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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-02-20

Over +00,O00ured. Why not let No-To- Bac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed SOC and Sl.00 all druggists.
Mother .impatiently)-"I don't know
what viii ever become of that child; moth
ing pleases him" Father lserenely) Well,
we'll make an art critic of him. '-Tit-Bits
The herald., 1897-12-25
CHRISTMAS CONSULTATION

1t is matter for general felicitation that
the controversy that has been in prog
ress for the past seven years between the
United States and Great Britain, over the
claims of Canadian fishermen for dam
ages resulting from the seizure of their
crafts in the Bering sea, is practically at
an end. The commission raised by the
joint action of the two contestants has
filed it's report with the state department
and since it's findings award but the min
imum amount of damages claimed-the
original demands being scaled down
from fifteen hundred thousand to some
thing less than five hundred thousand
dollars-it is now probable that congress
will promptly vote the amount and have
done with the veXatious contention,
which more than once has threatened
to involve the two countries in some
thing vastly more serious than a type
writer war.
Canadian claimants are grumbling
over the award, inasmuch as they have
been hoping to secure recognition of
damages for the fish they didn't catch,
but their dissatisfaction will in no way
influence either government in promptly
closing the incident upon the basis of
the award of the commission. The pre-
cedent established in\ the case of the
Alabama award should have warned
them of the futility of such hopes.
The herald., 1897-12-25

shadows gray and cherries creep over
the threshold of many an unfortunate
whose all was tied up in the Chestnut
Street national bank, and to those the
proverbial Merry Christmas and the
gladstone New Year will bring only woe
and dependency and loss of faith in
humanity, for the very officers of the law
seem to mock their misery and give them
little hope that justice Will be done.
The national banking act prohibits any
bank from loaning to any of its officers
or directors funds of the bank in excess
of five per cent of it's capital. and yet
in this case it appears that the president
withdrew nearly two millions with which
to bolster up losing industrial under
taking; and Mr.. Eckles, the comptroller
of the treasury, with knowledge of the
facts before him. expresses the belief
that there is not the least suspicion of
wrong-doing upon the part of any one
connected with the bank!
The herald., 1897-12-25

The Herald will celebrate the Christmas
holiday and New Years day by issuing two
special editions, both of which are calcu-
lated to be Of exceptional value to the pa
triot Of Southern California, who. realizing
the rare wealth of his circumstance, de-
sires that the opportunity should be re-
vealed to others. Both editions will COM
prehensively reflect the native wealth, the
resources and the progress Of a goodly
heritage, while the main object of the
Sunday Herald, the presentation of sub
jects of general interest and great variety,
will still be faithfully preserved.
The Christmas number win be published
on Sunday next. the 26th inst; the New
Years edition on Sunday, January 2 1898.
Large editions of both special numbers
will be published. and advertisers who re-
alize the value of these exceptional op
portunities to reach not only every wide
awake citizen of Southern California, but
thousands who may be prompted to seek
the promised land, should take care that
their copy is in sufficiently early to
ensure publication in good places.
The herald., 1897-12-25

of San Francisco and the state Of Cali
fornia were given a clean-handed.
honest Democratic mayor and governor.
who are still in office.
The snake of corruption and bosslsm
was not killed: it was only scotched.
The time has once more come for the
Democrats of California to take stand.
The Los Angeles county Democratic
committee has spoken and there is no
the meaning of its words. 1t
is unalterably opposed to any recogni-
tion by the state central committee of
any persons or organization from the
corrupt San Francisco combine, which
the committee characterizes as deadly
to Democracy and fatal to free govern
ment."
The Democrats of Los Angeles county
have spoken. Let us hear from the rest
of the state.
The herald., 1897-12-25
He Was Slightly Mixed

I'm little village near the Cumber-
land river, in the Pennyrile, recently, I
saw a blushing bride, a nervous best
man and minister. the characters in a
laughable comedy" said Walter Wade,
the Kentucky Traveller" to me this
morning. 1T was at church wedding,
in which two of the society people of the
town were the central figures. and a ner-
vous young farmer the best man. The
chief male attendant was so overcome
with excitement during his march up
the aisle that he was temporarily dazed.
AT the altar, after the clergyman had
said DO you take, etc. and the time had
arrived for the minister to place the
ring on the brides finger. the best man
became confused and handed the
preacher a bone collar button instead of
the gold circlet The good man tried to
put the collar button on the girls finger,
couldn't, halted and finally said: Jim.
gimme the ring.' There were momen-
tary bushes, litter among the younger
element in the pews, and a wild look of
despair; then the best man located the
ring and the ceremony was concluded"
Louisville Post
The herald., 1897-12-25
DON'T PAY RENT

