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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-09
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

She-'I've bought a new whist table.
dear" He-"Well, now you've got some
thing to talk about."-Yonkers States
man.
Customer-"The suit is all dusty"
Schomberg-"Ah. mine vrent. dot comes
from der schalk we're We mark de prices
down so ofden. Tit Bits.
Reciprocity-"If you have a million
you can get into the four hundred"
Yes, and if you have four hundred you
are likely to stay in the Million liar
lem Life.
A Theory.-Maria-"W does this
mean about them society people dress
in fer dinner?" Josh-"Well, l guess
they get up late an has breakfast in
bed.
Husband-'There was something
about Miss Browns singing that I
liked" Wife-"Indeed? What couldGt
have been?" Husband-"There was very
little of it. "-London Figaro.
Postponed.-"Then they didn't start
on the honeymoon that night?" No 1t
was after o'clock and they had to wait
until the next day to set her fathers
check cashed. brooklyn Life.
Jimmy-"Id like to be doctor when 1
grow up" Tommy-"What for?" Jim
my-'So's when fellers' mothers brought
Gil " HE COulu say u Keep EN- nome
from school a week or two. "-Puck
Helm waiting for the interesting
woman of 80 that the novelists talk
about" She-"Well, you won't find her
in Vienna. All the women here under
60 are not over 22."-Illustrated Bits.
De Witte-"How in the world did you
happen to get married?" Mrs. Black
Jones-"By phenomenal combination
of circumstances. He and 1 and his fam
lily and my family were willing. Truth.
The Most Promising Method-Clara
isn't there some way by which they
say you can see the face of your future
husband on Halloween" Ida-"If you
have selected the party you might
ask him to call."-Puck.
Never Wholly Free.-"Jibway's wife
seems to have him pretty we'll under
control" Yes; the only time Jibway is
not under the influence of his wife is
when he is under the influence of lq-
uor. '-Indianapolis Journal.
A New Departure. Mrs. Digby has
husband that really thinks something
of her" What has he done?" why,
instead of betting to win hat for him
self on the election, he bet new bonnet
for his wife."-Chicago Record.
His wife's millinery bill slipped from
his nerveless fingers. THE consequence
es of your extravaganza" he solemnly
exclaimed "be upon your own head"
They were, with the exception of Thurs
day afternoons, when the cook went out.
Detroit Tribune.
Mr.. Poeticus (who for the last half
hour has been reading his latest epic
poem)-"Well. my dear, how do you
think it goes?" Mrs. Poeticus (who has
been gazing into the glass in an alb
stracted manner)-"Well, I'm afraid it's
a little loose on the shoulder
Bazaar.
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BOOKER wAsHINGToN's SCHOOL

The Tuskeegee Normal and Industrial
institute has become one of the most
famous of the schools for the education
of the negro, and its president, Book ar
L. Washington, is recognized as one of
the ablest leaders of the negro race.
The school had a very puny beginning
fifteen years ago. Today the institute
owns 2460 acres of fine land, thirty
seven buildings. some of which represent
large expenditure; 265 head of livestock,
an abundant supply of wagons, buggies,
etc. The total value of it's property is
nearly $SOO,000. For the year ended May
IL, 1896. the income of the institution
was $9I,716, donations from various
sources making up s62 1886 of the amount:
The number of students in attendance
was S67. Besides the academic depart
nent, there are twenty-five Industrial
departments, where practical instruc-
ton is given in carpentry, bricklaying
stonecutting, blacksmith work, shoe
making, plastering, plumbing, trim
ming and other trades. For female stu
dents thre is also training in such lines
as are appropriate to them.-Atlanta
(Ga.) Journal.
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IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

