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The herald., 1898-02-21
PLATFORM

Tho Herald believes that the city ot
Los Angeles should ow IL and control q
complete system OF waterworks.
The Herald believes that the city
should acquire such system at the
earliest date possible and on tho most
advantageous terms possible. consistent
with contract obligations and fair enl-
ing.
The Herald believes that the con-
tract with the Los Angeles City Water
company should be enforced to the let
ter, and that, at the conclusion of the
pending lease, the plant should be taken
over in accordance with the provisions
of that contract.
The herald., 1898-02-21
THE REAL EXPLANATION
Why the Due D'Aumale Never Became
Great in France

writer on French politics in the Londor
Truth tells significant anecdote of tbs
Due d'Aumale, who died a few weeks ago
The duke was prince of the house ol
Orleans, enormously wealthy, and so pop
ular in his youth that it was thought that
he could easily play the role of Louis Ma
poleon, and secure his own election as
president or stakeholder of France. But
he died in the position to which he was
born.
The English writer who tells the story
was standing near the door at state bal
when the duke entered.
Announce me-" he said to the servant
"as General lie Duo d 'Aumae."
The man stepped forward. but the duke
stopped him mo, as le Due d'Aumale
simply he corrected.
Before the servant could open his mouth
the duke interrupted him again, anxiously
Announce me as his royal highness, the
Due d'Aumale."
But again he stopped him. II will not be
announced az all" and passed into the
room in silence.
'Then," said the writer, 81 understood
why ne never had been king or stadt-
holder of France"
The herald., 1898-02-21
RECIPROCAL NONSENSE

In the reichstag the other day Count
dicted that there is not the slightest
chance for Germanys agreeing to
treaty with the United States on the
basis of the Dingley tariff and the ridic-
ulous reciprocity clauses of it. Free
trade in spots is not what Germany or
any other country desires, nor is it like
ly the administration expects or wishes
for more favorable reception of the
doctrine than has been accorded to it in
the empire. Certain it is that the meas
ure has failed thus far to make a mar
ket for single bushel of wheat or bar
rel of pork or package of fruit that did
not before exist, whereas all attempts to
secure reciprocal agreements with other
countries notably with those of South
America, have resulted in the enactment
of still more restrictive regulations, by
way of retaliation.
Reciprocity" is a pretty catchword
with which to allure the unthinking and
gain votes, but it has already been
shown to be, in the hands of the present
insincere administration, little more
than a stuffed club, and to the pro-
ducers of this country, seeking ney. out
lets for their surplus, blankety-blank
barren ideal.
The herald., 1898-02-21
CALIFORNIA OPINION
a Good Idea

The Los Angeles Herald wants a city
and county government for that city. leav-
ing the balance of the county to shift for
itself in forming new counties. Worse
things might happen to us. One county
would be formed with Pomona as the
county seat, extending from the San Ber-
nardino line to the San Gabriel river and
another west of the river with Monrovia
as the county seat.-Monrovia Messenger.
The herald., 1898-02-21

sured takes his life while mentally un-
balanced, the company is liable; but
where, as in the case before the court,
it was shown that the deceased bought a
arge amount of Insurance, with the de-
liberate purpose of taking his own life
and thus leaving the money to creditors
liquidate, payment of the policies cannot
be enforced. The distinction will be
recognized as based upon grounds of
justice and common sense.
The herald., 1898-02-21
A Brave Los Angeles Bow

He was brave little 10-year-old Los An
geles lad who, when run away with by the
horse he was driving, only thought how
best to save his little sister, and did saw
her from serious injury at the cost of a
desperate fall to himself. 1t is to be hoped
the reports that he is not hopelessly hurt
are true, for the world wants boys like
Harry Jaeger to grow up to be men. 1t
needs them.-San Francisco Bulentin.
The herald., 1898-02-21
By Way of Comparison

When you ask an editor TO suppress an
item Of news because it does not suit you,
then go and ask your grocer to exclude
pickles from his store because you can't
cat them, or your butcher TO quit keeping
Bologna because it goes against your stom-
ach. There is just as much fairness in one
as in the other. News is the EDITORS stock
in trade So are pickles TO a grocer and
bologna to a butcher.-Lisbon, N. D., Free
The herald., 1898-02-21
A Tribute to ToWne

