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The herald., 1896-05-02
A Smai1ev Scare

The New York correspondent Of tho
London Times is making strenuous ef-
fort to revive apprehension of hostile
issue Of the Venezuelan controversy. In
q recent cablegram he alleges that the
negotiations between the governments
Of the United States and Great Britain
on the subject have been at standstill
for more than q month, his obvious pur-
pose being to create the impression that
they have been broken off. AS a matter
of fact the negotiations are still in pro-
sress and with every probability of a
satisfactory adjustment Of the matters
in controversy. The government OF
Great Britain was not winning to accept
the award Of the American commission
as final, and it is understood suggested
general court Of arbitration; san,,aG TO this this
another suggestion, but as that has
London government. the result Is not
known. TO say in view OF these facts
that the negotiations are at stand
still is to misrepresent the facts. though.
for that matter, the New York corre-
spondent Of the London Times has been
doing that from the outset.-kansas
CifU Star
The herald., 1896-05-02
North caroIina's Tobacco Crop

Tobacco is the staple crop of North
Carolina. Last year the planters culti-
waited so million pounds of tobacco, SELL
ing it for little less than an average of
8 cents pound. At this price there was
a fair profit. The tobacco manufactur-
ers Of the state used nearly half the pro-
duct, their output being $1,000, 900 worth.
This year there is good prospect of a
larger crop. The industry is universal
in the state, not being confined to sec
tions, as in Virginia. But the product is
far below the 2OS, 100000 pounds in Ken
lucky which is the heaviest tobacco
producing territory in the world. North
Caroina has in operation 250 tobacco
manufacturing establishments, seventy
six warehouses and 229 leaf factories.
stemmeres and prize houses. represent
ing altogether money investment of
over :260O0, ,000.-New York Evening
Post
The herald., 1896-05-02

more than fair that public judg-
ment regarding Messrs. Osborne and
Carrere be suspended. There is no de-
sire among fair-minded people to see
either gentleman condemned for that
which they are innocent Of, notwith-
standing their erroneous and unpopular
course in the harbor contest. 1t is,
however, the intention Of the friends of
a free harbor to probe the fraudulent
work to the bottom and place the blame
where it justly belongs. let it rest on
men of high or low degree.
The herald., 1896-05-02
,.,;.-.or,e YIevs on Silver

The friends OF free SILVER co1nage are
fond of declaring themselves Jefferson
trvinp to fix the proper ratio for coinage
of the metals Thomas Jefferson started
o,,t with the proposition that "the pro-
,ortion between the values of gold and
silver is a mercantile problem alto
gether." Following that principle. the
nv, the market prices. Just principles"
sa;d fine clear-headed Jefferson, will
lead ,1s to disregard legal proportions al
topether." He knew that congress was
nowerless to fix the prices of commodi-
ties, and that the undervalued metal
,voI,Id not circulate as coin when it was
worth more as bullion.-Philadelph
Record.
The herald., 1896-05-02
TRICKS or PHOTOGRAPHERS
n the hands of a skillful photographer,

