth of July Celebration.
SAN BERNARDINo. May 12.-Jamea
Brown, who lives on the Mojave river,
near Victor, reports that the grasshop-
psrs are swarming in that vicinity, and
are taking everything green as they
move northward.
A horse on the Cemetery-street car
line broke from his moorings last even
ing, and, running away, broke his shout
der against telegraph pole. He had to
be shot.
Mayor Moreland, James Waters and
others are the owners of q quartz mine
and five-stamp mill on the Gila river
in Arizona that are turning out the yell
low bullion.
Company E of the Ninth regiment has
fitted up reading room at its armory
which is supplied with current literature
of the day.
Miss Fannie Benjamin of Los Angeles.
formerly of San Bernardino, has been
chosen vice president of the grand lodge
of Daughters of Rebekah.
The business men Of this city have
taken vigorously hold OF the proposition
to properly observe the 4th OF July with
a celebration. 1t ID viewed as an eco
nomicsl proposition to spend few hun
bred dollars on that day to draw crowd
OF thousands OF people to spend their
money here. There will be grand
parade and an Grafton in the morning.
In the afternoon there will be a balloon
ascension and parachute jump, bicycle
races and games OF various descriptions.
In the evening there will be pyrotech-
mic display at the park.
The herald., 1894-05-13
. So
a Poisonous Monarch.

A monarch among poisonous snakes is
the enormous hamad1yad, which grows
to be as much as Ia feet in length and
is so fierce that it will sometimes attack
and even chase any one who ventures
near to its nest Native snake charmers,
who will handle the fiercest oobras fear
lessly, are usually loath to touch ha-
madryad, though I have occasionally
seen large specimen of this venomous
reptile In their bags 1t lays its eggs in
heap Of decaying leaves, which it col
lects for the purpose, and sits upon the
top to keep off intruders. Aroad through
the jungle will sometimes be closed
against all corners by a pair Of these
snakes, and woe betide the unfortunate
traveller who stumbles unawares upon
the nest. The hamadryad feeds largely
upon other snakes, but it is fortunately
somewhat rare. Curiously enough, it is
not always aggressive. Indeed it some
times happens that it is quite unwilling
to strike. Specifically it is not unlike
harmless rock snake, and not very
long ago in Burmah man brought one
in from the jungle and kept it loose in
his house for some days under the i'm
preston that it was one of these crea-
lures. During the whole of its captivity
1t never attempted to bite any one. and
its captor, who had beer fainiliarly pull
ing it about by the tail was only ap-
prised of his mistake by forest officer
who happened to turn up and who knew
good deal about snakes. 1t is easy to
imagine the haste with which the anna
teur snake oharmer proceeded to dispose
of his captive. -McClures Magazine.
The herald., 1894-05-13
POMONA.
The Question OF Good or Bad Roads
News Notes.

The Question OF Good or Bad Roads.
News Notes.
POMONA, May 12.-There were enough
people present at the mass meeting last
night to discuss the proposition Of Los
Angeles county voting bonds to build
county roads, for the usual 1.-TWO sides
to & question" stand to be fully es-
poused. Some of our citizens fsrvently.
and at times rather dramatically por-
trayed their conception of the evil re-
suits that were, sure to follow "the vot-
ing of bonds" saddling posterity and a
yet unborn "a 20 with debt-''the Doodle
that would be in the scheme for con-
tractors" How Los Angeles would
reap the greateA part Of the advantages
to be derived, etc.
Fifteen cents worth of good would
not acrue to Pomona" said one howery
gentleman.
There were others Who would not
hear to voting bonds on any account
who were against then 'irst, last and
aIwsys.'"
Inc main question, however, Was
whether 1t was wise or necessary to
send delegates to the convsn ton in Los