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The herald., 1897-10-04

The Italian bandits of few years age
used to cut off the ears of their victims
and send them to the friends of the lat
ter as slight intimation that they must
hurry up the ransom demanded Down
in Oklahoma the train robbers shoot of
the ears Of the passengers in order to
make them hold up their hands The
American method is the better one. Ii
is not 50 LINGERING
The herald., 1897-10-04

Senator Mason may yet be doomed
to be president. He visited Lombard
university at Galesburg recently, and
the students greeted him with the fol-
lowing couplet:
Mason, Manson, he's the boy.
Favorite son of Illinois!
Favorite son, indeed! Why it was only
last year that Senator Cullom, who looks
like Abraham Lincoln, was declared to
be the best favorite son that Illinois
had since "old Abe" himself was in the
flesh. Shall the spasmodic and fitting
yells of college fledgelings hurl back tc
oblivion the cherished name of Shelby
NJ? No; 213 times, no!
The herald., 1897-10-04
A Rich Heritage

One who has lived long time in Cali
fornia comes to love it better than the
land of his birth. This can hardly be
said Of any other known region of the
earth. Californians are everywhere rec
ognized by this love of the land of their
adoption.-Santa Rosa Democrat.
The herald., 1897-10-04
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Why of Greater ValueP

The celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the founding of the Mis-
sion San Miguel should serve to renew
interest in the subject of preserving
The old missions. The people of Southern
California have a local organization to
look after the missions in that section,
and the residents of Central California
should evince even a greater practical
interest in the preservation of the mis-
sions here, as historically they are of
greater value than those OF the south
ern country.--San jose Mercury.
The herald., 1897-10-04

same thing? Nearly all the roads of the
country are now in less than twenty
systems. and they seem to be managed
quite as easily as single lines; in fact,
more easily, for simplification in many
ways is a result of consolida ton. Thu
postal system is more ubiquitous and
complex than railroads, but the govern
ment experiences no serious difficulty
in managing it. Objection to govern
ment ownership Of railroads cannot
rest on the ground of inability to man
age them WELL
The herald., 1897-10-04

That particular fool-killer who makes
speciality of selfish idiots has a press
ing engagement in Canada. Two men
who had taken four young ladies out
rowing near Hamilton, rocked the boat.
1t tipped over and the two young men
saved their own worthless lives, while
all four of the girls were drowned. II
is not amazing that the men, on account
of the public feeling against them, Were
forced to leave town.
The herald., 1897-10-04
unan;mitv That Looks Suspicious

The very unanimity of the Hawaiian
senate and the great speed it displaye I'd
in ratifying the annexation treaty with
the United. States must convince any
one that the present government OF
Hawaii is an oligarchy that cannot claim
to represent the whole people. small
ruling class is trading off the country to
another, in defiance to any contrary
local sentiment, and, of course, this class
expect some time, at least, to show full
value received for what they are now
giving away.-Springfield, Mass, Re
publican.
The herald., 1897-10-04
You Wrong Us

When the news of the disastrous rush
at the University of California went
forth to the world, the Los Angeles pa
pers had some disdainful remarks to
make concerning the state of civilization
supposed to exist north of Tehachapi
Now there has been rush at the Uni
versity of Southern California, and a
freshman has had his nose broken but
we have no idea that the Los Angeles
journalists will hold that this indicates
4 general intellectual or moral decline
IN that portion of the country.-Oak-
land Enquirer.
The herald., 1897-10-04
WHY NOTp

If reports are correct J. Pierpont Nor
gan is endeavoring to get control of all
the railroads in the country and to be-
come captain-gen in their manage
ment If he or any other man can sue
cessfully manage all the roads in the
nation why cannot Uncle Sam do the
The herald., 1897-10-04
who is going to get that bottle Of

Who is going to get that bottle Of
Klondike nuggets worth $9Op It may
be you if you register your guess. If
YOU are a subscriber it will cost you
nothing. Only pay a month in ad-
vance. One guess for each month paid
for in advance. One guess will get the
gold-if the guess Is good one.
The herald., 1897-10-04

