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The Man Fish.

Matthew Buchinger, mentioned in old English wonder books as the ''man fish, " was the most remarkable mon- strosity of his time. He had neither hands, arms, feet nor legs. From his shoulders grew two finlike excrescences, and along his back there were several rows of scales. He had the lidless eyes characteristic of the fish species and a queer puckered mouth and no ears.
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Just Do 1t.

Evadne, after failing many times to reach a desired goal, arrives at this conclusion: ''Just do thing and don t talk about it This is the great secret of success in all enterprises Talk means discussion, discussion means irritation, irritation means opposi ition, nd opposi- tion means hindrance always, whether you are right or wrong -" Heavenly Twins 1"
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Hamarton,s Marriage.

Philip Gilbert Hamerton heartily dis approved marriage made in the French manner. And yet one morning." he says in his autobiography, 'when l was writing on my desk Ga tall oak desk that used to stand up to) the idea sud- denly came, as if nobody had uttered these words in my ear: Why should you remain lonely all your days? Eu- genie Gindriez would be an affeotionate and faithful wife to you. She is not rich, but you would work and fight your way.
 ''I pushed aside the sheet of manu- script and took sheet of notepaper in- stead. then wrote in French letter to lady in Paris who knew the Gin driez family and asked her if Mile. Eugenie was engaged to be married. The answer came that she was we'll and that there had been no engagement Soon afterward l was ill Paris.
 "I called on Nj. Gindriez, but his daughter was not at home. I asked per mission to call in the evening, and she was out again. This was repeated two or three times, and my wife told me afterward that these absences were not accidental. At last we met, and there was nothing in her manner but cer- tain gravity, as if serious resolutions were impending. Her sister showed no such reserve, but greeted me gayly and frankly. After few days was accept ed on the condition of an annual visit to France.
 From worldly point of view this engagement was what is called in French une folie, on my part, and hard ly less so on the part of the young lady We had, however, kind of inward as surance that in spite of the difference of nationality and other differences we were, in truth, nearer to each other than most people who contract matrimonial engagements. The electric affinities act in spite of all appearances and of many roo1itioo S1
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A Great Surprise is in Store

for those who go to-day and get package ot GRAIN-O. It takes the place of coffee at about A the cost, and can be given to the children as well as the adult with great benef1t. It is made of pure grains and looks and tastes like the finest grades of Java coffee. A cup of Gratn-O is bet. ter for the system than a tonic. What coffee breaks down Gratn-0 builds up. Ask youl grocer for Grain-O. 15c. and 25c.
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J. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex, says that when he has spell of indiges- tion, and feels bad and sluggish, he takes two of DeWitt's Little Early Risers at night, and he is all right next morning. Many thousands of others do the same thing. Do you?-W. H. Heald.
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Do Metals Become Tired9

Various instances are on record where metals, while not showing any appre- ciable wear, have literally fallen to pieces, and that without any assigned cause. On one occasion a steel rail, after 22 years continuous service on the Great Northern railway, in Eng land, actually disintegrated under the wheels of passing train. So complete was the breaking up that scientists thought it worthy of investigation, dur ing which it was determined that the metal had become exhausted and had broken down, just as an overstrained animal might be expected to do This has led to further inquiry, and scien- lists are satisfied that metals do become tired out Fine cracks often appear ill steel rails, and it has been supposed that they are caused by the continuous con cussion of railway wheels This, hCw ever, seems to be Contradicttd by the examination of newly made rails, in which similar fine lines occur The idea that metals become weary, while not altogether a new one, is to an ex tent plausible one and under the care tul scrutiny of scientific societies will probably be satisfactorily explained and settled. New York Ledger
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HOW TO FIND QUIT.

Fill bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty four hours sediment o1 settling indicates an un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate, or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order
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The oldest lock in existence is the on.

