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The herald., 1898-04-06
Made q Big Mistake

We think that our government made q
big mistake in not recognizing Cuban indei
pendence Immediately after the blowing
up Of the Maine. 1t was not necessary to
declare war but simply to recognize Cuba
as free on the grounds that Spain was not
only unable to suppress the insurgents but
had not the power to preserve order. nor to
protect friendly ships in her own harbors
and hold her own citizens in subsection ia
the law. The country was ripe for recognize
ton after the Maine explosion and Spaid
was thoroughly alarmed and II Cuba had
been recognized there would have been no
war. But the opportunity was lost. Car
Reed refused to let congress vote on the
question of recognition and the oppors
tunity of President McKinley's life was
neglected. There is tide in the affaira
of men and nations, which taken at its
flood leads to success. We may not have
war even now but 1t was an impossibility
Immediately after the Maine explosion. IL
wisdom had controlled our leaders. Cubs
would have been free and grim visaged
war would have hidden his wrinkled 'front.'
Cotton Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-04-06
Cost Of Eliminating the Moon

The editorial reference Of yesterday Ia
the almanic story told on Lincoln and the
new efforts Of students of his life to refute
It leads to the fact that a similar tale was
told on John Philpot Curran. the celebrated
Irish orator. 1t was said that he was do =.
Tending a client accused Of burglary A
witness identified the defendant. whose
features he declared he plainly saw, be-
cause 1t was a moonlit night At the trial
Mr.. Curran produced thirteen almanacss
and. handing one to the Judge and one ia
each one Of the jurymen, called their ate
tention to the date. on which. 1t was seens
there was no moon visible CurraHs
client was promptly acquitted. but when
told that the fee was twenty pounds Id
objected to the charge as exorbitanc
why. you had no trouble in acQuittina
me-" he said.
THAT is true" replied Curran. but
only get two pounds Of the money"
How IL that?" asked the surprised
client
well. II you must know" replied Mn
Curran. II had to give eighteen poundl
to have the almanac printed with the
neon left out"-Loulsville Times.
The herald., 1898-04-06
AN UNFORTUNATE DECISION

The state board Of examiners has de-
cided that the new buildings for the
Whittier school shall not be constructed,
Notwithstanding they are sorely needed
and the money to meet the expense lies
ready in the treasury.
The reasons advanced by the board for
refusing to approve the plans offered by
the trustees are not at hand, but it is
impossible to believe that they are log
ical and valid. The decision will work
a great injustice to the wards of the
state, and grievously disappoint the peo-
pie of Southern California.
The need for the new buildings has
been explained many times. Under the
present conditions it is impossible to
properly care for and train the inmates
Of the school. The trouble of last sum-
mer arose partly from the inadequate
facilities.
The sum of 100000, of which Los Ange-
les county contributed over one-third,
lies ready in the state treasury for the
purposes of the school. If 1t is not used
in erecting the needed new buildings It
The herald., 1898-04-06
UNCLE SANS NAVY

Tho demand for information respect
ing our navy has become so greet that
the ordinary sources of supply no long
or sufYice to satisfy It. The public, while
eagerly devouring whatever news Is
published, also seek such knowledge OF
our naval resources as pictures alone
cxn furnish. since these appeal more
clearly to the perceptions than printed
descriptions, and are thus pleasure Tor
the eye as well as q satisfaction to the
intelligence. To fulfill this patriotic
desiHe and to stimulate loyal sentiment
this portfolio series has been prepared,
easch part of which will contain SIX
teen pages, 11x13k inches in size, and
as many superb photograp hic illustra-
lions printed on heavy plate paper
bonnd in colOred paper covers.
These views will embrace our great
battleships, cruisers, monitors, gun
boats, torpedo boats, coast defense
boats, dynamite cruisers, auxiliary YES
sells. PORTRAITS of naval commanders,
ship crews, officers and men. drill ex-
ercises, big guns, ETC., each picture be-
ing accompanied by all needful text
information.
In addition to these illustrations,
there will be original pictures repre-
senting the explosion of the battleshfp
Maine, the harbor of Havana and q war
map of Cuba, supplemented by facts
historic and explanatory, that will AZ
ford q complete understanding not only
Of our naval efficiency, but also of the
provocations that prompted to tho max
ing Of war preparations against prob
able hostilities.
There will be six portfolios, published
In weekly issues, the first Of which will
be ready for delivery about April Is.
The herald., 1898-04-06
FOREIGN NOTES