The death of General Neal Dow Will
be generally regretted, even by those
who differed radically from him on thu
prohibition question. The world loves 2
good fighter, and Neal Dow never knew
when he was whipped. His own long
and useful life was in itself a powerful
argument for temperance.
The herald., 1897-10-04
An Everything Principle

The man who believes that the free
and unlimited coinage of silver in the
United States is a hopeless cause doesn't
know an everything principle when he
meets it, There can be no real prosper
ity in this country until that political
equity prevails.-Fresno EXpositor
The herald., 1897-10-04

When Mr.. Mckinley was in Canton
he received thousands of his fellow
citizens every day. When Mr.. Mcl<in-
ley is in Washington little squad of
Missourians gives him nervous pros
tration.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1t makes a heap of difference whether
the people are fellow citizens or office
seekers.
The herald., 1897-10-04

This seasons output of yellow fever
in the south seems to be peculiar in that
While the contagion spreads very rapidly
and easily, the proportion of deaths tc
small. There is choice of evils and the
southern people seem to have chosen the
laast
The herald., 1897-10-04

The news from the Klondike is monot-
onously foreboding. The steamer Port
a defense against pirates, brought back
neither passengers nor treasure. All re-
ports confirm the gloomy prospect in the
district next winter.
The herald., 1897-10-04
Time to INQUIRE Again

It is high time to inquire again where
are we at?" when our justices courts
are presided over by heartless asses who
cannot distinguish between a thought
less act and a crime.--East Los Ange-
les News.
The herald., 1897-10-04

To Sagasta PREMIER Were it not that
[ have troubles of my own, I would be
glad TO help you form cabinet. Cant
Jou postpone the business until after the
November elections?
The herald., 1897-10-04

1t is probable that Prince Esterhazy
IS a better judge of horsefesh than he
is of women, although his experience
with the latter is said to have been both
extensive and varied.
The herald., 1897-10-04
Their Greatest Enemy

Whisky used to be considered the bane
of county officials, but supervisors now
look upon water as their greatest enc
my-ViSalia Times.
The herald., 1897-10-04

The Republicans have so much to sa!
about the large imports that they hav,
10 time to talk about the monthly def
eiency in the revenue of the govern
mert
The herald., 1897-10-04
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,
tc June 3O 1897 Qnclusive), the total circu-
lation of the said Daily Herald was 1896, GS5
copies, being an average daily circulation
Of s6O4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,O7l,567, being daily aver
age Of $500 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 21s,O59 being an average foi
each Sunday OF lO;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., 1897-10-04

The st. Louis woman who sold her
husband for $4,000 got good price con-
sidering that he wanted to go with the
other woman.
The herald., 1897-10-04

With eggs at 80 cents dozen, 1t woul5
seem that the hens have mistaken pros
perity for Lent.
The herald., 1897-10-04

And now the Canadians are orgauiz-
ing filibustering expeditions in behalf of
Cuba.
The herald., 1897-10-04

The way of the tape game transgressor
S likely to be hard in spite of the tenn
)erng wind of Justice Morrison's de-
cision,
The herald., 1897-10-04

Vanity Fair says: "It looks as if we
must do something to suppress the Yam
kee." Vanity Fair is we'll named.
The herald., 1897-10-04

CERT trial exhibits to make several new
women
The herald., 1897-10-04
This Is Treason!

We are right. supreme court or no
supreme court to the contrary.-StocK-
ton Mail.
The herald., 1897-10-04

The Woodford ultimatum was not ul-
innate after all.
The herald., 1897-10-04
Like Little
Grains of Sand
Those Little Things
Clothing !
Corner :

Count. In the process of making the
Boy Schoolabie,' it's necessary to
count on extra Knee Pants and Shirt
waists. We buy Knee Pants by the
carload-hence the variety and quality
at soc, 7Sc and $500 are beyond COM
petition. see our new
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
The CoIors of Animals.