A committee Of notabilities from all
parts of Holland has been appointed to
consider national gift to the queen re-
gent in 1898, in recognition of the manner
in which she has carried on the govern
ment during the minority of Queen Will
helmina.
Ex-Empress Eugene of France recent
ly sold some jewels which were so gor-
geous that only royalty can wear them
without appearing Demonstrations, and
the 100000 which the jeweler paid for
them has been added to the rest of her
immense fortune.
The monument to the memory of Ma
ryland citizens who fought in the navy
during the civil war. erected in the Ma
tional cemetery in Loudon park, Bal
timore, will be dedicated on Thanks
giving day. Louis and Victor Bennett,
sons of Captain Bennett of Baltimore,
will unveil the statue.
]. Morris, who claims to be the inven-
tor of successful aerial machine, is
master engineer at Cranston HILL Glas.
gov. He speaks with the utmost conf
dence of his machine, which has Occu-
pied him for fifteen years. He says that
it is very great departure in aerial nav
igation and a big revela ton in partic-
ular line.
Justin Mccarthy is quite gray-haired.
His beard is bushy and his goldrimmed
spectacles impart benign air to his
face which indeed well suits this mild
hammered little gentleman. AS for his
energy, one would say it was inexhaust-
ible. He is a politician, a journalist. a
novelist and a historian. Added to this,
he writes poetry.
Young Mr.. Churchill, son of the late
Lord Randolph, writes to a friend in
New York that his mother was recently
arrested in the streets Of London for the
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SAID TO BE 116.

Catherine Cushenberry, colored, died
In Chillicothe, Ohio, on Sunday, at the
remarkable age of ZIG years. She was
born in Fauquier county Va, in $780,
and the record of the county show that,
in 1892, at the age of IL years, she was
purchased by a man named Craigen,
living near Moorfeld, in what is now
West Virginia. She passed through a
number of hands after that, until 1862
when she was the property of Mrs. Sa-
rah Dyer of Pendleton county, W. Va
Previous to that time she had had
twelve children, and one of them George
Herbert, had purchased his freedom and
moved to Chillicothe. In 1862, after a
long search, he found his mother in
Pendleton county and purchased her
freedom for s125. She has lived in that
city ever since with two of her sons. The
whereabouts of all her other children
are unknown She has been entirely blind
for thirty years, but retained her mental
faculties to a remarkable degree up to
within the past three months.-Phila-
delphia Times.
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THE COMING SOCIAL SEASON

The dance at Tuxedo will take place this
week on Friday instead of Saturday night.
SO that the men who attend it may come
in town to participate in or witness the
great political business mems parade ON
Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ca
mile Weidenfeld will give a hunt break
fast for the Meadowbrook hunt at their
next, and Mr.. and Mrs. Romaine c. Mich
OILS will also give a hunt breakfast on the
same DAY at their place at BernardsviIle.
n. j., to the members of the Essex county
hunt The winter season of the new st.
Nicholas Ice Skating club will begin on
the afternoon of November 7. when large
reception will be given by this club at the
rink on West Sixty-sixth street. Upward
OF 5000 invitations to this reception will be
one in every way. The new dressing and
reception rooms have been completed and
the members and guests OF the club wifi
find every arrangement for their comfort
and pleasure. On the week following the
reception the regular afternoon and even
ing meeting of the club will begin. As
indoor bicycling has ceased to be novelty
able that ice skating will take its place
this winter, and that the throng of well
known people which two years ago, and
to a lesser extent last winter. frequented
the hall of the MichauX Cycle club to enjoy
wheel riding indoors will now transfer
their allegiance and interest to the new
sport of indoor ice skating. 1t is difficult
to see, now that indoor bicycling has had
its short day. whether indoor ice skat-
ing will be any more long lived as fad
The American society public is exceedingly
tickle as to its sports and abandons them
with almost as much CELEBRITY as It takes
them up.-New York Times.
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ABOUT THANKSGIVING.

