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The herald., 1898-11-18
HAD ROCKED M'KINLEY
Mrs. Harriet Heath, Whom the Presi-
dent Met at the Peace Jubilee

Among the people who met President Nc
Kinley during his visit to Chicago in jubilee
week was a woman who had often Graded
him on her knee when he was an infant,
and crooned him 70 sleep with old-fashioned
lullabys. This woman is Mrs. Harriet Hyde
Heath of Rochelle, ILL.,, who boarded in the
Mckinley home in Niles, O., from April,
1916, until October of the same year. Mrs.
Heath also lived with two sisters of the
presidents mother and one brother during
her residence in Niles, and thus came to
know the family very well.
1t was in the capacity of village school
teacher that Mrs. Heath was thus thrown
in contact with the relatives of the future
president, and as such she gave instructions
to two of his sisters and one brother. This
experience is one of the brightest chapters
in Mrs. Heath's life, and she remembers all
the details with the accuracy of detail which
youth stamps on an impressionable mind.
Her mental picture of the man upon whose
lhoulders now rest a nations cares is that
of fair-haired, blue-eyed baby, 21a years
old, who wore dresses that came to his
knees and white pantalettes reaching thence
to the tops Of his stout little boots.
Gle was healthy, sturdy boy, good ma
tured and smiling" said Mrs. Heath, when
asked to describe him. "He had large blue
eyes and very light hair, and resembled
himself at his present time of life as closely
as a child can resemble a man. His parents
were devout Methodists, and Willie as we
called him, occupied his portion of the fam
lily pew each Sunday. At such times he
was dressed with the utmost precision by his
eldest sister, Anna, whose duty it was to
dress the Younger children Sunday morn
ings, after having prepared their attire the
day previous"
Mrs. Heath will be II years old next De-
cember, and, despite her advanced age, is
a woman of remarkable physical and intel
lectual force. She is a graduate of Ober-
lin college, and also holds a diploma from a
medical school, although she has never
practiced medicine Chicago Inter Ocean.
The herald., 1898-11-18
A MURDERER's MONEY
Suit to Recover. Funds Intrusted by
Valerga to Friend

A suit for $246 was begun yesterday in Jus.
tice Morrisons court by Telfair Creighton
against 5. Peluffo of New High street. This
suit recalls the recent murder of Mrs. Ben
edetta Frumento by Franchi Valerga, as the
money is said to have been the property of
the murderer.
According to the complaint, ValerCa en-.
trusted the sum of $246 to PelufTo, who is
the son-in-law of the murdered woman. Va
lerga made frequent demands upon Peluffo
for the money, but the latter refused to sur
render it. Valerga is now in the city Jail,
awaiting examination for having murdered
Mrs. Frumento, and he assigned his claim
against Peluffo to Mr.. Creighton, the law
partner of Earl Rogers, who has undertaken
the defense of Valerga. According to the
statement of Mr.. Rogers, Pcluffo, who, keeps
store, has been imposing upon Valerga. It
is claimed by Peluffo that Valerga gave him
500 on the Goth of last September, and not
the sum named in the slit. He still has this
money and is ready to turn it over to Valer-
ga or the proper persons.
The preliminary examination of Valerga
was continued until the 23d at $50 n. M.
by Justice Owens yesterday, on motion of
Horace Bell of counsel for the defense.
The herald., 1898-11-18
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Charles VII of France had scrawny legs
and wore a long coat to hide natures ill
treatment. Everybody followed his lead.
Alexander the Great had twist in his
neck, and it was therefore fashionable for
every one at that monarch's court to carry
his head awry.
Philip, duke of Burgundy, was becoming
bald, and his physicians advised him to cover
his head with artificial hair. He did so, and
the peruke at once came into fashion.
During the reign of George Ill his royal
highness the duke of York had one of his
curls shot away III duel with Colonel Len
noX. Next day the court galants appeared
minus one curl.
One day Francis I of France sustained
slight scar on his chin as the result of an
accident. To hide the scar he let his beard
grow, and hairy chns came into fashion
again, after having been out for a century.
In 1874 the Princess of Wales suffered
from lame knee. A slight limp in her gait
at that time was Immediately taken up by
many women of fashion in England. 'The
Alexandra limp" as it was called, was even
taken up by some women in this country
When Fox, the first of Quakers, was sit
ting in church and the preacher said any,
thing which he didn't like he moved sol
EMMY, put on his hat and kept it on until
the disagreeable remarks concluded. Hence
arose the Quaker custom of wearing hats in
church.
Owing to a painful swelling in one of her
feet, Queen Victoria at one time heightened
her skirts in order to conceal the bandages.
Her dutiful female subjects at once initiated
her, and, after walking in the street, carried
dust, garbage and potential disease into
drawing rooms. This was in the early 7O's.
The herald., 1898-11-18
Women Students in GERMANY

