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The herald., 1897-05-10

remberg. to see how wretchedly far behind
this country is in the manufacture OF such
articles. The Bavarian still reaps his grain
with the old-time sickle, uses the heavy.
unhandy grubbing hoe to hill up his pota-
toes, and turns up the soil with an imple-
ment so heavy and clumsy that 1t requires
wheels to get 1t over the ground. surely,
the well-made, light. convenient and cheap
farming implements of the United States
would find a ready sale here, IL only the
people could see them and learn the ad-
vantages to be derived from their use.
The manner Of driving piling here would,
indeed, make an American contractor
smile. The method is as follows: A simple
block-and-fall arrangement is rugged up
over the pile and to the end of the rope run
through the pulley and fastened to the
weight, are attached about twenty-five
smaller ropes with hand pieces and twenty
five men grab these and, at a signal from
one of their number, all pull together. The
weight goes up about eighteen inches or
two feet, when the men relax their hold
and the weight drops. 1t is unnecessary
to state how long it takes by such method
to drive pile or how much more effectual-
ly a small dummy engine would do the
work.
Then, there are the American-made boots
and shoes-the finest in the world. I ain
sure a good number of the so 900 900 people
in Germany would buy them If they had an
opportunity. The German boots and shoes
are much inferior to the American make.
They lack that style and quality which
characterize the American goods and are
considerably higher in price.
1t will be noted that our actual i'm
ports to Germany now are mostly prod
ucts of western farms, or nearly so,
while these finished goods of the eastern
factories are the things for which a
market is still to be made. This will
probably explain the apathy of the
friends of monopolies in congress. who
in all this tariff business have shown
so much disregard for the interests Of
farmers.
While Germany is taking the lead In
this agitation against our proposed high
protective tariff bill, we may be sure the
same sentiment prevails in other coun-
tries, and that this enormous German
trade is not the only slice of our foreign
commerce that will be jeopardized for the
benefit of a few manufacturers in New
England and Pennsylvania.
The herald., 1897-05-10

husband, brother or father 10 amusing
himself In the open air.
Work that confines him within four
walls is uncomfortable to the Greek uf
the rural districts. Starvation would
be faced sooner than the labor of fac
tory. When the great canal was built,
some years ago, at an expense equiva-
lent to $1,000, 900, the Government had to
import laborers from Montenegro. Italy
and Turkey. The average Greek is poor
enough, but a fortune would scarcely
tempt him to handle pick and shovel.
The women are regarded as of small
Importance by the men. They are treated
as inferior creatures. fit only to wait
upon and labor for their natural mas.
ters. Until the advent Of an American
mission in Athens. some fifty odd years
ago, female education among the poorer
classes was unknown. The founders Of
this institution. DR.. and Mrs. Hill, edu-
Gated many women who subsequently
occupied stations Of rank and influence
Prior to their coming the women were as
ignorant as the women of the Turkish
Empire, but now a majority can at least
read and write.
In the rural districts the houses are
scarcely more pretentious than shan
ties. and the furnishings amount to next
to nothing. Many of them have but one
room, and few have more than two. Usu-
ally the second room is shared with the
family donkey. the goats and other do
mestic animals. The children amuse
themselves playing with the goats and
donkeys, while the mother Is spinning
cloth, tending to the little garden or
making cheeses and curds, the principal
food.
The herald., 1897-05-10

