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The herald., 1897-04-13
ALL FOOLS NIGHT

The city council yesterday morning
adonted an ordinance permitting mask
ing on the streets on All Fools night OF
Fiesta until IL 80 p. m. During the AFTER
noon a delegation from the Fiesta COM
mittee appeared before the council anu
osLad that the time be extended until
midnight, saying that If this was not
done certain subscribers would cancel
their subscriptions to the amount OF slooo
at least. and as the committee had no
funds to snare. this would seriously
cripple them. But the council oecilned
IN recede from the position taken by
them.
Now that this much discussed matter
has apparently been finally settled,
few words on the subject are In order'
To begin with, the annual Fiesta has TO
certain extent become almost ma
tional institution, and has done as much
! IN advertise Los Angeles and Southern
California as any one factor that has
been developed for years. For this rea-
son it should receive the hearty sup
mort of every citizen, who should CO.
operate with the committee having the
matter in charge to make our great an
nual show the success that it has been
in the past.
To this end, there should be no more
talk about subscriptions with strings to
them" and all that sort of thing, but let
those who have subscribed pay in their
money and join in the good work. A hall
I hour more or less can make no serious
difference, and there ie no excuse fol
cheapening a display that has received
the unqualified praise of the entire unior
bv this sort of picayunish talk.
1t must be admitted that, while in the
past liberty has at times been allowed t.
| degenerate into license, it is folly to sup
nose that Los Angeles is the only place
where this has occurred. Los Angeles is
according to the police reports, the mos'
orderly city of its size in the Unitet
States, and its population is made up II
great part of people of education and re-
finement. who believe in law and ordel
and who uphold it. This being the case
it is a great injustice to the city as {
whole to send out reports that we are
unable for one night to preserve orde
and protect our visitors. Let the who'll
matter now drop. The Fiesta commit
tee has promised to do everything II
its power to preserve order, and il
this it will have the cooperation o
the police department and the citizens
at large. There may, of course, be iso
lated cases that will call for criticism
but if the citizens will do their duty Al
Fools night can be celebrated withou
offending public decency and in the man
ner in which was Nrst intended.
The herald., 1897-04-13

gerly await the day when the seat Oh
Grecian authority shall be removed to
Constantinople.
broader view of the situation will,
however, show that Europe is as deeply
concerned in the matter of the Orient
and II is not to be supposed for mo-
ment that the powers shall allow their
interests to be imperiled by the creatures
of their diplomacy.
The position of Russia and Great
Britain has already been referred to-,
and 1t remains to consider the position
of the remaining powers. Such change
would also battle Austria, for it is known
that Austria is seeking by an acquisi-
ton of territory in the southeast to
make up for the loss of prestige in Ger
many proper. A mere glance at the map
will convince one that Austria's first
need is an extension of seaboard. In
partition of Turkey the Austrian claim
TO Salonica will be difficult to resist or
dispute. In the next place. the Balkan
states. Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria
hope to participate in the final division
of the Ottoman empire, and 1t is not 10
be wondered at that they are somewhat
more than mere passive spectators
Again, Germany's interest is imme-
diate and real, for Emperor William
does not wish Russia, his already TOO
nowerful neighbor, to add to its strength
and resources, and Bismarck and his
successors have rather encouraged Aus
tria to seek a legitimate field OF con-
quest beyond German soil. Hence Ger
many fayors Austria's pretensions.
And. finally, Italy is the ally of Ger
many and Austria, as against Russia
and French extension and addition.
Ita,v-witness the Abysinnian cam
paign-is not averse to territorial de-
velopment.
Now, supposing that Turkey and
Greece cannot be restrained, it is evil
dent that the self-interest of the powers
would force them to watch with jealous
care the progress of arms, and that
false move of any kind might produce
continental war of the first magnitude
The herald., 1897-04-13
TEACHERS SALARIES