A proposition has been made to Mayor
Snyder to remove the public library to
the two upper floors of the new building
which is to be erected at the corner of
First and Broadway. 1t is advanced in
favor of the proposed removal that the
space now occupied in the city hall is
needed for the accommodation of the
various city offices.
Be that as it may, it is to be hoped that
the plan will not prevail. The city library
should be removed to the top of no other
building. 1t should not be knocked
around from pillar to post as the say
ing goes. It should be removed but once
and not until an adequate special home
a library building, has been provided
for it.
If the library is removed to a business
block large rental will have to be paid
which would seriously curtail the use
fulness of the institution, since it suffers
chronically from q lack of funds The
money that would have to be paid in
shape of rent might better take the form
of interest on library bonds. The Herald
would repeat its hope that some wealthy
citizen might offer a $4,000 or 500, 900
subscription for library building, pro-
vding that the city do its share The
plan to raise money by general private
subscription does not appear to have
been received with enthusiasm. There
can be no better investment for Los
Angeles than an adequate, handsome
and well equipped library building.
The herald., 1897-12-25
A STAND FOR THE RIGHT

1t is to be hoped that every Democrat
in California will read every word of the
resolutions unanimously adopted by
the Los Angeles county Democratic
committee yesterday. It is very re-
freshing in these days Of political diplo-
macy and polite juggling with words to
see such frank, outspoken and mani
testify sincere utterance of opinion.
It is still more refreshing and of much
greater Importance that the Democrats
Of Los Angeles county, through their
representatives on the committee. have
taken bold, unequivocal stand in favor
of honesty and decency in politics. and
against rings and bossism and corrupt
alliances within their party lines.
The resolutions state facts The er-
rors and mistakes of the past are re-
cited and admitted. Bossisn and a cor
rupt machine, whose headquarters were
in San Francisco, for years dragged the
Democratic party of California in the
nire, and in this work they were as
sisted by not the less corrupt bossism in
the Republican party. The Democratic
party was betrayed by these men fo.
their own selfish purposes.
There came day of reckoning-a day
when the Democracy of San Francisco
shook themselves free from the deGrad-
ing influence that had so long sur
rounded them, with the aid of an incor-
ruptible Democratic judiciary. The
scoundrels We're banished, and the city
The herald., 1897-12-25
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Adams first thought was probably
that Eve was only intended as joke.
Women can carry so many bundles
without dropping them because their
chests aren't fiat.
Happiness in married life is like n
piece of soap in bathtub. You always
know 1t was there when you got in.
The only man who keeps on making a
fool of himself in the same way to the
same woman is the jealous man.
The habit married women have of COL
lecting china or teaspoons is probably Il
relic of their earlier habit of collecting
men.
When a woman feels intimate enough
with a man to get careless about the
way she dresses for him, he is liable to
feel too intimate with her to marry her.
New York Press.
The herald., 1897-12-25
THE WORLD AS ONE

In the uttermost parts of the earth,
wherever the flag of civilization has been
planted, the people are celebrating with
us today, the glad Christmas season. It
Is an impressive, thrilling thought that
the Christian nations Of the earth, so
opposite in their natures, their customs,
their aims and purposes, should be as
one in commemorating the birth of the
Christ-child.
The glad tidngs of peace on earth,
good will to men, ring out cheerily and
sincerely today. and in such a spirit they
should be heard. All may join in the
spirit of the occasion if they may not
subscribe to the letter. The millennium
is not yet come. Clouds of war and
echoes of disaster come with the sun
shine and the rejoicing, trouble with tha
happiness; but the world sees only the
brighter side today, and looks hopefully
onward to the future.
The herald., 1897-12-25
A POPULAR AMBITION
ot plutocratic gain,

