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DRESSAiAI<ING.

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GARDENER.-Fi t-c!ass. possessing a
thorough knowledge Of the growing AMI
forcing OF grapes. peaches cucumbers.
roses. carnations. V.ol-ts. vegetables under
glass. mushrooms. flower and vegetable
gardening. i've years In last situation os
head gardener. highest recommendation
from same, also f.om former employers;
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The herald., 1897-06-11
SILVER WILL NOT DOWN

The conservative Kansas City Star, in
recent editorial, says: There is no
reason to doubt that the free silver ad-
vocates are standing together. even
though they have not made much noise
since last fall The present in
dications are that another great electoral
battle will have to be fought over the
question. Nothing but a we'll
developed business boom will persuade
the free silver advocates that prosperity
can exist under the present financial
system with gold as the standard of
value, and there is no reasonable prob
ability that any such boom will arrive
before the next congressional elections,
though in the ordinary course of events
It may be at hand before the presidential
campaign of 1900"
The foregoing is fair statement, COM
from a paper that has consistently
lpported the single gold standard, and
lould be needed by some of the blind
olitical idiots who have never ceased
louting that "silver is dead"
Silver will live, because it is based on
living principle that must eventually
vindicat ted, for it is right. 1t is
trange that the Republican party can
OF read and understand the lesson of its
wn history. Organized as the Aboli-
ion party in 1874. it grew into the Repub-
lican party of 1856. 1t was defeated in
The herald., 1897-06-11

til suficient armor should be produced
to supply the immediate demands Of
the government. rendering. Of course
such compensation to the companies for
the use OF their property as should be
just.
But any such spirited action, or in
deed any action worthy Of the tradi-
tions Of our navy. will be looked for in
vain while the administration is with
out a definite head and the house of
representatives is being crushed into
a condition Of imbecility beneath ton
weight Of adipose autocracy. The Sec
retary is now trying to patch up con-
tract with the Union iron works of San
Francisco, with a prospect of success
in the distant future, when the latter
enterprising company shall have had
time to build up the necessary armor
plant.
That which is most needed now in
order to put our institutions into an
authoritative working condition is about
four years Of a Corinthian Periander.
who will hearken to this advice and cut
off from public recognition) all those
parasitical ears that raise themselves
so high as to destroy the uniformity of
the national cornfield
The herald., 1897-06-11
OUT OF TOWN

Now doth the city idiot his pleasant home
desert,
He wanders off to some old lake, and dons a
flannel shirt,
There in apartments, two by four, he tries
to take his ease,
While fighting animalculae, mosquitoes,
bugs and f1eas.
He hasn't room to take his breath, but yet
he tries to smile,
In a sickly sentimental way, for that's the
proper style
How is the climate?" some one asks
"Well," he says, "as rule,
Although the days are pretty warm, the
nights are always COOL"
He wanders up and down the beach, recit-
ing poems and such,
And looks down on the other chumps as If
they weren't much;
He talks of boats and rigging and the lar
board and the lee.
AS if he would impress folk that he'd some
time been to sea,
He bitches up his trousers like sailor on
the stage,
And prattles to small schoolgirls of very
tender age;
If some one says, "How hot 1t is!' he
shouts. "You goldarned fool!
Although the days are pretty warm, the
nights are always COOL"
st. Paul Dispatch.
The herald., 1897-06-11

the national election of that year, but,
founded upon the anti-slavery principle,
1t came into power four years later
So long as the principle upon which the
war was fought retained the breath Of
life, so long as 1t needed vindication, the
Republican party was kept in power.
From the moment that slavery and the
war ceased to be an Issue, just so soon
as the bloody shirt tapped idly in the
political breeze, the Republican party
was done for; 1t had outlived its real use
fulness and became the chosen instru-
ment of monopoly and the money power.
Silver first became recognized ma
tional issue Just one year ago, yet in the
November election, only five months
later, it received the suffrages Of oyer
5000, 900 voters. Defeat did not crush
silver; It only melted its supporters to
renewed effort and imbyed them with
greater determination. The Star has
simply read the handwriting on the wall.
and is not afraid to publicly interpret it.
The herald., 1897-06-11
TYPICAL SCALE-BUGS

