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The herald., 1896-10-04
FASHIONABLE HA1RDREssrNol

Everything can be learned nowadays
or it might be more accurate to say that
everything is taught. A hairdresslne
school was one Of the acquisitions to th4
city's list Of temples Of knowledge laat
winter. Only women were admitted daun
only the care and dressing Of ladiess halt
was taught. The pupils practices On
dummy wooden heads that are proVided
with wigs. Most Of the classes W0to
made Of lady's maids, o. women who
wished to learn the trade Of hairdrennin6
to adopt az an occupation, but cohsl6.
erable number took the two we0k1c
course solely to learn how to dress thaiB
own hair. It is . fact, often painfully
self-evident, that many women -
through life without gaining any knoWl.
edge Of what Is to themselves Z becom.
ing coiffure-high foreheads accenuated
low ones spoiled and hidden, ana othaI
coinuring errors committed day AFTER
day, and until they die, by women Whn.
II they had known a becoming WV =
dress their hair might have added much
to their personal appearance. -v,inr,vS
The herald., 1896-10-04
PIAZZA TEA TABLEs.

The serving Of tea on the suburban pl-
azza is so much an accepted pFactica
that the piazza teas-tAlleu4oe1priae
or delft. are still most frequently ofoered.
furniture assortment Of themselves. Tho
folding tables, whose movable top, with
handles, may be brass, polished wood.
though the pretty circular willow oneo
are liked by many as both convenient
and appropriate. A variation Of the last
shown this season for the first time. q
the Russian tea table of braided nag.
with willow border. This is provided
with two convenient side shelves, and
has shelf underneath for extra cups
and saucers. 1t may be mentioned, too,
that chocolate cups for the piazza ''fivo
o'clock" grow taller and taller. Some
Of them look like tankards. Tea cuno
are wide and shallow, and coffee cur
narrow and high, though not to the choc-
olate height.
The herald., 1896-10-04
FRUIT COMPOTES.

Mrs. Rorer's receipt for compete Of
cherries, given below, may be duplicated
with any other fruit. adding sugar ac-
cording to the sourness of the fruit.
Throw half cup of rice into two
quarts Of boiling water; boil rapidly for
thirty minutes and drain. Select one
quart Of good, plump cherries, put q half
cup Of sugar and cup of water In the
saucepan, and when boiling, add two
tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Throw
in the cherries and shake carefully over
the fire until they are well heated. Az
range the rice in border on your serv.
ing dish, pour the cherries in the centre.
and serve.
The herald., 1896-10-04

The sexton came with his sp9det and
threw, after the old custom. one spade full
Of earth upon the comm In the grave and
waited for the people to 80. l
They Qrned away-it was ended now,
faded and gone; the beautiful life was .
memory. and the memory I star Of the
tomb. 81
The procession formed to return, and
entered the carriage with CONGRESSMAN
Grant. .,s .a., iess,4
This has been hard day for mo-" he
said. "Placide and l were associates for
many years. He was greatly overrated
man. but there was a good heart in him
he was more sentiment than business. but
I always did well by him; that is l treated
him on the square; had sometimes to act
in principle and 80 take sides against him.
Duty makes the world hard sometimes.
Doctor, to come to the point. can't Sleep"
80 you told me. What Is 1t that keeps
you awake--worry"
'No-knockings."
"How? That is worn out superstition"
"Just ~ seem about to 90 sleep there
comes q knocking on my door," g;.i .
"Does your wife hear it," jtzSN
"No." 7syfN
How do you account for it?"
doctor, you are q professional man, and
what tell you now Is In confidence. The
knockings that keep me awake began the
night that Placide died. Something strange
happened. It was this: came down to
Warren that day on private business, and
stopped over night at the old inn called
Coles Hotel. Early in the morning was
awakened BY knocking on my bedroom
door. There stood tall thin figure in
white: it was Placide. He did not look nat
ural. He said:'It is the last time; I came
into your life in love and 60 out Of It in
love. We have shared life together for
many years. I shall never see you again
In the flesh. It ID the last time. have
been truev He moved back, down the stairs
out into the night. How could 1t have been?
1t was the very morning that he died!
The next night, Just as ]. seemed to be fall
ing into sleep. crossing the border land as 1t
were. the knocking returned Just as 1t
sounded the night before. But nothing was
there. hear 1t in the very moment that
seem passing into sleep. and I can get
no sleep at all until am exhausted. Then
do not sleep-I wander of in dreams. It
is all terrible. Did you ever hear Of such
case before? Knockings and no one
there?"
eyes. have read Of like cases. Insane
patients sometimes think that they hear
voices in the moment of waking These
voices at that time, when the mind is clear,
may tell them the truth about their condi-
ton. For example, the poet. Cowper,
The herald., 1896-10-04
A NEW BACK HAIR ORNAMENT.