In the hands Of skillful photographer,
deft manipulation Of the lenses or of
the instrument itself can make or mar
the face or the form that is posing. 1t
graphers to give somewhat in detail the
actual science Of these tricks Of photo
graphy. The question is one Of perspec-
tive and optical illusion. An egg. for
instance, il the photographer have suf-
ficient skill, can be so photographed that
1t will appear in the shape of a ball. In
the same manner nose or a neck may
be made tosseem short or long. face
longer or rounder figure stout or
slender, short or tall.
1t requires amazingly clever work. of
course. but the possibilities of 1t have
1t Is the science Of selection. In every
persons face certain characteristics
stand out as absolutely the best in their
countenance. 1t may be the chin. the
nose, the eyes. the mouth or the fore
head. Again, in every face there are
features that are weak and need streng-
thening. hiding or some sort of bolster
ing up" With the trained eye that Is
gained through years of experience, the
photographer sees this ut once. He
may not see it completely. 1t may re-
quire posing after posing and trial after
trial at certain angles before he gets
the proper effect But he finds-and this
fact the French photographers have just
made known-that there are some COM
binations in every face that will give
practically perfect photograph.
If the chin recedes badly. by deft
fitting of the head and training of his
camera to the right angle, 1t is strong,
attractive chin that appears in the pho
tograph
The prominent nose that throws all
the rest of the face out of countenance
he brings his machine to bear upon un-
til he gets an angle at which it is soft
ened and brought into relation pictur-
esquely with the rest of the face.
A sideways turn OF the head and a
large, broad-lipped mouth may be pho
Geographically made into the variest rose
bud or Cupid bow" that a woman ever
had.
An ugly forthead may be toned down
into a most fetching one by catching
the light upon it, by turning the head up
or down, and a whole face bare in every
characteristic may be metamorphosed
by picturing 1t sideways so that the tip
of a rosy ear may be seen.
Sometimes photographers treat paper
with chemicals so that it can be stretch
ed ever so slightly after the picture Is
printed on it. 1t is thus possible to
stretch an ordinary cabinet print an
eighth of an inch. thus working wonders
in the picture. By it a round, chubby
face has been heightened into Greek
oval of great beauty.-New YORK Jour-
The herald., 1896-05-02
1ix:up the Rresd

A rather laughable feature of the Re-
publican convention on Tuesday was
its firm instructions for Mckinley and
Bowers. Mckinley is an iron-clad gold
bug and Bowers a strong free-coinage
man, hence the oddity of the instruc-
tions. We suppose they want McKin-
ley to represent the country on tariff
and Bowers to look after the silver in
terests. 1t may be. however, that they
want a gold president and silver con-
gress. AS the convention did not COM
NIT itself on the money question it left
plenty of room for every man to indulge
in his private views to his hearts CON
tent.-Santa Ana Standard
The herald., 1896-05-02
The Large ard Healthy Hoodoo

And once again the Los Angeles
Times has proved itself a large-sized
and healthy hoodo. The commerce COM
mittee of the senate has voted an ap-
priation for both Santa Monica and
San Pedro. The amount is 1892 900 for
the inner San Pedro harbor exclusively,
and $2,S00,000 for Santa Monica II
the hoodo could have been quieted on
its san Pedro or nothing" howl, the
situation might have been different
We rejoice in having two harbors in
stead of one, and hope the bill will
pass.-Redlands Citrograph.
The herald., 1896-05-02
Russia's Population Increasing

The RUSSIAN cradle is never empty."
That, it has been said, is the one solid
TACT tnat dominates the international
question. This portentou. growth Of the
Russian population is seen very clearly
in some very interesting figures pub
lished in the European Economist. Dur
ing the last ten years GSS5-95) the aggre-
gate increase of population in the Vari-
Gus countries of Europe was, in round
numbers 30,0o0000. To this total Rus
sia contributed 12510, ,So9; Germany, A.
522,600; Austria Hungary, g, 502, ,2O0 Great
Britain, 2,452, AGO. and France, g., 100.
The herald., 1896-05-02
AQin Mac

Already there seems to be consider
able opposition to William Mckinley of
Ohio for president. The labor element
and the "A. p. A. seem to be marshaling
their forces for an onslaught against
Mr. Mckinley. The labor element ap-
parently because he seems to be in favor
of monometalsm and the a. 2. A. be-
cause that body is not sure that he is
a thorough American. Should these
two forces combine against him, his
name would be Dennis. .'-Norwalk
The herald., 1896-05-02
Assaulted on the Street

A young Mexican who is employed on
the Amestoy ranch near Redondo, yes
terday morning reported at police head
quarters that Thursday evening between
s and o'clock as he was passing the
old Pico house he was set upon by three
men who robbed him of some silver coins
and railroad ticket to Rosecrans He
could give no satisfactory description of
his assailants and no clew to them has
vet been found
The herald., 1896-05-02
HAD I WINGS

We're it springtime, and had the choosing
OF wings to go whittier would,
Not a moment of time II be losing
In making my choice understood.
l love them all-phoebe and bluebird,
Song sparrow and robin red-breast;
But there's one golden-belted wee fellow
envy above all the rest.
He does little wooing in public.
He spends little time in the tree;
But he finds the first bank of arbutus.
So I'll beg for the wings of the bee.
Mary A. Mason in the Independent.
The herald., 1896-05-02
Building Trades Council