seek not plutocratic gain,
No pientitude of sordid wealth,
Nor over seas nor land would fain
Engage in travel ''for my health"
No hankering for vigorous deeds,
OF which / would the hero be.
D.sturbs my thought; and yet my needs
Seem comprehensive ones to me-
I do not long for lofty fame,
Nor yet to scale Parnassian height:
There are some points that make the same
Fall short of unimpaired delight.
do not care for pompous state
And all its panop.y of power:
My humble wish is more sedate.
And fitting to the present hour
AS day by day the heartless chill
OF winter thrills my very bones
l concentrate my wish and Will
On one desire: With ardent tones.
Which I would not make overbold.
I speak, deep in my quaking throat.
And say, 1.-THE world Is very cold
And oh! l need an overcoat!
Chicago Record.
The herald., 1897-12-25
Consumption Cured.
DR. w. HARRISON BALLARD
will Jan 400 Stimson Block Cor sRnS % 5 hd s
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

The poet Burns spelled his name Bur-
ness (his family name) until the publics.
tion of his poems in 1886.
Henry Laubouchere always dictates
his work to a shorthand secretary. AL
though he has, to a great extent given up
the active editorial work in connection
with Truth, he makes point of passing
on all the proofs each week.
Jere Simpson, it is said, owing to a
deal whereby he agreed to keep out of
the congressional race in 1898, will retire
from public life when his term expires.
Charles Bucher Of Newton is said to be
the Democrat who threw the Democratic
vote to Simpson last year for the Popu-
list vote next year.
Baron Griuenau, formerly German
military attache in Pekin, has just re-
turned to Corea, Siberia and Russia.
partly on horseback. His life was in
danger several times. The most import
ant circumstance in connection with this
journey is that he has explored the un-
known parts of Corea with some thor
'oughness.
Major George H. Harries. who has
been appointed brigadier-generalo of the
National guard of the District of Column
bia, to succeed the late General Albert
Ordway, is a native of Wales. but came
here when he was boy, saw service
against the Indians on the plains and for
several years was a newspaper man in
Washington.
H. NJ Stanley has returned to his old
vocation, that of the special correspond
ent. He Is going to write about the
resources and prospects of Rhodesih.
Mr.. Stanley is already on the spot, one Of
the guests at the opening of the Bulu-
wayo railway. His letters will appear in
South Africa, and will afterward be re-
published in a volume.
Andrew Bravo, who died last week at
Hillsville, Me-, was a very eccentric man.
Twenty years ago he had tomb built for
himself at Pine Grove He also many
years ago selected and set aside his cof-
fin, He left the text indicated from
which his funeral was to be preached,
and left minute directions as to how the
services were to be conducted.
Mr.. Wolff, who has figured so promi-
nently in the troubles of the Austrian
unterhaus, is 35 years Of age, and was
born in Bohemia. He several years ago
fought a duel with lawyer named
Fischer, and both of them were SEN
fenced to a months Imprisonment. He
is a vigorous writer, and since 1891 mas
edited his own paper, which Is pftteriy
antisemitic.
The herald., 1897-12-25
RECORD OF THE DuRRANT CASE

April IA, 1S95-Durrant arrested for
numbering Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams.
April 16-Coroner's inquest
May 22-Information for murder filed
in the superior court.
July Cease brought to trial; seven
weeks wasted in securing jury.
September S-Opening statement to
jury by district attorney.
November 1-Verdict of murder in the
November S-Day Of sentence post
November 22--Day of sentence post
poned to 9th.
November 27-Day of sentence post
poned to December 9Th.
December 11-Death warrant issued;
day of execution set for February 21,
1896.
June 90. 1s96-Up to this time attorneys
for defense occupied In preparing tram
script on appeal for filing in superior
court
February 1Ss7-Supreme court heard
argument and affirmed the conviction.
April 3-The remittitur filed in supe-
rior court.
June 11--Day fixed for execution, but
a few days before the federal courts
were asked for a writ of habeas corpus,
which the United States supreme court
finally denied.
November 11-Day fixed for execution
again.
December S-California supreme court
afIirms decision of lower court and
orders that the remittitur be sent forth
with.
December 15-Durrant resentenced to
be hanged January 7th.
The herald., 1897-12-25
NOTES OF THE DAY