The birthday party Of the Woman
Journalists-they chow excellent taste in
not styling themselves Lady Journalists
was a distinct success. The Duchess
of Sutherland and Mrs. Craigie received
statesmen, artists, and more or less emf
nent seribblers at the foot of the magni-
ficent staircase of STANFORD House. In the
long picture-gallery little company of
professional entertainers sang, danced
and mimicked other professional per-
sons to the great satisfaction Of the
throng. Arthur Roberts, surrounded by
old masters, warbled "She Wanted
Something to Play With" in subdued
style, apparently inspired by the Correg-
glo behind him.. Miss Olga Nethersole,
In a-striking costume Of rose-pink velvet,
carried large lily, the symbolism Of
which escaped me. Two ladies wore
quill pens through their back hair, and
rumor ran about that the woman jour-
nalists had all been invited to deck them
selves in the same way; but most Of
them were evidently deferred by natur-
al and becoming shyness.
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~Thasls
"whatf You sass neeVousrs
Atths door-dN you nst hsar tie knock
ing ct the doorf"
"No-thers ID no knocking at ths door.
What you need u resi-"
Eyes. Doctor. and shall have II soon."
Eleven o'clock The moon hung over the
city. There had been . reception at the
White House near at hand, and the wheels
Of the carriages had rolled away. Only the
clocks broke upon the midnight. I was
asleep.
Something touched me.
''Doctor"-it was whisper that nlled the
room.
opened my eyes.
My patient stood before me.
1T keeps coming. and ) cannot sleep. I
shall never sleep again."
''Mr. Grant. hear me; 3 your conscience
at ease?"
mo, 1t is not. That man Piacide; did not
treat him just a. would b trsated.s Hea-
ven forgive mel"
The herald., 1896-10-04

FOR THE INvAID.

'Scraped Meat Cake -Scraps one peu1D
Of beef with blunt knife and forlU
the pulp into q cake. Heat q gton6WuDo
plate very hot, put the meat cako - ~
Turn 1t quickly to the other side an9
serve with Little salt. pepper and zslo
ed butter. y
Chopped Meat with Shredded Bisc1io
Chop one-quarter Of pound Of xuun0
steak in . patent chopper. SepArats 5
shredded biscuit and cover each ha1k
with the meat. Put 1t on the broller an1
broil for one minute over q clear ~
Dust with salt and pepper, add BIT ~
butter and serve at once on q hot plata
Egg Toast-Boil one egg for twentl
minutes. Stir together over the firo one
half tablespoonful each of butter and
-four. Add half O cupful Of milk and Gt1t
till it boils. Season with salt and Z dash
Of pepper. Toast round Of bread 10 a.
even brown. Place 1t on q hot plata
pour over it the sauce and heap on top
the yolk Of the egg passed through :
sieve. Garnish with parsley.
Stewed Figs-Soak pound Of pulled
figs over night. In the morning cook
slowly until they are soft and tender.
Take them from the syrup. Add to It one
bay leaf and reduce to a. glaze. Pour Il
over the figs and set away to cool-sS
The herald., 1896-10-04
A DUMMY TO CARRY BABY.