Jealousy Of the first husband Of the Wild
ow he had married drove Frenchman to
kill his wife ana then himself recently in
Paris.
Bean fever has been added to the list OF
epidemics, like hay fever and rose fever. by
a German doctor, who has christened his
discovery "Favismus." His cure for the
disease is to keep away from the bean
fields.
Villa Achilleion at Corfu. which the en-
press of Austria has abandoned. Is likely
to be bought from her by the Byron society
and to be- turned into an orphanage for
Greek children, as memorial Of Lord By
ron.
Coquiein aine, in the part of Cyrano de
Bergerac, will be made into statuette Of
precious materials by the sculptor Pueeb.
The flesh will be Of ivory or tinted marble,
the dress of ivory, gold and silver inlaid
with gold.
King Bell of Cameroons, through whom
the Germans acquired their protectorate
over that country. is dead. at the age of 70
years, and Germany will no longer ac-
knowledge the royalty Of the Bell family
or any other native king. The late king
eldest son. Augustine Manga Bell, is a
Christian, educated in England
European court officials are getting care
less. The prince of Naples master of the
household has been dismissed at the re-
quest of the princess. for presenting to her
at reception a person who, before her
marriage. had been ballet girl at the San
Carlo theater, and Queen Victoria's lord
chamberlain has been hauled over the Goals
for presentation at the last drawing room
that will have to be annulled.-New York
Sun.
The herald., 1898-04-06
THE FIRST GUN

Next Tuesday, April 18th, will be the
anniversary of the firing upon Fort SUM-
ter, the first shot of the greatest revolu-
ton of modern times-the initial move
ment in a war for human liberty.
The country has enjoyed thirty-eight
years of peace, and Is now about to enter
upon another crusade against human
bondage, a duty only too long deferred.
It is a circumstance worthy of consid-
Grafton at this time-in connection With
the specious plea that the United States
should not interfere in the affairs OF
Cuba, that our people have no right to
interfere in behalf of the victims of Span
ish cruelty and barbarity In the West
Indies-that Spain recognized the bel
ligerent rights of the confederacy within
thirty days after the Shareholders rebel
lion had been inaugurated.
That was indeed the logical thing for
Spain to do. for the reason that her rul-
ing classes have always believed in the
complete subsection Of insular subjects
to the crown, and from time immemorial
have they held them in bondage scarcely
less CALLING than were the blacks of the
south held in ante-bellum days. To ag
gravate their offense-if indeed 1t does
not rise to the dignity Of a crime-the
people they have enslaved have been
people of their own race and blood and
language and religion. whose. only Of
Tense has been that they were not all
born in CASTLE.
The most exaggerated statement of
the treatment of African slaves IN the
southern states would be considered hu-
name compared with spair,'s treatment
Of her slaves in the Antilles.
That the American people have toler-
ated such barbarous rule SO long, almost
in sight Of our shores. may we'll be
deemed enigmatisal. and can be ex-
planned only by the extreme conserva-
tiveness of our people, their aversion to
war, their appreciation of the blessings
of peace, their excessive caution in pre-
venting friction with European nations,
their fear that, should they show dis
position to NEEDLE with the political in
stitutions Of the continent, the doors
would be thus opened for interference
with our institutions. Their liberation
of Cuban conditions during the three
years of their aggravated progress, may
indeed puzzle the future historian when
he comes to seek for the cause of it.
But we have yet time to redeem our
furnished name, to re-establish our peer
less fame, to wipe out the ugly stain, to
remove the haunting shame.
The 18th Of April, from the sentimental
if not the practical point of view, will be
gun for Cuban independence.
The herald., 1898-04-06
CAUSE FOR HUMILIATION