The oldest JOCK ln eXlstenC9 IS the one which formerly secured one of the doors of Nineveh. It is a gigantic affair, and the key to it is nearly 3 E feet in length and of the thickness of a four inch drain
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WARNING-Persons who suffer from coughs and colds should heed the warn ings of danger and save themselves suf- ferings and fatal results by using One Minute Cough Cure.-W. D. Heald.
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and prostration of the human system, in our intense American life."
 ''I do not hesitate to say it seems to supply a real want which no other known remedy can fill. It seems to be real boon, bringing rest and refreshment to the outworn, human frame in the tumultuous and trying times in which we live" BYRON SUNDERLAND
 How can you hesitate for moment, after reading the convincing words of this illustrious minister of the Gospel, to at once use this grand est of medicines, Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy! It is the mightiest remedy in the world to cure. Every druggist keeps it.
 Consultation, examination and advice may be had free with the discoverer of Nervura, Dr. Greene, B West 14th St., New York City. Use his great discovery, and call upon or write to Dr, Greene.
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There is no need of little children be- ing tortured by scald head, eczema and skin eruptions. Dewitts Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief and cures per manently.-W. D. Heald.
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Add teaspoonful of sugar to every pint of milk when the milk is to be thick ened with cornmeal,
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You can't afford to rish your life by al- lowing cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a cer- tain cure are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure.-W. D. Heald.
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Disfigurementf for life by burns or scalds may be avoided by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the greatest remedy for piles and for all kinds of sores and skin troubles.-W. D. Heald.
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You can't cure consumption, but you can avoid 1t and cure every other form of throat or lung trouble by the use of One Minute Cough Cure.-W. D. Heald.
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Small pill, safe pill, best pill, DeWitt's Little Early Risers cure billousness, con- stipation, sick headache- D. Heald.
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The greatest cape in the world is Cape Horn, precipitous mountain over 5000 feet high.
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Keep a brick on the back of the stove, ane set the food on it that is to be kept warm.
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The relative size of the earth as com pared with the sun is, approximately, that of a grain of sand to an orange.
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the restless infant, all can secure again the health and strength that has been lost.
 The distinguished clergyman tells how people within his knowledge have been restored to health by the wonderful medicine, Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and he bids all who are in any way out of health, all who need medicine to use immediately this grand health restorer, Dr. Greene's Nervura. He tells you that it will cure you as it has cured so many others, for he has personal knowledge of pr. Greene's Nervura and its marvellous power to cure disease, to banish pain, to make the sick well.
 The great preacher says:
 "I have learned with satisfaction from many sources the benefcence of Dr. Greenes Nervura blood and nerve remedy and its great utility to the many sufferers from the over-eXhaustion
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Oatmeal is much improved if sugar is put in while it is cooking, instead of be- ing put on 1t at the table,
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There are in India 100000 widows age between 10 and 14years, and 80 900 less than years old.
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From Sire to on

As family medicine, Bacon's Celery King for the Nerves passes from sire to son as legacy. If you Kidney, Liver or Blood disorder, Constipation, Headache, Rheumatism, this specific will cure you E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; w. p. Full Ter, Somers; Odell x Jones' Staffo1dville, are sole agents, and are distributing sam- ples free. Large packages soc and 25c.
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As far as calculations can decide, the temperature of comets Is beliexed to be 2000 times fiercer than that of red hot iron.
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No preacher in the world is so widely known as Dr. Talmage and no other place of worship is so thronged as the Talmage Church in Wash ington, D. c.
 The great divine's discourses on the main tenance of health are the sure guide for the people, and now his distinguished associate preacher and co-worker, the eminent Byron Sunderland, D. D., of the Talmage Church, follows out the same grand line of good to the people by pointing out to them how health can be regained and restored when lost, how the physically weak and prostrated, the nerve weakened and brain weary, may recover strength how the tired out, over-worked and Over-strained systems can be rebut how the sufferer from weak nerves, poor blood, head ache, rheumatism, neuralgia, ,-the exhausted man, the prostrated woman, the nervous child,
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DR. KING's NEW DISCOVERY FOR CoN- sUNdPTIoN.-This is the best medicine in the wc rid for all forms of Coughs and Colds and for Consumption. Every bot tie is guaranteed. It will cure and not disappoint. It has no equal for Whoop- ing Cough, Asthma, Hay Fever. Pneumo- nia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Cold in the Head, and for consumption. It is safe for all ages, pleas mt to take, and above all, sure cure. It is always we'll to take Dr. Kings New Life Pills in connection with Dr. Kings New Discovery, as they regulate and tone the stomach and bow els. We guarantee perfect satisfaction or return money. Trial bottles free at E. K. Taft's drug store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.
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Niagara Ran a SawmilI.