All EHgIlSn INVENTION which Is deD.
tined to relieve many a worn parent OF
much fatigue and anxiety is q dummy
figure which stands concealed from the
baby's view by the side of the cradle.
When, on bitter cold night, the mother
or nurse is disturbed by vocal demon
stration from the cradle, and the owner
Of the voice cannot be satisfied by any
suitable form of nourishment, the vic
tim may, by an arrangement Of wires.
set the figure in motion, so that 1t leans
down over the cradle, lifts up the nuis.
ance, and walks up and down the room
rocking it gently backward and forward,
and softly huns one of those paclfying
melodies never heard outside Of q nur
sery.
The herald., 1896-10-04
wHA1 Wo1
STUDY t. Ney:R:gs - A.

Stuoy NJ NoW.( ~ I|
Miss Frances willard oDuF:N
some excellent advies = tocne1 ~
reading.
women are 1T of pas1ls1<5oo - 4
subject, as claO," she sayk -
never more annoyed for my 5ook q
when the newsboy goes t1uttinG t6D1
at full speed II be finds the CIR epo1u
chiefly women, never dreaming thnf ~
may want q paper. 4 clutch ~ o11Gj
with vim and buy one of every vofl1(
he has, and ask him what y t1lnlEE1
about to lose patronage In that Way<
Gossip Is nothing but small nesv4 ~
nickels, pennies and dimes, Will ~
newspaper deals In dollars and W 81
KS; 80 it widens the mind moco - eoo
the newspapers than to goastp about T.
neighbors." ,;,y, n
The herald., 1896-10-04
PIANO SEATS AND DRApnRY.

FIANO SEATS AND ORAPHHY, n
The straight back of nm upright piano
has inspired the brain Of many 4 house
wife to the invention Of new kinds Of
drapery. But no matter how new the
drapery or how ample its folds, the OBJ
ject is always obvious. To asslst II and
to give 1t reason for being most be-
coming background. the latest fashion
Of piano seats is as clever as It Is CON.
Portable. These seats may be with q
without backs and should be placed d.
rectly against the piano, where the drau.
cry falls. The Recaimer bench, in whieh
any woman might fancy she would lodk
well after gazing upon the fair Recaid
er as she reclines against Its one arm. Il
peculiarly fitted to accomplish the 4Isn2,
Ing result sought by the housewife.
The herald., 1896-10-04
USE THE OLD BEDSPRRAr3:S

For upholstering window set urTX
"corner'' in blue room, uothine coa n
more delightful than the old.fashioS3
blue and white homespun spreads Nhfc
a few fortunate women have inA1t1c
from their grandmothers. AgG16Sf
wall hung in darker blue and piled W1(H
cushions Of divers hues thelr t16c1 ~
charming. Fl ~ 4
The record-union., 1896-04-12
SAN JOAQUIN CHANGERS.