The logged refusal of the executive to
permit congress to see the reports of the
United States consuls stationed in Cuba
has provoked much criticism. Variously
during the past year, resolutions calling
for them have been introduced in either
house, all meeting with the same fate
through one devious course or another.
Some have been withdrawn before vote
could be reached, and obviously under
pressure. Others have been smothered
in committee.
The Importance of learning their pur-
port has been apparent since congress
convened in December. Their subse-
quent significance, in view of the posi-
BILE resort to war, has been accumulated
1t became imperative when it was deter
mined that a declaration of hostilities,
if at all, should be based upon the condi-
tions existing on the island, wholly indie
pendent of the Maine incident,
And at this juncture, but not before,
did the president consent that the report
should be submitted, in the closest conf
dence, TO the members of the senate and
house committees on foreign relations.
There they have since been as closely
guarded as formerly in the secret
archives of the state department..
Not until yesterday was reason ad-
vanced for this extraordinary attitude
OF TIE president. That reason, so long
t,o1l t.
government of the United States. 1t is
that the publication of the reports of Its
sworn officers, duly accredited to the
The herald., 1898-04-06

government Of Spain, would have mem
aced the lives Of the consuls; that they
could not longer with, safety have re-
NAMED at their posts OF duty; that Span
ish Indignation would have eliminated
in their assassination.
Hence it has been the policy Of the
president and of the state department
to permit the information which the re-
ports contain to reach the public through
unofficial sources-through information
secured by newspaper correspondents.
through the speeches Of senators and
members of congress who visited the
island, and witnessed with their own
eyes the terrible scenes that were doubt
less elaborated in the suppressed reports
of the consuls many months ago.
We submit that this explanation, only
now tardily vouchsafed, is in the high
est sense humiliating to the American
people, who for nearly year have been
kept in ignorance Of the fact that their
government-while wining and dining
the ministers and diplomats Of Spain.
and accentuating upon every occasion
the perfectly amicable relations existing
between the two countries-has felt IT.
self unable to protect the lives of its con-
sular agents in a land but ninety miles
removed from our shores!
We submit that no other government
on earth, with the semblance Of power
to enforce respect for it's DEGREES. would
for thirty days have rested under the
imputation that the lives Of its duly &C.
credited agents were imperiled while in
the discharge Of their legitimate duties
And we submit that any other nation,
finding itself so situated as not to be able
to safeguard the lives Of its servants In
other lands. would have appealed to Sis
ter nations for that protection which 1t
could not itself provide.
The herald., 1898-04-06
PHYSIOLOGY

(The following Is an old rhyme which has
assisted many boys and girls to locate and
remember the bones in the human body:)
How many bones in the human face?
Fourteen, when they're all in place.
How many bones in the human head?
Eight my child, as I've often said.
How many bones in the human ear
Four in each, and they help to hear.
How many bones in the human spine?
Twenty-four like climbing vine.
How many bones in the human chest?
Twenty-four ribs and two for the rest.
How many bones in the shoulders bind?
! Two in each-one before, one behind
How many bones in the human arm?
In each arm one, two in each forearm.
How many bones in the human wrist?
Eight in each, II none are missed.
How many bones in the palm of the hand
Five in each, with many a band.
How many bones in the fingers ten?
Twenty-eight, and by joints they bend
How many homes in the human hip?
One In each-like dish they dip.
How many bones in the human thigh?
One in each, and deep they lie.
How many bones in the human knees?
One in each--the kneepan, please.
How many bones in the leg from the knee
Two in each, we can plainly see.
How many bones in the ankle strong?
| Seven In each, but none Is long.
! How many bones in the ball of the foot?
Five in each. as the palms were put.
| How many bones in toes half score?
Twenty-eight, and there are no more.
And now altogether these many bones wait
And they count in body two hundred and
eight.
And then we have In the human mouth?
OF upper and under. thirty-two teeth.
And now and then have bone, should
think,
That forms on joint or to fill up chink--
A sesamoid bone or a WORKMAN We call,
And now We may rest. for WS'vb told them
| all.
The herald., 1898-04-06
Kinkead's Remarkable oander