The women teachers in the public
against the low scale of salaries paid
there, and have made some striking
comparisons of the money paid an edu-
Gated woman for her important duties
compared with what the municipality
pave some of its inferior employees. They
have issued a pamphlet giving the pub
lie some figures az to salaries paid
teachers, which we herewith republish.
The items are interesting, because in
cidentally they show that the amounts
paid teachers in New York are below
what our generous Los Angeles munic-
ipality pays its pedagogues. The
pamphlet says:
There are in the city of New
York 1000 teachers and 256 principals
of schools. OF these, only 800 are
men. They are the most poorly paid en-
poyes of our city government. This in
spite of the fact that they are educa. ed
women, upon whom is imposed the sacred
trust of properly instructing the youth of
our great city.
To sum up, there are in our schools today
13i7 teachers who receive less than the
poorest paid elevator boy in the city SER
vice ($6O0) 211S teachers who receive less
than the street sweepers (s720), 2417 who re-
ceive less than the stablemen of the health
department (S7S0), and not one of the 1000
women teachers receives as much as the
stable foreman of the street grading de-
partment. Not one of the women princ.-
pals receives as much as ID paid to the DO
The herald., 1897-04-13
An English View

The Americans have been greatly ex-
cited over a prize fight between an Eng
lishman named Fitzsimmons, born In
Cornwall. and an American named Cor
bett. The legislature of Nevada, In
order to let these men hit each other'
actually passed a law legalizing prize
fights. The men on Wednesday, Marcn
18th, near Carson, the capital OF the
state, and the fight, which lasted nfty-
four minutes, was witnessed by a crowd
of 5000 spectators, gathered from all
parts of the union, including several wo-
men. A bright day was essential, be-
cause every incident of the contest,every
blow and, indeed, every movement was
recorded by the kaleidoscope, and the
sale of the pictures is expected to produce
an important sum. The betting was In
Corbett's favor, but the fight was
most brutal one. The fury OF Fftzsim-
mons. who had refused to shake hands
with his opponent, told for him instead
of against him, and at last. in the four
teenth round he delivered blow which,
hitting his adversary above the region
of the heart, doubled him up In such
arony that he wae unable to recover in
time. When he did he was temporarily
hind. and rushed around the ring strik-
ing all he met in the vain search for his
enemy. There was not trace OF the
good temper often attributed to boxers,
though the fighting seems to have been
fair. 1t says something for the improve
ment of tone in England that the scene.
which sixty years ago might have hap
pened here, would now excite in the
general public no feeling but one OF
diegust and horror. Nevada is clearly
a century behind in civilization.-Lodon
SpectatOr.
The herald., 1897-04-13

lice sergearts or to the foreman OF hook
and ladder company.
Under these circumstances the teachers
of the metropolis of America do not feei
that they are asking too much when they
netition the legislature to enact a law that
no teacher should be paid less sum tnah
$500 a year, nor shall any teacher after Ten
years experience receive less than ssVv'
and that the salaries of the women princi-
pals shall be increased by the ADDITION OF
$3.50 each year until they have reached the
limit. $500.
They feel that such action will not only
he inst but expedient. for the schools are
at present suffering from the lack OF teach
ers. as the salaries are too low to attract
women competent to fill the vacancies.
The herald., 1897-04-13
PRACTICALLY A FAILURE

It will be a surprise to the people gen.
orally to know that in the opinion OF
Health officer Powers, the heating and
ventilating systems of the new school,
houses are practically failures, and that
the 1923, 900 expended for those purposes
has in many cases been worse than
wasted. Under the charter, the health
officer is required to visit every school
house twice a year. examine into the
general sanitary conditions. and report
the same to the board of health. Dr.
Powers has Just completed this work.
and the result of his investigation Is
embodied in a report submitted 10 the
board last evening. In this report only
the worst cases are given. the doctor
stating that to enumerate all the minor
defects would require too long report
to read. In some cases the systems ac-
tually reverse themselves, and in others
the utter disregard of even the common
est sanitary precautions are so patent
as to be almost criminal. This matter
of the proper heating and ventilation OF
the schoolhouSeS is one III Which eNeiS
citizen is interested. and a most rigid
inquiry should at once be instituted to
ascertain who is to blame in the matter.
This thing of trifiing with the lives OF
hundreds of children is too serious
matter to be passed over lightly. The
people paid enough for this work IN the
first instance. and If it has been slighted
in order to increase the profits of the
contractors, this fact should be known.
The health officer has made good be-
ginning, and the matter should now be
followed up by the board of education
and the city council The situation as
suredly demands searching investiga-
ton.
The herald., 1897-04-13
Never Closes
in the list of New York's four hundred
Chicago Chronicle.
o1aseow's Example to other Cities

