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The herald., 1896-12-17
FOR CUBA LIBRE
The Mass Meeting at Music Hall To.
morrow Night
A Long and Influential List Of Citizens
Interested - Those Who
Will Speak.

The following ladies and gentlemen
have signified their acceptance of the
several positions assigned them for the
mass meeting Of Cuban sympathizers
at Music haH next Friday evening. A
careful reading of the list will show that
every shade of religious belief and polit-
ical preference has been represented.
thus making the meeting entirely non
partisan and non-sectarian.
The meeting will be called to order by
Mayor Frank RAIDER. Capt F. j. Cres-
sey will be chairman Of the evening.
Messrs. Chas. w. Flemming. F. B. Col
yer. c. D. Willard and s. A. w. Carver
will act as secretaries. Rev. A. B.
Smither will Officiate as chaplain. Vice
presidents: Hon. Frank RAIDER, M. P.
Snyder, Nathan Cole. jr.. Judge B. N.
Smith, Arthur w. Kinney, Chas. H.
Hance, Hon. Rob't Bulla, Capt. George
w. Ayiesworth, Capt. c. E. Thorn. Hon.
T. E. Rowan, Chas. E. Day, D. F. Dom
egan, T. w. Brotherton, R. M. Widney
Jno. F. Francis. s. B. Lewis. Will E.
Harris. Wesley Clark, A. Jacoby. D. w.
Field. Prof. j. A. Foshay. Hon. Zach
Montgomery, H. Jevne, Gen. E. P. John
son, s. w. Luitweiler. w. H. Perry, r. F.
del Vale, Max Meyberg, Major Ben C.
Montgomery, Mrs. Elmira T. Stephens,
0. T. Johnson, Rev. w. ]. Chichester.
D. D., Mrs. Lucy S. Blanchard, ]. r. To-
herman, Mrs. Abbie E. Johnston, Rabbi
A. W. Edetman, J. r. Newberry, Mrs.
Alice Moore McComas. John w. Mitch
ell, Col Walter s. Moore. w. T. Will
Jams, Prof. Melville Dozier, Chief ]. M.
Glass DR.. ]. w. Trueworthy, Gen. c. F.
A. Last. James w. Long, Major M. T.
Owens, H. w. Frank, Warren Gillellan,
Major Geo. H. Bonebrake, Fred Eaton.
Committee on resolutions-Col.R r. B.
Treat, Hon. Henry T. Hazard, Hon. w.
c. Patterson, julius H. Martin, w. r.
Bacon, Col. ]. Marion Brooks, Geo. A.
Hough.
Speakers-Gen. Johnston Jones Frank
E. Dominguez. Col. 1. e. Messmore, Mrs.
Kate Tupper Galpin. L. c. Young, Hon.
]. r. Rush. Speakers are limited to
twelve minutes.
Mrs. Modini-W Wood will sing The Star
Spangled Banner c. S. Cornell will sing
The Sword of Bunker Hill.
All the above-named persons, with
their escorts and ladies, will take seats
on the platform before 1880 o'clock.
Exercises will begin at 1880 sharp.
Col Henry Glaze and comrades Of the
G. A. r. will act as ushers. The Seventh
Regiment band will furnish music for
the occasion.
The herald., 1896-12-17
December IA. 1895.
A CORRECTION

