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The morning times., 1896-07-05

by the Old Point road. His horses SHE'D at
the figure in the road, and, rolling the boy
in a buffalo robe, the doctor soon placed
him in the arms OF his mother. When the
little fellow opened his eyes, he was dazed
by the light. and he muttered:
Il want to put it around"
''Yis, yis,'' said his mother, in a pas
sion of yearuing rundness, as she Rugged
him to her bosom, $50 ye shall, acushla.
Bring the sugar bowl, Mike! But what is
IL ye want to twist around the sugar bowl,
Mickey?'
Tive him this first, Mrs. Finn" said the
doctor, as he poured a Tablespoonful OF
brandy down The partially unconscious
boys throat. He gasped as the strong
liquor rippled over his palate. Then he sat
upright.
"A nd now will ye tell Xe what ye want
wild the sugar bowl. Mickey, darlint?'' said
his mother, anxiously.
II will, mother; bring me Jacket" said
the boy.
They brought the garment, sti.i wet with
melted snow. He thrust his 80 II fin.
gers into the pocket and drew ~ faded
bandaana handkerchief. As lie unfclded
it there fell upon the floor long, slender
root. to which at intervals was alta ched
sickly green leaf.
His mother picked it up, and with puz-
zled look exclaimed
But what is 1t, Mickey"
Its Yankee shamrock, mother. Some
o thin calls &C u trailin' arbutus- And
want to put it around the sugar bowl arn
the mornin' for your birthday. mother"
ERNEST JARROLD.
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be no demonstration at Grants entry into
the city, for with the methods of travel in
vogue here, no one could tell when it would
occur. But this was the opportunity of'.us
four and along the steep incline ascending
the Peking city wall that da y they trudged,
each one with his priceless treas ure rolled
up under his arm.
II was momentous occasion In their
young lives. They Were going to offer
| their tribute to the greatest OF living
warriors, whose greatness, indeed over
| all Others, and especially over all English
warriors, they had often proved with their
own sturdy little arms until none OF their
companions dared to dispute it.
The boys planted themselves above the
arch of the great inner gate, for in en-
tering the Tartar city you must always
pass through two gates, the inner gate
being projected by a semi-circular wall
which is pierced by other gates. Here us
four waited until they learned from the
Others that the procession had entered
the outer gate. Then, unfurling their
flags, they hid them behind the parapet
until the great imperial chair, borne by
eight carriers, in which the general rode.
came through the outer gate and entered
the space within the semi-circuIar wall
Ihen dra wing their tiny flags they waved
tnem vigorously, shouting at the ton Of
their voices, "Hurrah for Gen. Grapt!v
The general heard, and glancing out
or lis sedan chair up at the great bare
wall over the inner gate towards which
tile carriers were rapidly bearing him
lie saw the four small boys with their
flags. and with wave of bis hand he
passed into tue gate and out of their
sigit.
The general had just entered the an
cient capital of tue Oldest empire in the
world. and though borne through its
gates in an imperial chair. there was not
sign of welcome. Not cheer NOR a
fleck of color displayed in anticipation
of his coming. The great hurrying masses
whom he passed scarcely raised their
eyes in inquiry. Here at last he had found
people among whom his name and fame
were unknown. Tie striking contrast of
this entry with those of his into othes
capitals must have been noticed by the
general. and it is not strange that he felt
touched by the sight of those little flags
and the sound of those childish cheers, for
they were his sole welcome as he passed
into the great capital of China.
After arriving at the American lega-
tion lie inquired of Secretary Holcomb who
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General ssssssssssss sss
5 Grants ;
ssssss..... Welcome.
BY GCY N. WALKER,

