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The herald., 1897-08-23
MAGAZINE POETRY

For sine time past it has been the habit
and custom of irreverent writers on the
daily newspapers to make fun Of what
is commonly known as magazine poe
try'-that is to say verse that has been
published in some one of the magazines
in vogue at the present time. Some have
been SO bold as to declare that maga-
zine poetry is not poetry at all.
On the other ha'd, the magazines
themselves have been prone to indulge
in cutting remarks about newspaper
English" the inference desired being
that what newspaper writers do not
know about good English would fill a
magazine, even including the advertis-
ing pages.
But it is magazine poetry, not news
paper English, that we are considering
just now. In the August Century Mag
azine which is described as a "midsum-
mer holiday number, may be found the
following, which is described as "A
Wish:
Only to be bird
In the primrose dark of the morning;
No future-no past;
Just a present, with wings
For an instant cast
On the green verge of things,
Then to cease without warning!
What are "the primrose dark" and
ffha Of ;vo 10
nothing of present, with wings?"
Wouldn't the poet have arrived at her
destination just the same without them ?
And here's another:
One day upon the white brown-veined
sand
Sped an aerial sprite. Fell news he
bore.
Scarce had he passed when, 10! upon
the shore
Struck in deep menace many a steel
OF the wave-army. Then, 'twixt sea
and land
Rose the stern strife. high raging
more and more,
Till all the land lay sodden, wet and
sore,
And the sea-soldiers' plumes with fury
famed,
Caught in the conflict, Kissed the snakv
PALM
And far. far out among the cleaning
host
OF billows rolled ship that prayed
for calm
And sunny havens. AS weeping ghost
She dripped and shivered till like a
sweet psalm,
The sea sang, and she saw the smiling
coast.
This Is not as bad as the other. but
it is bad enough. Did you ever see a
wave with steel clad hands? There are
none at Santa Monica or Long Beach.
Perhaps the poet intended to be mythical
like the sea serpent If so she has
achieved high degree of success,
But why should the poetry experts
Of the Century Magazine select the hot
and sapping days of August to inflict
such stuff upon it's readers 1t is
enough to spoil several holidays.
The herald., 1897-08-23
From Her Point Of View

"You seem to rather avoid Mr.. Good
man Of late" said her mother.
IT admit It," she replied. "He's not at
all interesting"
whats the matter with him?" per-
sisted her mother. "He impresses me az
being a very deserving young man."
But he's SO good" she returned
petulantly.
"Good?"
eyes. I can't find anything to re-
form."-Chicago Evening Post.
The herald., 1897-08-23
Getting Scared

Democratic papers continue to praise
the work Of "Silver Republicans" The
Herald this morning deems it "a public
duty to give due credit to all who are
advancing the cause Of reform through
practical and sensible methods" Be-
ing interpreted this means that the
Democracy welcomes the votes of any
disgruntled faction, whether it go by
the name of Populist, Silver Republican
or Mugwump.-Pasade Star.
The herald., 1897-08-23
The Battle in Ohio

Those forehanded Republican journals
which have been hustling Mr.. Bryan
into Mexico to learn Spanish and to
beard the silver problem in its lair, so to
speak, will receive with displeasure the
announcement that Mr.. Bryan will
shortly take the stump for the Demo-
cratic ticket in Ohio. If we mistake not,
these same journals will have ocular and
optical demonstrations that the popu-
larity Of Mr.. Bryan has not been shorp
of it's proportions.-Stoc Mail.
The herald., 1897-08-23
Hedging

From the fact that the Southern Pa
ciflc officials are putting the Point Fir
min end Of their line in repair and re-
pairing the hotel that was never occu-
pied. it begins to look as if Mr.. Hunting
ton begins to think that the harbor is
to be built at San Pedro, notwithstand-
ing his opposition.-Long Beach Break
The herald., 1897-08-23
Will Favor Cremation

In generation or two after Father
Prendergast has gone to the home Of
the blessed. the representatives Of the
Catholic church will probably be as
much in favor Of cremation as constitut-
ing the preferable mode of disposing of
dead bodies as many others of US are
now.-Oakland Enquirer.
The herald., 1897-08-23

Ex-Governor Crittenton of Missouri,
interviewed in Denver, said of the VOL
colt bimetallic commission: "a COM
mission Of Christians might as we'll be
sent to the Internal regions to secure
converts as to expect any good to pro-
ceed from the work of the commission"
A pretty strong comparison, that. You
can almost hear the Tapping Of Ed
Wolcott's wings.
The herald., 1897-08-23
MONDAY, AUGUST 2s, 1897.
THAT LITTLE BOOK