BERLlN.-In laying down his Of
flce, the outgoing rector of Berlin university
said that before any further concessions
could be granted to women wishing to study
their preparatory education must be con-
Quoted on an entirely new system. He
further remarked that when this transl-
tion period had been passed, under the
regulating hand of the government, the ad-
mission of ladies to lectures would be great
ly facilitated and there was even posi-
bility of their being placed on an equal
footing with their male colleagues. ..
The new rector Professor Waldeyer. in
his inaugural address, confessed that he
had formerly been strong opponent of the
"women's movement" but entirely in the
interest, of. the women themselves, in the
conviction that the natural calling of wo-
man was to exercise the duties of house
wife. Lately, however, he had recognized
that the movement was not an artificial one
and that economical conditions were com
pelling women to seek new pursuits. lie
perfectly understood why they should direct
their energies to the medical profession, and
remarked that the present arrangements
for allowing them to follow medical course
at the university (the professor might have
said of preventing them from followng)
are only temporary.
After such pronounced views from two
such eminent authorities there can be lit
tie doubt that the question of the advance
ment of the higher education of woman,
which has Jagged somewhat of late, will oc-
cupy the official mind to greater degree in
the near future, and with some prospect of
more kindly treatment. 1t is significant
that the number of lady students increased
from 2l2 in the year before to 352 last year.
London Telegraph.
The herald., 1898-11-18
Where There Are Many Earthquakes

From April LIST almost up to the present
time earthquake shocks have been almost
daily occurrences all along the coast of
Mendocino county. Through the months of
April, May and June from one to ten shocks
We're felt daily, some of them very severe
Trees were hurled to the ground, windows
broken, and scarcely brick chimney was
left standing in the many small towns along
the coast. The good people Of these places
became so much alarmed that many of them
carried their children into the open streets,
where they remained about camp fires,
wrapped in blankets, for night, awaiting the
final crack OF doom. The road which leads
from Mendocino to Ckiah was impossible
for weeks at time, making the carrying and
delivery of mails an impossibility, even when
the pony express was resorted to. The
ground opened and the huge assures in SOME
instances were not closed for days. Great
redwood trees six and eight feet in diameter,
filled the canyons to such an extent that
travel was practically suspended. Along the
course of the Navarro river the disturbance
is very noticeable. At one point the whole
side of a mountain slid into gulch below,
like an Alpine avalanche. The little water
course was damned up to such an extent
that large lake has been formed, which,
from all appearances is to remain perma-
nent fixture. In many places mineral
springs have made their appearance, some
hot some cold, with sulphur and iron pre-
Each heavy shock was pre-
ceded by deafening reports, like heavy artil-
lery or thunder during one of the summer
storms in New England.-San Francisco
Call.
The herald., 1898-11-18
The Incorrigible Princess d'orleans

When the queen of Denmark's youngest
son, Prince Valdemar, married the Princess
d'Orleans, this incorrigible young woman
at once evnced her Unborn desire for indie
pendence, and moved about in the castle
as though she never knew that there was
a queen above her. During hunt the prin-
cess horse fell, and, gathering her skirts
rather high" the intrepid girl jumped
the ditch herself and took another horse.
The queen found it out. The following
morning the princess woke up to find her
self prisoner in her own bedroom. A mes
sage from the queen was handed her by a
sentry, informing her that by jumping the
ditch in such fashion she was guilty of
breach of court etiquette, and had to con-
slider herself prisoner for seven days. An
other time the saucy princess drove out with
the royal children, and dismissed her driver
and footman at the first inn outside the city.
Somehow the horses got frightened, over
turned the carriage and Spilled" the prin-
cess and the children on the highway They
were picked up by peasant, who brought
them to the city. The princess laughed, the
children cried, and the queen ordered the
arrest of the princess at once, and detained
her in her bedroom for fourteen consecu-
tive days.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The herald., 1898-11-18