In the summer Of 1879 Gen. Grant was
in China on his trip around the world. His
visits from city to city were looked forwa rd
u by all the foreign residents but To none
did more importance attach to his coming
than To the American missionaries So long
absent from their native land.
There was in the city of Pekin little
band of these missionary children, whose
numerous pranks had caused them to be-
come familiarly known among the Ameri-
can residents as us Four" 1t was COM
pose,i of two pair of brothers with only two
years difference between the ages Of Oldest
and youngest of the four. Two Of them had
been born in America and from that fact
considered themselves much more import
ant than their less fortunate comrades who
had never seen the land that they claimed
as their own, though one OF them had
literally been born under the flag, for in
the hour OF his nativity his father had
with patriotic instinct, spread the stars
and Stripes above.
They were true Americans, however. and
in the breast of each one of ''us four"
there burned a sturdy patriotism. 1t had
frequently devolved upon them i'll their
numerous arguments with missionary chill
dren of other nationalities, to demonstrate
oft-times with force OF arms, the superiority
of America and Americans over the bal
ancc Of the universe. until the youthful
part Of the community had been pretty well
convinced when they heard OF Grants COM
ing visit to Peking, their four little heads
were seen together in frequent consulta-
ton for they too were determined in some
way to give the general some token OF
special welcome.
But their plans Were kept secret. al
though each of them suddenly announced
at home that he must havea flag. TINS was
no small request, for flags could not be
gotten and there was hut single one In the
mission. Several ladies, however. joined
hands to crafty their wish. Bunting was
bought and after several days tOeach one OF
"us four" flag was presented.
One day the word was given that Grants
procession was in sight of the city andalarce
number OF missionaries, living within easy
distance ofthe city wall, Went on the wall TO
watch the cavalcade comein. There waste
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ETIQrETTE OF THE ELEVATOR
why Shnuld Men Take Off Their Hats
When There Are Women AbOmrd.

Why should Men Take Off Their Hats
When There Are Women AbOmrd.
NeIr York sun.
"Tbc absurd custom which Constrains Il
man To remove his hat in an elevator when
there are women u board, seems trifle IN re
absurd who re live than elsewhere" said an
inmate of aE uptown studio building.
1T seems more absurd for this rea son:
The building is more devoted to business
than to re csidenCe purposes. and men walk
about its stone-noored halls and corridors
as II they were IN the street. They no more
think OF taking off their hats when they
meet a woman. that is, unless the yknow W her,
than they would outdoors. Yet these very
men, as soon as they enter the elevator, re-
move their hats solemnly. as if they were
performing religious rite
II object to the practice not merely be-
cause it is absurd, but because when the
elevator is crowded it is bad for the hat.
Why a man should take Off his hat in an
elevator any more than in horse car
merely because women are present do not
understand"
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Laura-Mr. Custer sat alongside of me on
the train today and he never said word all
the way down to the city.
Lillian-Then you didn't ask him to open
the window for you?-Yonkers Statesman
Inspiration.
Friend-Do you always wait for inspira-
ton before you write a poem?
Authorize, always need S10.-Somer-
Vile journal.
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Inconstderate Man.

Husband-Don't you think you are rather
unreasonable to expect me to take you to II
ball, stay awake until O clock and then g It
up ut 8 and go to my work?
Wife, may be a little bit unreasonable
but it's perfectly brutal of you mention
it.-Odds and Ends.
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Nfarrtnfl

Barber-Don't you want some tonic to
make your hair stay in?
n. Peck-A-ah-I don't believe I do.
The easier it comes out the less it hurts
Indianapolis Journal.
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FINDING THE ARBUTCS


II know where they are. BY the big
rock where the vioets grow. I'll twist
them around the sugar bowl in the morn
in before she gets up. She'll forget the
shamrock when she sees them"
On, glorious Hope, bourgeoDed with prom
isei Oh. Magician Love, conjuror of joy!
The lights had begun to twinkle in the
windows OF the valley when Mickey emerged
into the hollow he was in search of. He
was skilled in the mysteries OF the woods
Many a summer afternoon had he passed
in the little hollow where he now stood.
Then the air was heavy with the perfume
of wild honeysuckle and odorous with the
balsam of the pines. Now snow two feet
deep covered it like blanket. There was
was no hesitation. however. in his manner,
as he began digging in the snow with the
coal shovel. He dug trench one foot
wide across the most sheltered part of the
hollow His trench was nearly six feet
long. when his quick eye caught the airt
glimmer OF green through the dead leaves
at the bottom. STOPPING down. with
trembling ea gerness, he pucked a leaf. and.
holding it up against the sky, chuckled
with delight as he muttered:
81 have it, I have it, Shure, mother
will he crazy wild Joy whin she sees it,
Five minutes later his prize lay over
hisheartti witha bandanna handkerchief,
and he was floundering his way through
the snow hOmeward.
It was only 6 O'Clock when he started.
But one mile and one half lay between him
and the warm kitchen IA quiet stroll in
summer when the bees were humming and
the catbirds gossiping but on an April
night. when the storm wrack was hurtling,
the air heavy with biting sleet. andthe wind
beating like a fail, it made the boys heart
quake and his teeth chatter like castanets.
The ghosts of past venal sins arOse before
him as he struggled through the snow. re-
peating his aves. and adding:
ooh. Holy Mary, let me out o. this for
me r.'cth"-'S sake! want to me- 'f around
the sugar bowl agin' the mornin'"
The furies Of the storm gnashed at him,
they chilled his blood, they blinded his fall
ing cyesight, they caught his wailing slogan
~ want to put it around the sugar bowl
in the mornin'." from his trembling lips.
They hardened the tears on his cheeks:untiI.
frozen and exhausted, he fell over a ledge
of rocks and rolled down into the road.
There is legend to the effect that when
an Irish boy dies. there is an angel needed
in heaven. which would have probably been
the case with Mickey Finn. had not DR..
Chalker returned homeward that evening
The herald., 1896-09-27

