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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20
TYR FSODTE.

Ethel-"There is Jack sitting on the other side of the boat. Doesn't he look tired?" Maud-"Yes. Have you been talking to him to-day ?"-Harlem Life.
 A Phenomenon" -"They say that there is four-year-old boy in Baltimore who understands geometry Pooh! There's four-year- in Boston who under stands the sugar schedule. Life.
 Husband-'1've some bad news for you, my dear; that old bachelor brother of mine has failed-lost his entire for tune." Wife-"Oh, John, how dreadful! and just as we had named the baby af- ter him. ."-Tit-Bits.
 "There is one bad thing about the ad- journment of congress- remarked MT Hilltop to MT. Northside. What is that?" "We no longer have that pleas ure to look forward to."-Pittsburg Commercial-Telegra
 q wonder why they call the expenses of a church the running expenses?" ?" said Mrs. Martin. "I suppose it's be- cause the vestrymen are never able to catch up with them," answered her husband-Harper's Bazar.
 More Informa tion. Tommy-"Paw teacher wants us to give a definition of patriot" MT. Figg-"Well, patriot is man who does something for his country or does his country for some thing, 1 am not just sure which, ,"-In- dianapolis Journal,
 There" said the infirmary attendant lis a man that used to be looked upon as a hero. He was feted and made much of; had plenty of money and his picture was published in all the papers Now nobody ever thinks of him and he has come out here to die.''
 Indeed! What was his business2'
 "He was a champion pedestrian. "- i Cleveland Leader.
 Parts We Play.-"It may he true that all the worlds a stage, said the gloomy | man, but the statement that the mel
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

and women are players is gross flat tery in most cases" What would you call them?" "Supes. About 9s9 in every 1000 are just plain, ordinary everyday supes, who are not even en- titled to be enumerated among the members of the company supporting the star."-Chicago Evening Post.
 Aunt Ada was trying to teach her four-year-old nephew the value of pa tience and the futility of crying on the slightest provocation or without any provocation at all. Herbert" she said "once there was little boy who cried and cried until there was nothing left of him but tear drop, and presently that drop dried up, and there was noth- ing left of that little boy" The small listener looked at the narrator of the story with large, round eyes, and asked in a solemn voice: What became ol his soul?"-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele- graph.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20
4 TOYING AND AMBITIOUS WIFE

4 LOTING AND AMBITIOUS JVIFE
 When a wife really loves her hus- band she is ambitious for him, and when he fails to respond to her ambi- ton and try to be what she wants him to be, she sometimes says things to him that sound unpleasant to him and even impress an outsider as lacking in ten derness. Of course she means all she take 1t in that way he only shows his unftness to be the husband of a loving and ambitious wife An unambitious yet sensitive husband in Massachusetts has just shown his unftness to be the husband of his loving and ambitious wife, and he has been properly and publicly rebuked for it. His folly and futility should be widely made known so that other husbands situated as he was, and still is, may save themselves trouble and open shame. It appears that his wife was deeply dissatisfied
 
 along as she wanted to have him get along In order to show him his real situation and spur him to effective ef- fort to better his condition she told him he was a fool, an idiot, know-nothing, brute vile wretch, and few other things which most husbands are. He stood it for while, but it began to wear on him, and finally he felt it so that he couldn't really enjoy fishing or seeing a baseball game. He thought and thought and thought and finally concluded that his loving and ambi- tious wife was cruel to him. So he sought a just judge and asked for a di- vorce He didn't get the divorce, and he did get exactly what he deserved The judge practically told him that his wife knew her business and that he had no cause for divorce, because his wife's attacks on his foolishness, his idiocy, his ignorance, his brutishness and his vile ness were prompted by good motives on her part and desire for his success in ife.'
 Of course, of course. When a loving and ambitious wife has a husband whom she feels bound to make over and that husband resists he doesn't know what is good for him. It is well that he should be taught, and the les son administered to the Massachusetts man ought to do him good. Perhaps, with the efforts of his loving and am bilious wife and the court too, he may yet amount to something.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