Among the champions who have been
raised up to bear the standard of truth and
right in the great battle for national eX-
istence none are more worthy than Charles
A. Towne. He hasNot only sacrificed par
ty to principle, but thrown into the scale
of justice one of the brightest political
futures a young and ambitious man could
covet, against the burdens of the masses..-
Riverside Enterprise
The herald., 1898-02-21
The Confession Business

A Los Angeles murderer has "confessed''
that the crime for which he was arrested
was committed by his wife. Probably the
confession was wrung from him by those
justly celebrated Call and Examiner re-
porters. each of whom got confessions
from Clark and Belew before the other.
San Jose Mercury
The herald., 1898-02-21

a very timely and interesting PAM
phlet is american Beet Sugar" by Will
liam II. Hoiabird of Los Angeles. 1t
contains instructions for field work from
seed to harvest, and full Illustrations
of model beet sugar factory, with eX-
planatory notes. While the beet sugar
Industry is a large and growing one in
Southern California, comparatively few
people have proper conception of it
from start to finish. This pamphlet will
tell them all about it.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Sacramento's Turn

First, Los Angeles, with her school board
scandal; then San Francisco, with her
school directors selling positions; now
comes San Jose, with her councilmen ped
ding out places on the police force for
spot cash and likewise on the instalment
plan. NeXt!-Sacramento Record Union.
The herald., 1898-02-21

The very general understanding that
a life insurance company cannot avoid
payment of policy on the ground Of
suicide will have to be corrected, the su-
preme court, through Judge Harlan
having just rendered decision to the
contrary. 1t holds that wheAe the as
The herald., 1898-02-21
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Gage a Thing of Beauty

Secretary Gage is about as picturesque
in his position as a collection of drift
deposited in the willows by stream at
flood tide.-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The herald., 1898-02-21
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
spons!bility for the sentiments expressed.
spondents are requested to cultivate
brevi;y as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1898-02-21

An arrangement to raise and lower car
windows without trouble has been patent
ed for the benefit OF long-sunering
travellers. Compressed air from the en-
gre or elsewhere does most of the work.
All the passenger has 10 do IL TO turn
crank or press the bptton. "
The herald., 1898-02-21
NO Longer a Joking Matter

Last year there were 300 duels in Italy
and one man was killed. 1t must be get
ting 10 be a serious matter to fight duel
in that country.--Phi Philadelphia Inquirer.
The herald., 1898-02-21


wealth of the people of the United States.
This estimate was published in the out
look of February 10, 1894, and is as follows;
Families. Wealth owned
Per Per
Number. Cent. Aggregate. Cent.
Rich .... 225.O00 10 $32, SSo.OO,eoo 54.S
Middle ......1 $3.50 1919 19.3eo0o'0N 81 :
Poor 4,762 800 SS.l 7'soooco'ooo lS'V
Very poor ..6,25OC0o 500
From the above table we see that / per
cent of the families owns 54S per cent of
the wealth: II . per cent of the families own
81 per cent of the wealth; so per cent of the
families own 100 per cent of the wealth,
leaving one-half of the people of the United
States without anything.
Mr. Spahr comments as follows:
Whatever error there is in this table
is demonstrably on the side OF under
stating the present concentration OF
wealth, for. in the returns made TO the
surrogate, the debts are not yet de-
Quoted from the value of the estates and
IL is the small house owners and shop
keepers and farmers whose debts cover
the most considerable portion of their
holdings We must recognize, therefore,
that the nations vast wealth does not
bring comfort and independence 10 the
rank and file of the people. II the ma
tions wealth Is to mean the nations
pie must reverse the policies which the
rich and the tools of the rich have
thrust upon them.
One-half of the families of these grand
United States. are classed as very poor-so
poor, in fact that they have no wealth
Twelve per cent of the people own 81 per
cent of the wealth and can do with 1t as
they please. Under our system OF taxa
tion they pay no more taxes than the poor,
manila what tleN eat, wear
and drink We do not, like England, tax a
man because he is able to pay and tax ms
luxuries but we tax mans necessltles.
We have sort of low down. thieving IN
come tax for the poor and the rich are
exempt. We take part OF every Work
ingman's daily wage through our system
of taxation that is called indirect but
which should be called robbery, because
It takes from him who can least AFFORD 1t.
The rich are getting richer and the poor
are glad they are alive. The church hKes
to tell us 1.-The poor ye have always with
you" forgetting that Christ said 1t was
as easy for a camel to go through the eye
of needle as for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of heaven. The constitution OF
the United States provides two ways of
raising revenues-direct and indirect tax
alton The supreme court, by wonderful
reversal of itself declared direct taxation
unconstitutional and the supreme court
must be revered. as it is of divine origin.
If Mr.. Spahr's statements are true 30 per
cent of the people of the United States
would pay all the taxes if they were levied
Justly. AS It is they pay almost nothing.
|: direct taxation is unconstitutional then
we must take it out of the constitution. II
il is not, we must maintain the income tax
and do as honest old Abe did-enlarse the
supreme court so that the income tax will
be unconstitutional. Let justice be done
though the supreme court fall. Il.
The herald., 1898-02-21
A Joint Partisan Effort