Municipal ownership of street rail-
roads is no longer an experiment. 1t
should be a reproach 10 us to reflect
that we are not even ready to profit by
the example Of Glasgow, where this
problem has been successfully sorved.
The last years report Of the Glasgow
tramways shows that they PAID an
equivalent Of per cent on the capital
invested A large part of the citys
share of the dividend, however. given
to the public in the shape OF reduced
farea In Glasgow the workman can
get to and from work for one halfpenny
each way and the average rate OF all
fares is only nine-tenths OF penny, or
less than two cents.-New York World.
The herald., 1897-04-13
Housewives viii Again Be Heard

History will certainly repeat itself in
the matter OF tariff-stimulated prices.
What came to pass in 1890 was the pre-
cursor of the events Of 1897. There was
no more potent factor in enforcing the
sound and wholesome doctrine Of the
tariff reformer seven years ago than the
marking up Of prices announced by
tradesmen in their newspaper advertise
ments. and the unwelcome discovery
which the housewives made when they
went to trade that their dollar would not
go as far as formerly.-Detroit Free
Press.
The herald., 1897-04-13
rreatment Of the Firebug

A homicidal lunatic running at large
is not more dangerous to life and far less
a menace to property than frebug.
With the single exception OF the rail-
way train wrecker there Is no criminal
against whose acts society should more
carefully protect itself than the incen-
diary. Whether the motive be revenge
or profit or the wild impulse OF lunacy,
the act is equally dangerous. Society
cannot afford to permit an incendiary
to live except under such restraint as
will effectually prevent him from graft
flying his dangerous propensity.-Wash-
ington Star.
The herald., 1897-04-13
A Boy with a Future

"Tell me honestly. now." said the
father, what career in life you think
he is fitted for"
The phrenologist who had made care
full examination of the boys head tried
to break it gently to the anxious parent
II think" he said, your son would make
good foorwalker''-and he coughed-
"in a awnshop.'-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-04-13
Wine and Brandy

Receipts of wine and brandy at San
Francisco for the first three months of
the year, compared to the same period
last year, were as follows:
Wine, gals. A. .193.505 2.S27, 1853
Brandy y................ 66,265 56,440
The deliveries this year confirm the
view OF light stocks in the interior held
for some time by those best informed on
these matters.
The herald., 1897-04-13
No Wonder Thew Were White

"Nellie," said Nellie's mistress. who
saw with admiration the strong. hand
some white teeth of the maid from Erin,
"do you use any special preparation to
keep your teeth in such splendid condi-
tion?" "Yes'm," answered Nellie. with
modest pride, II do. always clean them
with sand soap."-New York Timea
The herald., 1897-04-13

The city council yesterday passed the
ordinance for taking the city census I'M
der the state law. The enumerators will
probably get to work tomorrow and they
will expedite their labors as much as
possible. The impression that the popu-
lation is at least 100000 will in all prob
ability be confirmed.
The herald., 1897-04-13

The majority of the New York papers
are saying nice things about the appoint
ment of Theodore Roosevelt as assist
ant secretary of the navy, but the en-
dorsements are tinged with regret that
the most excellent police commissioner
New York has ever had is thus removed.
The herald., 1897-04-13

English public sentiment is strongly
indicated by the action of young Harris,
son of the British admiral in command
off Crete, who has offered his services to
the Greek commander at Arta. What
ever may be the designs Of the British
government. the hope of the people at
large is for Greek success, with or with
out the demolishing Of the Ottoman en-
miro
The herald., 1897-04-13