1t seems to be the result of Iong-con-
tinued natural selection that the coIors
of animals at night seem to blend with
their surroundings, and thus afford
protection. Dark brown, gray and
black animals appear so much like shad-
cws as to be nearly invisible. Patches
of white often appear like moonlight
effects While the brilliant coIoring of
butterflies serves to render them con-
spicuous in the daytime, when perched
upon golden-rod or other bright flowers
a. night they are nearly invisible. The
stripes on the tiger and zebra help
to conceal them among the stalks and
reeds; and fishes which rest at night
among eel grass have longitudinal dark
stripes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

formed into an oblong globe, just the
size and shape of the human eye
Next it passes into the coloring room
4 piece of colored enamel is placed on
the summit of the globe, and this is
gently heated in small flame and con-
tinnously rotated. Gradually this takes
the form of the iris, and then spot of
darker enamel is added to represent
the pupil. Then this is covered by a
thick layer of crystal to form the cor
nea.
At this stage the eye is detached from
the blowpipe and cooled and then sent
to the cutting room, and from It
energies shaped into a small hollow
oval with irregular edges
The edges are fired and the eye is
allowed to cool slowly, this being the
annea1ing or tempering process, which
toughens the enamel and renders it less
liable to break. The final work is the
polishing, and then it is ready for the
owner.
The coloring work is the most deli
cate of all, as sometimes eight or nine
colors are worked in to give the correct
shade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

cemeteries and the battlefield. / could
see the cemetery on the opposite decliv-
ity, its flag floating proudly as it rose
each day at sound of the sunrise gun. L
loved to see the care expended upon the
rows of graves marked with snowy
Eeadstones, and knew by Il sort of in
tuition where, in one corner, lay near
together the schoolmates who had died
that night by my side. On Memorial
days there were ceremonies worth see
ing, soldiers marched. sweet-faced and
sweet-voiced children sang. eloquence
recalled the war and its lessons. and
each grave became an emerald altar on
which soft-eyed blossoms breathed
fragrant incense, their scented prayers
rising toward heaven.
'-On one Memorial day, 20 years after
the war. there strolled into the ravine
late in the afternoon a young man and
woman. I knew them for lovers before
I clearly saw their faces. for she leaned
toward him as they walked with the
unconscious naturalness and grace of a
vine reclining toward its supporting
tree. On they came through the laur-
els and seated themselves. with their
backs against me, much as did those
soldiers of 20 years agone. She was a
fair-faced blonde. graceful as fawn,
dimples in her peachy checks. loyalty
in her true blue eyes. He was dark,
s:alwart. manly, with the form of an
athlete and the eyes of a born protector
of truth and innocence. Even before
they spoke / knew them. through in
tuition. to be the son and daughter of
the men who had died where they now
sat absorbed in loves young dream As
they sat there, her head on his shoulder
and his arm where it should be, around
her taper waist, punctuated with kisses.
1 heard their story and more shan ]
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
saIs Water for Bosler..

Experiments show that the straight
tube express boiler may be in case of
emergency gun with salt water. The
Yarrow boiler has tubes ~ inches in
diameter as compared to the AZ or )
inch tubes of the boilers used in the
English royal navy for battle ships and
large cruisers 1t has been feared that
the tubes of the small boilers would be
quickly stopped in case salt water should
gain access TO them Recently vessel
with Yarrow boiler was steamed of
the mouth of the Thames five consecn-
tive days for eight to ten hours a day.
Sea water only was used for feeding the
boiler. 1t was found that the vessel
could easily be run at three-quarters
speed without any difficulty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
In Tents of Green.