There should be a joint partisan effort
to pull the state political conventions Los
Angeles lesward.-Monrovia Messenger.
The herald., 1898-02-21

Men have bled and died for their
country during all the ages Of time,
and they have sometimes suffered things
infinitely worse than death. Dreyfus is
doing that now. Banished from his
native land, imprisoned upon a desert
island, weighed down with the ignominy
of having betrayed his country and sold
its secrets to a possible enemy, sepa-
rated from his family and friends.
and the best years of his life
passing forever away - surely this
is worse than any possible death.
Remove the element of doubt as
to his innocence and concede what
is believed to be the case, that he is "A
Vicarious sacrifice. suffering indescrib-
able misery that his country may be
saved from serious, if not disastrous,
complications, and his name becomes
destined to canonization in every part
of the universe where such sacrifices
can be understood and appreciated.
Who knows how many human lives may
be saved by the one he is making? But,
on the other hand, if such resorts are
justified who in France win be safe?
The herald., 1898-02-21
Change
of Base

having risen from the ranks to the COM
mand Of brigade. each promotion earned
by gallantry in action. His dying wish was
to be buried amidst the comrades who had
preceded him to the bivouac on the other
side and there he had rested for years. with
scarce anything to distinguish his grave
from that of the common soldiers round
about. A few weeks ago 1t was discovered
shat the grave next adjoining contained
the remains of a colored veteran of the re-
bellion He also had a field record. but ii
was only a record of bravery and self
sacrifice. unrewarded with title or in
crease of pay. He had faithfully follow ed
the flag, respected his service oath. and re-
mained steadfast to the cause. and was
mustered out as he had been mustered in
a private soldier. Out of respect for his
modesty and humility, and as a further
recognition of his color. he was permitted
to sleep on in peace. But the remains oi
the dead general We're taken up and re.
moved to another portion of the ceme.
terry. He couldn't help it. Dead men tel
no tales and make no protests.
The herald., 1898-02-21

This" said the Kansas editor, looking
over the top of his spectacles, sis the most
inviting manuscript l have received for a
long time"
What is it?" asked the foreman.
"A poem, beginning, Come, drink with
me- Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-02-21

A London En- gland editor has been fined
S1O0 for offering $1,000 for a correct estimate
of the number of births and deaths in
London each week. The editor was get
ting rich fast as the chance of making a
correct guess is less than one in million
The law decided the scheme was a ques-
ton of chance, and therefore lottery. anG
so gathered him in.
The herald., 1898-02-21

A medical journal advocates the use of
hot sandbags instead of hot water bags in
the sick room. AS considerable invalid
ism is caused by the use of cold sandbags,
there is an element Of poetic justice In the
proposition 4. - &
The herald., 1898-02-21

The Azusa Pomo-Tropc has a new
dress. has been enlarged and proposes tC
pay especial attention to horticultural
matters The Pomo-Tropic is one of the
abest papers In Southern California and
its Improvement means a great deal.
The herald., 1898-02-21
NEWSPAPERDOM

Owing to illness, Mr.. r. H. Hewitt has
found it necessary to withdraw from the
editorship of the Pomona Saturday Bea'
con. He has been succeeded by l.. V. Red
path, who will conduct the Beacon as E
Democratic paper. Mr.. Hewitt was very
successful during the short time he occu
pied the editorial chair.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Lights and Shades
r + + + r r T. l. + r + 4 r r + + + + r .f.s'l