1t was somewhere about the first of
April that the Carnegie and the Beth
lehem armor plate concerns became cap
tious and refused to consider the pro-
posals for armor plate advertised by
the secretary of the navy. The armor
was needed for the battleships Illinois,
Alabama and Wisconsin, and by and
through the dictation and manipulation
of Mr.. Carnegie, an intermittent resi-
dent of the highlands Of Scotland, these
American ships are no nearer the stage
of active service than they were on the
ides of March. Senator Chambers sug-
gestion ought to have been received and
acted upon. He suggested that congress
authorize the secretary Of the navy to
teats possession of the armor plants Of
these companies and operate them un-
The herald., 1897-06-11
FRIDAY. JUNE II, 1907.
FINANCIAL TINKERING

The result of Secretary Cages re-
searches in the realm of finance is most
satisfactory-to the secretary. This Of
ficer has solved most intricate problem,
and the solution is so simple that the
financiers at all the principal crossroads
are discussing the native stupidity of the
people in failing to reach an earlier dis
covery of the panacea for all our none
tary ills. The secretary has demon
strated, to the full satisfaction Of Mr..
Gage, that if money be judiciously ex-
tracted from the right pocket Of his
breeches and transferred to the left
pocket, and then transferred back again,
ard so ad infinitum, it will increase in
volume, provided you will only pay out
a small percentage for wear and tear at
each change of location, and provided
further that you call the circulating
medium by different name al each sew
eral pocket.
The secretary believes, with Dingley,
that the greenback is the root of all our
financial evils. The report of the i'm
pending scheme of reform does not
elaborate the evil of this ancient relic,
but it is quite probable that its legal ten
der quality is the warrant for its con-
demnation. At all events, it is to be re-
tired, and its place is to be supplied by
national bank notes. In other words. the
currency will be transferred from the
right pocket. where it reposes under the
name of "greenbacks," to the left pocket,
where it will take on the name Of ma
tional bank notes" The tax on the ma
tional bank circulation, of one per CEN
tum, will be reduced to one-fourth Of
one per centum, and the volum> of the
issue will be expanded to the full limit
of the deposit. OF course the whole
scheme, in anutshell is aimed at the re-
tirement of the greenbacks. Congress
will be asked to legislate upon the lines
laid down by the secretary The ma
tional banks will be entrusted with the
administration of the currency circula
tion of the country within certain linn
its, and the hopes and aspirations of the
bimetalist, in the direction of national
scheme of finance, will become the fig
ment Of remembered dream. This
is the case as it has taken shape in the
mind of the secretary under the inspira-
tion of Wall street and the syndicates
that order the financial policy of the
country from that stron ghold. Whatever
else the plan may effect, or fail to effect,
It will surely add to the power and in
f1uence of the national banks if it should
be finally adopted.
The herald., 1897-06-11
An Awakening