Proceedings of Meeting Held at
Stockton Yesterday.
STOCKTON, April 11.-There was
gathering of farmers from all parts of
the county at Fraternal Hall this
morning, the occasion being a special
meeting Of Pomona Grange, which is
made up of all the subordinate oranges
in this section.
c. w. Norton, the Master Of the
Grange, was the first speaker, and he
was followed by Walter Greer, Worthy
Master of the State Grange, who spoke
briefly, and then introduced Past Mas
ter Daniel Flint of Sacramento, the
speaker of the day.
Fllnts subject was "The Declaration
of Principles of the Grange" From the
declaration of principles the speaker
went to the benefits that had accrued to
ali those joining the grange, and showed
that much more intelligent farming had
resulted from the work of the organiza
tion. The farmers had been brought
closer together, he said, and had learned
much from the frequent meetings Of the
progress in other places; of new ma
ch1nery for cultivating the soil, and in
TINS way had received practical benefit.
as well as enjoyed the social features
connected with the grand meetings.
In the afternoon Professor Wickson
OF the State University addressed the
meeting
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SEED DISTRIBUTION.
A LITTLE SCANDAL IN CABINET
CIRCLES.
Charges Filed Against Secretary OF
Agriculture Morton by a Firm
at Chicago.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE clos
ing of the contract for furnishing seeds
for general distribution by the Govern
ment has resulted in the filing of
charges at the Department of Agricult-
ure by Breslan, Goodwin & Co, the Chi
cago seed firm, against Secretary Nor
ton.
The allegations arc that their bid,
though the lowest, was refused because
the firm urged the passage of the resolu-
tion providing for the revival of the dis
tribution of seeds, notwithstanding Sec
retary Morton's protests; that the re-
ports furnished by officers of the de-
partment to Secretary Morton, to Sem
ator Proctor, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture, and to Mr..
Wadsworth, Chairman of the House
committee, had been manipulated in or
der to show that the firms seeds were
below standard; that Assistant Secre-
tary Dabney had insisted on the COM
pany, in case it received the award, US
ing the machines of the Brown Bag
Filling Machine Company, and that
Dabney had decided against the COM
pany because of the refusal to do this.
1t was alleged furthermore that the
Secretary and assistants falsely stated
that the company refused to use it's
name on the seed packets.
Secretary Morton and the other Off
Gals of the Agricultural Department
make absolute denial of the charges,
and say the award Of the seed contract
was based on the percentage of purity
and germative power of seeds tested by
the department last year at time when
there was no prospect of further dis
tribution.
Secretary Morton said to-day that
when he found the distribution Of COM
asked Senator Proctor and Representa-
tive Wadsworth to go over the bids with
him, and after careful and deliberate
considerable of all the bids and records
kept by the department, it was decided,
Senator Proctor first making the sug-
gestion, to offer d. Landreth & Co of
Philadelphia a lump sum of $4,000 to
furnish vegetable seed, and L. L. May
of ST. Paul. Mimi, $4,000 to furnish
flower seeds.
Landreths original bill was $4,000.
and May bid half-cent per paper for
flower seeds The two firms were called
in and offers accepted and contracts
signed This made S11, 900 more than
the bids of the Chicago firm, but the ac-
ton, the Secretary said, was based ON
the reliability of facilities and the essen
tial nearness to Washington of the Lam
dreth Company.
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economically constructed as to pay
reasonable dividends on the capital in
vested. Since his estimates of the cost
OF the canal had been made. improved
machinery and appliances for such
work had been invented, mad conse-
quently the cost would be much less.
He firmly believed the canal could be
constructed and put in operation for
$50 100000. This would give the wild
est and deepest canal in the world.
Colonel James Andrews of ALLIE
gheny City, Pa, followed Mr. Menocal.
In his opinion the United States would
be justified in going to war to prevent
the construction of canal at Panama
or Nicaragua. What should be done
will be to cross the isthmus at the Gulf
OF Mexico. This would throw all the
trade in the gulf near our shores. He
favored the proposed ship railway at
this point. When the Nicaragua pro-
Ject was buried, the ship railway would
be quickly built. There was the Amer
lean route, and the one which should be
encouraged. 1t was the shortest route,
had plenty of wind, ships would be
carried at the same rates, and sailing
vessels would be given a chance
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PRISON DIRECTORS.
MEETING HELD AT SAN QUEN-
TIN YESTERDAY.
James wilkins, the Successor OF Rob-
ert T. Devlin, Takes His Seat
Transactions of the Board.