will not only compensate the working
man but will yield profit to the EN-.
ployer. There is less involuntary idle
ress in France than in any other civil
lized nation, and there is more general
comfort there on the part Of the masses
than anywhere else In the world, be-
cause there is more thrift. Everything
is turned to the best possible use. There
are in that country thousand and one
little industries that give employment
and which yield livelihood and profit.
AS fast as possible the people of South
ern California should adopt French
methods. In France very little is sup
posed to go to waste, while in Southern
California there Is much. There is no
occasion for importing Scotch marine
lade or foreign extracts of the lemon
and orange. The number of small in
dustries which can be entered into here
1t Is not our purpose to enumerate, in
deed no one is competent to suggest all
that may be found to be practicable.
Californians must give up their large
ideas Of profits and content themselves
with those that are less. Every dollar
saved is as good as a dollar earned
What is wanted is to prevent the out
go, and to produce what will bring
money into the country. Development of
small industries to the fullest extent
will so far towards solving the labor
problem and removing the evils of idle
ness and trampism. Proper efforts to
promote individual interests are COM
mendable, but those of the masses can
not be disregarded without evil effect
upon every individualin the community.
No other region on the earth is capable
of supporting so dense population as
Southern California, if all it's resources
are intelligently and thoroughly de-
veloped and utilized and all practicable
industries are established.
The herald., 1897-05-10
A WARNING

with apologies to the voracious railway
conductors)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, beware Of the
day
When conductors shall meet in convention
array:
For fear for thy safety comes over my
heart,
AS the clans Of conductors make ready to
start;
They rally. they come. as the raindrops
come down,
From valley and hillside, from city and
town;
From Cumberland mountains and Illinois
plain,
From Michigan lakes and from Texas
amain,
They come on the fast flying train and
they go,
Like riderless steed as he flies from the
foe
Take heed. o Los Angeles! Do not await.
But haste thee to fasten the lock at thy
(Put the key in a well-they will never look
there3
If thou list to my whisper thou need not
despair;
Keep the latchstring inside; have a care
not to show
Thyself on the street until after they go;
For a merciless appetite conductors all
Conductors get hungry although they are
brave.
o laughst thou. Los Angeles, my Vision TO
scorn?
The laugh on thy other cheek soon will be
worn,
If thou heed'st not my warning; say to
thee HE
To the beautiful parks Of thy city, and tie,
With cords that no railroad man ever can
loose,
Thy time -honored elephants, lion and
moose;
o Los Angeles, listen! Put thy deer on a
ship,
And. when the day fadeth, steal away, make
a trip
To some desolate island. But, stay, make
vow,
That no railroader knoweth the where or
the how.
Put thy serpents in bottles and fasten them
tight;
Then haste thee and hide them far, far out
of sight;
We, who for their safety so valiantly sing,
cease not TO remember their VenOmOuS
sting.
Have fear for thy ostrich; keep him we'll
in the fold,
For he filleth the pocket with surplus of
gold;
80 he kicketh," thou sayest? say to thee
this
The railroad mans kick is mightier than
his;
And the wives and the sweethearts left
weeping will sing
When they gaze on the beautiful plumes
they will bring;
Teach thy dog to obey thee and prepare
thee thy gun,
Nor cease from thy vigil till set Of the sun;
Then swing forth thy red light, let thy
shutters be drawn,
Lest he steaeth march upon thee before
dawn.
Net thy goat roam unfettered; some mys-
tical lore
Causeth me to believe that they've met him
before.)
1 have warned thee, Los Angeles, o heed
what | say
L tell thee, conductors are coming in May.
| CORRESPONDENT.
Granger division No. 80, l.. A. to o. R. c.,
Jackson, Mich
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Greece has realized not a moment too
soon that her case was desperate. and
has, according to this mornings dis
patches, placed herself in the hands Of
the powers, who will now in all proba-
bility proceed for an indefinite period
to squabble over her fate. Turkey not
unnaturally objects to an armis tice
which might provide the reorganizat ton
of the Greek army, but the sultan will
pretend to be properly submissive to any
mandate from the powers-as long as he
gets what he wants. and at present, it
must be allowed, his demands do not
seem to be inordinate. Turkey will ask
for a reasonable indemnity and a re-
tier.
The herald., 1897-05-10