one hundred thousand dollars could be made as far reaching as the mantle of charity, Be 1t remembered, too, that the contractors ran no risks In making such bonds, for while the government demanded a bond of twice the amount of the consideration of the original contract, when the professional star router sublet 1t, he exacted from the gentleman who was to do the work a gilt-edged bond of four times the amount of his bid, this bond being made to the government and accord ing to It's rigid exactions.
 Such were the plans of the Southern Mail and Transportation Co.,, and for years it sailed along smoothly. Every year it harvested a rich crop of routes throughout the country, sub-let the contracts through travelling agents, and then awaited another letting The government and the sub-contractor did the rest. Every three months the United States treasurer sent the sub contractor his share of the pay and remitted the balance to the original bidder at his home In the Kentucky mountains.
 These enterprising men thought no more of bidding on all the mail routes in Maine, Michigan, New York and California than they did of taking a two-mile contract near their own vil- lages, nor did they hesitate about tack ling the fancy work in the big cities. At times the Kentuckians held every contract for carrying the mails in cit ies like New York and Boston, as they now hold them in Brooklyn. The greatest profit however, came from the country business and from the noun
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20
THEY DO NOT FAVOR IYNCHING

There is at least one State in the South where lynching isn't approved
 by the judiciary. This is Mississippi. Three judges took occasion in opening court last week to state their position most clearly and emphatically. Judge Sykes at Corinth declared that mob law must be stopped, or government would prove failure; law and order must prevail, or the mob would rule in everything. Judge Powell at Raymond
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

Her of dark blue etaminie which was framed at the top with a lace ruffle that formed cascades at either side and extended across the hem.
 Black and white is to be very popu- lar again, but a later touch is added by the introduction of gray with the fla vorite combination. For instance, a gray cloth gown is lined and faced with white and braided with black. A hat is black and is trimmed with green and white plumes, or it is white and is trimmed with black and gray plumes, A gray satin shirt waist is worn with a black cloth gown and white collar, cuffs and belt complete the combina- tion. A black gown is figured with white and is lined and faced with gray. Gray satin is draped with white chif- fon, and belt and accessories are black. White satin is draped with black chif- fon, and the black chiffon is piped with gray, while gray finishings give the desired touch. Gray gloves, shoes, hat and belt are worn with a black gown built over white, and so on. Black, gray and white are made the basis of a costume, and a single note of brilliant color is added, as in the case of fancy waist of black and white check yoke, with gray blouse below, and collar and folded belt of turquoise velvet.
 Black and white check is advanced in the fall styles almost as if it had never been seen before, and some of the pret- tiest fancy waists are made of brilliant taffeta, box-pleated onto deep yoke of black and white check silk. This is not new, but 1t Is a fashion that has never been made common, and so 1t turns up season after season as a nov city"
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20
FASHION NOTES,
Put Out on Trial.

Very elaborate dresses of a singular construction are not a few in the mid dle of August, and suggest that their most novel features are in a sense on trial. If they satisfy, then fall and winter will see them increase. One of these experimental get-ups is put in the accompanying picture because of its unusual ornamentation. Blue etaminie was used for it, its blouse was accorde
 on pleated and was topped by short bolero of black and white silk passe- menterie from which fell white lace jabots. In black the jacket had high wired collar, bodice, collar and belt be- ing blue velvet. The skirt had a tab
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

Counterfeit $1,000 notes are in circu- lation, and the Bridgeport Standard solemnly warns the people of Bridge port against them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

General Bradley T. Johnson of Rich mond ought to know what he is talking about when he says that the men of Richmond would welcome the Grand Army there, but the women wouldn't.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

''Pure olive oil.'' A San Francisco chemist examined fifty-seven samples of olive oil purchased in the regular market and found only thirty-eight to be genuine, the others being cotton seed oil suitably doctored, which sells for 56 cents a gallon, while olive oil costs $145 to $2.25 a. gallon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