into parts for study. The Rev. DR.. Voor-
man toiled during a number Of years pre-
pairing new Chinese dictionary. [ have
pursued his plan in continuing the die
tionary, which was unfinished at the time
of his death.
Research hasled in somewhat unexpect-
ed paths Incidentally have resolved be-
tween ten and eleven thousand Chinese char
acters into phonetics and have prepared a
chart. Opposite the Chinese characters I
have set down the sounds in the English Ian.
guage which are represented by the pho.
netics. That this is entirely feasible and
practicable has been demonstrated bv salts.
factory experiments. The test is to have
some person who knows nothing of the Chi.
nese language utter the English sounds rep
resented by the Chinese phonetics in the
form of question to Chinese person who
knows nothing of English, and to receive
correct answer from the Chinese person.
The phonetics have successfully passed that
test"N
Mr.. Gardner performs the duties of in.
terpreter in the Chinese bureau of the Gus.
tom house. The greatest part of his dav
is passed in this work. Two afternoons
each week, leaving the city after his duties
the University of California, in Berkeley.
to teach a class in Cantonese. Three even.
ings each week he devotes to the university
extension class in the Mark Hopkins In
stitute OF Art, under the direction of the
regents of the university. The remainder
OF his time is devoted to missionary work
among the Chinese and to the writing of
his history of China, to which many years
have already been devoted, and to the novel
experiment of teaching the people of Phla-
delphia to speak Cantonese through the
agency of the graphophone. He agreed to
do this work for the state university class
gratuitiously, the regents representing that
there were no funds available. Since then
Miss Jennie Flood has donated to the uni
verslty property valued at between 50, ,OOO,-
oOO and S3.0OO,O00, the income of which will
be devoted especially to the needs of the
college of commerce, which places the work
upon a sound foundation. The regents be.
lieve that this is the first institution of
learning to teach Cantonese. incidentally
they expect that this will attract strdents
The herald., 1898-11-18
Remember This When You Go Riding

An observing woman, who rides the bicy-
Gle in all kinds of weather, has this to say
about the tendency of skirts to blow about
and distress their owners:
81 have been noticing skirts great deal
lately and trying to discover why some
even when they are narrow still blow out
so much, while others, which are often
wider, sit so well. don't think the width
has nearly so much to do with it as the DO
siton of the riders knees. One must keen
her knees quite close together, or the skirt,
instead of falling straight down fiat will
billow out and make no end of drapery for
the wind to frolic with. Try some time
when riding and see at once what a differ
ence the position of the knees makes."-
New York Press.
The herald., 1898-11-18
A Vista for Carpet Baggers

The Uuited States cannot acquire the Phil.
ippines without opening new and alluring
vista for the American "carpet-bagger."
The American political spoilsmen will as
suredly find among the Malays and the nom
descript tribesmen of these distant isles
fresh fields and pastures new. The demor-
alization produced by thrifty demagogues
and conscienceless spoilsmen in the south
during the reconstruction period but faint
ly foreshadows what must inevitably happen
in the Philippines when our Expansion"
policy is in full swing in those regions. The
puzzling problems of self government have
not been successfully solved in many por-
tions of the United States as it existed be-
fore the Cuban war. Official corruption
revolt and insurrection among the
ignorant millions is certain to run riot in
the Philippines if we become responsible for
them. Why invite this disgrace? Let
them go.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The herald., 1898-11-18