ways. In nearly every hamlet there Il .
public oven. where they carry great
patches Of dough on q certain day of the
week. to be baked into bread. and enough
is baked alt one time to last a week or
more. A private fire Is esteemed lux
ury.
Ordinarily the springtime is a great
season Of rejoicing, but this year the
critical condition of the nation has been
bar to all funmaking. Dancing in the
open air is the favorite diversion. and 1t
is about the only opportunity which
the young girls have of exhibiting their
charms.
In holiday dress the unmarried women
wear long white skirts OF delicate ma
terials and an overskirt reaching to the
knee and hanging in heavy folds. A
broad belt of silk fastened below the
waist and an elaborate apron, embroid-
cred in a wealth of color and falling to
the ankles, are two articles Of dress
of which the Greek maiden is prodigious-
ly proud. A close-fitting vest of some de-
cided color, cut low in front, serves as
stays. Another item of prime import
ance is a little etomacher. on which are
strung gold and silver coins. This Is
one who has the greatest number OF
jingling coins is the proudest one in the
assemblage.
All of the girls from to about 90 years
dance together, the men and matrons,
The latter with inEumerabl, babies
around them, sitting about looking on.
Sometimes there are as many as sixty in
the group, and they dance with arms
interlaced in double lines for hours at
time. Some wear slippers and others
are barefoot; some wear thin wells and
others wear 'kerchiefs so arranged
about the head that the lower part of
the face is covered.
The only music Is the humming of the
girls. and the dance itself, while grace
full. is simple. the usual movement being
three steps forward and three back
ward, so executed that the lines keep
moving in circle. In the country die-
tricts mixed dances Of the sexes rarely
take place.
The Greek women are virtuous
healthy minded and strong bodied. They
take a serious view of life: their pleas
ures are feww and their labors many.
They are handsome in youth. but after
80 they soon show the effects of incee-
SAINT toll. But, whether at or 70, they
are ready and willing to do anything to
punish the Turk.
THOMAS G. WILSON.
The herald., 1897-05-10
More Serious Minded Than
the Men
INTENSELY HATE THE TURK
THEY SHOULDER MOST OF THE
FAMILY BURDENS
Superiors Of Men in All Practical Pur'
poses Though Regarded Of Small
Importance

ATHENS, April 23.-The women Of
Greece are interesting at all times but
at this, great crisis in the affairs Of the
nation, when the hand of the Turk Is
clutching at its throat, they are more
than interesting-not so much the wo-
men of the cities, but the women of
the rural districts, where life Is much
the same as it was 1000 years ago.
On all sides is heard the cry that II the
worst comee, the Greek women will arm
themselves and help repel the invaders.
The herald., 1897-05-10

The Oakland Inquirer complains that
Oakland cannot grow and expand like
Los Angeles because nearly one-half of
its territory consists of water. Watered
territory cannot be expected to pay
population dividends. Oakland will have
to take it out in fishing.
The herald., 1897-05-10

holidays and festivals 1t Is eaten, but
nine-tenths of the time the poorer Greeks
are strict vegetarians, not from choice,
but from necessity. They are frugal eat
ers. because meat is costly. and the head
of the family hates to perform the neces-
sary labor to earn the wherewithal.
The women have to economize in other
The herald., 1897-05-10

The Louisville Courier-Journal has al
ready sounded "boots and saddles for
the fall campaign. The trouble is. the
Kentucky Democrats do not know
whether they are "afoot or horseback"
The herald., 1897-05-10

A New York sculptor has received an
order for a ten-foot statue Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. A Vanderbilt statue ought
to be at least eleven or thirteen feet tall
They have the money.
The herald., 1897-05-10

Joe Foraker is willing to insert his
pedal extremities into any old shoes that
President Mckinley may have dis
carded.
The herald., 1897-05-10

Mr.. Bayard will return home filled
with eulogy and regrets.
The herald., 1897-05-10

If there is new deal in Europe 1t is
hoped that Greece will not be lost in the
shuttle.
The herald., 1897-05-10