A1ukeaQ'S Remarkable 0anoer
zone of the most remarkable birds in the
state" said a gentleman from Elizabeth.
town. 'is owned by Mr.. James A. KIN.
kead, secretary of the Hardin County Fai4
association. 1t is a gander. and everybody
In the neighborhood is acquainted with It.
1.-THE ganders name Is Solid Silver and
1t answers to its name as quick as any
hand on Mr.. Kinkead's farm. The gande1
acts as a watchdog would about the place.
and no stranger dares enter the yard unat-
tended by a member OF the family. as those
who have tried and been forced to retreat
will attest. The gander has sense like .
horse. and learns new tricks almost every
day in the week.
/ This gander goes to the granary and
shakes q plank, when the yellow corn will
roll out for its daily food. It follows Its
owner to and from the field just as dog
would.
when the bell Is rung calling the hands
to their meals his gandership sets up q
puacking and continues 1t until all have
come In. when he himself goes to the gram
airy, and, by shaking a loose plank with his
bill. shakes down corn for his dinner.
1T perchance Solid Silver is in the
house and any member Of the family leaves
the door aJar, he does not rest until he has
closed It, His owner will have Solid Silver
on exhibition at the next Elizabethtowu
fair.-Louisville Evening Post.
The herald., 1898-04-06
Try This on Your Neighbor

Take a piece of paper and draw a circle
carefully, and then fill in, from memory.
in the proper positions occupied by each,
the Roman figures as seen on timepiece
OF course, the reader must not look pre-
viously at his watch. There is no trick.
puzzle or catch in the above; 1t is simply
a matter Of memory. AS the reader NAV
care to try the above, he should make the
experiment before reading the next para
graph.
II the reader think of some definite posi-
ton and picture 1t in his mind, he will
probably give the correct answer: but he
do not. and has not noticed the popularity
that the four is represented by iii, and not
by w, he will almost certainly; and even IL
this be put correctly. some other mistake
will be made.
Here Is simple fact, lying in most cases
undiscovered, though timepiece is looked
at several times a day for years. In fact,
1t may be said that for single object, a
man has NOTICED a timepiece wore than any,
thing elSe, II being generally lopked at bali
's dessn FsA ? ~ a te> lsaeF apd ~
The herald., 1898-04-06
In THE PUBLIC EYE

Ex-senator George F. Edmunds has
given to Burlington, VT. land worth $685.
900 to be used as a site for high school
building.
Though q Republican and q rich man,
vice President Hobart is quite democratic
in his ways, in this respect reminding many
Of Adlai e. Stevenson.
Senator Allison is an accomplished diner
out, being in great demand on account OF
his ability to sustain an interesting con-
versation. The senator has just passed his
sixty ninth birthday. but really does not
look over s. or so.
Dupuy de LONE. the ex-Spanish minister
to the United States. proposes to devote his
early leisure to the production Of book In
which he will detail all the circumstances
which led UP to his writing the letter which
brought about his recall.
Capt. A. r. Mahan, whose worldwide
reputation as naval expert has brought
him honor and wealth in the past few
years, appeared in New York pulpit the
other day, this being his first effort In that
direction. The captain was the leading fig
ure in Lenten service and told his hearers
that for thirty years he had been be-
lever.
Miss Margherita Macveagh. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Macveagh. lived
abroad four years while her father was am
bassador to italy. but. unlike most girls
who have eptoyed similar experience,
came home more OF an American than ever.
Curiously enough. considering that her
home IL IN the east, Miss MacVeagh would
rather live In Chicago than in any other
city.
Dan Gillett. a mining expert, spends most
of his time in the silent mountains OF
Arizona and New Mexico. When he feels
that the solitude Of that region is becoming
oppressive, he HES him to New York, hires
room on Broadway, and. when the wealth
er permits. sits at an open window for hours
at time. The roar Of city traffic rests him
from the nervous strain produced by un'
broken silence in the mountains. He feels
It especially restful when a truck loaded
with building iron passes by his hotel.
Undaunted by the terrible experiences Of
Henry Savage Lander, William Jameson
Reid Of Boston. q well-known Asiatic ex.
plorer, will undertake journey to Thibet
with the main object of securing an en-
trance to Lhassa. the sacred Buddhist
stronghold. He has secured financial
backing from number of wealthy men
He will leave for China at the end Of this
year, intending to reach the neighbofhood
Of Lhassa by easy stages. Then, with the
assistance Of trustworthy guides, he hopes
to enter the sacred city by q unique meth
cd, the details of which he refuses to dis
close.
The herald., 1898-04-06
FOR THE SUPREME BENCH

