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The herald., 1897-04-11
CHASED A FINE DINNER
The Novel Birthday Feast of New
York Man

A decidedly novel dinner party was given
an evening or two ago by Mr.. and Mrs. a.
A. Stewart to celebrate Mr.. Stewards 50th
birthday. The guests. a score in number
were bidden to the Grosveuor, where the
Stewarts are pr-escfre srrrs'si'Fe7 e''~''
The banoueting room was abloom with
American Beauty roses. and the feast was
Iuculfian as far as the fish course. just
as the entrees were in order the maitre
d'hotel held an agitated whispered CONFER
ence with Mr.. Stewart. and the latter an
nounced to his guests, with much ostehsl-
BILE modification, that the entire pody OF
walters had gone on strike, ana that they
would have to finish their dinner elsewhere.
There were carriages at the door ana
without delay The party was driven to the
cafe Martin. Mr.. Stewards guests were as
tonished at the golden splendor with
which they were received. The private
dining room into which they were ushered
was abaze with yellow jonquils, and they
were hardly seated at the table before the
entrees were served. But further than that
they could rot progress. Something or
other happened which necessitated another
hurried trip, this time to the Waldorf the
carriages again being conveniently on
hand.
BY this time the guests understood that
the difficulties they were encountering
were purely Pickwickian, and entered with
zest into the spirit of their hosts joke. At
the Waldorf they were received in the
Astor dining room, which was smothered
in violets, of which there were 10000 on the
table alone. That was the end of their pill
grimage in search of a dinner. The Hun
garian band played them into restfulness
for the remainder of the evenirg.-New
York Journal.
The herald., 1897-04-11

lie roi est mort, vive lie roi" But
who shall name the successor. and
whence will he appear? In Vienna, on
saturday, April 3rd, there died, after a
painful and lingering Illness. the great
master of musical composition, Johan-
nes< Brahms. His name has been
oracketed in a triumvirate, with two
other great masters, and the Three
BIS" have meant. for many years, Bach,
Beethoven and Brahms, each represent
Ing the highest and best in music.
Not but what Brahms has had his
detractors, like all other geniuses in
whatever line of thought or work, but
those men who have denounced him and
his compositions have been those who
only thought they knew what they were
talking about; and there have been
many more who knew they knew what
they were doing when they acknAvl-
edged him as the master among men,
the greatest living composer-and now
he is dead.
Born in Hamburg in 1888, he attracted
attention in his early youth by his
pianoforte playing and his compositions.
When he was but 10 he played some of
his own composition before Robert
Schumann, who expressed himself in
the "Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musk" as
follows: II thought there would and
must appear one destined to give eX-
preston in an ideal manner to the deep
est feelings of the age; one who would
present as with the qualities of a mas
ter he has now come, youth
at whose cradle graces and heroes kept
guard. His name is Johannes Brahms"
After several successful concert tours
Brahms settled in $50 in Vienna, where
he conducted concerts from ~ to rs.
The herald., 1897-04-11
PRIZES FOR PAYING TAXES
Spanish Methods Offer inducements
to Gamblers

1.-The Spanish methods of raising tax
es," observed a gentleman who has just
returned from Cuba, ARE somewhat in
advance of anything in our own country.
In nearly all the taxes levied there is
special prize for certain persons who pay
taxes arranged so that all taxpayers
stand an equal chance of securing the
same. or at least they suppose they do
1t is a kind of a lottery attachment to
tax COLLECTIONS. Every twentieth, thir-
tieth or fiftieth payer gets a prize or
drawback, by a schedule which is ar
ranged by the authorities, daily or week.
ly. Persons who have no property pay
taxes lust the same as those who have,
throuSh the Royal Havana lottery,
which is run by the government. The
police sell tickets, and every person has
to buy one at least once week. For
this ticket they pay about what would
be in our money II cents. They stand to
win prizes running all the way from the
capital, which is the largest prize, down
to a prize ten times as large as the price
of the ticket. For instance, $4,000 worth
of tickets are sold every week. OF this
the authorities are willing to pay back
some weeks $4,000, and alternate weeks
SIC, ,000 in the way of prizes. The Cubans
are gamblers born, and they rush after
these tickets as regularly and with the
ayidity they go after their morning cof-
fee and brandy. While they can't always
get lust the particular number they
want, they can get numbers that are
near to it or that end or begin with the
numbers they desire to hold They know
that there will be some prizes come out
of the wheel, for the government knows
that the scheme would fail unless there
were returns in the shape of prizes. The
members of the royal family or persons
| in positions are alweys remarkably lucky
| in the matter of drawing the capital
! prizes-that is, the prizes of the larger
sums-and, curiously enough, there is
not much kicking about this. The police
| require even the street tramps to buy
| at least one ticket a week. 1t does not
| need much effort, however, for the av-
| erage man and woman in and about Ha-
vana are bound to have ticket even If
they have to forego a meal or two to get
| it. Now and then, of course, the street
tramp draws prize, and he is thus en-
couraged to invest again. The weekly
drawings are entirely Independent of the
monthly or grand drawings, when the
capital prize sometimes runs up as high
as $4,000 in Spanish money. Often
have seen the priests of churches selling
lottery tickets from stand erected just
outside of the churches. The churches
in this way pay their own taxes, the sale
taking place after each of the morning
services on Sunday. BY this means the
| government raises a very large amount
| Of money. The prize feature of it, or lot
terry makes it very attractive, and peo-
pie pay in a great deal of money without
even knowing it."-Washington Even.
ing Star.
The herald., 1897-04-11
Reflections of a Bachelor