Rev. w. +. Harper, Redlands; Hon. w. r
Guy, San Diego; Rev. Philip j. Ward, Po
mona; G. g. Boynton, l. T. Lawler, River
side.
Addresses were made by Rev. Myron Coo
ley of Santa Ana, Rev. A. L. Knapp, San
Diego; Rev. Philip j. Ward, Rev. b. a. CO.
pass, d. d., of Long Beach, and Rev. c. w.
Her of Santa Ana. Rev. w. L. Harper read
an interesting report on Systematic Be
neficence," and DIR. Copass followed with
the report of the committee on education
Miss Laura Cooley contributed solo. Re-
ports and addresses Oh temperance work
were read, showing the progress in that
field. Miss G., Stickney stated that the at
tendance at the recent national convention
of the w. G. T. U. proved that the work had
not died with the leader, Miss Willard. The
work of the Baptist training school, which
was established by the late DR.. Read, was
explained by Rev. Philip j. Ward.
The afternoon session was devoted to O
woman's missionary meeting and was well
attended. First there was business meet
ing, at which officers were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. c. M. Jones, president; Mrs
Philip Ward, vice president; Mrs. Victor
A. Henry, secretary and treasurer; Mrs
Leonard Merrill, district secretary of for
eign work; Mrs. j. f. Jackson, vice presi
dent home missions; Miss Lena Doyle, as
sstant vice president; Miss Louise Wick
roy, superintendent of children's work.
Devotional services were conducted by
Mrs. j. +. Merriam. Reports were read
Miss Louise Vickroy in her report on chill
dren's work stated that for several years the
children of the junior and primary classes
had been educating three Japanses girls,
who will soon graduate. Mrs. Leonard
Merrill reported that Women's and Chill
dren's society had raised $974.94 for foreign
work for the year ending March 3lst. Mrs
jackson showed that $92542 in cash and
245o in goods had been raised for home
missions, making grand total of $2225 SO
for these departments. The money was
raised by subscription and dues.
Addresses were given by Mrs. Burr Bas-
sell and Miss Pennoyer. There were sew
eral musical selections. The afternoon was
closed with some Chinese work. Seven,boys
and girls from the Chinese mission rem
dered chorus. Superintendent Rev. e.
Tyson gave ten minute address on Chi
nese missions. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. c.. Pedley. The sermon
of the afternoon was delivered by Rev. f.
a, woods, ID. d., of San Francisco, pastor
OF the First Baptist church.
Last evening was devoted to "Church
Prosperity-How 1t Is Obtained" Praise
service was led by Rev. C. A. De Wolfe.
here were addresses by Rev. f. A. Knapp.
y f. Is. Ives, Rev. NJ. b. Shaw, Rev. W.
Dodson and Rev. Philip j. Ward.
The herald., 1898-11-18
A Chronic Borrower

Farmer HawbuclS (who has been absent
all day)-Wa'al, what have ye lent Neigh
Dor Hooker while I've been gone? It's a
poor day when he don't come over here to
borrow suthin'
Mrs. Hawbuck (solemnly)-Neighbor
Hooker went to Squantum early this morn
in, an before noon returned a corpse.
Farmer Hawbuck considerably surprised)
Don't say! Returned a corpse, did he?
That's about the first time ever knew him
to return anything. S'pose he found be
hadn't any use for it after he'd got it.
Wonder what in tunkett he borrowed it for
in the first place ?-Puck.
The herald., 1898-11-18
BAPTIsTs ELECT OFFICERS
Third Days Session of the Conven-
tion-Woman's Work

The third days session ~ the Baptist con-
vention yesterday saw considerable business
done. The meeting opened with Bible
reading by Rev. A. j. Frost, d. d.
Officers for the ensuing year were then
elected, as follows: President. Rev. G.. A.
Cleveland; vice presidents, Rev. +. A.
Knapp, DR.. F. B. Ives; clerk and CORE
spending secretary, Rev. G. r. Douglass: :
assistant secretary, Rev. George TAYLOR:
board of directors, F. W. Jones of Pasadena,
Rev. Joseph Smale, d. K Edwards, Leon,
ard Merrill, Rev. Alexander Grant of Santa
Barbara, Rev. A. P. Brown of Monroyia.
The herald., 1898-11-18
Co-operative Diaries in BELGIUM

From Brussels Consul Roosevelt reports
the contemplated formation of a co-opera-
tive association of milk dealers and CHEESE
makers. 1t is purposed to confde the di-
ably educated for the work. Besides tech
nical instruction, knowledge of bookkeep-
ing and competent understanding of dairy
work will be required of applicants. An
nexed to the admirably equipped govern
ment agricultural and industrial school at
Overyssche is cheese dairy school, where
complete instruction is given in cheese max
inc
The herald., 1898-11-18
PERSONAL

Rev. II. A. Boeckelman arrived last even
ing from the east. He spent yesterday at
Santa Monica.
Los Angeles people in New York Monday
were w. II. Fuller, Mrs. M. j. Durand and
w. p. Dunham.
The herald., 1898-11-18
Democratic Organ on Judge wofford

The rreoro Of the administration OF the
office of judge of the criminal court in
Jackson county in recent years has been a
travesty on justice. The moral sense of the
community has been shocked and the good
citizenship OF Kansas City has protested
The herald., 1898-11-18

w. attorney in
stricken with paralysis
Ioumb street and Orange
when eizd
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upu lie
Arthur
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Interested
Conessmnelec
considered largely to bis msy
The herald., 1898-11-18
At School

Teacher--What is fort?
Pupil-A place for soldiers to live in.
Teacher--And fortress!
Pupil-A place for soldiers wives to live
The herald., 1898-11-18

Originally the custom of raising the hat
was sign OF submission, implying that the
person uncovered placed himself at the
mercy of his foe. % .
The herald., 1898-11-18
The Story Teller.