SAN QUENTIN, April 1.-THE mem
bers of the Board of State Prison Com
missioners met at San Quentin this
morning.
James Wilkins, the new member, pre-
sented his credentials, was formally in
troduced by Director Neff and took his
seat.
John McAdoo, an aged prisoner, who
has been serving a ten-year sentence for
assault to murder, applied to have
twenty four months credits returned to
him, the fact that he ran away some
time since, though he was afterward re-
captured at Stockton, having caused
him to be deprived of them.
In McAdoo's behalf ii was represented
that he did not make a deliberate at
tempt to break out of prison, but being
accidentally placed in position where
all he had to do was to walk away, the
temptation proved too strong to be re-
sisted.
1T seems" remarked one of the Di-
rectors, that he simply started out for
a stroll, and forgot to turn back"
Director Fitzgerald expressed himself
as strongly opposed, as a general thing,
T6SCOT1HS CTGullS " pI1SOIlcIS WIlO dl-
tempt to escape, but consented to make
an exception in favor Of McAdoo, in
view of the latter's age and general
good behavior.
The other Directors agreed, and the
credits were restored, which will cause
McAdoo to be released next May.
Expert Wadham made a report set
ting forth that the total amount of
money now standing to the credit of the
prison was $50, $50 Al.
During the session of the board D. B.
Golman and his attorney, NJ. Scrivner,
appeared and suggested the advisability
of the commission purchasing a patent
for the tule bottle coverings which Mr..
Golman owns. He is unable to handle
1t himself, owing to the competition Of
foreign importers of paper-made straw
coverings, which can be furnished here
at 512 cents dozen, whereas his cost
cents a dozen. The State, however,
using convict labor, could manufacture
the coverings at profit, and no one
would be injured.
Directors Depue, Wilkins and Fitz-
gerald were appointed a committee to
look into the ma tier.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
John /. Martin of st. Louis Selected
Sergeant at Arms.

John /. Martin of st. Louis Selected
Sergeant-at- Arms.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE sub Com
mittee of Arrangements for the Ma
tional Convention of the Democratic
Committee adjourned this evening to
meet again in this city on May 1st At
this meeting subcommittee on tickets
press, telegraph, decorations and hall
will be appointed. 1t is probable that
permanent headquarters will be opened
up at the Palmer House about the first
week in June.
The most important action of the
committee to-day was the selection of
John l. Martin of st. Louis, ex-Speaker
of the Missouri House of Representa-
tives. for the position of Sergeant at
Arms. The appointee has had large ex-
perience IN arranging details of large
gatherings and parades, and is regarded
as eminently fitted for the position Pro-
fessicnally. he came under national no
tice some years ago as the chief counsel
for Maxwell IN the celebrated Maxwell
Prelier murder trial.
The committee inspected the unfin-
ished coliseum this morning, and after
wards was cioseted for a long time with
the two architects, several changes in
the arrangements for seating the dele
gates being suggested and consented to
by the local committee
At the lunch given the visitors at the
Ircquois Club this afternoon the local
Finance Committee handed over a
check for $4,000, or one-fourth of the
guarantee, with the assurance that the
remainder had been subscribed and
would be collected and paid over in such
irstailments as might be called for by
Chairman Harrity
The record-union., 1896-04-12
FIELD DAY AT BERKELEY.
A Large Crowd Witnessed the Sports
on the University Campus

on the University Campus.
BERKELEY, April 11.-One Of the
largest crowds that has gathered this
year on the University campus wit
messed the L. G. spring handicap field
day this afternoon. The records made
were not up to expectation, probably
owing to the coldness of the weather.
Following is the list of events and win
ners:
One hundred yard dash, w. Dickie,
'9S (scratch), won. Time-10 2-5 Sec
onds.
W. Dickie (scratch) won. Time-24 3-o
seconds.
Four hundred and forty yard dash,
L. Magee, 81 (scratch), won. Time
55 80 seconds.
Half-mile run, r. Carroll, ~
(scratch, won. Time-2:10 40.
One mile run, f. Brown, '9S (scratch),
won. Time-5 minutes.
One numbered and twenty yard hur-
dies, B. Blackwell, '9S (scratch), won.
Time-17 3-5 seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yard hur-
dies, H. Torrey, '95 (scratch). won.
Time-26 So seconds.
Running high jump, L. Miller, '9S,
first, with ) feet 81 inches.
Running broad jump, Hilborn first
with 20 feet 4 inches.
Shot put, Ralph Lloyd, '99. first,
with 80 feet 1-5 inches.
Pole vault, Lloyd, 80, first; hight, 10
feet.
r. E. Edgren threw the sixteen-pound
hammer 141 feet.
BERKELEY, April 1.-THE Stan
ford University baseball nine defeated
the Reliance Club this afternoon on
the Berkeley diamond by score of -
to 3
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M'KiNLEY'S NOMINATION.
Difference I'm Opinion Among Repub-
lican Politicians.