Some folk are like frogs-they can't sing
for croaking
Lots wife probably wouldn't have looked
back if Lot hadn't kept hollering at her not
to.
A woman can land any man she warts
to if she can only make him think he is
landing her
The more hideous a woman's hat is the
easier she'll believe you when you comp,i-
n.ent her on it.
No matter how watery her eyes get gir,
s never really crying until she puts her
hand over her mouth.
Women are born to hurt the thing they
love most: even little girl likes doll best
hat will cry when she pinches it.-New
York Press.
The herald., 1897-04-11
ooooooooooooooooooooooo
! THE BOY MILLInER
5ooooooooooooooooooooooooS

William L. Dodson. more Familiarity
known to the ladies of Los Angeles. Po-
mona and Redlands as .'the boy mil
liner" will shortly go on the stage ano
make his debut in the role OF female
impersonator. Mr. Dodson. who is ma
tive son, was born and reared at FL
Monte, in this county, and is % years Of
age. His father. W. II. Dodson. is Cal
ifornia pioneer and proprietor of the Ell
Monte hotel.
Young Dodson has been raised as A
girl His playmates were always girls.
and his dolls were as numerous and in
teresting to him as those of his COM
panione He could make a bonnet or
dress just as attractively as any one.
and they were of such excellent taste
as to elicit much favorable comment
The herald., 1897-04-11

sung at the offertory. The solos In the
mass will be rendered by Mrs. Bertha
L. Roth, soprano; Miss Lille Scanlon.
contralto; Mr.. Carl Thrower, tenor; Mr..
Joseph Scott, bass. An orchestra OF
eight instruments will accompany the
singers, with Mr.. Arnold Krauss as fret
violinist. At the conclusion Gounod's s
Grand March" will be rendered by the
orchestra and organist.
The musical program for today-Paln
Sunday-at st. Vincents church will
consist of the Passion of st. Matthew"
sung by Revs. F. X. Antill NJ. j. Rich
ardson and ]. McCabe. The music, pre-
pared by Herr Josef Rubo especially for
this service, will be "'Haydn's Mass in
c." For the offertory number the fam
Gus tenor solo, "Cujus- Amman" from
Rossini's "Stabat-Mater," will be sung
by Joseph F. Nuelle for the Beredictus.
Herr Josef Rubo will sing the baritone
solo, THE Palms" The soloists in the
mass will be Herr and Nine. Rubo, Mrs.
To,hurst. Mrs. Collette. Mrs. A. Scott
Chapman, Messrs. NJ Mertens and F.
H. Lockyer.
The musical program at st. Vincents
church for Easter Sunday will be elabo-
rate, and is now in careful preparation
ny I1SlI JOStL INQpO liAS S<NSSAACAN
choir,
The Sunday school orchestra of the
First Baptist church gave concert on
Friday evening in the church, assisted
by soloists. The twenty young people
who make up the orchestra made very
creditable showing in their performance,
which speaks well for their conductor,
Mr.. Clark and bespeaks conscientious
.t 1a fOS
all enjoyable. The program follows:
March from "Tannhauser," Wagner,
orchestra; violin solo, Scene De
Ballet" De Beriot, mss Ida Dot
ter: vocal solo, Dear Heart,
ZaGa Taylor; serenade, Jensen,
orchestra; vocal solo. Thou" Mary
knight, Mrs. Fletcher Russell, vio-
lin obligato; cornet solo, 'Weber's
Last Thought" Won Weber, Miss Addie
Meek vocal solo. I'm the Deep" Juda.
Mr.. C. Cornell; adagio, from Sonata"
Beethoven, orchestra, (a) adagio,
Spohr; o. '"Bolero." Mosowski, e. H.
Clark.
Next Sunday evening the chorus choir
IF Simpson Tabernacle will repeat
oratorio. Emmanuel" d t
The First Baptist church. The choir will
De assisted by quartet of soloists and
Mr. Colby Will preside at the organ.
A classical recital' will be given by |
dr. c S. Cornell at the Southern Califor-
Tia Music hall next Wednesday evening, |
April 18th. Mr.. Cornell will be assisted |
" Mrs. E. Kimball-Wuerker Mr.. Mo-
ini-Wood and Mr.. E. H. Clark. Miss |
5va Ellsworth will act as accompanist.
Haydn. Rolling in Foaming Billows,"
from "Crea tion")' Mr.. Cornell; Krebs.
TO Adelaide" Messrs. Moore, Budlong,
,ogswell and Cornell; violin solo, Mr..
D. H. Clark; Neidlinger, (a.) "A Leaf
b. 1.-The Robin" (c.) Memories" Mr..
,ornell Verdi. ''Te Sol Quest Amina,"
drs. Wuerker, Mr. Wood and Mr.. Cor
eil; Eva Dell Acqua. loft Have l
;een," Mrs. Wuerker; Schubert, (a)
Trock'ne Blumen," (b) Am Meer,"
THE Fisherman" Messrs.
Wood and c. S. Cornell; Beeth-
ven, Prayer OF Penitence," c. S. Cor
ell.
z. NJ c.
The herald., 1897-04-11

