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The herald., 1896-12-09

ed to the attention Of young women who
dread the economies of early married
life.
Stephen w. Dorsey, the man who once
put the state of Arkansas In his carpet
bag, and who posed in the senate as one
who made and unmade presidents, is
now in San Francisco, trying to win
from mining ventures a fortune to re-
place that which he lost when the star
routes, along which he galloped so swift
ly, ended in a slough of disgrace and dis
aster.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has
had her Washington house on Massa-
chusetts avenue furbished up through
out. and will presently return from Eng
land to occupy It, She will entertain
during the season and will make an ex-
cursion to New York in January to over
see the rehearsals of her play. A Lady
of Quality, in which Clorinda will swear
and murder and be greatly admired as
in the novel,
The queen is to have a large kitchen
garden laid out at Osborne, and con-
servatories and forcing houses are to be
built. The flower gardens are to be ex-
tended and improved, and a number of
choice trees and shrubs, sent by the en-
press of Russia. are to be planted in
spots chosen by Princess Beatrice. At
present there are practically no gardens
at Osborne, and both there and at Bal
moral all the daily supplies of fruit and
vegetables are sent from the Frogmore
gardens near Windsor.
The barroom on the northwest corner
of Third avenue and Sixteenth street,
New York. known as "Dr. Rainsford's
saloon" has been sold at auction. When
two men, three years ago, wanted IL
cense for the place. DR.. Rainsford, whose
church mission house was within 200 feet
of the saloon. agreed to make no pro-
test if the owners would promise to close
at midnight to sell no liquor to women
or minors, to rent 40 furnished rooms.
and to keep closed on Sundays. A $1,000
bond was given by the saloon men in
support of this promise.
The herald., 1896-12-09
AS TO "THE HERALD"

The Herald is not given to blowing it's
to and the result of the municipal cleo
ton were so distinctly marked by the
influence of the Herald that we do not
deem it out of place to point out with
some emphasis the fact that the Herald
is very close in the confidence of the peo-
pie. When the Democratic Populist
convention put ticket in the field the
majority of its friends did not believe it
possible to elect many, If any, of the
any sense unworthy the confidence and
respect of the community, but because,
first this is Republican city, and, sec
ond, because the opposition had the NOR
al and financial backing of the Southern
Pacific and the Los Angeles City Water
companies.
But the Herald believes that II the
moral sense of the people could be
aroused, and their attention called to
the schemes of the corporations to get
control of the machinery of the munich
pal government, they would join with
it in defeating their purpose. The first
work of the Herald was to drive Mar
tin and his supporters into publicly de-
claring for municipal ownership If the
city's water supply system. but it sub
sequently transpired that they were in
sincere, and the hollowness of their
promises was duly exposed. The next
scheme of the water company was to
have the Martinites declare for free
water for everybody, but when the Her.
aid showed that there could be no such
thing as free water supply; that to
support such system the tax levy
would have to be materially increased;
that unimproved lots would have to pay
taxes for water that they had no use
for, and that rents would be advanced
to cover additional taxes, the scheme
was dropped.
The next move of the ring was to have
the public pulse felt by having it's or
gan intimate that there would have to
be settlement" between the water
company and the city before any steps
could be taken in the direction of muni-
cipal ownership, but when the Herald
demanded bill of particulars-a state
ment of what was meant by settle
ment," that trick was given up, though
not before the Herald had located the
spot where the big steal was concealed
The Herald next unearthed a plan of the
ring to sell its water plant to the city at
nearly three times it's value. Finally
when the Parkhurst crowd and the Min
isterial union We're persuaded to take up
the cause of the ring under the guise Of
reforming the morals of the city. the
Herald took off it's coat meta phorically
speaking, and demolished the rings
supports right and left, and when the
people went to the polls last Monday
they indorsed every position the Her.
aid had taken during the campaign. 1t
is gratifying to the Herald to know that
the people rely upon it, strong arm. to
The herald., 1896-12-09
THE SUFFRAGE IN MISSISSIPPI.