Another consignment Of that little
1O-cent book, "Klondyke Nuggets"
reached The Herald last Saturday,
and we are again ready to fill orders.
The supply may not last very long,
and those who wish to secure the
book should apply at The Herald
counting room early.
The herald., 1897-08-23
Terse

The president Of an electric railway
company complained to his superin-
tendent, a Hibernian named Finnegan,
that his daily reports of trouble on the
line were too long-too wordy. "Cut
'em short" said the busy president The
superintendent next report Of car of
the track satisfied all hands It was:
"Offagin.
"Onagin.
"Awayagin.
"FINNEGIN."
The herald., 1897-08-23
The Benefit of q Doubt

He (eagerly)-Has the correspondence
editor Of the Ladies' Home Bazaar an
swered whether it was proper for you
to allow your fiance to hold you in his
lap yet, darling?
She (shyly)-Why, no, Charles-but
he hasn't written yet that it was i'm
proper-Puck
The herald., 1897-08-23
Hard to Discern

Just what decent women are going
alone to the gold fields for is hard to
discern. They cannot possibly stand
the privations and labors Of mining
work, and the prospectors' camp towns
are certainly not desirable places of
residence and offer but little encour-
agement for female labor.-Oakland
Tribune
The herald., 1897-08-23

The fact of the sugar trusts having
advanced the price of sugar 1-16 of a
cent a pound, will make the people pay
an increase of s2,5OO, 900 annually for the
sugar they can consume. 1t makes the
100000 tons of raw sugar that the trust
imported under the old duties worth
81 100000. Who wouldn't be a sugar
trust?
The herald., 1897-08-23
Let It Come

The Los Angeles Herald Is advocating
the establishment of glass factory in
Los Angeles. 1t appears that an eastern
capitalist is looking into the matter and
If proper encouragement is offered the
enterprise may be inaugurated. Let it
come. Anything that will prove advan-
tageous to this section, in the way Of
manufacturing industries, we shall hail
with delight.-Norwalk Call.
The herald., 1897-08-23
sENsATIoNALIsM REBUKBD

The Stockton Mail accuses the yellow
journalism of San Francisco point
blank with exaggerating the recent gold
finds in Trinity county, and asserts that
a great deal Of harm will be done to the
legitimate mining interests of the state
The herald., 1897-08-23
Why She Wouldn't

"Why, thought you were going to
Europe?"
well, my husband did want me to go
with him, and thought at first would
enjoy going, but later found it was out
Of the question"
"Why?"
"He refused absolutely to let me take
my bicycle along. Evening
Post.
The herald., 1897-08-23
Hold It Down

Now that the lowest point in immigra-
tion in decade is reached it is a good
time to radically and thoroughly restrict
it. When times are good the hordes of
poor from the old countries rush in here.
This is an opportune time to hold the
American opportunities for Americans
Pasadena News.
The herald., 1897-08-23

General Alger says that no intimation
has reached him of a report on the har-
Dor defenses Of San Diego. If the gen.
eral will bend his ear to the ground he
will hear very decided report about
San Pedro.
The herald., 1897-08-23
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION.


State Of California, County Of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. M. Holt. superintendent OF circulation
Of the Los Angeles Daily Herald, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l, 1897,
to June 50. 1897 Qnclusive). the total circu-
laticn of the said Daily Herald was l29O, $50
copies, being an average daily circulation
Of seo4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,071,56 being daily aver
age Of $500 copies
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 21s,O5s, being an average foi
each Sunday Of 1O;431.
Superintendent Of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July. 1897.
FRANK ]. COOPER,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Los
Angeles, State of California.
The herald., 1897-08-23
The WAY to Find Out

II the readers of the sensational press
desire to know how unreliable the state
ments made by them are, they should
take the files of real live representa-
tive of new journalism" and look back
over them. Sacramento Record Union
The herald., 1897-08-23

A battle axe is the emblem selected
by Hon. Pat Gleason in his campaign for
mayor of Greater New York. He pro-
poses that his opponents shall get the
emblem where the chicken did.
The herald., 1897-08-23

The lord chief justice of England, hav-
ing had the audacity to remove his wig
and gown while holding court in London,
we may now look to see the Prince of
Wales laying a cornerstone in his shirt
sleeves. Precedent is everything in
England.
The herald., 1897-08-23