To. the Editor of the Los Angeles Her.
aid: 1t has recently been published in
the Santa Monica and in tho Los Angeles
papers that "At present it requires
thirty-five minutes to cover the first
five miles out of Los Angeles" by the
Santa Monica electric road. Now, this
is untrue. l reside at Colegroye, more
than five miles out on that road, and
make the trip in and cut OF the city by
that line almost daily. have frequently
observed the time consumed in the trip
and it never Requires tfirty~five min
utes, nor even thirty minutes. The run
fron. Colegroye to the city limits, in
cluding stops, is made in six or seven
minutes. and from the limits to the
Plaza, also including stops for passen-
gers, in from sixteen to eighteen min
utes. The whole run from Colegrove to
the Plaza, or center of the city, a dis
tance of nearly six miles, is generally
accomplished in less than twenty five
minutes. and very rarely consumes a
minute more than twenty-five.
c. COLE.
Colegrove. December Is.
The herald., 1896-12-17
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Chief of Police Glass has received a
Louisville, KY, paper of date December
10th, describing the golden wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Waller Merri-
wether of Jeffersonville, Ind, which city
was his former home. Mrs. Glass was
a Miss Merriwether, and the wedding
anniversary was that of her parents.
The old couple were united on De-
cember 10, 1S46, in the same house which
they occupy today, No. 105 West Market
street, Jeffersonville A double cere-
mony was performed, two sisters, Re-
becca and Eliza Keigwin being Joined
in wedlock to Waller Merriwether and
Judge John F. Read. The latter was
the only living parsonage who was pres
ent at both ceremonies. save the bride
and groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Merriwether
have two children, Henry Merriwether
of Olney, ILL.,, and Mrs. John M. Glass
of this city.
The herald., 1896-12-17

harm comes to the community than II
saloons were allowed. But. anyway.
the problem is likely to be legislative
feature In many Of the states this win
ter.
A plan has been suggested for cities
which is endorsed by good many pro-
hibitionists as well as by law makers.
1t is that saloons shall be confined to the
business portion of the town, which
would mean that fully four -fifths of the
territory covered by the city would have
no saloons at all. 1t is said that several
states will enact laws permitting cities
to license saloons within a given dis
trict, but withholding the right to grant
saloon privileges in the residence por-
tion. even If the people themselves ia
vored them. Minneapolis confines the
saloons to given territory in the heart
Of the business portion Of the city, and 1t
is said the plan is giving good satisfac-
ton
The herald., 1896-12-17
THE SALOON QUESTION

The Importance of minimizing py
legislative enactments the evils Of the
LIQUOR traffic is taking pretty serious
hold upon people everywhere, and the
indications are that not few state
legislatures will undertake the solution
of the problem this winter. 1t is pretty
generally agreed that prohibition out
and out by the state is neither possible
nor desirable Liquor wine and beer
are considered as legitimate trade and
traffic commodities as any other articles
of commerce; but, on the other hand, no
one questions the right of the state TO
exercise its police power over the chan
nels of business and set the bounds and
define the privileges of every kind of
goods and wares in the public market
Both the religious and the secular senti-
ment of all communities is free to admit
that a large per cent of the inmates Of
our penal institutions owe their down.
fall, in some degree at least, to saloon
influences.
But how to regulate the sale of intox-
icants and yet not deprive the individ-
ual of his right to determine what and
and it is a question that is not so easily
answered. 1t is a public question, how
ever and must be dealt with by public
authority upon conservative lines. The
national government recognizes the
right of the individual to manufacture
and sell liquors and wine and beer. 1t
does more. 1t encourages their manu-
facture that it may derive revenue from
the traffic; but at the same time, it is
not the province of the government to
oblige communities to permit the manu-
facture and sale of intoXicants without
restraint or regulation. The liquor
traffic is the one line of merchandise
manufacture and distribution which
presents a moral aspect. On the whole
the liquor traffic is destructive and de-
moralizing, and the mischief it does is
more or less a burden upon taxpayers,
Z SINCE IL 10 Iue Taxpayers WHO nave 10
maintain institutions and courts to pun
ish crimes that are the direct or indirect
sfruit of the traffic
Several of the states have laws gov
erning the traffic, but for the most part
no very satisfying results are obtained.
The closest students of the problem are
inclined to settle upon local option as
giving the most satisfying solution of
the problem, but they all agree that that,
TOO. has many Objectionable features.
Local option means prohibition or the
sale of liquors, as the community may
decide. The whole question is left to
the majority of the people in bounded
territory to decide, which would be fair
enough if there were an impossible gulf
between communities, but where one
locality enforces prohibition and the ad-
Joining one permits the traffic, no sub
stantial good results to the community
In which 1t is prohibited is secured.
Those who want liquor are obliged to put
themselves to some trouble to get it, and
! 6s that usually results in what is called
~ "nask" trade. probably more real
The herald., 1896-12-17
THE PEOPLE WILL NOT STAND IT