All of the states of this section have
sought devices for limiting the suffrage
privilege. Every step taken in this di-
rection has been jealousy guarded, and
any measure of amendment regarded
with suspicion and distrust Mississippi
has strained the latitude of the national
organic law to give force and effect 70
the end in view To such an extent has
the electoral body been attenuated in
this state that less than five per cent
of the population ever reaches the polls
to cast ballot. And yet so vivid is the
recollection of the practices and the per-
lis that the new constitution extricated
Mississippi from, and despite the hard
ships involved of loss of suffrage, there
is heard no murmur or complaint of
the extreme limitations imposed as quail
ifications of electors.-Vicksburg Com
mercial Herald (Dem.).
The herald., 1896-12-09

field, which was supported by the Times.
The Democrats and Populists also put
ticket in the field. though with little
hope Of doing more than keeping up the
organization. Immediately after an
nouncing that NJ. p. Snyder had been
Populist convention the Times charged
that Mr.. Snyder was criminal because
he had, once upon a time, violated the
election laws; that he was densely il
literate man; that he was an ignoramus;
that he was an obscure shoemaker; that
his nomination was an insult to the in
telligence, virtue and business integrity
of the people, that his election would be
a disgrace to Los Angeles. On the other
hand. Mr. Martin. the Times nominee
for mayor, was a gentleman of high
character, scholar and distinguished
citizen.
Upon these lines the campaign was
conducted by the Times, and so conf
dent was the end man of the Times that
the people would obey the commands
of his newspaper that he went east dur
ing the campaign to bow at the office
giving shrine of his party at Canton.
Ohio
Finally the election day arrived; the
counted And what was the sentiment
of the people as expressed through the
ballot box? Why, a Republican city
by about 1000 majority expressed their
preference for an illiterate obscure, law
breaking shoemaker as between such
man and any man whom the Times
might support. however honest, cultured
and pious he might be. and the expires.
sion of their preference came in shape
of 1900 majority for Mr. Snyder, as
against what would have been 1000 ma
jority for the other candidate had not
the Times supported him.
In this connection The Herald wishes
to deny that Mr.. Snyder paid the Times
money to abuse him, so as to make his
election certain. The advertising which
he got from the Times was in the nature
of donation for the general good of the
community, but the Times did not then
see it in that light 1t does now, how
ever, without a doubt.
The Times man says 1.-The worst ele-
ments among our voting opulation" were
arrayed against it's candidate, Mr.. Mar
tin. However lacking there may be of
affection on the part of The Herald for
the Times. The Herald hesitates to say
that the Times is "the worst element in
the city," although it's support of Mr.
Martin was in the nature of conspiracy
to do him up" for the Times knows
that it's friendship is as deadly to the
political aspirations of man-any man
-as the asp's sting is deadly to the
bosom that invites it. However, If the
Times wants to class itself as 1.-The worst
element in the city" it would be unne;gh-
borly to contradict it; besides, it should
know best where 1t properly belongs.
The herald., 1896-12-09
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Miss Victorine Thomas Artz Of Chi
cago has made gift of $4,000 to the
Boston public library as a Longfellow
memorial.
Capt Mahan, the celebrated naval his
torian, is an enthusiastic bicyclist, and
is frequently to be seen on Riverside
drive on wheel.
The late Mrs. Hicks-Lord was re-
markable person. She was Amazonian
in proportion. but nevertheless had
great many feminine charms and could
keep a dozen men interested and at her
beck and call.
Samuel Smiles, the author of Self Help
and other we'll known books for boys and
young men. is now over 80 years old He
is living quietly at his suburban home
near London, writing little now and
then and looking after his literary inter-
ests.
President Britlin of the New Orleans
city council has directed the committee
on budget and assessment to transfer
the amount of his salary 5000, to the con-
tingent fund. as he does not intend to
accept any money consideration for his
official services.
The countess of Annersley, one OF
England's beauties, is famous botan-
ist and has rare collection of plants in
her gardens, which she has collected
during her travels. She is also fine
musician and performs with ease on
many instruments.
Mrs. Phoebe Hood is an Indian maiden
the daughter of a Pawnee chief, and has
become trained nurse. So has Miss
Lily Wind of Canada, who is of the OF
tawa tribe, and Miss Kate Greenod of
the Wyandottes. These young Indian
girls took the course in Philadelphia and
are considered good nurses.
The late Gen. Riva Palacio, the Mexi-
can minister to Spain, had more than the
usual versatility of the Castilian states
man. He was not only a lawyer and ed
itor, as we'll as a soldier for every dis
tinguished Mexican has followed these
three professions, but he was also poet,
and the official historian of the war of
the Intervention.
King Oscar of Sweden, after writing
several volumes of poems over the pseu-
donym 20: Frederick" has written "A
Romance of the Times of Bernadotte
and Napoleon" novel based on the life
of his grandmother, Queen Desiree, who
was Tilted by Napoleon and afterward
was the wife of Bernadotte, who became
King of Sweden.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, when she
was first married, made, washed, ironed
and sold shirts to a neighbours stable
men, in order that she might earn some
money to entertain certain delegates in
q manner BETTING her rising young hus-
lad. Thla "Reminiscences In reccmmeud-
The herald., 1896-12-09
OTIS A PUBLIC CALAMITY