Now that Halloween is over the next
thing to look forward to in the way OF
a fete day is THANKSGIVING. In few
days the president will issue his an
nuai proclamation. There is little
form to be observed about this.
1t is composed by the president him
self. which. you know, is not true of
all state papers, and in most instances
written out in his own hand. When
this is done the document goes to the
state department. where it is carefully
copied in ornamental writing that is
almost like engraving, on the otiicia!
blue paper of that department. The next
thing reeded on the document is the
great seal of the government. This
seal is kept by the clerk of pardons
and commissions, and it is very care
fully guarded, under lock and key. It's
keeper will not get it out without spe
cial warrant signed by the president,
and an impression of the seal is quite
a ceremony in itself. When the proc
lamation has been thus duly signed and
sealed. many copies are made of 1t by
the clerks. and one is sent to the gov
ernor of every state in the union. 1t
is also given out then to the press agents.
who telegraph it all over the United
States. and in this way the day is an
nounced. The governors. as they re-
ceive it, issue one themselves for their
own state.
The first proclamation issued by Pres
ident Washington in 1889, was dated
early in October. News could not be
telegraphed everywhere in an hour then,
and the word from the executive man
sion had to travel slowly, so 1t was got
out in plenty of time. Washington's
example in the way of issuing procla-
nation was not followed by all his sue
cessors. The practice stopped with him
and was not revived until Lincoln be-
came president. Since then, however,
every succeeding president has issued
proclamation. and you may expect one
from President Gle veland in very few
days.
And here is that funny composition
which boy wrote about THANKSGIVING
which is worth repeating, now that the
day is at hand:
Thanksgiving was brought over from
England by the Puritan fathers in the
year 1920. 1t has staid here ever since.
On Thanksgiving everybody goes to
church in the morning, so as to have
everything out of the way before din
ner Then you come home and hang
around little while and get awful hun
gry smelling the turkey. After dinner
Thanksgiving is over."-New York
Times
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THE BALLOT

Behind the patriot freemans vote
Matchbox and flint in silence waited;
Well die, his kindling eye denote
How heart with hand participated.
That right was might he was assured,
And conquest cheap by life secured;
And still we thrive. as thrive we must
The patriots source of faith discerning,
Though guns are mute and sword blades
rust,
The ballot speaks of soul fires burning,
Whence rolls the voters victory,
A tidal wave from sea to sea.
Life Is accountability,
And choice its polar star answering;
The highest prizes of the free
Are wen by patient. noble serving:
Happy those souls whose souls OWNED
The jewels of their humankind.
AS noseless as the autumn's mast
BY leaves are hid through sequent ages,
Inaudible are ballots cast,
Invisibly the conflict RACES.
The morrow's breeze shall wide proclaim
To waiting hosts one sovereign name.
Arthur Howard in the Boston Transcript.
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rev or them are exceedingly ingenious,
and In their own country they carry on
successfully various useful industries
New York Sun.
Turkey is nearing a crisis, according
to European correspondents. But Turkey
has played tag with crises so long that
she has learned how to dodge. and the
proximity of anything in that line no
longer worries her.-Chicago Post.
All the sultan has to do to raise money
Is to circulate the story that a crusade
is on foot against Islam. A graded tax
or from % to IS cents on every one of his
subjects would have gone through under
this device but for the protest of the
treaty nations. What a power is fanati-
cism!-Boston Globe.
The four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of the coast of Labrador by
John Cabot will be celebrated by the
Royal Society of Canada, June oath. next
summer. There is no reason why the
people of the United States should not
also take some public note of the day. In
the larger sense, we are all Americans
together.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
A good spanking. repeated when de-
served, on the line of Solomons wisdom,
would probably minimize the cigarette
teacher of a public school in Chicago
found that eighty of the scholars smoked
from two to twenty cigarettes apiece
day. only six of the eighty were able to
do good work in school. Many of the
rest confessed that they suffered con-
stantly from headache, drowsiness and
dizziness. They could not write well be-
cause their hands trembled, and a num-
Der We're "shaky" when they talked
Augusta Chronicle.
There can be only one object for an in
crease of the Egyptian military esti-
mates for the coming year by 1000 as
proposed by Sir Herbert Kitchener. the
English srdar of the khedives army
namely, an early renewal of the military
advance along the Nile until Berber.
khartoum and the whole eastern Sou
dan shall have been wrested from the
Mahdists. The Egyptian military bud
get, however has already been increased
beyond the limit permitted by the inter-
national convention of 1885. and a pro-
test may be expected from the powers
certainly from France. and probably
from Russia. whose objection to the APP
pilcation of the Egyptian reserve fund
10 the purposes of the Soudan campaign
has thus far been successful In that
eVento the expedition would either have
TO De abandoned or carried on with mon
ey provided for it by the British treas
ury. The latter alternative would NOR
ally strengthen the claim of Great Brit
am 10 the rightfulnes of her occupation
or Egypt to such degree that France
would defeat her own ends by forcing
IT'S adoption. Lord Charles Beresford's
open advocacy of the annexation of
Egypt is a premonition of what may be
expected If the French policy of futile
righteousness shall be continued. Phil
adelphia Record
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A CRUSHED IDEAL.