The firm of Wolcott. Stevenson &
Payne, purveyors, through the kindness
of President Mckinley to the Republican
International Bimetallic Dodge club
has sailed for Europe filled with hope
and the assurance of several good din
ners. "The friends of bimetallism and
the people in general" said Mr.. Steven
son just before starting. may rest as
sured that everything possible will be
done for the restoration of silver as one
of the money metals of the world. >"
Which is mere poppycock and buncombe
for even Mr. Stevenson can hold out no
substantial promise of success. Mean
while President Mckinley cunningly re-
lieved of responsibility for the settle
ment of the financial question, thanks
his lucy stars and gaily wields the ex-
ecutive snikersnee.
The herald., 1897-05-10

deem 10 the governing consideration
rather than the needs of domestic busi-
ness. Domestic trade has very little
connection with foreign trade. and 1t is
unnecessary to employ the same meas
ures Of value in both. AS the civilized
world has been educated. paper money is
regarded as merely representative, as
only good when 1t can be redeemed with
metal money, and hence any volume of
paper that can be redeemed with that
which is the ultimate measure Of value.
will be discredited. If we would have
a circulating medium adequate to what
our enterprises and trade requires. a
sufficiency Of redemption money must
first be provided. That redemption
money ought to be both gold and silver.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-07-23

Les de naturalization en- renon-
CANT pour l'avenlr q toate souve-
ralnt t6 6traDgAre.
De CO c0!6-ci de la frontl6re, les
Canadia s-francais ont pu, dams lie
pass6, ct lis peuvent encore so re-
clamer-non sans combat, il EST
vrai.-de tous les privileges ct de
tous les droits de oitoyens britain
niques, tout en- demeurant natio.
nalit6 distincte des autres natio-
nalltes qui %composept ayeo eux la
confederation canadienne.
Aux Etats- Unis, d'apres le code
de l"Ind6pendant'', nos freres
6migrAs ne doivent pas SO tenl1
pour satisfaits de renoncer d l'al.
legeauoe britannique pour devenir
"citoyens am6rlcains"; il leur faut
de plus, un acte d'apostasie. c'est-
a-dire: abjurer lie sang de leure
veines ct leur propre ct DISTINCT.
We nationalit6.
A quatre pattes deVant lie frere
Jonathan!
lie Canada
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6mus. Puts, l'int6rieur de la waste
villa fut envahi! lei, on jouait aux
c%artes, Ia, aux dames; partout on
mangeait des aouceurs! lie piano
resonant sous les doigts agiles
des demoiseIles Lucy O'Brien,
Claranda Marier, Bertha Dorval,
Louise Boyd, ct de ma1tre Hercu-
le. Ce qui plus est, CO qul est hon
teux a 6%crire, c'est qu'on pouvait
distinguer clairement des frotte-
ments de pieds, des violons ct des
Girls on anglais." CONNIE de coutu-
me, on await barre le pretre en-
clef. II ny await pas de p6ch6s ct
il y await DIES gallons de plai-
sir. Ces gens-la ne seront pas pu-
mis- pour avoir pass6 une bonnie
mutt ct pour avoir montr6 un peu
de reconnaissance au cheur de
L%angdon. C'est a Langdon, en- ef-
fet, que tout s'est pass6; ct c'est
Honorable H. E. Dorval qui a 6t6
la victime.
On AMI.
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Nous suivons, dit la "Patrie"
la lutte qui go poursuit dana IL
presse franco am6ricaine sur lie
question du 'fnetionalisme," e'
nous oroyons que nos oonfr6res dc
la-bas ne doivent pas song 3 re-
soudre ce difclle probleme q ls
l6gere GU en- toute hate.
Nos compatriotes DIES Etats'
Unis ont CONNIE nous d conserve1
rh6ritege fraDeais que nous ont
laiss6 les a1sux, ct lis do1vent fai.
re on sorte que leur allegiance au
'1rapeau 6toil6 ct q la constitution
americana ne puisse etoafer leu1
attachement a la langue ct q la
cause FRANCHISE.
Qu'ils c6lebreAt lie 4 Juliet, fete
de Independence am6ricaine,
tres pitn; mails pourquol vouloir
les empecher d, celebrer la ST.
Jean Baptiste ct de s'uDir de coeur
ct de pensee aveo nous, une pau
vre fois par aimee.
Nous sommes ca que les 6v6ne-
ments nous ont fats, s'6crie l"ln-
dependant" de Fall River, qui pre-.
che pamericanisms; c'est vrai.
Mails dams la province de Qa6-
bee nous fumes aussl &c que les
6v6nements nous irent, ct celia ne
nous a pas d~ispens6s de lutter pour
conserver ce qui nous await et6 l6-
que de France.
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I'm N0uVeaQ Canal aux EtatS.
UniS