The first use of Niagara's power was made in l725, primitive sawmill be- ing operated. Nothing more was done in this line until l842, when Augustus Porter conceived the plan of hydraulic canals, and in 1861 one was completed. The Cataract Construction company, from whose plant power has just been delivered i'll Buffalo, was incorporated i'll 1889
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Co-Worker Enthusiastic in Recommending Those AreW Weak, Way Out of Health Medicines Surest of Cures, Dr Nervura Nerve Remedy.
The herald., 1897-11-21
ONE WAY TO INVESTIGATE

Another chapter in the history of the
hoard of education scandal was written
Yesterday. 1t does not inspire the
greatest confidence that absolute JUS
tice will be done.
There is, in the first place, reason to
doubt the legality and competency of an
investigation not held before the whole
board. That point will eventually have
to be determined.
The action that permitted a member of
the board. against whom -scandalous
charges are made, to take part in tbs
meeting called to arrange the prelim-
inaries for, among other things, investi-
cation of himself, is to be severely criti
cised; nor was the course of the mem
Der in question at yesterdays meeting
calculated to excuse the action.
Mr.. Axtell is not to be suspended. Tn
der some circumstances this would haze
been a proper proceeding; but the
charges contained in the affidavits laid
before the board We're of so positive a
character Ildl refusal 10 SuSptll, INT
superintendent of buildings cannot be
regarded as an suspicious beginning.
Mr.. Adams, the member of the board
against whom charges of corruption are
made, presented a lengthy defense OF
himself. 1t was not an affidavit. Nh
Adams charges that the scandal is q
piece of spite work on the part of the
members of the board who made the
charges, and asserts his innocence.
Daily meetings will be held by the
committee of the board appointed to in
vestigate the charges. These will be
public and will doubtless attract larga
attendance. On every hand is heard the
demand for a thorough investigation OF
the scandal. 1t does not now appear
that the desired end win be reached by
civil proceedings before the board com
mittee We have yet to hear from the
grand jury.
The herald., 1897-11-21
AMERICANS AS CONSUMERS

Taking into account quantity and
value, no people in the world consume
so much per capita as Americans. Such
a condition is a result of the abundance
and variety Of our productions, the gen
eral and continued prosperity that has
prevailed throughout our national life
and the equality of circumstances in
respect to wealth which has character
lied our country. Generous living con-
sequently has been the habit of
the great proportion of our peo-
pie, while in the most favored nations
of Europe liberal consumption has been
confined to comparatively siaall class
Many things which have become me-
cessaries in American life are luxuries
to much the larger part of European
people. Wheat in some form isl daily
article of food for nearly the whole
American population. and so are meats
and sugar, but in other countries to a
large percentage of the people they are
rare luxurles. On the average, through
series of years, the consumption of
wheat has been five bushels a head.
Multiplying the population by five will
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have to wait on the further action of
congress, is the secretary's Thanksgiv-
ing contribution to the welfare Of the
people of Southern California. 1t is
hoped they will be properly grateful.
Elsewhere in this mornings paper,
The Herald presents a Thanksgiving
symposium to which the members of
Mr. McKinley's cabinet and other public
men contribute. Secretary Alger. for
his part, says, among other things,
There is cause for deep Thanksgiving
in every home in the United States. and
I believe that the nresent Thanksgiving
day will be universally Observed
The day will undoubtedly be observed
in Southern California, as elsewhere in
the country. for our people have a lively
sense Of their bounties and privileges,
but no extraordinary sense Of gratitude
will be manifested toward the secre-
tary of war. May it not occur to him.
as he considers his official acts in the
privacy of his luxurious home or
Thanksgiving day. that he might have
added greatly to the enjoyment Of the
occasion, If he had performed a simple
act of justice, in expediting instead OF
delaying the construction of the har-
bor?
The herald., 1897-11-21
CALL A MASS MEETING