New York City has been suffering
from a plague of f1eas. So sorry. 1t is
one Of the touches that makes the whole
world kim"
The herald., 1897-08-23

The political Chilkoot pass of the year
is located in Ohio and Mark Hanna is
preparing to make the trip over it. The
general opinion seems to be that he is
carrying too much Of a load to be sue
cessful
The herald., 1897-08-23
Too Much johnson

Farmers in the San Joaquin valley are
warned in a local paper there against
feeding cattle on johnson grass" by a
farmer who lost thirty-eight OF his herd
as result Of such feeding. Another
case of too much Johnson.-San Jose
Mercury
The herald., 1897-08-23
! DIVORCES GRETNA GREEN

Arizona is taking advantage Of the
cruel California divorce laws and is
Offering balm to Divorces who feel that
they cannot wait year before renewing
their matrimonial ties. The following
Appealing and suggestive advertise
The herald., 1897-08-23
On Its Own Hook

We should not blame Los Angeles for
drawing business. Let us put on a good
porous plaster sort of determination to
do a little drawing ourselves.-Orange
County Herald.
The herald., 1897-08-23
His Variety

"Who is your backer?" asked the first
Thespian.
young Chappie Cashly," answered
the other. but don't say anything
about it,
"Oh, he is an angel unawares, is he?"
New York Evening Journal.
The herald., 1897-08-23

Horseless cabs are now an actuality in
London. They might be here in Los
Angeles if the paved streets were not in
such dangerous and disgraceful condi-
tion
The herald., 1897-08-23

Star Pointer Is now king of the PAGERS
If the game and speedy horse will GO
after the two minute record, there is
good reason to believe that he will get it.
The season is compare lively young yet
The herald., 1897-08-23

The New York Journal has ar edi-
torial on "The Yellow Epidemic" but
not word does it say about yellow
journalism.
The herald., 1897-08-23
A Correction

Clerk-You say you will take this ham
mock, miss?
She-Yes, but want two of them.
Clerk-Very well, madame.-Life.
The herald., 1897-08-23

Richard Croker says that Seth Low is
a very fine man. Does the latter con-
slider that praise from Sir Hubert?"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
The Poultry Yards.

The yards of the United Fanciers
Association Of johnson City are about
completed, and when the finishing
touches are put on it will be one of the
incest places in the county. Mr.. Fox,
who is secretary and manager of the
concern, is giving the matter his full
time, and in ashort while the somewhat
ragged park will be one of the hand
soonest places in johnson City.
1t is not as many seem to believe
public grounds, and Mr. Fox is sorry to
be com PEELED to stop the loafing in them.
The grounds have been open so long
that it is hard for the people to under
stand that they are now private. 1t has
been the custom of people living ON
graveyard hill to pass through the very
door yard in going back and forth to
home. Mr.. Fox says this must stop,
and he is right. He can not afford to
have people tramping over the place
tramping down the grass and destroy
ing the lawn.
If any one wants to see the chickens
Mr.. Fox and Mr.. Austin will be only
too glad to show them. All they ask Of
the public is to come up the board walk
and to the front door. All that is OBJ
jected to is the tramping over the place
like it was the common about town.
| The public must bear this in mind and
treat Mr.. Fox as gentleman, and they
will receive abundant courtesy in re.
turn.
Several coops of chickens we're re-
ceived this week. The most notable
being consignment Of White Faced
Black Spanish. This is the breed M
Jackson, the president Of the associa
ton, selected to breed. Mr.. jackson
not being prepared to take care of then
turned them over to Mr., Fox who vii
breed them also.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
Billy Merely Dead.

The following telegram printed in
q Butte, Colorado paper tell of the end
of Billy Merely who is well known to
our people. He was bar tender for W.
O. Phillips for long time before he
left here three years ago. He married
the divorced wife of John Hughes and
took her with him but later left her
Billy was raised near Butler, in John
son county, His father committed sui
eide by cutting his throat with razor.
Missoula, Mont, Feb. 23.-William
Merely, a gambler, has shot and killed
Blanche Benaud, with whom he had
been living, shot, but only slightly
wounded her friend, Bess McGune,
and after failing to shoot himself, Jump
ed into the river where his frozen body
was found later with his throat cut from
car to ear.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
Miss Callie Melee Dead,