In tents of green our heroes sleep,
Their SAUNDERS undisturbed and deep;
The flag triumphant waves
Where comrades pass with solemn tread,
Sweet bloom of May again to spread
Above our honored braves.
All silent there, in calm repose,
They reck not friends, they fear not foes
Their grounded arms are mute:
No drums rebuilding beat they hear,
No stern command, no victor's cheer,
Or sentry'S quick salute
In faded blue or faded gray
The truce of God is theirs to-day,
So let them calmly rest:
Who won the field with sure renown,
A starry flag. floral crown,
Above each hero'S breast
Ruth Raymond, in N I. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

. the parents of both, written in
blood, bidding their loved ones
good-by and detailing the manner
OF their death. L had guarded their
secret well. Why should 1 not now
yield it gladly to those to whom it
rightfully belonged?
Long they talked of their wonder
full find, of the goodness of God. of the
parents they both loved, and their SEN
timents were union sentiments of the
strongest kind, emphasized and
strengthened by the memory of the
great conflict in which their fathers
together died. Ere they walked away in
the twilight they had planned to buy
NE, and transfer me to their native
town. not far away, and the fair maid
actually Rugged and kissed me as she
babe me a temporary farewell. There
We're pearly drops of moisture on me
and the roses which covered my rough
ness, as she turned away, that were not
distilled from dew OF sprinkled by the
long familiar rains. In old-fashioned
times Cupid accomplished his best sur
PTises with bow and arrow, but now. If
you please, he can use cannon. old.
rusty, rheumatic and broken, just as
well. I may be an old bore. but can
do as useful things as many people who
look more gracious and less grim Never
judge an old veterans heart by his
rusty exterior and time-worn marks
of wind, weather or war. Rough oys-
ter shells hide more pearls than the
smoothest shells glistening on tropic
beaches do.
We'll, they secured a permit from
Uncle Sam to remove me, and here
am. the observed Of all observers, a
properly certified relic of the war. /
like it. too. though I sometimes sigh
. nsoodily for the sheltered ravine and its
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS.
Denver Physician Suggests N New
Treatment for Tuberculosis.

Denver Physician Suggests New
Treatment for Tuberculosis.
DR.. a. Mansfield Holmes, of Denver,
delivered very interesting address at
the pan-American medical congress. in
which he spoke of the possibilities of
diagnosing tuberculosis in stage early
enough to permit q cure being effected
In the so-called active stage of tuber-
cuIosis there are disintegrating and
wasting of tissues.
IF we trace tuberculosis backward
from the stage Of visible disintegration,
we shall sooner or later reach 4 period
in its development in which the evil
dence of disintegratior disappears from
the patient. In the active stage Of the
disease we were studying the patient.
Now we are studying his Ieucocytes Tor
white corpuscies)." DIR. Mansfield pre-
pares the blood films, fixes, stains,
mounts and studies them. The finger
of the patient is cleaned antisepticaliy
and pTicked with a sterilized needle.
The drop of blood should be used i'm
mediately, 4 drop for each film Cell It's
sues, as well as almost all other animal
tissues, possess great affinity for stains.
BY long study. the shade that stain
ing solution communicates to cell it's
sues in normal state may be fixed IN
ones mind Then abnormal conditions
may be easily recognized by varia-
ton in the staining reaction of these
tissues. The doctors careful study of
100 tuberculous cases in all stages OF
the disease shows that the law that
causes disintegration in a tuberculous
patient brings about the same process
at an earlier date in tuberculous leu
cUcytes- lie believes it possible to ssti-
mate the degre of tGberculous condi-
ton, and also of recuperative power;
that a diagnosis based upon the funca-
mental principles of biology" may bS
made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY.
4 Step Towards the Logical Solution
of Its Mysteries.