The scenes along the Mississippi val
ley must be desolate indeed. Many Of
the most picturesque old homes in the
land have been swept away, and on all
sides are there signs of grievous dis
tress and suffering. The mayors Of
Memphis, Vicksburg, Helena and other
cities along the track Of the flood have
appealed for aid, and through them the
most valuable and timely assistance to
the sufferers may be dispensed. This Is
a call for brothers aid that may not be
denied.
The herald., 1897-04-13

The international committee on the
best modes Of preventing the plague
from attacking Europe has Just COM
pleted its session aud will soon render
it, report.
The herald., 1897-04-13

The original free silver man was the
Hon. Daniel Voorhees,. whose body will
be laid to rest this week. He was the
peer of Blaine, Conkling and many
other able men that have gone before.
The herald., 1897-04-13
BEAUTIFUL SANTA BARBARA
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL
Never Closes
government is in the hands Of

national government Is in the hands Of
barbarians. Civilized people regard
knowledge as of Importance and do ev-
erything in their power to promote 1t.
They found institutions OF learning.
They levy taxes to support them. They
enact laws to compel children to go to
school. But the Republicans In con-
gress take different view.-Rocheste
Herald
The herald., 1897-04-13
The Battle Royal

when Greek met Greek, the tug-of-war
often came when he tried to explain to
his wife why he didn't get home earlier.
Puck.
The herald., 1897-04-13

The great floods in Dakota are work.
ing more havoc than an Indian war.
Forty lives have been lost in the vicinity
Of Floyd, Big Sioux, Elkhorn and
Coon.
The herald., 1897-04-13

There was quite little scene over the
Truman street grading matter in the
city council yesterday. Councilman
Nickel said that he had heard that GER
tain parties had been indulging in ad-
verse criticism of the members of the
council and called in a contractor to tell
what he knew. The contractor came,
but would not talk and the whole mat
ter went over for a week. This Truman
street matter is a legacy from the old
council and has been dragging along for
months. The matter should be closed up
at once and if there is anything on either
side that the public should know 1t
should be revealed.
The herald., 1897-04-13

The practice which has prevailed for
some time past of leasing city lands to
souatters and others at nominal rental,
not sufficient to pay for the time and
trouble of making out the necessary pa
pers. received a setback in the city coun-
ell Yesterday when the land committee
reported recommending renewals at a
considerable advance There is still
room for improvement. The practice IL
the past has been in the nature OF put
ting a premium on squatting on city
land instead of buying property, as IN
the first instance no taxes are paid and
the rent is nominal. The land should
either be leased at fair price or Sold SO
as to at least provide some revenue IN
the shape of taxation.
The herald., 1897-04-13

The majority in the board of education
continues to take pleasure in making the
honest work of the minority as misera-
BILE as possible. Last night Director
Davis, who with two of his colleagues,
Messrs Braley and Conrey. has been
conspicuous in the endeavor to redeem
the board from loose and unprecedented
methods of transacting public busi-
ness, was subjected to the most un-
called for insults by a fellow-director'
Mr.. Webb will not manage to gain the
confidence of the public by any such
bombastic attack. nor should the in
vestigation of any matter that demands
a strong light be averted by such in
direction.
The herald., 1897-04-13
wisdom That Comes Too Late

Some people never seem to know which
side their bread is buttered on until
they drop it.-Puck.
The herald., 1897-04-13
The Barbarians In Washington

The proposed duty on books almost
justifies the declaration Of contemp-
orary that the legislative branch Of the
The herald., 1897-04-13

ORPHEUM-The new bill for the first
time tonight.
LOS ANGELES THEATER-"For
Fair Virginia opens on Thursday even
ing.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04
Iha surnr. Plum Tr.,.