The council of building trades held
well attended meeting last evening at
their hall on Main street. Various mat
ters which We're of benefit to the trades
were discussed, among others the work.
ing card. Cards have been printed and
delivered to the affiliated unions, and the
system will be enforced at once. The
only trade in the city not heretofore rep
resented in the council sent delegates
last night thereby giving the organiza-
ton control of the situation.
The herald., 1896-05-02

BURBANK THEATER.-There is
certainly wonderful satisfaction when
leaving a theater in feeling that one
has seen something that one can re-
call with delight; that one has Witness
excited ones interest; that one has
laughed heartily at fun that happened
naturally. That satisfaction will be ex-
perienced next week by the patrons of
the Burbank. The plot of Niobe is
wholesome, the fun unceasing, the situ-
ations unroarious and the company one
of the very best that has been seen in
Los Angeles. The sale Of seats begins
this morning.
The herald., 1896-05-02

According to the Civic Review, the
local organ of the Peoples party, the re-
cent county convention of that organi-
cation did not, as reported. adopt reso-
luton thanking Congressman McLach-
Ian for certain performances in regard
to arid lands" The representative from
the sixth congressional district is not at
present the recipient of Populists' graf
The herald., 1896-05-02

copies Of Rubens' works now In the
Dresden gallery, by Oscar Kunath; Z
snow scene by Henry Koch, with four
by M. Macleod.
Two landscapes by the immortal WILL
lam Turner. A. r. A., kindly loaned by
Mrs. Tytler prior to taking them to Eng
land, will be on exhibition for a short
time.
The herald., 1896-05-02

The publishers have arranged to have The
Herald on sale at all news stands End on oil
railroad trains In Southern California. II the
paper cannot be secured at any Of the above
places the publishers will deem It q special
favor II patrons should report same to the
business office.
The herald., 1896-05-02
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1896

The insistence with which young ladies
fcist themselves on sentimental young
men as sisters indicates a lack of conf
dence in Providence, which should really
be trusted to supply the aforesaid young
men with all the relatives of that sort
needed
The herald., 1896-05-02
Effect of Protection in Canada

While Canada under protection, with
no great military or naval expenditures,
has great deficits, Britain under free
trade and with enormous expenses for
army and navy in every part of the
world is piling up surpluses and en-
larging her trade.--Hamilton Times.
The herald., 1896-05-02

city subscribers to The Herald will confer
favor by reporting to the business office late
delivery or any other negligence on the part OF
carriers. During the week all papers should
reach subscribers not later than o'clock, and
on SUNDAYS by 8 o'clock.
The herald., 1896-05-02

The Herald Publishing company hereby of
Ssrs reward of ten (sIo) dollars for the arrest
and conviction Of anyone found stealing Q
copy or copies Of THE HERALD from wher
ever the same may have been placed by
carrier for delivery to patrons.
The herald., 1896-05-02

Write the Truth as You see it;
Fight the Wrong as You find it; Pub
lish all the News and Trust the
Event to the Jude & ment of Il he People
The herald., 1896-05-02

Young ladies find Eton jackets too
convenient to be cast aside, and the
newest ones have a full frill below the
waist, and flare widely open to show the
pretty shirt waist from the shoulders
down, but are confined at the waist with
q handsome button shaped clasp. Revers
Of velvet and a velvet stock collar are
the only garniture.
The herald., 1896-05-02
Kisrct

Said a bicycle boy, Now then,
/ will ride like the racing men!"
But he got into trouble,
For he bent himself double,
And couldn't bend back again.
Mildred ForSythe in Womankind.
The herald., 1896-05-02
TOLD IN A STANZA
The Snob

Your snob Is one who can boot-licls
The foot he knows can throw him;
By the same token can boot-kick
The head that is below him.
-.Tarpley Starr in The New Bohemian.
The herald., 1896-05-02
Best tI the chsapsst
BOSTON o06ps 0SD STORE
TELEPHONE
South Broadway
Opposite City Hall
nenS' Wear