Willingness to marry wronged woman
promised to open the prison door. but there
was another and ap-
Happy Though ,are,ahis pareiniis o,s,ns's- insar-
Married he didn't have the
price-and the dis
penser of licenses was obdurate. At this
critical juncture another female appeared
on the scene claiming TO be engaged to the
prisoner. but willing to give him up ami
even to furnish the 81 and remain as q
witness to the nuptials. Prison officials
marveled al this phenomenal exhibition of
self-abnegation. but went on win the
preparations for the ceremony. doing all
in their power to remove the incongruous
clements of the environment and to render
the function as au fait as was possible
The groom kissed his bride with well
fegned ardor, and then. offering his arm e
the witness who had financed the affair,
coolly waltzed out of the jail with her,
leaving the wife to explain his eccentr!ci-
ties to the prison officials.
o o O.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Who Own the Wealth.

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Herald: ::
Mr.. Charles b. Spahr, an associate editor
of the Outlook, has carefully estimated the
wealth of the people OF the onlteu states
Tbis estimate was published in the Out
look of February 10, 1894, and is as follows:
Families Wealth owned.
The herald., 1898-02-21
TEN DOLLARS REWARD

The above reward will be paid for the
arrest and conviction of any person caught
stealing The Herald after delivery TO a
patron.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1898.
The herald., 1898-02-21

The Maine Press association has passed
a resolution opposing the Loud bill.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Her Borrowed Plumage

The Indiana Republican Editorial asso
citation fayors the Loud bill
The herald., 1898-02-21
Bread Upon
the Waters

rallied and piled in confusion upon the
banks of Blackshear creek. down In the
piney woods of Georgia. Among the pas
seugers were a very rich man and his
wife. who. although not seriously injured,
were glad to accept the invitation of a
farmer to spend the night in his house,
where their wants were catered to to with
the primitive utilities at hand by a modest.
thoughtful girl. the daughter of the host.
a relief train took the rich man and his
lady away to the city the next day. and in
time The episode remained only as IA mem
DRY such as a rustic maiden m ght treasure
of a brief contact with affluence. She re-
membered her pretty face, her silk-ined
gowns and her diamonds. and felt that
she was singularly fortunate in being al
lowed the privilege of waiting upon such
fine lady Obligation of gratitude was
Ill on her side. and she never so much as
from her. But in time messenger came
lown into the pine woods iIom the nortn
from the chance acquaintance of night,
bearing greetings to the farmer and his
child. and an offer to take the latter into
her beautiful home. to provide for all her
wants and help her TO an education. The
messenger brought a wardrobe and the
modest little daughter of the pine woods.
metamorphosed into n young lady of the
period, was soon on her way to New York
20 meet her grateful patroness-Mrs.
George Gould.
o o o
The herald., 1898-02-21

EASTERN AGENTS FOR THE HERALD
A. Frank Richardson Tribune building,
New York: Chamber of Commerce build
ing, Chicago.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Happy Though
Married

OF the two hundred passengers on board
forty were killed and all of the rest were
The herald., 1898-02-21

Willingness to marry a wronged woman
promised to open the prison door, but there
The herald., 1898-02-21

In the GrandArmy section of a graveyard
IN an interior town of Kansas the body of
The herald., 1898-02-21

more or less INJURED.
The engine and ten
der had passed safe
ly over. but the pas
seneer cars were de-
The herald., 1898-02-21

OF N dTTSdS IIIP UUUy UI
a distinguished union
soldier has long re-
posed. He was a
man with a glorious
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06
Three Doctors I'm Consultation.
From BENJAMIN Franklin


"When you are sick, what you ike
hest is to be chosen for medicine In
the fret place; what experience tells
YOU is best, to be chosen in the second
place what reason ii. e., Theory says
Is hest is to be chosen in the last place.
But if you can get Dr.. Inclination, Dr'
Erperiea,ce and DR.. Reason to hold
consultation together, they will give
Won the best advice that can be taken" "
When you have bad cold DIR. In
clination would recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy because 1t Is
pleasant and safe to take. DIR. Experi.
ence would recommend 1t because II
never fails to effect speedy and per-
manent cure. DIR. Reason would re
commend it because it is prepared OF
scientific principles, and acts on ma
ture's plan in relieving the lungs
opening the secretions and restorlns
the system to a natural and health,
condition. For sale by 3. L. White
head & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06
800 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires con-
stltutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength bv building up
the constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith In its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. SeEd
for list of testimonials.
! Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
| Toledo, .
! 90 Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06
GOLDENROD.