Have you ever heard of the sugar-plum
TITS a marvel OF great renown;
II grows on the shores OF Lollypop sea,
In the garden OF Shut-Eye town.
The fruit of the tree is SO wOndrOusly
sweet,
AS those who have tasted 1t say,
That good little children have only to eat
OF the fruit to be happy next day.
When you get to the tree you would have
To gather the fruit which ] sing;
For the tree Is so high that no person can
To the boughs where the sugar-plums
cling.
But up in the tree lives a chocolate cat.
And a gingerbread dog prowls below;
And this is the way you contrive to get at
Those sugar-plums tempting you SO,
You say but the word to the gingerbread
And he banks with such terrible zest
That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,
AS her swelling proportions attest.
And the chocolate cat goes cayortIng
around
From this leafy limb into that,
And the sugar-plums tumble. OF course,
to the ground.
Hurrah for the chocolate cat!
There are marshmallows, gumdrops and
peppermint canes,
With strlplngs OF scarlet n gold,
And you gather as much OF the shower
that rains
Just as much as your apron IA hold.
So come. little child, snuggle closer to mo,
In your dainty white nlghtcap and gown;
In the garden of shut-Eye town.
Eugene Field.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04
POINTED R

The eplcure always catches the early
bird.
Sound money is the kind that jlngles
in a fellows pocket.
A genius Is a man who "A do al
most anything except make a living.
The man who knows the least Is Of
ten In the biggest hurry to tell II.
A man may u into debt, but he sell
dom comes out of 1t faster than a walk,
1t Is easier to get liquor on a Sunday
afternoon than 1t is to get groceries.
Some people put their best foot for
ward so far that the other one never
catches up.
Books are a wonderful help to a man
especially bankbooks and pocket
books.
Theatrical stock companies are not
compelled TO travel In stock cars-all
the time.
When some men being to talk others
wonder why the & limit of the kim
dergarten should be restricted.
The woman with a large mouth has
an advantage over her less favored
sisters. She can talk and be kissed at
the same time.
A man may enjoy his sweetheart up
on his knee during courtshlp, but af-
ter marriage he doesn't like the idea OF
being sat on.
A good cook should be given a wide
range.
Some bald-headed men seem to have
hair on the brain.
1t is a waste of time to advertise for
lost friendship.
An actor always likes to have friends,
yet he never wants n one to take his
part.
The man with a stinf neck car never
see anything amusing in a balloon as
cension.
Age sometimes brings wisdom teeth
according to the price we can afford to
pay the dentist.
LIES journey is so tlresome that a
man is out OF breath when he reaches
the end OF It.
II women were as careful about their
appearance after marriage as they are
before, there would be fewer matrimon-
ial failures Chicago News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04
PASSING

A Good Excuse.-"why weren't YOU
on hand yesterday to cut the grass,
John?"
Every sorry, sir, but I had TO parade
with the unemployed. Life.
The Height OF ora,ory.-Mrs. John
son-Am Parson Jackson ve'y elo-
quent?
Mrs. whitewash Cecstaticaliv)-Am
he eloquent? oh, my! I wish yo could
hab heard his sermon las Sunday bout
BALKAN an de ass; go could almost
imagine yo' heard de ass a'talkin'.-
Harper's Weekly.
A Brilliant Success.-"Was your tour
a SUGGEST" asked the friend.
"was It a %success?" asked Mr.,
knight Stande, the eminent all-around
hlstrion. "Was It q success? We all
got back. didn't we?"-Clncinnati En-
quirer.
The Contrary Sex.-Parson Johnson
So dis little chile am n gal. DO de I'D
der one belong to the contrary sex?
Mrs. Jackson-Yais, pahsan; date a
gal, ~too.-Judge.
A Clever Ruse.-"Yes, I always let
people know that my wife is a Repub-
llcan anu IN VI BtHloCIdt' ~ shNeS Iut
lots Of explanations"
I'm what way?"
"why when people hear ~ raising
merry turmoil they think, OF course, It
is only n party dlspute."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mutual IndIgnation.-He Indignant
ly)-Your father said that I was as
homely as your puppy!
She (also lndignantlV)-Why how can
father say that! My puppy is anything
but homelyl-New York Journal.
Patent EItinguisher.-"Your wife
seems to have a very sanguIne dispose
ton"
"sanguine? Well. sir, she is the kind
OF woman who would expect to put a
fire out by throwing wHtermelons at It."
Detroit Free Press,
Some Doubt About 1t,-He-I sup
pose II your father found me here he
would kick me out Of the door.
She-Oh. I don't know. Papa's punt
ing is wrctched.-Detrolt Journal.