Sparrowhawks are mainly beneficial.
They occasionally eat chicks and small
birds but mice, grasshoppers, crickets,
caterpillars, beetles and spiders form
their principal food supply. The Cali
fcrnia ground owl feeds largely upo.
Insects, scorpions, grasshoppers, crick-
cts and beetles. Be kind to the ground
owl.
The herald., 1897-04-11
He Wants Dollar Stamps

The statement that from February Il, 1895
up to the time when he left Canton, Mr
Mckinley answered 9s.331 letters, gives
some reason for thinking that Presiden
Mckinley might not favor bill provid.np
or 1-cent pos stage.-Boston Globe.
To Cure a Gold in One Day
fake LaAa,ive Bromo Quinine Tablet
All druggists refund the money II :.
ails to cure. 25c
The herald., 1897-04-11
The Anina oscnns

80 S. Spring ST., showing 10 realistic NOV
ing scenes and the great Corbett fight. Ad-
mission, 10c for ladies and gentlemen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19
QUEER BUGS.
Board "A British Brig and Attack the
Crew.

Board British Brig and Attack the
Crew.
From the Philadelphia Press.
A peculiar sort of bug has been brought
to Philadelphia by the British brig Darpa.
Capt. Bradley, which arrived here from
Buenos Ayres laden with 1862 tons of bones
and which is now discharging her cargo at
pier Y, South wharves. The bug, which
now hovers around the locality of the bone
wharves, is a novelty to even the steve
dores al work in this locality, and these
men have become accus toned to seeing
all sorts Of vermin brought in among the
South American bones, which are gath
cred along the prairies. being from all
sorts of animals, principally wild cattle
and horses, which have either died or been
killed by hunters
The bug is described to resemble closely
the black ant, but has wings and flies
about like the ordinary house fly which
infests these localities. While the recent
spell of cold weather seems TO have stupe-
fed the new Importation of bug, a sufi-
cient number seems to be able to with
stand the unreasonable weather, and can
be seen down about the wharves of the
southern section OF the city.
Capt. Bradley told a Press reporter n
story OF their misery on board the Darpa.
while In the tropics, by reason OF the ex-
istence OF this oddlooking bug among the
cargo. and he said that at one time while
fioundering about becalmed in latitude q
north this peculiar yermin came up from
below and almost drove the men from the
deck The bugs few about and crawled
all over the men. and the sailors at the
wheel was almos, blinded by their flying
into his eyes. II was a sickening sight
and every effort TO keep them below prov
ed futile no relief coming until the Darpa.
entered the northern ATTITUDES. when the
cold weather drove them back again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19