To the Editor Of the Los Angeles
Herald: Your battle-scarred contrib
utor to this days issue over the word
"Henpecked" moots phases of marital
advance (D in a style and spirit clearly
evincing the. apropos of his nom de
plume. This were palpable even had he
omitted mention of Xantippe's victim,
only little less renowned than her ter
magant self.
Your contributor alludes to supposed
truths germane to his subject that are
but relatively true, at most. He, or she
for that matter. who will now stigmatize
marriage as a lottery cannot rightly
claim to be abreast Of the times.
1t Is not the haphazard of fate nor yet
the prudence of the judicious upoI
which the good or i'll match" may b..
surmised to depend The existence of
the best assorted. most congenial pair
supposable may gradually grow to de-
plorable contrary; and the most fate
fully embarrassed pair may In timely
the fires of aff1iction and God knows
what-become. regardful of each other,
friends and possibly welded lovers.
1t Is not generally true In America
that a bossing wife is primarily or even
secondarily responsible for the friction
and disaster in her establishment. Nor
yet is it for the reason that the husband
is cowed or otherwise minimized in
the premises. If the head of the fam
ily"-in-law so deport himself. as well at
home" as abroad, in such way as to
dignity that good old Anglo-Saxon word
husband" (head of the house). 1t may
be fairly promised that untoward jar
ring will not for long prevail therein.
But recently the writer casually met
an instance that proved the existence
still of old-fashioned manfulness, even
in Los Angeles. A man, still resident
of this city, came hither in the late sos
with little patrimony, an invalid wife
and three little daughters, investing his
all in a home. which. upon the whirligig
of fate attending the boom collapse, was
hopelessly lost to him. Presently the
wife died. the eldest Of the three orphans
being scarcely fourteen. The surviving
parent, though hard strained to do Sc,
continued housekeeping. kept his girls
together, although for one entire year he
was practically without employment.
except occasional odd jobs. kept them in
school, habited respectfully, saw them
grow from children to educated, cultur-
ed maidens. now ripened into woman
hood, the just pride Of this humble but
faithful man, and sincerely respected
by all to whom they are known.
So that, whatever may come Of the
new woman or her theories, so long as
examples such as that above appear, She
must needs confess that her brute man
is not always made in vain-is not al
ways a delusion and snare.
NON-HENPECKED
June Z, 1897.
The herald., 1897-06-11
MUST COME DOWN

California in area, is very great state.
The largest trees in the world are grown
in it and nowhere are there such Won
drous ideas in regard to the profits that
should accrue from enterprises and busi-
ness of every character. These large
ideas are the product of exceptional con-
ditions. Immediately after the acquisi-
ton of the country from Mexico, gold
was discovered, and its immense pro-
duct;on induced immigration to an un-
precedented extent Everybody made
money easily; the merchant, banker, the
miner and the laborer accumulated
riches rapidly
After placer gold mining ceased to be
very profitable the energies of those in
pursuit of wealth were directed to the
acquisition of lands. California, like all
the region acquired from Mexico under
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was
we'll plastered with land grants made
| by the governments of Spain and Mexico,
and they could be acquired at trif1ing
cost, and the result was the creation of
numerous land baronies.
| In brief time came the era Of rail-
way construction, from which immense
fortunes were amassed, and as soon as
rail connection with the east was COM
pleted, impetus was given to immigra-
! ton. The lands and climate being phe-
nomenally adapted to the growth of
great variety of the richest productions,
the spirit Of speculation became highly
| developed, a spirit prevalent in all new
countries, and much more so in Califor-
MIA than in any part of the nation.
Through the increase of land values,
| large fortunes were made, and accumu
lation by many resulted from specula-
ton. From the earliest time after Cali
fornia became a part of the United
States the people have been accustomed
to high wages, large profits in business,
high rates of interest upon money, and
rapid appreciation of values under the
extraordinary demands for real estate.
Under such experiences and school,
ing the large ideas in relation to rapid
wealth-getting We're developed, and it is
difficult for the people to give them UP
and content themselves with moderate
Iaccretions to their wealth. They have re-
The herald., 1897-06-11
FOLSOM SOCIETY

Another individual of the unconvict-
ed population has been caught in the
act. This time it is the prison chem
ist and druggist at the Folsom state
prison. His name is L. N. Desmarias,
the classic jingle of which might rea-
sonably imply a character of rectitude
in the bearer. But Desmarias was not
troubled with any such old-fashioned
virtue as rectitude. On the contrary,
he put himself in training on the lines
laid down by the public servant with
whom the world is becoming very IA
miliar, who works his office for all that
it will bear. Mr.. Desmarias made large
reuuisitions upon the state for expen-
sive narcotic drugs and spirits, which
he sold to the convicts at handsome
profit. The spirit of abnormal convivi-
ality that Mr.. Desmarias succeeded in
propagating within the walls of the
prison by this course of crooked thrift,
has been the stock mystery in prison
circles for some two years. The dope
| fiend and the cocaine-boozer and the
whisky -drinker habitually indulged il
their lethargy or their high-jinks day
after day, to the CONSERVATION of the
warden of the prison, until that respec
| table institution became almost as dis
reputable as the lobby of the state leg
islature toward the close of the ses
sion. Then it was that suspicion point
ed to Desmarias who. finding that de
NAL would be useless in the face of the
evidence, confessed his guilt and wa:
promptly dismissed for his violation o.
the eleventh commandment. He viii
now embark in ward politics, and will
next be heard from as a candidate fol
office
The herald., 1897-06-11
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS

The desirability Of postal savings
banks is so generally recognized that it
is strange they were not established
long ago. Columns might be written
pointing out their advantages and the
beneficial results that have been at
tained where they are an established in
stitution. and nobody has had the har-
dihood to assert that the people are bet
ter off without them.
There are at least 100000 wage earn
ers in the United States to whom postal
savings banks would be blessing. Es-
tablished on the French plan, so that the
savings deposited could be applied to the
purchase of small denomination govern
ment bonds. the common people would
become, so to speak, stockholders in the
governmental financial system to de-
gree that is now impossible of accom-
plishment, and the plan would mutually
benefit both the government and the
bondholders.
Postal savings banks combined with
the Small DOHQ system Wouiu 6ieoliS
encourage the habit Of saving and tend
to discourage unwise expenditure OF
small amounts "just because it Is easy
to draw the money and spend It," They
would render deposits absolutely safe,
A bill for the establishment of postal
savings banks is now before congress
in charge Of Representative Page Nor
ris of Minnesota It is suggested that
those in favor of the movement should
inaugurate a postal card campaign by
writing to their congressman, urging
him to support the bill. The institution
must come some time. and the sooner 1t
is established the better it will be for The
people.
The herald., 1897-06-11

sisted the reduction Of prices of realty.
and in many instances to the detriment
of the owners themselves as we'll as to
the country. Large ranches have been
held for better prices, while for the last
few years the tendency has been down
ward, and no great profits have been
realized from them.
Conditions have changed, and ideas Of
gain will have to be moderated in the
future. There will not be another boom.
and 1t Is best there should not be. The
country is now too old, and the times are
too hard, to justify the hope that there
will be another speculative excitement.
We have entered upon period when
values rest upon a sensible and normal
basis. The practice of industry and thrift
is what is needed, and with 1t prices of
land will gradually advance, and though
the acquisition of wealth will be slow, 1t
will be general. The people, as whole,
will be better of, but the few will
not achieve such wealth as they
did in the past. The outlook for
the country was never brighter than
at the present time, and one rea-
son Is that extravagant ideas and
ambitions are being displayed by views
and aspirat tions that are rational. I'm
moderate ideas are not uncommon dur
ing the colonizing period, but they are
out of place in that Of organization. We
have entered upon the latter stage.
The mammoth ranches are of no great
value for pasturage or for raising wheat
and barley, measured by the net profit
they yield to the possessors, but if sub
divided and owned in small parcels,
their productions would be vastly in
creased. as they would be put to the most
profitable uses. and their cultivation
would be more intelligent and thorough.
The adoption of such policy would as
sure greater business activity, greater
wealth in the aggregate, more employ
ment and general happiness.
The herald., 1897-06-11
PRAYING FOR PROSPERITY

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch gets after
the prosperity jugglers after this fash
ion: 1.-The old negro in Washington who
is praying for prosperity is setting a
good example. Prayer is much more
likely to bring prosperity than tariff
tinkering and currency contraction
Whatever opinion may be held as to the
efficacy of prayer, everybody must be-
lieve that the Lord had nothing to dc
with the tariff monstrosity now before
congress, while the strictest construc-
ton Of foreordination could hardly con-
meet Him with the appalling evils
wrought by the single gold standard.
The herald., 1897-06-11
MEXICO, AN OBJECT LESSON