1t is of Thackeray's first meeting with
Charlotte Bronte. The tiny, intense
creature had idealzed Thackeray, per.
sonally unknown to her, with passion
of idealization Behold, a lion come tn
out of the north!" she quoted under her
breath, as Thackeray entered the draw
ing room. Some one repeated it to him.
''Oh, Lord" said Thackeray, land I'm
nothing but poor devil of an English
man ravenous for my dinner!" At din
ner Miss Bronte was placed opposite
Thackeray at her own request. And
had" said he, 'the miserable humili-
alton of seeing her ideal of me disap-
pearing down my own throat. as every
thing went into my mouth and nothing
came out of it; until at last. as I took
my fifth potato, she leaned across, with
ciasped hands and tears in her eyes, and
breathed imploringly: oh, Mr.. Thack
eray dOn'ti"
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and their long-eared team mate, Jasper,
is as good a. either of them. Together
they form strong combination, and
will set things humming with their merry
Rube's circus. Les Travelles, the emil
nent shadowists, are also among the
new corners. Their contribution to the
program will be one of the most d.
verting turns ever seen at the Orpheum.
Besides these celebrated artists the new
hill includes: Colby and Way, the clever
ventriloquial novelty duo, Her, Burk
and Belmar. the rousing team of musi-
cal acrobats; the lofty kicking Lucifers;
Hengler sisters. in lively new song and
dance skit. and A. H. Knoll and Marie
Mcneil. the renowned cornetists.
There is no end of splendid features
on the program, and the new show
promises to be one of the best vaude-
vile treats Angelenos have ever been
offered
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PHILOSOPHY OF DEMOCRACY

Democracy, that is to say form of
government in which sovereignty and
supreme power is held by the people-the
first in their individual capacity and the
second collectively-has to do with eth
les as we'll as economics. A sound basis
is as essential for progressive social life
as Il is for building up and extending
commercial and Industrial enterprises.
Therefore the consistent Democrat is
not only deeply interested in the growth
of national wealth-of the people as
whole-but he is equally concerned in
how it is distributed. A consistent DEM
ocrat could not with satisfaction witness
trade expansion and Industrial growth
unless the distribution of the profits ac-
cruing was somewhat in ratio to the
worth of the several productive forces
which participated in the operation and
movement as capital, skill and labor.
True Democracy teaches that while the
aim of the people collectively should be
the promotion Of the nations welfare,
the desired end is reached only through
individual prosperity, and that it is the
aggregate prosperity of the people which
gives the nation strength and character.
1t is clearly Democratic to oppose the
employment of any agency that is cal
culated to build up separate and favored
classes. That is to say, it is not Demo-
cratic to permit the building up of or
the maintenance of a social or a COM
mercial statuS with a plutocracy at the
top and proietariat a the bottom. In
deed, Democracy would look upon such
conditions of existence for the people as
the most Objectionable of all forms of
aristocrac for those at the top would
be there because of their greed and av-
arice. and not at all because of moral or
intellectual excellence or patriotic at
tachment to the institutions of the coun-
try, while those below might represent
in themselves all the elements of true
manhood-so much so, indeed, that their
high sense of individual right conduct
forbade them entering struggle for
property holding supremacy which could
be made to end in victory only by sacri-
ficing the rights and appropriating the
opportunities of others.
The central principle of Democracy.
and around which all others cluster, is
that in ratio to the good reasons which
producers of merchantable commodities
-labor-have to be contented is the sta
bility of the government and the liber-
ties OF the people assured. In other
words. if any of the increase in national
wealth is arbitrarily made to drift into
the hands Of few. there is oppression in
the administration of the public affairs
of the people, and what should be a ma
tional blessing is national curse.
That is an ideal or Democratic system
Of wealth growth which broadens and
elevates the manhood of each and every
one who participates in the work. It is
Democratic principles practically ap-
piled when each producer or wage
Garner receives of the profits accruine
from his production the utmost of his
deserving. Democracy repudIates the
economic theory that there can be DER
manancy in nation which permits one
class Of it, people to accumulate wealth
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A SCHOOL GIRL

