The herald., 1895-08-22
CURRENT COMMENT

CURRENT COMMENT
General Antonio Ezeta is working the
San Francisco papers for more press no.
| tices, and mas evidently had some photo.
graphs taken showing new poses. 1t Is
a wonder that some theatrical manager
does not get hold OF the versatile general
and give MIN stage course.
The chief of police aptly suggests a city
ordinance to prohibit 1.-The hawking or
crying OF goods in the streets and in front
of business houses The practice is un-
questionably an annoyance to adjacent
business men and a nuisance to the pub.
lie. But while about it why not suppress
that kindred but less tolerabie nuisance,
the cranks who make night hideous on
Main street and elsewhere by burlesquing
religion with their grotesque antics aud
ear-splitting yawps.
1.-THE Tammany tiger is again a-lck.
ing OF his chops and a-lashing OF his
tail. ," says the Times. Why shouldn't I
he when he sees the Republican party in
his state gnawing this file Assessment
OF state taxes upon the several counties,
based on property valuation. for current
year, 1924. Last year the rate was 81. Is.
The Republican bowling and growing
over their reform" efforts is what makes
the tiger smile
A Chicago couple rode into double
blessedness on their bicycles the other
day. The groom was dressed in gray
tweed knickerbockers. a white sweater
and golf stockings; while the bride wore
gray serge bloomers. with leggings of the
same material, short. tighl-titting iscEet
over shirt waist, flying necktie. the
whole topped off with peaked cap. If
this custom grows. and it doubbtodly
will, the society reporters will have to
learn new lot of phrases to use in de-
scribng weddings.
With such amiable and respected gen.
tlemen as Superintendent Muir of the
Southern Pacific and the Banning broth.
ers in charge of corporations the hostility
agains. such concerns born of past misun.
derstandings is bound to be ameliorated.
A case in point is the expression
from the board of trustees of the
Whittier reform school for the many gem
institution by Mr.. Muir and the Ban
nings. Such little incidents shine like
stars of promise in this naughty world.
An experiment made this season in
excursion transportation at New York is
worthy of consideration in this locality.
The rates TO leading seaside resorts were
reduced one. half. A thirty mile round
trip to Coney Island, for example. costs
only 25 cents. 1t is said that the trans.
portation companies are more than salts
fled with the result, ana the patronage
of the resorts has been immensely IN
creased. Our railway fares to the seaside
are reasonable on Saturday and Sunday,
but too high on other days, while the
steam boat charges to Catalina ara prohi-
hltory to large class of would-be WIS.,
iturs.
DR.. J. c. Hearne and wife, formerly of
Hannibal, Mo-, late Of San Diego, and
whose address is now state prison. Pal.
myra, Mo-, have probably learned by this
time that there is neither honor, fame
nor profit in libel suits. Hearne and
wife were living quietly at San Diego
when the correspondent OF the San Fran.
cisco Chronicle wrote a story which ex-
oitod the wrath of the Hearnes and they
forthwith proceeded to mulct the Chron-
icle IN libel suit for 500, 900. As re-
suit they are indicted for murder ana are
now IN jail at Palmyra awaiting trial.
When man goes cunning for news
paper he wants to make sure that he
does not carry a gun that shoots from
either end.
There is one man who is becoming very
tiresome to the daily press. and his ma me
is Waller. He never had anything to rec
ommeni him to public appreciation, eX-
cept that he was an Afro American, and
not of the highrr class of that race. WITH
this combination and the aid OF unthink-
ing politicians Waller was made a consul
in black country. He made himse
obnoxious in Office and extra disagreeable
after the office had left HIM. For having
behaved in manner that, when well
understood. no American would approve
of, Waller was sentenced to penal servi-
tude by the French. Now persons who
know nothing about the circumstan
zen is treated ont of his country. and the
prestige of the Stars and Stripes is in
voked. Waller is not entitled to the
kind consideration of the government
something new.-Try Wheatlet for
breakfSS II. LEVINE, grocer agent.