The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-11
THE STATE PRESS

New alfalfa is in the market, and the
price begins to get shaky. It's going to
be big year for alfalfa. -P,sadena Star.
A man was sent to the Highlands Asy-
lum few days ago who imagined that he
could play piano.-Los Angeles Express.
Don't conclude that Santa Monica is
| getting too fresh, just because the streets
are to be sprinkled with salt water. Santa
Monica Outlook.
San Diego oranges this year are much
better than for several years. The warm
weather has left its mark upon the citrus
fruits.-San Diego Union.
! Great Scott! II that is sufficient cause
! for sending a man to the asylum. an add,
ton to the building at Highlands Will
soon be necessary Riverside Reflex.
Aristotle relates that the octopus occa-
| sionally climbs trees. The Southern "a
cific had better climb tree il it expects
to find safety from the flood that the San
Joaquin is opening upon it-San Jose
! Democrat.
Jersey law is strong enough to tackle
almost anything, but it was perhaps, Just
as we'll that the Hoboken officials, decided
to draw the line at Bob Ingersoll. Bob
gets too much free advertising anyway
Modesto Weekly Banner.
No wonder there is SO much gold ex'
ported. The Government should put
hea duty on all foreign Counts who
come over and sell themselves to foolish
American girls, and stop this outflow OF
! gold. Hemet News.
The ladies of Oakland are organizing q
bicycle club. This is signal, if any were
lacking before, to improve the roadways:
The bicycle is 2, great missionary for go,o 1000
roads, especially when coached by the
ladies. Oakland Tribune
Thank goodness, the late Anna Gould
and her costly count have departed for
Europe, and it is to be hoped that the
newspapers will give us rest concerning
them--at least until the divorce scandal
| which is sure to come, ensues.-Orovllle
Mercury.
| 1t does not look much like hard times
nor a scarcity of money when single
piece of property advances 500. 600 in
| few months in San Francisco. This proI-
erty was at the junction of Stockton and
Market streets, and sold for S50l, 600. A
short time ago it sold for $451, 0.-Oak-
sand Times.
Ex-Governor Markham has neighbors
that are as good at making bargains as he
is reported to have been. One OF his
Pasadena friends is reported to have sold
half of a COW to Il tenderfoot, who on APP
plication for milk was informed that he
did not own that end of the COW. Those
Pasadena fellows always do the milking
Hartford Democrat.
Fai. Santa Barbara will be in gala at
tire next month when the famous flower
festival will be held. The big-hearted
Barbarepos are going to eclipse their
memorable achievements OF previous
years, difficult though such feat will be,
and the fame of their delightful city will
gain new luster, shine NOR" radiantly
than it does now.-San Diego World.
The Board of Trade will hold special
meeting Monday evening. All members
and residents of this vicinity are espec-
tally requested to attend. Important
matters pertaining to float for the La
Fiesta will be discussed. Let interest be
shown in advertising your city and coun-
try; be there to cooperate with the board
in this urgent and necessary proposition
Long Beach Eye.
A recent writer notes the fact that there
is a curious lack of poetic tributes to
Washington in our literature; but when
kind of man who appealed to the imagin-
alton or the affections. He was wise and
great and good in his way, but he was not
man OF the people like Lincoln, for in
stance, and so the poets have not made
much OF him.-Santa Barbara Press.
The craze about that overrated book
''TIiiby." and the statement of an artist
i in New York that he knows several happy
wives VINO began by posing "for the alto
gether' for their husbands, threatens to
! make that a fashionable way of angling
! for admiration. Eve, before the green
/ apple episode, when she dlu the eating,
and man has been having the gripes ever
since, would make a good example to
,py.-Arizona Gazette.
! III, Record Cnion abhors toadyism; it
despises the cringing SO often manifest
among our people ~ mere money. The
only aristocracy T. which 1t lifts its hat
| j. the aristocracy OF brains and moral
worth. 1t has not failed to express its
! protest against the columns of slush with
which the sensational press has deluge,l
! the reading public about Anna Gould and
/ her marriage to a young Frenchman OF
! titled diatinctlon.-Sa Record
, Union.
! 1t is the height of absurdity to cast
! doubt upon the late Senator Fairs sanity
because he offered a beautiful young
woman $500 for kiss. This sum is equiv
alent to one-eighty -thousandth of the
Senator's wealth. Now, poor as we are,
we would give one half of our savings for
the same favor and still consider ourselves
! capable of writing articles on the bond
| issue, the Eastern question or river i'm
| provement. We believe that most sane
men will agree with us that kiss is an
| excellent investment. even if it does not
! bear interest and is of somewhat heeting
! nature.-Stockton Mail.