AS along the street she goes,
Underneath her chin rose
Mods its head.
Though tits very sweet and rare,
On her cheek blooms one more FAR
Deeper red.
Most demure to look she tries,
But her merry, laughing eyes
Seem to say,
We've SO long bent DER book,
At the boys We'll have one look,
Come what may.
On her head saucy hat.
With a fetching VEIL all that
Makes me sigh.
OFT | meet her. Just by chance,
And at me she gives a glance,
Then is by.
Last / saw her with another:
Twas her little freshman brother
Off to Yale.
How ! wished she were my sister.
If. like him. ] could have kissed her
Through her veil!
Agnes Ross Gibbs
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THE WAY TO DO 1T

The crushing defeat Of the suffrage
senate does not seem to materially cool
the ardor of the leaders of the cause,
but no doubt they all admit to them
selves that the vote in favor of the prop
osition was distressingly. if not dis
small. 1t is probably true,
as some of them say. that all interest
being centered in the contest for presi-
dent, a fair expression of public senti-
ment on the question of the amendment
could not be had, but there is nothing
in the vote to warrant the belief that
under the most favorable circumstances
the result would have been different,
although the majority against the
scheme might have been smaller. The
fact Of the matter is, the majority of the
men of California do not want woman
to enter the field of political strife. Still,
it is possible. IL the hammering is kept
up the time may come when the male
population will soften toward the "other
sex" and accord to woman the right to
share equally in the glory, in the emolu-
ments and in the disgrace of practical
politics.
The greatest obstacle in the way of the
suffrage movement is the very small
percentage of women who want to see
their sex enfranchised. 1t has been a
matter Of surprise all down the line
since the movement was inaugurated
that it'd oes not require very large hall,
even in the great centers of population,
to give ample accommodation to gath
erings Of suffragists. The fact Of the
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matter is. the cause is very much weaker
everywhere than the leaders will allow
themselves to admit-not that their pur-
pose is lacking in ethical force or poll
teal justice. but rather that their own
sex is slow to appreciate the advantages
that, it is claimed, would accrue to wo-
man from enfranchisement.
On general principles it is perfectly
natural for woman to shrink from the
publicity and doubtful environment
which personal identification with
practical politics would subject her, but
if she were once convinced that the
salvation of society and the country de-
pended upon her entering political life,
she would not hesitate a moment. She
would do just as she does in time of war.
She would rush to the front, giving no
thought to flying bullets and bursting
shells; but only a few are as yet con-
WINGED.
The solution of the problem will be
found, we suggest, on lines that touch
oiiS NoiiidHhlIu. IHdt 10 W say, IL the
leaders of the movement can and will
convince their own sex that women
would be better circumstanced every
way if she had all the rights of citizen
ship that are possessed by man, the
battle would then and there be won. The
moment the majority of the women Of
do
mand in tangible and convincing way
their enfranchisement 1t would be ac-
corded to them without hesitation, but
the demand would have to come in a
way that there could be no doubt about
it's expressing the honest sentiments of
the majority. The word of few self
appointed champions would not suffice.
Then it follows that public demonstra-
lions in which a good round majority of
all the women in the community partici-
pated with more or less earnestness and
enthusiasm would be necessary as pre-
liminary step. Such gatherings would
first attract attention and then they
would convince-not convince, however,
if the demonstrations were spasmodic as
to time and volatile as to enthusiasm.
To gain the Embarrassment of woman
the women Of each community must
work as one woman, Independent Of the
male sex, and when organized and ready
to move as whole for given purpose
acknowledgements men and
devils would be as putty in their hands.
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OUTSIDE OF POLITICS

Emperor William has written drama
We would advise Emperor William to
be just a bit careful. Even royalty can
go too far.-Chicago Post.
We do not believe that there is any
danger that such of the Armenian refu-
gees as may seek to settle in this country
will become a public burden or objects
of charity. The Armenians are very
thrifty people. not disposed to Incidence
or to vicious habits; they are peacefully
inclined and well hammered; they are as
honest as plenty of other people. Not a