Editor Herald: am inclined to think
that Mayor Snyder owes his election to
the editor of the Times.
am a Democrat. know the mayor
don't like him and didn't intend to vote
for him, but did vote for him, and was
moved to do so in part by the abuse and
unfair treatment given him by the Times.
A gentleman whose place of business ad-
joins mine, who takes the Times regu-
larly and who l think is a Republican,
told me he had voted for Snyder just
to spite the Times for its outrageous
abuse of him, and he added: Three
others who vote where do did the same
for the same reason" This indicates that
feeling of adherence of the Times
course so prevalent as to account for
all of Mayor Snyder's majority in this
Republican city. Now the Times de-
clared repeatedly that Snyder's election
would be public calamity, and as the
Times has brought 1t about, the 7440 Re-
publican voters who voted for the Times
candidate may very properly regard Otis
as editor as himself public calamity in
having thus brought this calamity on
them. So, also, the present uncertainty
as to San Pedros being selected as our
itor Otis work in embarrassing Hon.
Mr.. McLachlan in his advocacy of San
Pedro All who favor San Pedro may
therefore rightfully look upon Otis as
public calamity, even If San Pedro
should be ultimately selected, and 1t may
result in our harbor being located at
Santa Monica. Time would fail me to
tell all the instances in which Editor Otis
has been public calamity in bringing
some untoward result on Southern Cal
ifornia or some part of 1t. The scores
of private citizens who have been abused
and held up to ridicule in the Times,
and their families and friends whose
feelings have been wounded and out
ragged beyond endurance would all tes-
tify that Editor Otis is a private nui-
sance and that they utterly abhor him
as such. A man who, in his security as
editor of a daily paper. abuses helpless
private citizens as Otis does habitually,
is a private nuisance and should be
Stunned and ostracized personally. To
all Southern Californians and probably
to all Californians he is that public ca
lamity and private nuisance H. G. OTIS
editor of the Los Angeles Times N.
The herald., 1896-12-09
GREAT MEN NOT PRECOCIOUS.
Dullness is not always an evidence of

Dullness is not always an evidence of a
lack of brains. Parents should not be
discouraged because their children are
not always bright as those of their
neighbors. When Isaac Barrow was a
boy he appeared so stupid that his father
said, If God took away any of his chill
dren he hoped it would be Isaac Yet
that boy lived to be one of the greatest
divines of the Church of England.
Douglass Jerrold was also a dull boy,
and Napoleon's teacher said he would
need gimlet to put learning into the
head of the future conqueror of Europe.
Sir Walter Scott. Dryden, Swift, Gold
smith, Gibbon, Chatterton and marS-
others We're notably dull hoYs
The herald., 1896-12-09
MODERN PROVERBS

Care mars more than 1t mends
The longer an animals horns the less
one needs to fear it.
The devil is satisfied with his due but
the corporation isn't.
The man who likes to hear himself talk
should not forget that there are others
When a man develops opinions 1t is a
sure sign that he has given up his am
bitions
Wine. women and song may ruin a
man, but it is the song that annoys the
neighbors.
When a woman lets the notes of her
voice go to protest there is bound to be
lots of trouble.
A macintosh is a better protection
from rain than an umbrella. The rain
coat will not fit all your friends.-Truth.
The herald., 1896-12-09
CALIFORNIA; NEEDS