Today open very attractive sale of Mems Knit Underwear Halt Hose
and Night Gowns seasonb goods of the best makes at prices be-
fore attempted We invite inspection Of by those whose know
edge of goods will emphasize the bargains offered.
Some Items
Mems Natural Wool Shirts and drawers sold in regular
Sale Price 75c Garment
Mems light weight Merno Shirts and Drawers good value
Sale Price 37,c Garment
American Hosiery Compnys Fine Merno Shirts and Drawers regular
Sale Price ST. 50 Garment
Cartwright Warmers fine Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers regular
Sale Price $500 Garment
American Hosiery Companys fine Ribbed Babggan Shirts and Drawers
sold the world over a
Sale Price 05c Garment
Odd lot Mems Balbggan Underwear worth SOC and.
Sale Price 37c Garment
Fancy Trimmed Night Gowns; regular &c. Sc
p1OO gOooS
Sale Price Csc Garment
Mems Black, regular made Half Hose regular
Sale Price 12,c
Mems o-gauge Half Hose, black, tans, ETC.,
Sale Price Pairs for $1.OO
The herald., 1896-05-02
a n Il

Rosson Brothers. The sale of reserved
seats for all next week is now on at the
box office.
The herald., 1896-05-02
Styie

"Fine feathers do not make fine BIRDS"
But every harum- -scarum
Is not prince so heed my words:
II you've fine feathers, wear 'em.
H. l.. G. in Harper's Weekly.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31
FIERCE FIGHT WITH AN OWL.
Massachusetts Man Has Desperate En-.
perience at Night.

| Massachusetts, Man Has a Desperate En-.
perience at Night.
Colwell Smith was passing througha
piece of woods one night, and without
hearing any sound or premonition bis
tall beaver hat received terrible
thump from behind, which knocked II
of his head to the ground. He heard
no sound, no flutter of wings-for the
wing feathers of this bird are especial
" adapted by their downy edges TO-
noiseless fight. He replaced his hat
and proceeded, but wondered at the Cur
cumstances, which he could notexplaln
No limb of tree, to which he naturally
turned for an explanation, could have
brushed his hat off, for it came forward
While he was deeply absorbed m'
thought thump two came and of Went
his hat again, and in front OF him ai
before. He again replaced his beaver
and then, with every nerve on the
qui vive, proceeded and awaited results.
Again, as before, his head covering was
unceremoniously removed, butthe Keen
ness and activity of his fully arousea
senses enabled him to detect a sllgns
fiutter of wings. He was convlnceu
now as to the source of his singular eA'
perience.
But he outwitted the bird in tins way
He had stout walking stick and nelu
it in front of him horizontally nrm!
grasped SO as to strike upward wltns
should be again approached. lie nav
walked but q short distance when lns
time came for the sudden stroke "
ward, and his owlship-for suca
proved to be-met with an obstruc'iO''
that was not ION the bill' in one sense
but was in another, and that was asun
ing one. The owls antics Were enueS
and he paid the penalty for his con'.
ued attacks upon what he deemed an n. =
truder upon his dark domain. ! aa
known them to pounce down upon uOs
In the same way.-SpringHeid heP''
Iican.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31
WRONG AND RIGHT.

She taxed all men with lack of observa-
ton,
And l. disputing her asseveration.
Essayed to prove with logic clear and
That she was wrong.
sim unconvlnced. she said: give an ex-
ample.
Describe the gown wore this morn--proof
ample
That You observe Alright. Twill not take
long.
Twill prove me wrong"
"A blue serge dress" / said. moment
after
/ added Trimmed with green" Her
Mockingly eadenced like some elfin song,
Eyinced me wrong.
Then I. mere moth circling her eyes re-
fulgence,
Existed only by their kind indulgence,
Noting, love-feverish, her smiling slight
And sense OF right,
gesture
My eyes had fed on her and not her vesture,
That If her theory hinged on proof so
trite,
She then was right.
s.Another chance!" she cried, with some
emotion.
Describe my thoughts!'' Then I. by this
verbal potion
EmboIdened said ! thought / saw the
bright
And tender light
OF pity in her eyes for my deep passion,
She thought of me in more than frienoly
fashion!
80 And joy of joys! 1 learned that |
very night
That I was right.
Walter C. Nichols, in Chat
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31
WEARING OUT SHOES.