There have been some queer convfc-
 tions, but the queerest one that has
 happened lately was a conviction of horse-swappers, which was held the other day in Georgia. One who was present says: There were fully one thousand delegates in attendance. and it looked to outsiders as if a big political convention was in progress. Politics, however, was strictly tabooed and nothing went but horse talk. Of course, the members fetched along from one to a dozen nags of all sorts and conditions, and the swapping of beasts was the main attraction during
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

The followingis said to be the inscrip- tion on a monument in a French churchyard: "Here lies Jean Pinto, the Spanish vocalist. When he reached heaven he united his voice with the voices of the archangels. As soon as he heard him the Deity cried: Keep quiet. all you fellows. and let us hear alone the illustrious singer, Jean Pinto!"
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What is said to be the biggest farm In this country is in the southwestern part of Louisiana. It extends hun dred miles east and west, and has one and half million acres. There are sixteen thousand head of cattle on the farm, railroad runs thirty-three miles through it, and the owning company various waters of the estate, of which three hundred miles are navigable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-20

THE ECARRINGToN PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The herald., 1897-11-19
OIL INSPECTION NEEDED

Mayor Snyder is taking an active in
terest in the matter of low grade kero-
sene and gasoline, which are said to be
responsible for more than half the fires
occurring in this city. The necessity for
the establishment of a standard test and
regular inspection of all oil offered for
sale for lighting purposes is imperative.
The mayor is receiving copies of the
oil inspection ordinances in ope-
ration in other cities, and as
soon as the list is complete a meas
ure will be framed to fit the re-
quirements of the case in Los Angeles.
There ought to be no trouble or delay in
getting such a measure through the
council. The Herald has recently cited
a number of instances which proved the
dangers that exist through the lack of
inspection and the carelessness on the
part of grocers. while Chief Moore of
the fire department has forcibly called
attention to the large number of fires
that have been caused by the use of in
ferior oils.
The herald., 1897-11-19
PASSENGERS RIGHTS

1t may be recalled that one man, the
sole inmate of Pullman palace sleep
ing car, rode all the way from New Or
leans to Carson City to see the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons prizefight, despite the ef-
forts of the Pullman officials and the
railroad men to remove him to another
car. He had paid to ride in one particu-
lar car, and the company had contracted
to carry him in that car; he insisted up
on the letter of his rights, and got Them
This was a peculiar case. The man
made what under ordinary circum-
stances, would be deemed unnecessary
trouble for the railroad people. Yet so
arbitrary and accommodating have
the Pullman company and the railroad
companies been, as rule, that the peo-
pie the country over rejoiced at the pluck
and nerve of the New Orleans traveller.
The American people will sometimes
put up with great imposition rather than
make fuss about it, but they like to see
other people insist upon their rights.
The example of the New Orleans man.
however, is becoming contagious, to
judge by the story that comes from Col
orado. Twenty-four passengers, west
bound from Denver to San Francisco,
were aroused in the middle Of the night
at Grand Junction and requested to va
cate their car. The passengers, with
one accord, refused to bulge. They had
paid for the accommodations they were
enjoying and they would not leave the
car. The railroad people attempted to
settle the dilemma by sidetracking the
sleeper, but still the passengers staid
with it. At last, after much telegraph
ing and twenty-four hours delay, the
railroad company attached the car to
another train and carried their intended
victims through to their destination
without change. 1t was famous vic
| tory.
1t is not that the American people do
not know their rights, but that they dc
not insist upon them. The insisting
habit should be cultivated, and there is
no better place to begin than in the
vehicles of the Pullman Palace Sleep
ing Car company.
The herald., 1897-11-19