Washington.--L seor6talre de
la guerre a soumis au congress le
rapport du general Wilson, chef
des iog5nieurs. relativement q
l'insp= ctlon pre!lminaire faite par
lie major F. Wilson, chef des lnge-
%nieurs, pour le oreusage dun ca
nal entire les grands laos ct la ri.
Were Hudson.
L'inspeotion await etc fate dams
lie but de d6couvrir quelle seralt la
meilleure route ct la moins cou-
tease, a suivre pour oreueer IN
semblable canal PEASANT unique
ment sur le terrain des Etats Uuis
ct syant une profondeur sufisente
pour permettre aux navires des
laos do SO rendre a la mer.
Ii general Wilson. ing6nieur
on chef, dit dams o rapport que
les OFFICERS locaux sont d'opinion
que la meilleure route a sulvre s.
RAFT oelle qui passe par ia rivl6rs
Niagara, le lac Ontrio, Oswego, lie
lac Oneida, ct les rivieres Mohawk
ct Hudson; ct lie canal oo1terait
5000. 600. 900. Meis les OFFICERS 10.
caux sont d'opinion que le creusa-
ge dun canal semblable 10 devrait
pas etre entrepris par le gouverne-
ment. LIE major Seylnons pense
aussi que lie canal Erie, sill etait
5!argi d'apres un plan deja trace,
dennerait tous les avantages qu'ou
recherche dams la construction du
nouveau canal.
L. rapport termine en- distant
qu'aucune recon mandation defI
ne peut etre faite achievement
aux methodes do constructions re-
commanders n'auront pas 6t6 fai-
ties.
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LANGDoN, N. D. 20 Juliet 1897

LANGDoN, N. D. 20 Juliet 1897
Monsieur PEditeur
Je vous prize en- grace de racon'
tor Phlstoire suivante q tous vos
lecteurs:
II y await une fois un JUICE re-
nomm6 pour sa voix harmonieuse
On vena1t de cent miles a la ron
de pour l'entendre. Inutile dc dire
quill mariat une cantatrice ct quill
devlnt le p6re dune bande de mu-
siclensl CONNIE il 6tait fervent ca
thoIique, il chantait tous les di-
manches a l6glise. Les notes quill
donnait 6talent de ces tr6sors tou-
jours anciens ct touj ours nou-
veaux. Eft son epouse ct ses en-
fants unlssaient leurs accents aux
stems. Les fdeles 6taient dams lex
tase ct Ie Dieu du tabernacle ST.
maginait que auelques-uns de ses
anges avaient d6sort6 le ciel com
me lui.
I'm bon soir, la paroisse d6cida
d'aller remercier le magistrat ct
sa famille. A 9 heures. la process.
sion SO NIT en- marche, cure ct
fanfare Ell tote. Les danes ve-
naient on quite, charg6es de fruits,
de limonade ct dc creme a la gla-
CO pour les hommes qui suivaient
de pres.
L'h1stoire raconte que la figure
du ]uge, a l'arriv6e de la foule, pa
r%aissait dr6le a voir. Son humilit6,
voyez-vous. l'empecha1t de devi-
ner la raison de CO pilgrimage; ct
tout le monde (meme les Eves)
await gard6 le secret. Les instru-
ments de cuivre commencement
leurs s6r6nades; les lanternes Chi
noises ilum1nerent le bocage;
deux fauteuils oferts par des amis
furent d6pos6s en- cachette sur la
veranda; le cure presenta ces OBJ
jets en- quelques mots, auxquels
Son Honneur r6pondit en- termes
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.SCandal6 dams
lie Grand Monde
JEUNE AMOUREUSE SEQUESTREE PAR
SEES PARENTS
ia CHAMBRE DIES REPRESENTATIVES,
EN- DELGIQUE SAISIE DE
LAFFAIRE