Martha Hartford in st. Nicholas.
I know field, sunny field,
But not in sunny France,
And there is neither CLINT of shield
Nor gleam of pennoned lance,
Nor does the wind toss knightly plumes,
Nor silken tents unfold,
And vet in autumn it becomes
The field of the cloth of gold.
For when the haze of summer days
Has melted from the skies
And we, without reproof, may gaze
Up into heavens eyes,
A host their plumes and banners shake
In joust with breezes bold,
And goldenrod's bright champions make
The field of the cloth Of gold.
The butterflies with blazoned wings
Are teralds for the fight,
And many lovely lady filings
Her token to her knight.
And so amid their gorgeous suite,
With pomp and wealth untold,
Summer and autumn royalty meet
On the field of the cloth Of gold.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06
A LoNG-LIVED RACE.
Some Remarkable Facts About the
longevity Of Hebrews.

Selected.
Probably few persons outside statis-
tical circles are aware of the fact that
the Jews are considerably longer-lived
than any other civilized race.
OF 100000 Hebrews born on the same
day, there will be SO ,6S4 males and 49,
BIG females. The end of the first year
the 100000 Jewish infants will have
established in most remarkable way
their superiority in point OF vitality,
for only SO91 Will have died, as COM
pared with IA 1872 IN the English ex-
perience and 16,7O6 American.
Striking as this difference Is, it will
be found to be practically maintained
throughout the later stages OF lie. AT
the end OF five years only 1884 Jew
ish children out of the 100000 will
have died, while out of similar mum
Der of English children 1859 viii
have joined the great majority, and
America will still keep her bad pre-
eminence with 26,912 angels.
Making leap to middle age, the
deaths at so years Of age will have beer
26,519 Jews, as compared with 1907!
English, and age 65 the mortality re
turns will stand at 37,442 and 81, III
respectively.
But the full force of the comparison
is hardly seen until the point OF ex
treme old age is reached. At 80 year
no fewer than 25,135 of our 1GO,OOt
Jews will still be living, while the sur
yivors of the English Band Will be
meagre $3.50.
| Besides the curious reversal OF tn
usual proportion of males and females
| there is another unique feature in tn
Jewish statistics The general expe
rience is that the average duration {
life is higher with the female tha
with the male. The opposite is tn
case with the Jews. Of the 25,l3
Jewish survivors at the age OF 80 ther
will be 16, 6,225 man and only 500 VIC
men-a percentage of 64.60 males an
35.4O females. The English expel
ence shows that at that age 59:6O p
cent. of the survivals will be temal
g and 4O.1O males.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06
Why He Went.


Mexico (Mo) Ledger.
General Wheeler's daughter was try.
ing to persuade him to stay at home
and let younger men do the fighting
urging that he had done fighting
enough for one man. Finally she
asked:
"Father, why do you want to go'
He replied eff fish had been out
OF the water for thirty-three years and
came In sight OF nice pond OF water
he would wiggle little, at any rate"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06

Our little boy was afflicted with
rheumatism in bis knee ana az t'mes 91gs
nnable to put his foot to the foor: we
tried In vain, everything we could near
~ ~ M that we thought would help him
We Y almost gave up in despair, when
come one advised us to try Chamber
49, pain Balm. We did so, and the
first bottle gave so much relief that w
90 aot a second one. and, to our surprise
E cnred him sound and WE'LL: !
RAYS. Pastor Christian Church, Nee
desha, Kan. For sale by =. =. Wnlte
thead & Go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-10-06

Truth wears we'll. People have
learned that DeWitt's Little Earlv
Risers are reliable littl, pills for regul'
ating the bowels, curing constipation
and sick headache. They DON'T grlpe
e. T. Whitehead d. Co.