should not be charged against an un-
|char1ta BILE spirit on the part Of the peo-
pie Of Los Angeles. The magnificent re-
suits of the work in behalf Of the un-
employed last winter proved that the
hearts and the purses Of ourcitisens are
open. The work and methods of the Az
ISOLATED Charities should be better un-
derstood. II people would send a check
to this organization and abandon the
habit of indiscriminate giving, they
would do twice as much good with their
money. The Associated Charities Is an
organization equipped for the purpose
Of investigating applications for relief.
and of putting such clothing, provisions,
fuel and money as are placed in its hands
within the reach Of only deserving per-
sons.
In Denver there is strong, well-or-
ganized charities association whose off,
GERS are selected from all denomina-
tions. Once a year, usually in the late
fall, a great mass meeting is held at
which addresses bearing upon the work
of the charities are made by prominent
men and women. interspersed with mu-
sic and song. and start is made on the
annual subscription paper. Single SUD-
scriptions amounting to several hundred
dollars are not infrequent. A tour is af-
terward made Of the business portion Of
the city for pledges, and total Of from
$12, 900 to $4,000 is usually obtained. The
also sets apart large sum an
nually for the use of the organization.
1t will be readily seen that money and
goods distributed through an organiza-
ton of this kind are made to go great
deal further and accomplish much more
good than if they were given indiscrim-
inately by individuals who have neither
the time, the experience nor the dispo-
sition to investigate the applications
made to them.
The Herald hopes that the people will
be more generous in their support of the
Associated Charities of this city than
they have been in the past. 1t is good
business proposition aside from it's be-
nevolent features.
The herald., 1897-11-19
SOWITG THE WIND

Evidence accumulates that Secretary
in the way of advertising for bids for
the construction of the San Pedro harbor
A dispatch from Washington reveals
the appalling discovery that the act
makes no provision to defray the ex-
penses of the advertising. and intimates
that this is to be manufactured into
another good reason for holding the
matter in allegiance until congress
meets Under the circumstances, i,
is not consoling to be told that
1.-The war department is now seek
ing for some means to carry out thl
intent of congress that shall be within
the law"
Secretary Alger's first plea in ex-
tenuation of his excessive caution was
that he could not advertise for bids be-
cause there was no guaranty that the
contractors would get their money il
they accepted the contracts and pro.
ceeded with them. The Herald clearly
exposed the fallacy of this view, show
ing that the harbor act was in the nature
of a continuous appropriation, and as
such binding upon the government.
The secretary now claims that there
is no money in sight to pay for the ad
vertising. Let Mr.. Alger go ahead; he
need not worry about the newspapers.
The latter will gladly insert the adver-
tisement at such length and as many
times as the law may require, and take
their chances on getting their pay. In
fact, they would do the work for
nothing rather than have the construc-
ton Of the harbor unreasonably de-
layed.
1t is painful to see an official high in
the councils of the government at Wash
ington thus lnaneuvering against the in
terests of the people at the behest of the
arch-monopolst of the Pacific coast.
Eventually there must be an accounting
Tor such a reprehensible policy. Secre-
tary Alger, by his f1imsy pretexts and
preposterous objections, is sowing the
wind to reap a whirlwind.
The herald., 1897-11-19
The Situation in a Nutshell

New York. New Jersey and Kentucky
cast fifty-eight electoral votes for Nc
Kinley, one OF Kentucky's votes going te
Bryan. New York, New Jersey anc
Kentucky all went Democratic last week
Had Mckinley been a candidate last
week instead of last year the popula.
vote in these three Democratic states
would certainly have been cast against
him. Now, deduct these fifty-eigh'
electoral votes from the 271 which Nc
Kinley received and there are left 213
Add these fifty-eight votes to the III
of Bryan and he would have 234. Thai
is a majority of twenty-one in the
electoral college. In other words, the
Democrats do not need to gain another
state. They need only retain these
three-New York, New Jersey and Ken
tucky-and they will elect the mex
president!-New York World.
The herald., 1897-11-19
The Hitchinr ordinance