If the financial policy of the new ad-
ministration is to be policy of let -alone.
a policy of maintaining our wretched
patchwork as it is, policy of hoping
that another crisis will not come for four
years, a policy of delay and cowardice,
then we can say to Mr.. Mckinley and
to Mr.. Hanna as the agitated man In
the congregation said to the revivalist
who pictured the torments of the lake of
fire and birthstone. that 1.-The American
people will not stand it"-St. Paul
Globe.
The herald., 1896-12-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Directors Decide to Attend Tournament
of Roses-A Minister of Commerce

The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
s15. The following were present: Di-
rectors Davisson, Duque, Forman, Blu
EFT, Francis. Croft. johnson ,Klokke,
Newberry. Patterson, Siauson, Vetter.
President Patterson occupied the chair.
The following We're elected to member
ship: S. B. Hynes. general manager of
Los Angeles Terminal railway; j. H. An
derson, orange grower.
A committee representing the Pasade=
ma Tournament Of Roses, consisting Of
M. H. Weight and w. H. Hill, were given
audience by the board. The committee
The herald., 1896-12-17
MARK HANNA AND THE TRUSTS

1t Is objected that Mr. Hanna repre-
sents trusts and plutocracy. What of
it? That did not prevent him from be-
ing McKinley's bosom friend, from help
lecting the Mckinley delegates and from
managing the Mckinley and sound
money presidential campaign, with the
cordial support and approval of the en-
tire Republican and gold Democratic
coalition. If Hanna was good enough
for such work he is good enough for Nc
Kinleys cabinet.-Springfield (Mass)
Republican,
The herald., 1896-12-17

President Cleveland is so welded to
civil service that since his Inauguration
in March, 1898. he has added about $4,000
to the classified list. There are now
$4,000 people holding government office
who cannot be removed except for cause.
We are building up quite an office-hold-
ing aristocracY.
The herald., 1896-12-17

Chairman Stockwell then read the
names and officially announced that
leach and all having received a plu
rality of all the votes cast for their re-
spective oiNHes respectively, are here
by declared duly elected, and the city
clerk is hereby instructed to issue to
each and all of them a certificate of
election to the respective offices named,
as provided by law"
The council then adjourned to Monday
next.
The herald., 1896-12-17

If you are going to boil
your tea, one tea is about
as good as another.
If you will follow direc-
tons, try ScAiz2img's Best
Your grocer returns your
money in full if you don't
like it.
A Schilling & Company
San francisco -. q
The herald., 1896-12-17

The navy department pronounces the
battleship Texas all right. There ap-
pears to have been conspiracy to preju-
dice the public against the craft.
The herald., 1896-12-17
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The. Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
breVity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views)
The herald., 1896-12-17
MY GUIDE CELESTIAL.

Ever a spirit sweet is by my side;
Ever a spirit sweet. to soothe and guide.
Whether this spirit passed from earth;
Whether it be u heavenly birth.
cannot know; but as go,
Ever this spirit sweet is by, my side:
Ever this spirit sweet to soothe and guide.
St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The herald., 1896-12-17

Now that President Cleveland has
hurt the feelings of the sultan of Turkey.
1t is possible that he may join Weyler and
give the United States a sound thrash
ing.
The herald., 1896-12-17

The stores are full of holiday goods
and prices are marked down. Never
theless there shouldbe volunteer fund
to look after gifts for poor children.
The herald., 1896-12-17

The feeling against Spain is growing
more intense every hour in this country.
Weyler made the mistake of his life
when he caused Maceo to be murdered.
The herald., 1896-12-17

A park containing 5000 acres of hill and
valley is great thing for a city. and Los
Angeles Is the happy owner of just such
thing
The herald., 1896-12-17