A noteworthy instance of the fallibility Of
even the most skillful physicians is furnished
in the case of Mrs. J. E. Smith, of Greens.
burg, Ind.
For four years Mrs. Smith was afflicted
with nervous affection that finally left her
almost completely helpless and which the
physician who first attended her said posi-.
lively could not be cured. Subsequently, a
number of physicians in this and other cities,
declared her case to be hopeless.
To-day in spite of the verdict of the doc.
tors, and without their aid, Mrs. Smith is
perfectly well. To NetO Era reporter she
told the story of her extraordinary recovery.
Give years ago l had severe attack Of
la grippe, followed later by another. Dur
ing the four years following, my health con.
tinued to decline, until finally was hardly
able to move.
AFTER having the grippe" said Mrs.
Smith, 81 was able to be about for awhile,
and to do some work. But in a short time
after the second attack began to experience
nervousness, a d often had fainting spells,
my trouble ng similar to Mysteries. /
gradually gre worse, and in a short while
/ became su ject to such spells of nervous.
ness that could do no work, being scarcely
able to move about the house. l could not
sleep and could not eat. / would lie awake
nights, my muscles twitching continuously.
Ny physician called it nervousness of the
throat and breast, and after treating me for
several months said that my case or any case
like mine positively could not be cured.
Different physicians in Greensburg and other
cities who attended me, agreed that my case
was hopeless. For three years / fingered in
misery, trying different doctors and remedies,
but none did me any noticeable good. Fin
ally my druggist advised me to try Dr. viii.
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, which was
so highly recommended by newspapers. AS
last resort l tried them, thinking that il
they did me no good death might soon give
me relief. The first dose helped me, and
with every dose / improved. / took about
three boxes and half and was completely
cured as you see me to-day, perfectly healthy
and able to do all my own work"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19
GENERAL DEBILITY.

Mrs. Henry Neiman lives at Sunman. Ind =.
and very coy home she has, too. A re.
porter recently called on her and found her
looking stout and well, showing no indica.
tons that she had ever experienced a days
illness in her life. But her story, as related
to the reporter, proved quite different.
About two years ago." said Mrs. Mel.
man, g was taken III with sciatic rheuma.
tism, general debility and female weakness.
Ny trouble soon told on my entire system.
Ny cheeks became thin and pale, all energy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19
A WESTERN SNAKE STORY.
Told in Good Faith by the Hon. will
liam HiIIyOn.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
As an evidence OF good faith and a We
racity above reproach, the Hon. William
Hillyon, ex-member of the legislature and
a hunter Of repute in the Rocky noun
tains, was drinking cold water with a
dash of apollinaris in It.
LAS for snakes" he said, with the eau
ton betting man who had lived most
Of his life In a state of suspense. II have
saw (the Hon. william was raised in In
diana. and certain Hoosler peculiarities OF
speech decorated his conversation forever
after a good many snakes in my time.
and particularly IN the canon country Of
the Rockies, where the foot OF man never
trod to any great extent. There are some
places out there, where the cliffs turn
themselves up TO the sunshine for about
eight months OF the year, that will breed
snakes right out OF the solid rock; like
Moses knocked the water In the wilder
ness. Snakes like Ahe warm sun, and I
am here to say that the sun gets warm
In some OF them canons In a way that
would astonish you eastern people. I've
broiled an antelope steak on the hot rocks
many a time, and remember how a ten
derfoot out with me once on hunt, shot
himself IA the leg and had to 10 home.
by laying his gun down on a boulder and
laying down In the shade OF a rock TO
rest lie had just dropped Off In a snooze
when the gun got 30 hot AZ couldn't hold
IN any longer and banged a hole through
his leg. He complained OF the country on
account OF A., but told him that he
ought 10 be glad Il hadn't hit him In the
head. for u bullet had hit a head az
soft as his was there wouldn't be any
thing left OF Il az all.
However. I'm hitting wide OF the mark
What ! started TO say was about snakes,
and one OF the most remarkable snake
experiences 1 ever went up against was
in canon IN Arizona that was called
birthstone gulch. II was about ten miles
long and a half mile wide. and the walls
were straight up and down and about 900
feet high. ! had heard a heap about Il.
but had never been around Il much. The
fact Of the business was nobody was ever
around II any more than they could help
! spent the forenoon Of one day there, and
wasn't near u again for ten years. The
last umo went there looking Tor a mule
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19