Miss Callie MCGEE, daughter of Rev.
j, W. MCGEE, on Watauga avenue,
died Of consumption Saturday morning
and was buried in Love Grove Gene
terry Sunday afternoon. Miss Callie
was II years old and was bright chris
tian girl, and her death was q sad blow
to her fond parents. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Revs. Cald-
well, Kennedy and Herndon. Rev.
McGee is a member of the M. E. church
and is pastor of the Fall Branch circuit.
He was formerly pastor Of the Carnegie
M. e. church, but has not lived here a
great while. He and his family are
well known to most of our people and
have the profound sympathy of all
The death of Miss McGee reminds
Undertaken Ponder that very few young
people die here. He says that she is
the first white person to die here in four
years between the years of 70 and 90.
Little Mary Lide was 10 years old when
she died and Miss McGee is the next
youngest,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
What Ii all Means.

1t is a great convenience to have in
your town leading store where you
can get just what you want at the very
time you want it, and at prices satisfac,
tory to all. To conduct successful
department store requires good judg.
ment in selecting quantity and variety,
good taste, care and thoughtfulness as
to what best suits the inclination and
purses of different classes of customers.
Perhaps not one man in twenty can be
classed as completely successful
wholesale buyer. Such an accomplish
ment is not wholly an acquired one,
even with years of experience. With
some few people it is a natural gift, AMI
in no one person are these qualifications
more successfully blended than in Mr..
p. NJ Ward, of the firm of Ward &
Friberg, proprietors of the famous
"Bee Hive" store. They always carry
immense stocks of goods but never
sacrifice quality for quantity, and the
firms successful business career is
largely due to the care exercised in
making purchases.
Mr.. Ward is now in eastern markets
purchasing the firms stock of spring
goods, and within few days an unusu-
ally large and attractive stock of goods
will begin to arrive. Mr.. Wards pres
ence in the east is sufficient guarantee
that the various counters in their NAM
moth store will be loaded down with
the most attractive bargains ever dis
played in Johnson City. The firm is
already receiving the first shipments Of
a very attractive line of carpets and
mattings of latest designs and patterns
which will be very pleasing feature Of
their large spring and summer stock.
While absent from home Mr.. WARD
will combine pleasure with business by
attending the inaugural ceremonies a
Washington.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
THEY GOT FOUR.
Revenue Officers Made a Raid in Monroe
County.

Revenue officers Made Raid in Monroe
County.
One of the biggest raids for long
while by the internal revenue officers
was made Tuesday night in Monroe
county, says the Knoxville Tribune.
Chief Raider Chas. NJ. Taylor went to
Tariffville, Monroe county, where he
met Deputy United States Marshal
Steel, A. ?. Steel and J. p. Starrett.
Tariffyille was left behind in the after
noon and just after dark the posse Of
raiders reached a still in the Chilhowie
mountains, and found the following
noted moonshiners, who are continu-
ally violating the law: James Jenkins,
Joseph Pearson, Thos. Kitchen and
Charles Jenkins. The still was forty
gallon one and was in full operation,
which the officers destroyed. Deputy
Marshal Steel was left in charge of the
prisoners and the other officers then
rode as fast as they could to still No. 2,
q distance of a mile. No one was there
and the still, a forty gallon one, was
destroyed. A rapid ride of two miles
brought the officers to still No 3, and
as no one was there it was destroyed,
Then another ride of one mile north was
made and still No. was found with the
fire just out and that was destroyed. 1t
was then daylight and the prisoners
were taken before Commissioner Har-
rison and held for the September term
of the United States court.
OF the men arrested Chas. Jenkins
was the most desperate He was charged
with killing his brother, William;a year
ago, because the latter had animated
that the gang of moonshiners raided
Tuesday night would be exposed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
Duncan Reported Killed.

A few weeks ago Z. Dudley Duncan
left here ostensibly to go to Southern
California but some of his companions
suspected that he had gone to Cuba.
Nothing has been heard of him until
yesterday when Postmaster Lyle re-
ceived telegram from his brother, C.I.
Duncan, 1913 Tremant street, Boston,
asking if there was any information
here to verify the death Of his brother
in Cuba.
Nothing here so far has been heard
of it except what appeared in all the
papers on the morning of the 3rd. It is
as follows
Nashville, March 2.-E. Dudley Dun
can, who represented Washington
county in the last general assembly and
who went some time ago to Cuba to
fight in the cause of the insurgents,
was killed in the first battle in which
he participated.
This was sent out by the associated
press and is what his brother saw.
1t is to be hoped that this is not true
but his friends here fear that it is.
Postmaster G. w. Willett at Jones
boro it is said heard from Ed a few
days ago, but would not tell where he
was because Duncan requested him
not to. Since he is reported dead,
however, he may state where Ed wa
when he heard from him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
A Rich Harvest.