To recognize the fitness of Col. George
n. Smith for the office Of superior Judge
needs but to know him. Skilled in the
law. famed as a deep student. possessing
the presence and experience with the
world which add SO much to the equip
mentapf a Judge, he is all that could be
desired, On the occasion of Col. Smiths
winning a $500 prize offered by the Amer
lean Philosophical society for the best
work on government, an essay entitled
The Theory of the State, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle of February 9, this year,
printed a pleasing sketch of him and his
work. and from that some excerpts are
here given, with few corrections and
addenda:
George H. Smith was born in Phila-
delphia February 2, 1884, of VirEir.a
parentage, and was raised in Virginia,
where he remained until after the war.
He entered the confederate army with
the rank of lieutenant, but was after
ward made captain, and in June, 1867,
was elected colonel of the Twenty-fifth
Virginia regiment infantry, and in jan
nary, 1868, was transferred to the Sixty
second regiment Virginia mounted in
fantry. Col. Smith has always said that
It seemed to him that he was the senior
colonel of the army, as he never found
one after the war whose commission an
tedated his own.
He commanded Imbodens brigade.
After the war he went to Mexico, where
he passed two years near San Bias as a
cotton planter. He removed to San
Francisco some time in 1868, and came to
Los Angeles In 1869, where he has resid-
ed ever since. For many years he was
q member of the law firm of .Glasse1l,
Chapman 4 Smith. which subsequently
became Glassell, Smith & Smith, and
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I still later Glassell, Smith C Patton. He
served as state senator from Los An
geles county in 1S77-7S, and subsequently
was reporter for Che state supreme court
for several years, beginning with the
54th Cal. He has been for some time
past a practicing attorney, with Of
fees at 315 New High street, Los An
geles.
His first book, Elements of Right and
the Law, was published about ten years
ago. This was followed by Elements
of Private Right and Critical History
of Modern English Jurisprudence, the
latter a monograph published in San
Francisco. Concerning his book. The
ory of the State, to which, by the way,
Col. Smith originally gave the title, The
State, Its Nature, Its Functions and Its
Political Organization, he says it is an
outgrowth Of his studies in jurispru-
dence, to which he has given almost his
whole life. Law and politics, he says
are interviewer, and he had collected in
his work on his first books an abundance
of material out of which to frame an
essay on government. He saw the offel
of prize in newspaper, and the WORK
being to his liking, and having the ma
terial at hand, he prepared the essay
| which carried the prize to Los Angeles
! Col. Smith has been a frequent contri.
| butOr to the pages Of the American Law
Review. All his books have been writer
in Los Angeles.
| Col. Smith has been a Democrat al
his life. He married in Los Angeles, bu
| his wife has been dead for several years
He has one daughter, the wife of Han.
cock Banning one Of the Banning Bros.
owners of Catalina island. Col Sfnitl
is tall and soldierly in bearing, and hi.
| manners are those Of q gentleman
hearty and unaffected.
The herald., 1896-09-27