.ssrssz>-S r.. in place of our story.
writer's, they have professional story
tellers. 1t Is their art to interest their
listeners with tales of love, and marvellous
adventures, and hair breadth escapes, and
magic cures. There's story of wonder
full medicine that has made thousands OF
cures that seemed almost magical, which
cvery woman should read or hear. To
have heard it or to read it, may save a wo.
man her own life or that of her husband.
The medicine is the discovery of DR..
r. " Pierce, an eminent and skillful spe-
cialist, for thirty years chief consulting
physician to the great Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. 1t is
known as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t makes the Gppetite hearty, the
digestion perfect, the liver active, the
blood pure and rich, the nerves steady, the
brain clear and the body strong. 1t is the
great blood maker and flesh builder. It
cures oS per cent. of all cases of consump.
ton and diseases of the air-passages. It
cures nervous diseases and is the best med
icine for overworked men and women. A
woman may save her husbands life by
keeping bottle in the house, and getting
him to resort to it when he feels out-of-
sorts. All men are needless about their
health. Medicines stores sell it. Doctor
Pierce'e reputation is worldwide, and his
fellow townsmen, of Buffalo, N. Y, think
so highly of him that they made him their
love for his profession caused him to resign
that honorable position that he might de-
vote the remainder of his life to the relief
and cure of the sick.
Another good thing to have in the house
is vial of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
They cure biliousness and constipation
and never gripe.
The herald., 1898-11-18

Prisoners when arrested in Morocco are
required to pay the policeman for his trou-
blein taking them to jail.
The herald., 1898-11-18

Township Justice Morgan has a choice
lot to pick from for his clerk. The list now
includes N. L. Powell, George A. Nolan,
Burt Lewis, Charles O'Neill and Frank Cat
tern. The last can be eliminated because he
does not live in the city, So the fight is be-
tween the four.
The evening times., 1898-12-15
SAMPSON FALsIFIEs HISTORY.
His Effort to BcIittle the Service Of
Admiral SchIey.

There has been considerable adverse
| comment at the Navy Department by
conservative officials concerning certain
statements made by Admiral Sampson
in so-calied historical article on Ger
vera's Destruction published recently
in a New York newspaper. known to be
| friendly to SIMPSONS pretensions. The
article purports 20 be vivid descrip-
| ton of that memorable event." mean
| ing the destruction of the Spanish squad
ron off Santiago.
I'm this story of the sinking of Ger
yera's ships an event he did not wit
Admiral Sampson, after having already
! falsified official reports, seeks to falsify
| history as we'll, for be it known that the
article he wrote for the New York news
paper is to be part and parcel of what is
| known as The Universal History In
stead of being fair and manly and stat
| ing that the Brooklyn and the Oregon
were neck-and-neck in the race after the
| Cristobal Colon when that vessel was
driven ashore he tries TO detract from
| Admiral Schley's credit by making the
covert statement:
There was a long stern chase, but
| by a quarter to l o'clock the Oregon, and
after her, the Brooklyn, had drawn near
enough to the fleeing Spaniard to open
! fire Then the Colon, seeing that all
was lost, turned inshore and was beach,
| ed at the mouth of Rio Tarquino.'
"In making this statement sampson
| went out of his way to state what was
| not true, according to the charts of the
| Wainwright board and all official reports
| of the participants in the great naval
| victory. All that Sampson witnessed of
| that event was the saving of the wound
| ed Spaniards from the destroyed Spanish
| destroyers after his flagship. the New
| York. came up. This fact indicates his
| incompetency to write history OF the
| famous battle. AS a matter of fact, and
! the records will bear me out, the Brook
| lyn was much nearer the Cristobal Colon,
| in direct line, than the Oregon, when
| the Spanish vessel made for the beach. >