It costs no more to SOW good seeds
than it does to SOW old and worthless
stock. How foolish is the person who
fails to get the best to start with. No
doubt you have often thought of this,
when your garden has not done very
well.
Will you Jog along in the same old
way this year, or use a little fore
thought and send to James Wick S Sons,
Rochester, N. Y. for their Catalogue
which contains list of all that's new
and good?
Their seeds are always reliable sure
to grow and never disappoint. Send
10 cents for Cataloge and deduct this
amount from first order, Really costs
nothing.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
Fire at Allentown.

The well known Jones Smith place
near Allentown was destroyed by fire
last Saturday afternoon. The fire
caught in the roof from an old chimney
and could not be extinguished. The
house was entirely consumed, but d.
Mckinney who occupied it got all his
effects out of reach of the flames
1t was the property of Ez. Gouge
and seemed to be doomed. Last July
Avery league was sent to the peni-
tertiary for 81 years for attempting to
burn this house. He succeeded in burn
ing the barn but the house was put out
before much damage could be done.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04
Serious Accident.

A rather serious accident occurred
last Thursday on tbs O. r.. & G. Rail
way near the stave factory. Some men
engaged in painting the stack of the
factory had support rope stretched
across the track and the section hands
returning at dark did not see it and
were knocked off the ear. Henry Blev-
ms had his skull fractured and another
man by the name Nave was injured
about the hips. Neither are as yet
able to be out.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-04

Nelson Gray, one of Bristol's first
class colored BARRIERS, has moved to
Johnson City and opened up tonsori-
al parlor in the old Nat Brewer stand
near the Piedmont hotel.
1t being impossible, with few excep-
tons, to collect accounts due them,
Mcfarland & Bolton will drop the
credit system ON and after the 18th of
this month.
Jesse Groner, sheriff of Knox coun-
ty passed through Tuesday on his way
to see Mckinley take his seat. The
sheriff is the man that presented Nc
Kinley with stump during the cam
paign.
A few Of our peoplemanaged to getto
the Inauguration. They consisted of
Hon. j, T. Browning, Editor j. e.
Brading, John w. Hunter and p, M.
Ward. The last two went east to bay
goods and ayailed themselves of the
opportunity to see the big show.
Nat Brewer has moved his barber
shop into the old building near the
Christian Church. His boss tonsorial
artist, Chalie Longley can be found at
the shop ready to accommodate the
patrons what time he is not looking af-
ter Sunday School and church work.
The ladies' of the M. e. church gave
q dinner and supper Thursday in the
building opposite the church. The
church was a small sufferer in the fail
ure of the Watauga bank and this was a
stemulous to the ladies to recuperate
from the loss. A nice time was had and
$50 taken in.
The Christian church has at last
called a pastor. His name is G.. G.
Stocker, and he halls from Kentucky.
He is young man and unmarried. He
arrived last Friday and preached his
first sermons Sunday and Sunday night.
The congregation is we'll pleased with
him.
Morley Willard, we are glad to an
nounce, is able to be out. He was
down town Monday and Tuesday, but
still has to use a crutch and staff. He
ran a narrow escape of being mashed to
death between the cars. 1t will be
some time yet before he is able to re-
sumo his duties as yard master on the
Narrow Gauge yards.
While they would be glad to further
indulge their customers and friends
and accommodate everyone who asksfor
credit, McF arland & Bolton find it such
a difficult matter to collect accounts
that they have decided that on and
after March 10Th they will sell no more
goods on credit. This rule will be
strictly adhered to.
A. L. Brown, the hustling repre-
sentative of the Knoxville Tribune, was
in this city Tuesday looking after the
circulation Of that paper. Mr.. Brown
has a snap, as there is no trouble to get
people to take The Tribune 1t is one
of the best newspapers in the country,
and is popular with both parties. It's
heroic fight for the silver ticket last fall
won the admiration of the democrats
| and the respect Of the republicans. The
Tribune is in the forefront as a news
printer, and is one of the best edited
papers in the south.