est Upon Thorn.
Zone would naturally suppose that
the most shoes were sold to letter car
riers and book agents. said dealer
the other day, shut that is not so.
There arc many things harder on shoes
than walking, and the man who can't
go few blocks without taking car
often wears out pair quicker than the
one who walks several miles day.
"The regular walker really knows
how to walk, an art which is not as
common as it used to be before the day
of elevated roads and cable cars. The
nonwalker is generally a person of in
dolent disposition, who takes no more
care of his shoes than the rest of his
wardrobe. He breaks them across the
back by forcing them on and off when
they are half unlaced, and he saves
himself the trouble of removing any
mud by applying an extra quantity Of
backing. Most of this stuff is full of
yitriol, and if man would only use less
backing and more oil and elbow
grease he would have fewer cracked
shoes.
''But it is neither the walker nor the
careless man who uses up the most
shoes in the course of a year-it is the
bartender. 1t used to be said that
snow water would rot leather quicker
than anything else, but that was before
the invention of chemically-m beer.
don't know just what it is that the
brewers use, but there is something in
beer that eats not only through leather
but through hardwood floors. / have
bartenders who come here for a pair of
new shoes every few weeks. and they
all agree that the reason is because
they have to stand so much in the beer
drippings. The man in search of o
moral for temperance lecture could
look in no better place than behind the
BARN. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-31

panther skin over bis shoulders, started
down the rayine.
n He WINS near the place where he knew
! . steep path led up the road, and was
cropping about in the thick darkness
10 find It, when he was terribly startled
by a groan from the brook on his left
Who's there?' he cried, in a strange
n ly high voice, for the sound in that
lonely place had frightened him more
than the panther's scream.
4 A feeble cry for help was his only
answer; but it was enough to reassure
him. Dropping his burden he fastened
| forward, shouting encouragement as
he ran.
AT tho edge of the brook he stumbled
over sor1cthing in the snow, and almost
plunged into the icy water before he
Recovered himself. The thing groaned,
and in an instant Uncle Silas was bend
Ing over it tenderly.
.Who are your" he asked.
I'm Jim Hawkins was the faint an
sMer. II was hunting and got lost.
Az dusk found road ~ heard cata-
mount" The form shivered and was
silent.
"But what then ?" urged The old man.
II tried to get down the ledge--fell--
ny head broke leg, / think. I
crawled here to-" Then he tainted.
At daylight Tuesday morning Dea.
cen Swain started up the mountain
with his OK team to break out the road.
The oood daono,, hoJ baa,, t,.o,,h1a<l -
spirit since he heard OF Uncle Silas- de-
parture. His tracks, and those Of an
other man that came in from the right,
were the only marks in the snow to
guide the toiling oxen.
But halfway up the mountain other
tracks came out of the woods in lc1,g,
flying leaps; and the deacon stopped
with fearful start. He had seen the
marks Of those bigs padded feet once
beforehand in his own yard.
He rushed ahead Of the slow oxen,
grasping cart-stake. Ordinarily he
would have turned back from an en-
counter. But the panther's track in
that Of the old man he had loved SO ong
filled him at once with horror and with
desperate courage.
He found the bundle in the snow, and
followed the signs Of fight with the
dread growing upon him. "A groan
seemed wrung from his good heart as
he leaned over the precipicc where the
snow was brushed rudely from the log
railing.
Turning away he ran back with all his
might to where the path clambered
down the ravine's steep side. Sizzling |
and falling in . desperate scramble he |
reached the bottom, which was still |
dark. A cry of joy burst from hisilps
as he brushed through the underbrush
and looked up the ravine.
There, on pile Of boughs before
smoldering fire, man was sleeping
heavily, wrapped in a huge gray skin.
And sitting with his back against big
rock, nodding drowsily at the fire, was
Uncle Silas--Youth,s C0mnanion