The Mexican government has just is
sued the usual statistical trade report
for the first half of the present year,
and it affords some comparisons tina.
are interesting from commercial, flnan-
cial and political standpoints.
Imports to Mexico during this period
amounted to 5000, ,00o against s1s.000.-
900 for the last corresponding period.
Comparing the same period the United
States exported to Mexico goods val
ued at $13,O00.000, an increase of $4,500,-
900 in the six months. In the last six
months the importations OF English
made goods amounted to $3,624,526, an
increase Of only $SS.627. During the last
three months Of 1896, American exports
to Mexico increased 81 300. 900. while the
British exports to Mexico fell off $40, ooo,
as compared with the last three months
of 1895. Last year the United States
supplied but Al per cent of Mexico's i'm
ports, but during the first six months
of this (f1scaD year 56 per cent of the
importations were American.
During the first half of the present
fiscal year Spain's exports to Mexico
amounted to less than $1,000,000 I'm
ports from France decreased 100000.
German imports amounted to $2,31S,000,
an increase of $4,000.
Modern Mexico, in commenting upon
these figures says: Mexico is fair
field in which there are no favors shown
except to those who have the best goods
to sell and can sell them the cheapest.
From this point of view the showing
made is certainly very complimentary
to the United States.
1t is also impossible to avoid consid-
ering the showing thus made from 4
political standpoint, with especial ref
erence to the widely contrasted financial
systems of the two countries Mexico
is under the single silver standard, an /
is prosperous. The United States is un-
der the single gold standard and is
groaning under the pressure of hard
times. The panic greatly decreased i'm
ports from Europe, while all through
ico's commercial transactions have been
increasing
The single silver standard, while thus
contributing to Mexico's prosperity, has
also tended to vastly increase home en-
terprises in the way of manufactures.
and its best growth in this line has been
while the wheels of industry have been
comparatively idle in the United States.
These are facts that cannot be gain
said.
There is another important feature
to be considered in this connection. The
goldbug manufacturers in the United
States are more than glad to send their
goods to silver-ridden Mexico. They are
sure of getting their money, measured
by the gold-standard yardstick, for Mex
leo is prosperous and able to pay. In
short Mexico forms a valuable object
lesson at this stage of the political, in
dustrial and financial game.
The herald., 1897-06-11
June Z, 1897.
Limitations

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: If any one could prevent the in
competents and the invalids from the
marriage habit there would be little
reason for such discussion as now
seems to be agitating the columns Of
your paper. When a man loses his dig
nifty before his wife, either by losing
his temper or by a deficiency in man
liness, how can he expect to preserve q
woman's respect, much less her love
Too many men marry as convenience
to gain housekeeper or a nurse.
Los Angeles, June Sth. T. D.
The herald., 1897-06-11

The contributors to the discussion on
the question of matrimony now going
on in the columns of this paper seem to
have given the subject much thought.
full consideration. The Herald will feel
amply repaid for the space it devotes
to the debate If thereby seekers after
matrimonial light are enabled to find it,
The herald., 1897-06-11

1t is refreshing to find Republican
paper generous enough not to be surly
or ill-mannered concerning Mr.. Bryan S
approaching visit to California The
San Francisco Call says: I'VE are hos
pitable people, and we delight in ora
tory For both of these reasons Bryan
will be welcome"
The herald., 1897-06-11
Another Quotation

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Her
aid: Who was the sage who said:
Marriage has in it less beauty but more
safety than single life. 1t hath not more
ease but less danger. 1t is more merry
and more sad. 1t is fuller Of sorrows
and fuller of joys. 1t lies under more
burdens, but is supported by all the
strength Of love and charity, and those
burdens are delightful"
Los Angeles, June 10. CONTENT.
The herald., 1897-06-11

Prof. Andrew c. Lawson, the retiring
president of the University of California
Scientific association, has theory that
the whole peninsula on which San Fran
cisco stands has been and is gradually
sinking down to sea level. Here at last
would be sensation for the yellow
journalism" that would even eclipse the
interest in Durrant.
The herald., 1897-06-11

The geography and conditions Of Cali
fornia are still but poorly appreciated in
the east. A gentleman arrived in this
city yesterday from New York to receive
the dead bodies of his two brothers. who,
he had been informed, had been slain by
the Wahsatch Indians in the outskirts
Of Los Angeles.