In view of the determined policy of
shilly- -shallying developed by Secretary
Alger, it seems proper that the Free
Harbor league should call mass meet
ing OF citizens to enter formal protest
Such a transparent method of juggling
to defeat the will of the people as ex-
pressed by the government, and to fore
stall great public work, solely at the
behest of a grasping corporation has
never before been witnessed by the
American people. Let us fight it out
on this line if it takes all winter and all
summer, too. 1t is time for US to find
out whether c. p. Huntington or the
American people rule this nation. Let
US hold a mass meeting and enter our
protest as self-respecting American
citizens should.
The herald., 1897-11-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Herald Acknowledges obligations
to its contemporary, the Times, for most
valuable assistance in publishing this
mornings issue. The trials and tribu-
lations of the past week in removing the
printing plant of The Herald from the
old quarters to the new have been very
great; and an untoward accident last
Thursday, in which a part of our press
fell into a pit and was somewhat dis
abled, rendered the publication of this
mornings thirty-siX page paper an i'm
possibility without assistance from the
outside. In this strait the Times, with
it's magnificent mechanical equipment,
came to the rescue, and twenty-four
pages of todays Herald are printed OIL
its presses.
During the present week we hope to
have our establishment in perfect run
ming order, so that we can not only take
care Of The Herald but also lend a hand
to a neighbor if it should get caught in
a corner.
Our thanks for this timely assistance
are rendered to the Times.
The herald., 1897-11-21
Reach Me Your Hand

Reach me your hand, down from the
heights serene,
Where you today secure and smiling
stand:
While winds blow cold and night comes
DER the scene.
Through shadows dark and yawning gult
between.
Reach me your hand.
Reach me your hand. when hope is almost
gone;
I've wandered far across life's desert
sand.
Rut row to see you in the glorious dawn
Away to turn. and sadly journey on
Reach me your hand.
feach me your hand, I cannot wander far,
For here the light Is flooding all the land:
While otherwhere the deepening shadows
are,
And hopeless night, a night without
star.
Reach me your hand.
Reach me your hand will not go away,
III climb the heights my longing eyes
have scanned,
No more through rough and devious paths
10 stray.
And while we wait to greet the coming day
Reach me your hand.
Reach me your hand, the light is come at
last"
The hills of morn, by freshening breezes
famed
Rejoice together Night and gloom are
past,
Behold the day! The day is coming fast.
Reach me your hand.
% r Fellows
The herald., 1897-11-21
occasion to give thanks than has fallen

occasion to give thanks than has fallen
to our lot for several years.
The first Thanksgiving day OF the
Plymouth colonists was suggested and
celebrated after bounteous rain which
ayerted drought and assured beun-
teous crop. Later Thanksgivings were
observed for other reasons. and finally
II became the custom for the people to
set apart a day on which they could
manifest a sense of gratitude for the
favors. material and otherwise, that had
been vouchsafed them.
So the people of the United States,
when they celebrate Thanksgiving mex:
Thursday, will have the same special
cause and the same general cause that
inspired the early settlers, ard that has
established the peculiaA home festival Of
the American people.
Thanksgiving day is general holi-
day, but it is not national hoii-
day. The proclamation of the president
designating the day makes legal holi-
day in those states which provide by
law for it--which most of them have
done-and it is observed in all the states
and territories and in the District Of
Columbia.
The people of California will celebrate
Thanksgiving day as generally and as
heartily as twill be observed anywhere
in the country. There are some outward
conditions that seem lacking, especiall!
to those of us~who have ceme from the
bleak. New England climate. The bitin2
frost will not give -zest to our turkey,
we cannot Indulge in sleighing or skat-
inc parties; but we shall do the Fonors
properly for all that.
The Herald ushers in Thanksgiving
week with an appropriate feast of read
ing and illustration. Some of our pub
lie men voice the feelings of the people
in well-chosen words that show the solid
foundation upon which the occasion
rests.
For the first time in several years the
tendency is upward in material things.
We have been favored with bountiful
crops in nearly every section of th
country. Circumstances are such thar
our producers have been able TO realize
good prices The prosperity Of tn
farmer is the prosperity Of the nation;
hence our other industries have felt thf
favorable impetus that had its origin
from the fruits of the soil. The country
is slowly but surely recovering from thr
effects of the disastrous panic of nearlT
five years ago. eW cannot tell wha;
NAV be in store for us, but for the bless
ings that we do enjoy we should feel duly
grateful.
Our country is a. peace with the world
and its honor has not been tarnished
before the nations. AS people we may
give thanks and rejoice, and as indiVld-
uals the same obligation and opportun-
ity is ours.
Nor should we forget that some have
been less fortunate than others. "Th'
roor we have always with us" The un-
fortunate and the homeless still abide
with us. Let those who have plenty
share with those who have little; lei
humanity be the common tie.
The herald., 1897-11-21
DEATH AND REJOICING