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Her
aid: AS one of the Main street victims
of the hitching ordinance. am con-
strained to appeal to The Herald to come
to our assistance and by your logical
editorials show to our worthy council
the mistake they are making in continu-
ing this embargo on trade on this long
"hoodooed" street. AS one who has Wit
nessel the silurianism Of it's property
owners: it's long continued ancient street
car service; it's wonderful variety of at
tempts at street paving, and now as a
number of enterprising business firms
have located here. fitted up their houses
at great expense so as to attract trade,
to have this abominable ordinance
forced upon us. we cannot but look to
you to extend a helping hand at this
trying time.
The class of business conducted on
Main street is not the kind that requires
the street to be as immaculate as table
linen. AS rule the articles dealt in
cannot be carried home in ones pocket,
or in the street cars. but must have
wagon transportation. l do not know
Of the business house on this street that
does not require from one to five wagons,
ana must we De CoIlpcllSO W hScP Out
teams off the street or have two men
attend each simply because some of the
elegant establishments on Broadway
and Spring streets (having alleys) who
prefer to have only customers who object
to horses, except when richly capari-
soned and attached to elegant carriages.
wish it? / think The Herald has seen
too much of this class of aristocracy to
aid in upholding. by it's silence, this un-
just law.
If l am right in the above premises,
may 1 respectfully suggest that you get
the opinions of the Main street mer-
chants, convince yourself that 1 have
misstated nothing. and then act ac-
cordingly. Believe me, would not thus
address you did not feel the matter to
be of vital Importance to Main street
merchants. p. H. MATHEWS.
Los Angeles, Nov. is. 1897.
The herald., 1897-11-19

press, upon its increasing franknesa
with respect to the operation and effect
of the Dingley tariff law. Speaking Of
the Nicaragua canal project. and the
probability that President Mckinley will
strongly indorse It in his Forthcoming
message, the Express says:
One object Of the Dingley tariff is.
though 1t is not always avowed, to ac-
cumulate money of foreign imports
wherewith to pay the cost of great and
greatly needed public works. With a
full treasury It would not be difficult
I to put congress upon the work of au-
thorizing the construction Of the MIC
aragua canal, and Of providing the
ways and means for 1t. But just now
there does not appear to be entertained
much hope, at the federal treasury. of
an overlooking treasury in the near
future. The doubt on this head may
serve to moderate the presidents ear
nestly looked-for Endorsement and ad-
vocacy.
1t is indeed expecting too much from
the Dingley law to count upon it to pro-
vide funds for the prosecution of great
new enterprises like the Nicaragua ca
nal. The pet measure of the Maine rep
resentative will have all it can do dur
ing the next three years to bring up the
revenue Of the government to a point
at which the receipts will be equal to
the expenditures. The Express is right
when it allows that there is not much
hope entertained, even at the federal
treasury. "of an overflowing treasury
in the near future
The herald., 1897-11-19
Waste of Gas in Indiana

All through the gas belt the oil men
notably the Stardard Oil trust, are de-
liberately doing all they can to exhaust
the supply of gas, presumably for the
purpose of adding to the value of their
product. The governor has made every
effort to set the ordinary legal ma
chinery in motion against these pirates
but so far he has failed to accomplish
anything. A rascally corporation has nc
trouble in getting an injunction, the
effect of which is to deprive the peo-
pie of their rights, but when the peo-
pie appeal to this extraordinary process
for relief they find the courts most slow
to act.-Indianapolis News. g..
The herald., 1897-11-19
Citizenship Not Highly Valued

For a month or more frantic efforts
have been made on the part of sundry
political organizations and committees
to secure to those foreigners who have
come to this country to make a living
the additional privilege of becoming cit
izens of the republic. The singular thing
in all this scurrying for the unnatural
lied is that these persons should have
to be hunted out. urged to become citi-
zens and induced to consent by the prom
Use that the process shall cost them moth
ing. Is. then, citizenship in tho greatest
republic of the globe so valueless thing
that men coming here to make theil
homes, raise families and gain liveli-
hoods have to be coaXed and honeyed
into and paid for accepting it?-St. Paul
Globe.
The herald., 1897-11-19
The Ten Block System

The Merchants and Manufacturers
association of Los Angeles is working to
secure the adoption of the ten-block sys-
tenn of county apnaming and number
ing, and the Chino Champion is Of the
opinion that the movement is particu-
larly timely, and in fact necessary, in
connection with the agitation for rural
free mail delivery, as with it country
residence can be located as easily as a
city residence. The system would be
very useful in Santa Clara county. es-
pecially in the Campbell district, where
the rural mail delivery system is in ac-
tual operation.-San Jose Mercury.