The merchants of San Francisco have
to encourage ocean trade and trans
portation. What the committee is re-
ally driving at Is a merchant marine
sailing to and from California coast
trade centers, but it is working from
the wrong end of the job to accomplish
anything For great many years prior
to the advent of the Republican party,
American-owned ships could be seen up
on every sea, and they practically con-
trolled the ocean carrying trade, but the
first thing the Republican party did was
| to scuttle our merchant marine by en-
acting high protection law.
1t is foolish to talk about building up
a merchant marine when customs du-
ties are so high that ships cannot sail
ton is to keep foreign goods and wares
out of our markets. and the more they
keep out, protectionists claim, the better
for this country. If. then, it is the poll
cy of the Republican party to tax for
eign merchandise away from the United
States. what does 1t mean by talking
about building up merchant marine to
carry goods to and from this country?
The fact of the matter is, the Republican
party is now and always has been hos
tile to ocean service by American ships,
atay, dad nf
mating duties to ships owned in this
country is snare and delusion.
What California needs above all things
is reciprocal trade relations with every
nation on earth and American owned
and differed vessels to transport arti
cles of commerce between this and other
countries, and in this connection 1t
might be suggested that the completion
of the Nicaragua canal and a deep sea
karbor on the southern coast of the
state are necessary to merchant ma
rine. Protection in California means
for the most part protection against the
manufacturers of the eastern states and
against the greed and avarice Of the
Southern Pacific's schedule of freight
rates and passenger fares. Our fruit
growers want to enter the New York
market. but they find the rates of trans
portation are against them when In COM
petition with the Mediterranean and
South American countries, but could
they have tariff so high that the rail-
ways would not absorb 1t in the rate?
Let California have a merchant marine
and plenty Of deep sea harbors, but while
we are getting these things let us not for
get that they would be useless unless we
are permitted to trade with all countries
with us.
The herald., 1896-12-09
THE HERALD
Has the Largest Paid Circulation
in Southern California
AS TO THE d" TIMES"

I The Times analysis of the causes
which conspired to defeat its own can
1 didate for mayor and gave brilliancy to
the triumph of Mr.. Snyder Is too stupid
and contradictory to even be amusing.
But notwithstanding the humiliating de-
feat of it's neutrality-suspicious. rather
and the emphatic and enthusiastic in
dorsement of Mr.. Snyder's candidacy by
the people, the native and to the man
ner born reckless and vindictive spirit
of the Times emerges from the contest
with a flow of bile that only shows how
utterly depraved it is.
Mr.. Snyder was "chosen mayor by a
free and fair vote by the electors of Los
Angeles" the Times admits, but out of
(. the degradation of it's own character the
voice of hatred says the Times pledges
to Mr. Snyder, las the mayor-elect its
cordial support" Thus does the Times
seek to damn the mayor-elec by forcing
its friendship upon him, and thus does
the dog return to its vomit, and thus
does the SOW return to it's wallow. The
Times vilified Mr.. Snyder all during the
campaign, and now it would blacken his
administration by forcing its cordial
support" upon him. But as Job said
might the Times say: Remember that
my life is wind-let me alone until I
swallow down my spittle
Mr.. Martin is reputed to be an excel
lent gentleman and a worthy citizen,
and no doubt he is, but his candidacy
was championed by the Times. The
mark of the Times was upon him and
hence every mans hand was against
him. The river does not rise above its
source. 1t is true that Mr.. Martin sue
ceeded in preventing the Times giving
him anything like cordial support. He
succeeded, indeed, in having the Times
appear to condemn his nomination, but
the people saw that the tarred stick had
touched him-that he had been smeared
in spots at least-and they stunned
him as lepers are Stunned.
Be it said to Mr.. Martins credit, how
ever, that the Times friendship was
forced upon him, just as it is trying to
force its cordial support upon the
mayor-elect. and that no man in all this
wide world regretted it more sincerely
than did Mr.. Martin himself. No doubt
the Parkhurst outfit was a heavy load
for Mr.. Martin to carry, but the people
generally know it is true, as Solomon
said that there is a generation that are
pure in their own eyes. and yet are not
washed from their own filthness." The
tslummers really exerted very little in
sfIuence one way or the other, except to
lower themselves in the good opinion of
decent people, and it is mean and dast-
fardly of the Times to try to hold them re-
eponsible for setting public sentiment
against Mr. Martin when it was it's own
|tldentification with his candidacy that did
u. Stop the thief comes with little grace
from the one who has the plumber.
Now, let US see In what estimation the
Times Is held by the people Of Los An
soeles. The city is naturally Republi-
Hn n politics. The Republican party
= SECULAR municipal ticket In the
The herald., 1896-12-09
JAPANESE RICE LIQUOR.