Bruxelles, l7-ll n'est brult q
Anvers que dun scandale qui
Went d'fclater dams le grand mon
de cette willie.
Une ]eune file de l'aristooratle
%anversoise s'etait tollement 6prise
dun tout jeune homme, domestl-
que dams ga famille. Or la jeune
file, sachant que les stems s'oppo-
seraient a son proJet do mar iage
quitte la maison %paternelle le 2O
mai d rnier. Ellie fit conna1tre par
6orit ses Intentions a ses parents,
SO reservant, On GAS de refus de
leur part -etant majeureCde leur
faire les sommations respeotueu
ses par minist4re de nots1re, con-
form6ment a la lo1. Dams la lettre
! ellie co%njurait e parents de lui
r6pondre par 6orit, les priant d'a-
dresser leur missive bureau res
tant, q certaines initiates. LIE FL
mai, l'amoureux de la jeune file
SO rendlt au bureau de poste de la
care de pEst. On lui remit une
lettre, mails an moment de sortir
du bureau I'm agent d. edrete sap
procha du jeune homme ct l'invi-
a a l'acoompsgner au commissa-
riet de police du quarter. LIE ]eu-
ne homme 80 laissR ooDda1re au
comm1ssariat. On lui demanda Oh
s'etait r6fugiee la jeune file. Ii tit
oonna1tre l'adresse, ct cclle.cl fu4
%aussitot communiqu6e au pere,
quj, &C ;ompegu6 du boau-pAre ct
du beau-fr6re do la fugitive, SO
rendit eu domiclle de oette der
Mere.
Les trois hommes s'empar6rent
de la jeune file, ulalgr6 ses Girls ct
ses protestations, ct la p%ort6rent
dams une voiture qui la rame a a
la maiso paternelle.
LIE 1eune hommo, qul await etc
ga1d6 au bureau de police, tut
a]ors remis en- libert6.
Ayant appris que la jeune file
6talt %s6questr6a ch-z ses parents,
il Went de s'adresser q la justice
ct q 6orit "a mlnlstre de la justice,
an procureur general a Bruxelles
ct an procureur du roi a Anv5rs.
CONNIE on sc trouve en- presen-
ce dune arrestation arbitraire,
dun Enforcement ct dune s6qaes,
tration, des membres de la ~ham-
bre des repr6sentants wont s'occu-
per de l'aff Aire, ct on snnonce une
prochaine Interpolation q la cham
bre.
Cette sffaire passionne vlvement
lie public anversois.
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L'AmeriCaniSme Fait son Chemin
Parmi nos Freres Emi6reS

L"Ind6pendant", de Fall River
Mass, ne veut pas que les Cana.
diens des Etats Unis dissent "no
ire f6te rationale" eu parlant de
la st Jean Baptlste. C'est notre
fete "patronale" dit-il, ct la v6ri
table fete "nationale est le 4 JUL
let"
LIE confr4re a raisoD, au sens
strict drs mots, pour ce qui re.
garde les Canadians "devenus ci
toyens des Etats- Unis" par vote
de naissance on do naturalization.
II a tort pour ca qui regarde ceux
de nos nombreux freres 6m]gres
qui conservent l'esprit de retour
vers lie pays natal.
N'empeohe pas que L 'Ind6pen-
dsnt", par % guerra perslstante
aux mots "nationalit6 canadienne-
franchise, fat une triste ct vilai-
ne besogne. Lorsaue, d'apres ses
avis, les Canadiens des Etats-
Unis auront pleinement ALLURE
leur "nat1onalit6' IL ny aura plus
meme de fete "patronale" Std can
Baptiste pour eux.
Nous avons toujours pepse ct
nous persons touiours gull sutit,
pour devenir citoyen des Etars-
Unis, lie na1tre ct de contlnuer q
vivre sous la protection de leten-
dard etoil6, on d'y prendre ses let