If appealed to, and his shillings and half
crowns dispensed where only half-pence
or coppers were looked or hoped for, won
him daily crop of blessings which ought
10 weigh heavily on the credit side of the
ledger of his existence.
II went with him once on a Sunday
morning down Petticoat lane, one of the
sights of London in those days. He was
ike a child in his enjoyment of the slum-
ming. He spoke to the children in their
own peculiar dialect, bestowed coins tipon
them, and altogether displayed that side
or his nature which led him ten years
atterNard, when he had the whole world
transfxed with amazement at the audaci-
~ and magnitcence of his schemes to
hold court at breakfast time in company
with pet bulldog, at which time the
humblest of his early associates or friends
was welcomed with personal hospitality
which had graceful charm no official au-
dience could confer.
But in business matters he was the
Sphinx and the Great Mogul, both rolled
into one. Added to this was a keen in
sight into that phase Of human nature
which he learned when he juggled the
public with balls and swords and van
ishing bird cages and disappearing coins.
That taught him the great fundamental
lesson Of how easily the public is gulled
and how dearly the public loves to be
fooled.
p. T. Barnum did not know that any
better than did Barney Barnato, but one
put It to use with the "Woolly Horse"
and the mermaid" and the other with
South African diamond mines and golden
lures. The result was the same
He remarked one day when someone
was commenting on the craze for brew
cry shares, which was then at its hight:
My dear boy, there are fashions In
speculation as much as there are in
coats or bonnets; and the man who tries
TO sell the public apples when they want
eggs, or vice versa, Is an ass
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-19
.SarSapariI|a
Sense.

ANY sarsaparilla is sarsapa-
rilla. True. SO any tea is tea.
SO any -four is flour. But grades
differ. Yen sVanfMe 6esL It's
so with sarsaparilla. There are
grades. You want the best. II
you understood sarsaparilla as
well as you do tea and -four il
would be easy to determine.
But you don't. How should
J your When you are going to
buy a commodity whose value
} you don't know, you pick out
an old established house to
trade with, and trust their ex.
J perience and reputation. Do so
when buying sarsaparilla.
J Ayers sarsaparilla has been
on the market 50 years. Your
grandfather used Ayers. It is
a reputable medicine. There
are many SarsapariIIas -
but only one Ayers. Il
cures.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10
Trr AIIen,. Foot-Ease.

A powder % be shaken into the shoes. Al this
sesn vour feet feel swollen ana hot and get tired
eesiIv II vou have smsrtinF feet o. tight shoes
aIle1-s Fsof- Ease ft cools the feet and makes
"a tirq easr Cares and prevents swollen and
su-stiTlz feet. blisters and caous spots Relieves
.rrrs sISf huniuns Of all pain and gives rest and
---sors nv ii to-day. sold BY al druggists ard
Soc stores Tor sc. Trial package FREE Ad-
s-rss AfIen s. O,mstei. Leroy. y. y.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10
DR.. DAVID KENH EDYS
fAVORITE REMEDY

was an exception. ! have often recon- :
mended that and my patients have taken
II with most beneficial results. My wife
used it steadily before childbirth with
most desirable results. She is an enthusi-
astic admirer Of that great medicine. For
indigestion and to regulate the bowels, 1t
is an excellent medicine"
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite kemedy
hos effected cures after physicians had
given mn hone. II restores the liver to
healthy condition and cures the worst
cases Of constipation. 1t is certain cure
for ali diseases peculiar to females, and
affords great projection from attacks that
originate in change OF life. IL cures scroll
ula. salt rheum, rheumatism, dyspepsia
all kidney, bladder and urinary alseas9 >
Gravel diabetes and Bright's disease. In
This last disease il has cured where all
else failed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10

Who are injured by the use OF coffee
Recently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate
stomach receives it without distress, and
but few can tell 1t from coffee. 1t does
not cost over one. fourth as much. Chill
dren may drink it with great benefit. 15c.
and 25c per package. Try 1t. Ask for
GRAIN-O,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10

hams Vegetable Com
pound. If the case is
stubborn, write to Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
stating freely all symp-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10

usually displacement of the womb which cured
by the Pinkhamremedes Surely it is convincing:
Lydia F. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
cured when the doctors had given had hundreds
of dollars searching cure but found little relief until
began Pnham remedies had falling and displacement of
the womb sobd that for coudno walk the floor
also had proue mensuaon kidney liver and stomach trouble
The doctors said hopeless had taken only four bot
ties the Vegetable Compound and the Blood Purifier when
ielt like person cured much to the surprise of
my friends they all gave die Now many of my lady
using E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound through
my and reganng health 1t has also cured my
little kidney trouble would advise every suffering
land write Mrs. Pnkham for aid. Mis- EMMA PANG-
BORN Alanson Mich.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10

fresh suffering dplace
of the womb 1t ridiculous suppose that sucha difficulty
be cured by artificial support like pessary
Artificial supports rake worse for they take away ell the