In proportion to its size, birds wing
Is twenty times as powerful as mans
arm.
Grass stains may be removed from
light summer frocks by damping the
soiled part in little alcohol and rubbing
well until no trace Of the green Is left.
Up in Canada the bears are so thick
that they would have destroyed all the
deer had 1t not been for the great crop Of
blueberries, which made the bruins so
fat that they were not able to run.
There are more houses in London than
in Paris, New York, Berlin and Vienna
put together. This is to be accounted
for by the fact that the Inhabitants Of
these towns reside mostly in flats.
Cod are running in such large numbers
and so near the land on the Long Island
side of the sound, near East Marion and
Orient, that many of them are thrown
out by the surf and residents pick them
up on the shore.
German feeling in the Tyrol Is very
bitter against the Italians on account cf
their wholesale slaughter Of birds. The
other day there was a small riot at Boz
zen, during which many song birds were
liberated and butchers prevented from
selling dead birds.
The gold craze has reached China. A
foreign mining expert In the employ OF
Lii Hung Chang, made report to the
effect that the precious metal to q boz
nanza degree, can be found In the Jeho
region and in Manchuria as far as the
Chinese territory on the Amur river.
France has law forbidding the
slaughter Of birds smaller than larks.
Nevertheless, piles of such birds are
offered for sale in the markets OF many
French cities. A movement Is now under
way for enforcing the law and saving the
song birds and the fields which they keep
free from injurious insects.
The cradle presented by the queen to
the Duke of Yorks baby was made for
the princess royal in 1910, and all the
queens babies slept in it. The sheets
are of fine Irish linen, edged with Va
lenciennes lace, and the blankets are
OF the warmest and lightest Spanish
WOOL
A man with the habit of talking to
himself got very angry at himself In
Portland, Me-, and while walking on the
street began calling himself all sorts OF
names half audibly. He let out one Of
them just as a stranger came UP, and the
stranger, not knowing his falling, let
drive and blackened his eye for him.
The herald., 1897-12-25
"NO WRONG DOING"

1t is a somewhat singular coincidence
that liabilities to depositors of the de-
funct Chestnut Street national bank in
Philadelphia and the amounts which it's
president seems to have drawn out and
absorbed in his private enterprises are
about equal, aggregating two million
dollars. Included in the ruin are doubt
less many poor people, for the dispatches
tell us that the bank held the funds of
the city, police and firemens pension
fund, the school teachers pension and
annuity fund, and the deposits of the
Paramount park commission. Thus will
The herald., 1897-12-25
twas a Temperance Affair

The Chronicle acknowledges the re-
ceipt of an invitation from the Los An
geles Herald to come up, or down, and
take possession of it's offices on December
9. No doubt there was an annex where
q fellow who bubbled over with enthusi-
asm at the sight of the magnificent
equipment, such as machinery, splendid
appurtenances OF all kinds, and hand
some typewriters could drink to the
health, happiness and continuous sue
cess of the leading Southern California
journal, which was no doubt duly OBJ
served by all lpresent.-Colton Chronicle.
The herald., 1897-12-25
GARFIELD'S WARNING