Why do we mourn at death, is ques-
ton that is receiving thoughtful atten-
ton, and it is followed by the compile
mental inquiry, Why should we not re-
joce at death. The theory is advanced
that mourning over death is nothing
more nor less than custom; that with
proper education and training we should
be able to rejoice at the coming Of the
mysterious visitor.
Julius Chambers few years ago wrote
book called In the Sargasso Sea- II
was in the main hurriedly written and
poorly constructed yet it contained one
idea that fingers in the memory after the
story itself has been forgotten. \
strange race, inhabiting the mysterious
grassy sea, rejoiced over death. The
end must come naturally but when it
did come the happy subject was envied
Of all his companions. His fellows
crowded around him and congratulated
him upon his approaching death. When
he had passed away his friends sang
dead body. The spirit had gone to a
better land where happiness was etern-
al Why should they not be glad and
make merry?
The idea is not new but to many it is
still repugnant Some would not if they
could change the present order of things
They look upon grief as indissolubly
connected with love. They feel that
they could never rejoice over the idea
of departing from their loved ones, or of
losing those whom they hold most dear.
But accepting the theory that mourn
ing over death is but the result of Gus
tom, training and environment, what
then? We all know how human nature
is swayed and Influenced by these things
They may make a marked change in
individuals even in a single generation
Would it be possible, then, to teach tbs
doctrine Of rejoicing over death, to in
culcate it and practice it until at last
it becomes the universal doctrine?
The thought is dream, as the millen-
| MUM is now dream. Human nature
must be changed, wickedness must be
eradicated because the wicked are
afraid to die. Love must take on new
phases, cling to newer and truer idea:
and abandon traditional heresies TC
rejoice at death is as yet a paradox
There is nothing abhorrent in the
thought, but we cannot throw off the ole
ideas and associations and some of III
would not If we could.
The herald., 1897-11-21
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER FL. 1897.
THE HERALD's THANKSGIVING

We celebrate today thanksgiving OF
our own. Today's issue in itself sup
plies patent and powerful evidence of
The Heralds healthy and prosperous
life. The pages devoted to the descrip-
ton of our handsome, capacious and
serviceable new home, also recount some
of the papers public and private history.
The uninitiated may learn therefrom
something of the intricate mental and
material machinery on which the life OF
a great modern newspaper depends.
In its twenty-fifth year The Herald
is not only conscious of vigor and amb
ton, but it is also confident of being
equipped to the very best advantage to
meet its destiny-the faithful service Of
the public. Therefore we have cause for
thanksgiving.
The herald., 1897-11-21
Dawn at Sea

The restless little hours have wakened
night
From wave-rocked sleep, star watched,
and as she leaves
Old oceans couch a sigh his bosom
ht aves,
Lifting the heavy waters tinged with light
From the mysterious east. Orion's bright
Uplfted arms are sinking, stricken down
BY mightier rays long ere the golden
crown
OF day appears to assert his sovran right.
The winds rest in their caves. All is as
still
AS If upon the lap of earth the sea
Lay smiling in its infancy and gazed
Up at the sky in wond ring ecstacy.
Oh, shall from deaths freeing slumber
raised:
Thus see truth dawn and light existence
H Talbot