NEW YORK. April 11.-Joseph II.
Manley of Maine, William A. Suther-
land of New York and William NJ. Hahn
of Ohio, all members of the Republican
National Committee, were at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night Manley is for
Reed, Sutherland for Morton and Hahn
for Mckinley. Manley and Sutherla nd
are in the anything beat Mckinley
combination, but apparently got along
very well with Hahn
Hahn says that Mckinley will be
nominated on the first ballot He said
that the talk to the effect that the Nc
kinley forces would go TO pieces If their
man was not nominated on the first
ballot was nonsense. AT least 20 per
cent. of the delegates sent to the con-
vention for other candidates would be
for Mckinley for second choice. He
firmly believed. however, that McKin-
ley would be nominated on the first
ballot.
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CARSON IN MOURNING
In Respect for the Death of Governor
Jones.

In Respect for the Death or Governor
Jones.
CARSON, April 1.-THE flags on all
the prominent buildings in this city
were at half-mast this morning. The
work of draping the Capitol building
began early in the morning, and by
night it was a mass of black. A COM
mittee of State officers will have charge
Of the arrangements for the funeral Of
the late Governor Jones'. The body will
arrive Monday morning, and the serv-
ices will probably take place Tuesday
The body will lie in state in the Capitol
building, with guard of honor detailed
from the Srate militia. Adjutant-Gen-
eral Galusia viii have charge of the
military companies, who will join in the
march 10 the cemetery. The COM
panies from Reno, Virginia and this
city viii be ordered out After the re-
mains are taken from the State Capitol
they Will be taken by the Masonic fra
ternity. The deceased was a Past
Grand Master. and Will be buried by the
Grand Lodge. All business will be sus-
pended on the day of the funeral.
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LOS ANGELES, April 11.-George D.
and B. w. Ming, two brothers, were ar
rested last evening and charged with
the murder of Postmaster John Hayes
of Puente. The fact of their arrest was
kept secret until to-day, when Sheriff
Burr secured sufficient evidence to war
rant a formal arraignment. A prelim-
mary examination was had before
Judge Young, who held the prisoners
for murder without bail.
The Ming brothers are laborers, and
have lived at Puente for years. Their
association with the notorious Cum
mings brothers directed suspicion to-
ward them, and upon searching their
premises the officers found an oil coat,
linen duster and white hat such as
We're worn by the murderers. Other
damaging circumstantial evidence has
been unearthed, and the authorities
feel certain that they have secured the
right men, .rl
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A SLOOP WRECKED.
Capsizes During a Gale Near the San
Diego Harbor Bar.


SAN DIEGO. April 1.-THE center
board sloop Ethel G.. was found this
morning near the harbor bar abreast of
Point Iona, lying capsized with it's
mainsail set, but rent to shreds, and
it's jib hoisted. There was every indi-
cation that 1t had been wrecked in the
recent gale.
The Ethel G.'s skipper, Gus Ander-
son, aged 40, and an unknown Swede
were the only persons on board. They
are missing, and are believed to have
been drowned. Their bodies may be in
the boat, which is being righted.
The Ethel G.. left two days ago on a
short f1shiag cruise. and was in the
teeth Of the unusually heavy wind that
accompanied the recent rainstorm.
From the looks OF the craft it is con-
jectured that the heavy swell and
choppy sea wrenched it apart at the
keel, the centerboard having proven
weak on previous occasion.
Anderson formerly lived at San Pc
dro and was unmarried. His compan-
ion was a deserter from the German
shin H BiSchoff