In his late message President McKin-
ley took occasion to quote elaborately
from the utterances Of General Grant
in support of his Cuban policy. The
prudence of such support may not be
questioned, inasmuch as that policy
would seem to need all the bolstering
that can be summoned from the utter
ances of statesmen, dead and living. But
the president was careful, in his consid-
GRAFTON of Hawaiian annexation, not to
recall the utterances of former presi-
dents of the Republican faith. who have
greater claims to sound craftsmanship,
at least, than the executive of glorious
martial memory. The warning note
which James A. Garfield sounded in the
house of representatives, on the 9Th of
April, 1876. might we'll have been pom
dered by the president before demand
ing the immediate annexation of the
Hawaiian islands by the United States,
upon the fallacious theory that we must
acquire insular possessions in remote
seas in order to maintain the integrity
of territorial acquisitions adjacent and
near by. General Garfield's views upon
the subject have telling significance at
this moment, and are worthy the space
we give TO them. He said:
l do not approve of the Hawaiian
treaty for commercial reciprocity be-
cause it looks in the direction of secur-
ing DOSSnSS;on Nf e,
to state distinctly that, except in the
north-I make an exception there-I
TRUST WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST
OF OUR LAMENTATIONS and in this =
remark / include the whole group of
West India islands and the whole of
the Mexican territory contiguous to
the United States. Both these islands
and Mexico are inhabited by people of
the Latin races, strangely degenerated
by their mixture with native races-a
population occupying a territory that
naturally enfeebles mana population
and territory that l earnestly hope
may never be made an integral part
of the United States. I cannot more
strongly state my view of that subject
than by saying that IF THE ISLAND
OF NobA w OfF IL Us
WITH THE CONSENT OF ALL THE
POWERS OF THE WORLD, AND
100000 IN GOLD WE'RE Of
FERED AS a BONUS FOR ITS AC-
CEPTANCE, 1 WOULD UNHESITAT-
INGLY VOTE TO DECLINE THE
OFFER
We occuply a portion Of that great
northern zone which girdles the world
and which has been the theater of the
greatest achievements of civilization,
especially in the history of the Anglo
Saxon race; and SHOULD WE EN-
TEND OUR POSSESSIONS INTO
THE TROPICAL BELT (Hawaii. like
Cuba, is within the tropical belO WE
SHOULD WEAKEN THE POWERS
OF OUR PEOPLE AND GOVERN
MENT. Hence l disclaim any purpose
or suggestion of anneXing the Ha-
waiian Islands as any part Of my rea-
son for supporting the treaty. On the
contrary, ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY 1 FAVOR THE TREATY is
THAT 1T WILL BE A SATISFAC-
TORY SUBSTITUTE FOR ALL
PROBABLE SCHEMES OF ANNEX
ALTON. 1t is the best solution of the
question.
The herald., 1897-12-25
Alger's Limited knowledge

Secretary Alger ought to know that
this state produces so large an amount
Of evaporated vegetables that 1t is easily
ably to supply the demand for the Klon-
dixie. In fact, If this industry were de-
veloped as 1t deserves to be, we could
supply the world. If the Klondike proves
to be as rich as the sanguine hope for
then this preparation of vegetables will
only be one of the many California in
dustries that will receive an enormous
stimulus.--San Francisco Chronicle.
The herald., 1897-12-25
Not Entirely Consistent

what do we want to annex Hawaii
for?" inquired the man who wakes elo-
quent on the spur of the moment
Merely to keep somebody else from get
ting it; merely for the sense of possess
sion; the empty satisfaction of control"
Did you know that Virgins was look
ing for you this morning?"
"No. I'll hunt him right up. Maybe
he's ready to sell that lot next to mine
don't really need the ground, but it will
increase in value and I want to avoid
the risk of getting bad neighbors. -
Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-12-25

All Europe is guessing the solution to
the Yellow sea conundrum. 1t doesn't
seem to have occurred to anybody that
the easiest way to solve the problem
would be for the powers to recall their
fleets
The herald., 1897-12-25

A modification of the Spanish penal
code may now suggest itself to the au-
thorities. Upon conviction of capital
carry peace proposition to the insur
gents
The herald., 1897-12-25
Inharmonious Republican Projects

The Republicans talk one hour about
their purpose to limit immigration to the
United States by shutting out the ig
norant, vicious, pauper scum of south
ern Europe. The next hour they tell us
they propose to take in, by treaty, or by
an act of annexation, 100000 of the very
dregs of humanity. The worst that come
from Sicily, lower Italy and Poland are
model material compared to the riffraft
Of the Sandwich nds.-Chattanooga
Times.
The herald., 1897-12-25

The Spanish government and newspa-
pers treat the butchery of Ruiz as a Gu
ban novelty. Weyler might become a
.trifie confidential, if he would, and adj
wise them that the incident is not who'll
ly without precedent. All the same, it
the insurgents cause than anything that
has happened since the opening Of hos
tilities.
The herald., 1897-12-25
Drew the Line

Couldn't take him at any price," said
the agent who was buying horses for the
use of the mounted police. 1T is all
right for a policeman to interfere when
ever he sees fit, but it won't do for his
horse. e."-Indianapolis Journal.
The herald., 1897-12-25

The assembly of Russian and German
battleships In the Yellow sea now en-
cages the exclusive attention of the
Japanese government, which seems to
have lost its interest in Hawaiian af-
fairs,
The herald., 1897-12-25
One Reason for Annexation

OF course, Hawaii is not exactly con-
tiguous territory. 1t is not near so much
contiguous as Ireland, but it Is much
more so than any country which Is far
ther away. All must admit that; so let
us annex it at once.-Milwaukee Jour-
nal