Henry T. Hazard. candidate on the
union ticket for superior Judge. is per-
sonally known to nearly every citizen
of Los Angeles county, his public SER
vices heretofore having brought him
into great prominence and given him
attendant honors. He was born, in
Evanston, ILL.,, July 81, 1874. and came to
California in 1858, and except for the
years he passed in college, he has lived
since that year in this city. He gradu-
ated in 1868 from the law department of
the University Of Michigan, at Ann Ar
bor with diploma admitting him to prac-
tice in the supreme court of that state
and, on motion, in any other state. He
engaged in the general practice OF law in
Los Angeles until he was elected city at
torney in 1881. His service to the city
interfered with his general practice,
which was further set aside by his sub
sequent election as mayor of the city in
! 1889, As mayor he served with distinc-
| ton two terms, his legal training assist
| ing him greatly in the conduct of his
office during periods when some of the
| most important public matters engross-
| ed the attention of officials and tax
payers.
Since retiring from the office Of mayor
| Mr. Hazard has devoted most of his at
| tention to patent litigation, in which he
| built up large practice. He is known to
possess a judicial mind which, with his
| knowledge Of the law, so well equips him
for the position of judge and If elected
| he will be an honor to the bench
He has been identified with nearly all
| the great improvements undertaken by
this city and his judgment has been
shown to be excellent. His attitude on
| the subjects Of railroads, parks. sewers
and other municipal matters, has been
| endorsed time after time. His standing
| and some of his achievements are refer
red to briefly in letter written by ex-
Mayor Toberman, who is expressly
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qualified to speak on the matter. "In
my judgment" wrote ex-Mayor Tober-
man, referring to Mr.. Hazards candi-
dacy for the legislature. mo man is bet
During the two years that Mr.. Hazard
acted as city attorney, while I was
mayor. I found him on all propositions
that affected the interests of the city
uniformly correct and on the right side,
and the city during that time was re-
markably successful in all her litigation
in the courts. 1t never paid cent for
associate counsel during that time; ow
ing largely to the decided stand taken
by him on all legal questions affecting
the financial interests of the city, the
tax levy was reduced from about 40
on the hundred for the previous year to
81 for the first year. and then to rs cents
on the hundred dollars for the last year
of his term.
"He was, during that time, wholly
above the reach of temptation, as
know. The records of this city during
those two years bear abundant evidence
of his active, faithful and honest dis
charge of the duties of the office Of city
attorney"
This testimonial, though written dur
ing previous campaign, is equally ap-
plicable to the present time. Mr.. Hazard
aspires to be superior judge and though
his law practice was suspended for
DTlcl pSIlOu, lilS ICCOlo oui li6 tAdl tiAiS
did even more to fit him for afposition
on the bench.
OF Mr.. Hazards career in the legisla-
ture in 1885 nothing but praise can be
said. He introduced and carried through
bill creating the supreme court COM
mission which enabled the highest state
judicial body to catch up with its calen-
dar of cases then four years behind. This
act of Mr.. Hazards has done much for
attorneys and litigants whose cases
otherwise would drag for years in the
supreme court calendar.
The herald., 1896-09-27

A. r. Sprague, candidate for assem-
bly, from. the Seventieth district, is ma
tive of Wisconsin. He graduated in the
classical course Of Beloit college in 1876,
having worked his way to an education.
He took the freshman prize for decla- :
nation and sophomore prize for debate.
In his junior year he represented his
college in the state oratorical contest,
where he was ranked by the committee
as tied for first place. In his senior year
he took the prize for the best English
essay.
After graduation he taught the Ev-
ansville high school for three years, the
Black River Falls high school for two
years. when he was elected principal of
the Racine high school. He remained
there eight years, after which he was
called to the chair of history and politi-
cal economy in the Milwaukee high
school. For twelve years he was
The herald., 1896-09-27

w. R. Steele, the nominee from the
Seventy-second assembly district, was
born in Virginia in 1S49. With his Wild
owed mother he came to California in
1860 and lived in the vicinity of Sacra-
mento until 1867, when they moved to
Compton. He has been identified with
the tax interests of Los Angeles county
for twenty-nine years. Mr.. Steele enter
ed college after he was II, working his
way through. From the first he was
recognized as an Independent thinker
Upon his graduation he was urged to
accept professorship. This he refused
because his interests were involved with
his mothers in their ranch at Compton,
and he felt it a duty to return and as
sumo the responsibility of it, His work
in the Farmers alliance won instant
recognition and his nomination two
years ago came from men who would not
take a refusal. At the late convention
The herald., 1896-09-27

placed In charge of state teachers in
stitutes during the summer vacations.
This, added to the continuous strain of
his porfession, undermined his health
and he was compelled to seek change
of occupation and climate, and after two
years service there he resigned and
came to California to take charge of the
clearing and planting of a section of
land at Fairmont, Antelope valley.
owned by colony known as the Fair
mont Orchard company, in which he is
an owner.
He was chosen president of the An
telope Valley association, at its organi-
zation, and at the last great meeting
of the association in Lancaster was un-
animously reelected
Mr.. Sprague's scolarly attainments
ana experience with. business and peo-
pie mt him excellently for the Office
of assemblyman, and if elected he will
ably serve his constituents.
The herald., 1896-09-27