Some apparently unexplainable mys-
teries of photography seem to depend
upon a previous exposure of a plate,
without the owners knowledge. An
exposure was made of the interior of a
house. The plate developed more quick
ly than was expected, and the image
was quite different from the room in
tended to be photographed. The plate
was from fresh box An exposure was
made with a river in the foreground
The finished picture revealed the figure
of a woman, apparently upright in the
water. To complete the mystery. the
body of a woman was found in the river
a few weeks afterward. in the exact
spot of which the photograph was
taken. Papers awhile ago were telling
of an exposure upon a haunted" house.
The negative showed a picture at win
dow, said to be that of u man murdered
there. A photograph of a garden
showed a dog, a child's dress, and n
hat, which had not been there at the
time the plate was exposed. Upon tr;c-
ing the history of this glass it was found
that it had been used for other films
1t had been washed, immersed in nitric
acid, and every means used TO insure
chemical cleanliness, yet energy enough
remained latent to form developab BILE
image upon the new film. This is a
step toward the solution of the mystery
of ghost photographed Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

duties, leaving the cooking TO go on
without watching and depending on
Ter memory to return to IT after
definite time. That this may not es-
cape her mind an inventor has con-
ceived the idea of applying the alarm
clock principle An escapement, actu-i
ated by spring is inclosed in a metal
case with a dial and mechanism for.
sounding an alarm at predetermined
time The apparatus forms part Of
the utensil, and when set for a given
time BY means OF a pointer hand. on the
eiapse of that interval gong il
sounded
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

had learned before of the men whose
children they were. Birds Chartered
about them, gaudy butterflies futtered
in their faces, vines festooned like we'd
ding decorations IN dim church aisles
waved lazily in the caressing breezes
above, and they leaned against me as
conf1dingly as if 1 belonged in loves
bowers instead of in the brunt of bat
ties. / was their friend. The brave
are ever tender hearted. Iron cannon
thrill to magnetic currents with greater
readiness than many softer things.
Nor did l look grim and forbiddirg.
Roses of the woods had crept over me
and wreathed me with bloom. LaureIs
leaned lovingly over me, and vines
trailed in slender grace and beauty over
my rusted form. I was a picture of
peace, where
winds blew sweet kisses from the scent
ed south,
Flowers waved love-signalS from the can
mons mouth.
''They talked of their parents, of their
own forthcoming marriage, of affairs at
home, of some property trouble where
in missing papers played an important
part, which meant heavy loss to them,
and of the thousand and one nothings,
all something's to young lovers, which
interest those whose hearts have been
touched by Cupid with the true gift OF
seeing. million things deemed i'm
portant by time-hardened worldlings,
are less so than the gossamer flaments
and trifies which love turns to threads
and ingots of gold. They bring eX-
quisite happiness to young hearts, and
| happiness is not a trif1e.
Suddenly Inez, that was her name,
uttered little exclamation and point
ed TO my muzzle. There, framed in
roses. sat n small red squirrel intently
regarding the invaders. Her quick mo-
ton startled him, and with a brisk
chirp he whisked out of sight, taking
refuge in the department of the in
terror. The young girl poked into the
aperture with a birch wand she had
| cut further in the wood, and there was
great commotion within. A whole
family of squirrels, some of them jul
reniles, dashed out heller SHELTER.
| frightening the pretty damsel into Il
leap and scream, followed promptly
by pleased laughter from the young
people.
her lover pOkeu IdrtneT Win the
rod. and little by little drew out nest
1t was made mostly of leaves, but here
and there were blades of grass, floss OF
the milkweed, scraps of paper, and
among the latter one of considerable
size which the young folks eagerly
opened and read. Strange and mystic
rious are the ways of Providence! 1t
was the missing memoranda needed to
establish the girls title to extensive
plantations, and brief messages from
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
Music and the Hair

It is said that musicians who PLAY
entirely upon the piano preserve, II
they do not acquire, luxuriant growth
of hair. On the other hand, wind instru-
ments, especially the cornet and the
trombone, are fatal to hirsute adorn-
ment. The violonceIlo and the harp are
favorable to the preservation of the
hair, but the flute cannot be depended
on after the fiftieth year. Paderewski
is cited as an example of what the yibra-
tons of a piano will do in this direction
1t has been admitted for long time
that music possesses a certain thera-
peutic worth