Sake Is natural beverage of Japan,
and until recent years was the only fer
mented liquor known in that empire 1t
is obtained by the distiliation of the best
kinds of rice. In appearance it resem-
bles very pale sherry wine, though in
taste it is somewhat acid. The best sake
is white, but there are many varieties,
and the poorer people in Japan have to
content themselves with turbid sort.
The herald., 1896-12-09

The Herald is the peoples friend and
the people are the Herald's friends Look
at The Herald's subscription books and
be convinced if you have any doubts
about it.
The herald., 1896-12-09

Rev. DR.. Mclean is an excellent gen
tleman and a consistent Christian-most
of the time-but just now he is laboring
under the delusion that he is old Atlas
reincarnated and must carry the world
about upon his own shoulders. He will
be all right after little while.
The herald., 1896-12-09

The investors of money and tourists
the world over, take notice: Los Angeles
is in the hands of its friends and the tent
of the Parkhurst circus is beginning to
leak. Come right along and do not be
a fra III
The herald., 1896-12-09

M. p. Snyder is mayor-elect, but we
beg to assure the Times man of our most
distinguished consideration, and also
that it will be perfectly safe for him to
return to the bosom of his rat office.
The herald., 1896-12-09

The Herald is being overwhelmed with
congratulations upon its good work of
rescuing the city from the sinful inf1u-
ence of the railway-water combine and
the Parkhurst annex.
The herald., 1896-12-09
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

When they told her that the young man
whose suit she had rejected the previous
evening had hanged himself to the gate
post directly after he left her, the beautiful!
girl shrugged her shoulders.
at isn't my fault she said. coldly. ''I
specifically told him he mustn't think of
hanging around here any re."-Detroit
Tribune.
What we purpose to do away with"
said the reformer. sis the practice of allow
ing corporations to get valuable franchises
for nothing"
II didn't know they ever did," said the
civic statesman in Observation-Disclosures
apolis Journal.
Before we were married you often said
you were willing to die for me-" sobbed
Mrs. Shingles. and yet you won't eat this
angel cake have made"
"Well. am still willing to die for you. my
dear" protested Mr.. Shingiss. "but surely
you don't wish me to die such violent
death. h."-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
"she does not draw we'll"
But the new art takes small account of
drawing"
Will the reader calmly conjecture whether
she was an artist of the BRUSH or of the
stage?-Detroit Tribune.
"Is it true Gravely, that Boomerly bests
you every time you go duck shooting?',
mo. but I have no chance against him
of game we bagged. "-Detroit Free Press.
NOT ALL A DREAM.
He slept and snored at break Of day
With all the recklessness of age.
He was a hero grim and gray.
Who oft had heard the battle rage.
And led the mad soldiers to the marge
or bloody death in awful charge.
And now he fought those fights again,
And muttered in his sleep commands
To hordes of fierce. determined men
Snored nightly and cenched his hands
And tossed like one in awful pain
And spurred his folding bed in vain.
But suddenly, within his dream.
He saw the enemy's gray line
Fall back, and open. then the CLEAN
OF sabers flashing like sunshine.
The move unmasked' a mounted corps
That he had not dreamed of before.
The order "Charge!" rang fierce and strong;
A sound like thunder Jared the air;
OF pounding hoofs In mighty throng-
Then he awoke. Judge his despair
On hearing still those sounds or woe;
Twas hash day in the fiat below.
-EhlcA9orAlAWas
The herald., 1896-12-09

protect them against rings and monop-
olies. and 1t begs to assure them that
the Herald can always be relied upon
to defend them in their rights.
The herald., 1896-12-09
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
but does not assume re-
sponsibiity for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1896-12-09

There is not syllable Of truth in the
report that Martin is arranging to re-
ceive the Times end man with a brass
band and torchlight procession.
The herald., 1896-12-09

No, it is all a mistake. Organized
labor cut no figure in the election. Ask
Martin and the Times If it is not so.
The herald., 1896-12-09

If it should be decided that Los An
geles is a Gomorrah, would any one look
for lot in the Parkhurst circle? Guess
The herald., 1896-12-09

The election is over. Now let us all
buckle down to business and boom Los
Angeles.