he again received the nomination on the
first ballot.
Mr. Steele is for free silver and a free
harbor at San Pedro and will not sup
port any man for the United States SEN
ate who is not sound on these two is
sues. In state affairs he is for reform in
taxation and for general road law that
will insure better roads and place their
construction in the hands of the people
interested in and benefited by them
Being workingman himself, he from
a true knowledge of their needs, will de-
fend their every just claim Mr.. Steele
will enter the campaign about October
1st and remain in the field until election
day.
When elected to the assembly he viii
be found to be true blue to his constitu
ents and jealous for the good of al
Southern California, his convictions re.
lating to the need of certain reform.
being firmly fixed.
The herald., 1896-09-27

adorn plate glass with artsticaIly exc
cuted paintings. in such a way as to serve
as panels for furniture or as articles of
tasteful ornament. To SO high a degree
OF beauty, in fact, has this curious appii-
cation of coloring been carried that spe-
cimens exhibited at Berlin by the origir1a-
Tor are said to have excited great atten-
ton. BY method peculiar to Mr.. Sven
the employment of phosphorescent mat
ter In the .colors produces glowing bril-
iiancy which, in semi-darkness or entire
obscurity,. illumines these panels with a
glowing light of singular. attractiveness
AS represented. this kind of painting is
the plate glass is indestructible Glass
plates of this decorative character are by
experts pronounced much preferable to
majolica tiles, on the score of beauty and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS York Sun -
The herald., 1896-09-27
A THREAD IN THE PAPER AND
MAGAZINE WRAPPER.

A satisfactory arrangement in paper
wrappers for books and magazines sent
through the mails, and one which seems
to be new, is that of thread in the
wrapper 1t is, of course, black linen,
and is firmly pressed into the paper. 1t
y on the inside of the paper when the
package is wrapped, running length
wise of it. One end extends beyond the
edge Of the paper, and with gentle pull
on this the wrapper is opened the full
length, with no danger to the paper or
magazine within, as there often is in
cutting or opening with the fingers. -
New York Times
The herald., 1896-09-27
PROSPEROUS MEXICO.

Those persons who talk of the terrible
condition of labor in Mexico neglect to
explain why there is practically no i'm
migration from Mexico to the United
States. Nor do they undertake to ac-
count for the fact that about all our
immigrants-people who are running
away from poverty-come from gold
standard countries..--New York Journal.
The herald., 1896-09-27
MR.. BRYAN'S CANVASS.

Bryan gains ground every moment.
His southern trip has been even more
successful and surprisingly triumphant
than his journey in the east. His
speeches are all to the point, and he is
with clearness and force which per-
NIT of no misunderstanding
Miner.
The herald., 1896-09-27

The expected output of the anthracite
coal combine this winter is $4,000, 900
tons, so that the increase of sl50 per
ton means the addition of the sum
of $4,000, 900 to somebody's in
come Now let US see how much of this
goes into the pockets Of the workers in
the mines.-Providence Journal.
The herald., 1896-09-27

Mr.. Bryan has gone among the peo-
pie, and Mr.. Bryan has not suffered in
dignity. His dignity. however, is not
q swallowtail coat affair. 1t Is the dig
nifty of the honest, candid man who be-
lieves sincerely in his cause, and is
proud to mingle with his countrymen.
Mr.. Mckinley may refuse to go to the
The herald., 1896-09-27
PAINTED GLASS PANELS

Decorative artists are interested in the
description OF novel process of painting
genius, Mr.. Sven Of Gothenberg-a process
W1ieh. It seems. renders 1t possible to
The herald., 1896-09-27

people now, but he 3ed not be sur
prised If the people ai.ould on November
refuse to go to Mckinley.
The herald., 1896-09-27
SULTAN CATCHES ON.

The sultan has begun to apply the
word anarchist" to his political enc
mics. This is becoming a great politi-
cal fad.-Washington Post.
The herald., 1896-09-27

Whatever the federal constitution may
say about gold and silver, Mr.. Bryan s
own constitution seems to be one of
iron.-Anaconda Standard.