Over $4,000 immigrants landed at our
ports during the past year over IA years
Of age who could neither read nor write.
The herald., 1896-12-17

| The irrigation congress now in session
! at Phoenix, Ariz., will do the country far
more good than the political congress
now in session at Washington.
The herald., 1896-12-17

Five thousand people turned out in a
Kentucky town the other day to see the
sheriff hang man, all of which speaks
anything but we'll for that part of Ken
lucky
The herald., 1896-12-17

Mayor-elect Snyder made beautiful
speech yesterday when returning thanks
for the gift of the new park.
The herald., 1896-12-17
FRESNO CITRUS FAIR.

j. A. Filcher, president of the state
board of trade yesterday telegraphed
the chamber of commerce that the citrus
fair at Fresno Is an immense success.
The herald., 1896-12-17

The Parkhurst committee continue to
fail to produce evidence sufficient to
c0nNict
The herald., 1896-12-17
THE RESULT is DECLARED
Official Canvas Of the Returns of the
City Election
The Final Figures Show but Few
Changes From Those Heretofore
Published-Summary.

The city council yesterday morning
canvassed the vote cast at the recent
city election and declared the result
In the absence of President Teed, Coun-
Gilman Stockwell occupied the chair as
president pro tenn. There were but few
changes in the figures from the first
published, and Immediately after the
Griffith park episode. the result was
read by the clerk as follows:
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-05-21
Thursday, May FL, 1896.
PE-ANUT9.

Our Dixie Climate has been
proven to be very well adapted to
the growth of the peanut, and in
order to encourage our farmers to
launch out in that industry, we
give the following items taken
from Farmers Bulletin No. Is,
from u. S. Department of Agri-
culture.
"The peanut (Ardchis hypo-
g@d, known also in different To-
calities as the earthnut, groundnut,
ground pea, goober, and pindar, is
trailing, struggling annual, grow
ing from 1 to 2 feet high, with
thick, angular, pale-green, hairy
stems, and spreading branches,
and has the peculiar habit of ma
turing it's fruit underground. Strict
" speaking 1t is not nut at all,
and should more properly be call
ed the ground pea. It's blossom
is at the end of long pedicel- like
calyx tube, the ovary being at the
base. After the fall of the flower
the peduncle, or Spike" elongates
and bends downward, pushing
several inches into the ground,
where the ovary at it's extremity
begins to enlarge and develops in
to a pale yellowish, wrinkled,
slightly curved pod, often contract
ed in the middle, containing from
l to 3 seeds. Should the spike"
by accident not be enabled to
thrust it's point in the ground with
in few hours after the fall Of the
flower it withers and dies. When
fully grown the pods are from l to
2 inches long, of dusky yellowish
color, with netted surface"
The yield on average good land,
that has not been run out, is about
80 bushels to the acre, and in some
instances there has been 100 bush
els grown.
The Virginia running variety is
most widely known, but there are
several other varieties that have
been grown in the United States.
The Virginia Bunch, Red, White,
North Carolina or African, and
Spanish have all been grown in
different parts of the southern
states.
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eating peanuts. "That vop,r, :,
the Pacific coast" 0'e II
":M.y voice, doubtless" f-;.I
replied the passenger who was Y
stockingfeet, "has a kind Of f. p y
sound about it. "-Chicago T-;t1
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-05-21
CORRESPONDENCE
Editor UNION:

The latest move on the chequs 81
board Of Utah's progress-the IN
augeration of the Utah and Cali
fornia system of railroads-which
is to connect Salt Lake City with
st. George, and building still on
southwark finding it's terminal
point at Los Angeles, California,
brings to the mind of the writer
the fulflment Of a prophetic in
SEPARATION which was manifested to
Apostle Farley P. Pratt, in one of
the early winter months OF the
year 1852, when he, with a few
companions and their teams, halt
ed to make MONDAY rest in the
little valley that is now known is
st. George, having left California
by the southern route for their
destination-Salt Lake City. The
former while under the inspir-
ton Of the divine spirit saw the
future destiny Of tina, locality, and
while wrapped in at holy vision
uttered the following words, II see
this little valley filled with people
and a temple, reared to the name
of our Father and Cod" And on
the very site where the Temple
now stands he beheld it in the
vision referred to. With the To-
cation of the Temple site, as chos-
en- by President Brigham Young
for erection of the same is con-
, nected brief and interesting his
tory.
From a geographical position,
"Mount Hope" an elevated plateau
over looking the town of ST. George,
and another elevated piece of land
called the "Black Ridge" were
both regarded by the people gen
orally, as eligible sites to erect g
Temple, and SO expressed them.
selves to President Young. His
quick reply to their suggestions is
summed up in the following an
swer, 81 have tasted and prayed to
know where to locate the Temple,
and the only place I can see where
to place it is down on that flat piece
Of ground" pointing to the place
where the building now stands.
According to human judgement
either Of the aforementioned
places would have been chosen for
the Temple site, for so wet was the
soil where it was located, that il
required the aid of a pile driver
and the pounding down of hund-
reds of tons of rock to make SOL
id foundation to build upon. Now
this brings to mind the expression
Goods ways are not as mans ways"
There can be no room for doubt
that with the advent of the railroad
in your town, and with your sa-
luxurious climate, especially during
the winter months, so conducive
in improving the health of persons
afflicted with pulmonary troubles,
a very perceptible increase to your
population will be noted, and thus
your "little valley will be filed
with people" and one of your local
poets will find his prediction in
verse fulflled-"St. George will be
a place that every one will admire. y
PrOduction9 Wall ro L1
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-05-21
Climate Suitable For Peanut Culture.

GUS, produces the most marketable
peanuts, because it is nearer the
natural color of the peanut shell,
and the trade for which Americans
peanuts are raised demands light
colored shell, but equally sound
and well-favored nuts may be pro-
duced on other soils. In fact, al
most any soil that can be put in a
friable condition and kept SO will
produce peanuts, provided it con-
tains sufficient quantity of lime.
Preparation ofthe lo,ad.-There
is no mystery connected with the
culture OF the peanut crop or any
special secret knowledge as to the
preparation of the land. Any
modes of preparations that will re-
duce the soil to a finely pulverized
seed bed, light and friable to the
depth Of 4 or 5 inches, will be safe
to adopt. Peanuts being planted
usually after corn, it is necessary
to remove from the soil the butts
OF the corn-stocks, together with
all other roots, clods, etc. The
ordinary course followed by sue
cessful planters in various sections
where peanuts are a prominent
crop, is to break up the land with
ordinary turn pillow as soon in the
spring as the soil is in condition to
be worked, and then use harrow
and roller or smoothing board in
such way as to leave level sur
face and seed bed, such as is above
described, all roots, stumps, stones,
and clods having been carefully re-
moved"
The time to plant is after danger
OF frost is over, as the plants are
tender and easily killed,
After the plants are up, all
weeds, &C., should be kept out, that
the plant may have the full strength
OF the ground for the maturing of
the nuts.
''The nuts should be out of the
ground before the first frost, as it
is injurious both to the vines, when
regarded as fodder, and to the kerr
nels. 1t may be necessary to dig
the crop some time before frost is
feared, because early formed nuts
when frost is long delayed begin
to sprout, and the loss to the farm
er from that cause would be greater
than the gain from the maturing of
the later nuts.
Peanut farmers have a pillow
made especially for harvesting this
crop. Following this pillow laborers
with pitchforks remove the plants
from the ground, carefully shak-
ing off all loose soil, and piling
then in windows three rows in
one. They are usually plowed in
the morning, and then in the after
noon are stacked or shocked around
poles feet high, set in the ground
at convenient places in the field.
In shocking, care is taken to
keep the vines from the ground,
the usual practice being to lay a
couple of fence logs on each side
of the center pole, and the plants
are SO arranged around the pole
as to have the pods inside, and al
SO to leave some space next to the
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81 can tell by the way you walk"
observed the passenger, who was