The Democratic central committee of
Los Angeles county takes the just and
reasonable stand that the supreme
bench of California should be nom
partisan, as a whole. With two excep-
tons the bench is composed of strong
Republicans. The committee has, there
fore, adopted resolutions to the effect
that Democrats Of character should be
selected for the two positions to be filled
at the next election, subject to the de-
cision of the people; and it has suggested
the name of Hon. A. W. Hutton of this
city as the candidate of the Democracy
Of Los Angeles county.
Mr.. Hutton's sterling worth and emil
nent fitness for the position named need
not be emphasized here. He is man
who, as non-partisan candidate, would
deserve the cordial support of all good
citizens. He would certainly poll the
entire vote Of his party.
Mr.. Hutton, in happy. straightfor-
ward and Enthusiastically modest
letter, agrees to enter the fefd as
a candidate for the supreme bench
under the auspices of the Demo.
cratic, Silver Republican and Pop
ulist parties. He declares positively,
however, that the success of fusion is
dearer to him than any personal ad.
vancement could be. and says that he is
willing to withdraw at any time If its
interests should require that action.
Mr.. Hutton's candidacy is commended
to the careful consideration Of the
fusionists of California. In any event
and whoever is nominated. there should
be a non-partisan supreme bench, and
b fair Democratic representation.
The herald., 1898-04-06

person of simple M. Faure, at the head OF
the government. And then the deluge!-
New York Evening Sun.
Not satisfied with the decayed condition
Of her army. France Is now investigating
her navy. And her big boats seem to be as
slow and unwieldy as her big generals
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Paris drummer is the latest victim Of
the hat pin. The incident differs from the
ordinary monotonous run in one patticu-
lar-it was not an accident. At least 1t is
believed that the court Of inquiry will hold
1t the result of design.-St- Louis Post
Dispatch.
The herald., 1898-04-06
A Brand New Superstition

learned OF what is to me brand-nsW
superstition just the other day. ard I
tremble to think Of the risks have been
running all these years in my ignorance
Of it. 1t was at an informal evening en-?
tertainment at the house Of woman I
know. and in the room set apart for the
wraps Of the women guests was maid
who was directed to see to It that noe
body's hat was placed on the bed. for the
laying Of hat on the bed. as the hostess
explained LATER always signifies the apA
preaching death Of an intimate friend Of
the house. The superstition Is, believe, Of
sicilian origin, and it's very good snA
perstftion, think, inasmuch as 1t tends
to preserve the freshness Of dainty bed
coverlngs-Washingt Post.
The herald., 1898-04-06
THE END IN SIGHT

The fate of Cuba, IL not also the des-
tiny of the Spanish dynasty, is likely
to be involved in the history-making
proceedings in the American congress
today.
The eliminating episode will be the
presentation to both houses of the pres
tdent's long-promised message. There
have been many conjectures as to its
scope and comprehensiveness, but all
doubts upon that point will soon be re-
moved 1t may after all have little sig
nificance, in view of the known attitude
of congress and the people, except in so
far as 1t is desirable that all departments
of the government shall be as nearly In
accord as possible upon the line Of ac-
ton to be taken.
The declaration of war is an exclusive
prerogative of congress; the conduct of
the war devolves upon the executive, as
the commander-in- chief of the land and
naval forces. 1t will be better if per-
fectly amicable understanding can be
had between the president and congress,
if the course to be taken shall approx
mate the joint judgment of the two gov
ernmental functions.
Difference, bordering upon servility
has thus far marked the attitude of con-
gress to the views of the executive,
mea surably justified by the assumption
that he has enjoyed greater facilities for
becoming acquainted with all Of the
facts bearing upon the question; but
when the story in it's entirety is told to
the representatives of the people today
there will be little inclination upon the
part of the masses to accept the judg-
ment of the one man against the compo-
site judgment of the many, should there
be divergence.
1t is likely that the message, after its
reading in open session shall have been
concluded will be referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations of the two
houses, and that an adjournment will be
effected at once, that debate may not
be precipitated.
There is scarcely a remaining doubt
as to the action that will be recommend
ed by these committees, though it is not
so likely that conflict in the reports car
be avoided in advance and their conclu.
sions made to perfectly harmonize.
The house committee will lean toward
the presidential view and plan, whatever
1t may happen to be, for it is partisan
committee, and if it shall keep Cuban in.
dependence In view all through the de.
alterations, it will al the same Tina, no,
lose. sight of November 1t could scarce
ly Go otherwise. 1t is built that way
Tonl Reeds political architecture is pro.
verbally perfect.
The senate committee is different,
constituted, and the probabilities are