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The herald., 1898-09-18
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than spinsters. The exact figures are
1853 single men, as against 1926 unmar-
ried women. Next in order comes wy
oming, with 1913 bachelors, against
1887 maidens. Arizona is next, with
1869 disconsolate single men, against
1926 maiden ladies. The state of Wash
ington has S0,537 bachelors, against 91S1
spnsters. Nevada comes fifth in the
list, with 12,175 against 1927. The i'm
portant fact is noted that no widowers.
nor any divorced people, are included
in any of these statements, giving there
by a distinct romantic tone to the gov
ernmental statistics. Besides this, all
of both sexes below twenty years are
left out.
Coming nearer home. We find that in
California the excess of unmarried men
over the minated fair Is very large.
being as much as three hundred and
seven per cent. Colorado exceeds even
this. the excess there being four hum
dred and eighteen per cent. Then comes
Oregon, with four hundred and twelve
per CtHt. ohidHOIld, Will lOdA h0hoA GU
and eighty-five per cent; South Dakota.
with two hundred and eighty-two per
cent; Texas, with two hundred and four
per cent: Utah. with two hundred and
seven hundred and nine per cent. 1t
would seem \from the data (and II ia
wholly reliable and Officially that no wo-
man. desirous of being at the head Of
a humble household can err in finding
where the field is fruitful of inviting
possibilities.
Now let us glance briefly at the more
densely populated eastern states. We
find that even in those states the bach
elors are in excess of the maidens. 1t
will be a surprise to many readers Of
The Herald to be told that. even in Mas
sachusetts. Notwithstanding the theory
to the contrary. there are more bachelors
than spinsters, the figures being 226,0S5
bachelors. against 219.255 maidens. OF
course, this is an excess of only two
tenths of one per cent, but it is an ex-
cess nevertheless. And something akin
to this rule holds good in all the New
England states. For example, in Rhode
Island the excess of bachelors is two
per cent: in Maine, thirty-seven per
cent: in Vermont. fifty-four per cent;
in New Hampshire. nine per cent: in
Connecticut. twenty per cent; in New
Jersey, twenty-five per cent, and in
New York. twenty-six per cent. 1t is
obvious. therefore. that the fair maid
ems of New England should act upon the
sage advice Of Horace Greeley: Go
west and grow up with the country"
There the matrimonial harvest awaits
to be gathered by the gracious and
graceful daughters of the east.
The herald., 1898-09-18
WHEN MAN PROPOSES

"And did he fall on his knees when he
proposed?" mo; but he was so ratified
that he stepped on the cat and fell on his
neck."-Indianapo Journel.
His tongue Glove to the roof Of his mouth.
"I-I-that is" he faltered. 'you"-And
then he suddenly caught her to his bosom.
"You know what l would say" he cried.
Frigidly she dsengaged herself Another
missing word fake" she muttered, pale but
calm.-Chicago Tribune.
"And will you be mine forever?" he asked
after he had her head nicely pillowed on
his shoulder. She straightend up with
start. "Now look here" she said, in her
eminently practical way, "if you want to
get up discussion on the future life you
might just as well be moving along Father
Is an agnostic and mother Is a Methodist.
and I'm marrying as much as anything to
get away from controversies about this for
ever iness."-Chicago Post.
"Miss willing" began the young man.
as he wiped the cold perspiraeton from his
brow, "are you fond Of stories?" ''If they
are new, Mr. Woodby," replied the fair
maid. II simply dote on them" but the
one l was going to tell you, Miss Willing.
is not new" said the young man. 1T is,
might say, Miss Willing-er, Clara-the
old, old story, but "Oh, never mind,
George" she interrupted, seven If it is a
chestnut, I'm sure l never heard 1t. Go on,
please."-Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-09-18
GOLD MAIDS CHART"

The government has gallantly inter-
ested itself in behalf of the maiden ladies
of the United States. AS was approri-
ate to matter-o -of-fact institution, its
chivalric sentiment takes shape in a
very practical way, to wit: a map
glance just in what localities bachelors
are most numerous, and, per contra,
where the fair spinsters, like belated
flowers, may be found most abundantly
interesting production discloses con-
dition of things that might better en-
title it "A chart for old bachelors" in
stead of the name given it by the Wash
ington authorities.
Contrary to the general belief the
bachelors of the United States. as we
learn from this interesting document, are
largely in excess of the unmarried maid
ems there being at the present time
100000 more unattached males" than
females similarly situated. That is to
say, there are in this country 5,42776
bachelors to 3.224,O0O spineters, of all
ages from twenty years up. This is,
surely, a cheerful outlook for the beau
tiful sex, and one which should encour-
age the most irresolute of them to select
a mate in the wise belief that
t.arthlier happy is the rose DISTILLED
Than that which, withering on the virgin
horn,
Grows, lives and dies in single bessedness
OF course, the heavy majority of bach
elors, just mentioned, is widely diffused
over the country, and it is no easy
matter to fix the locus in quo where
the unmarried men may be found. This
fact. however, but adds piquancy to the
situation, since the difficulties attending
the search can but increase the interest
of the pursuit, if not the value of the
capture. But even this apparent OBJ
help of the government map. To state
the question broadly, the great west
offers, in all its broad dimensions. in
ducements to the forlorn maidens In
search of the "tyrant man All, or
nearly all, Of the splendid states west
Of the Mississippi river furnish possible
situations wherein the prospective hus-
bard may be safely corralled and put
in training for domestic happiness, that
only bliss of paradise that has survived
the fall"
To be more specific, Idaho takes the
lead as a desirable place of residence
for ladies who can be persuaded to enter
the hymenial bonds, that state having
one thousand per cent more bachelors
The herald., 1898-09-18
HOME M MAKING

A writer in Popular Science Month
of training women for the proper dis
charge of the duties of domestic life
pertinently says that it seems to be only
just now dawning on the feminine mind
that omesticity-that is, the care of
the household and children"-is in itself
q profession for which the best training
and fullest development attainable are
not too much.
This would seem to be nearer a solu-
tion of the veXed woman question"
than has yet come from the masculine
side of the argument, for the writer in
the Monthly is woman of recognized
ability to-wit: Mrs. Mary Roberts Smith,
professor of sociology in Leland Stan
ford Junior university. Mrs. Smith
speaks of the immense array of women
1000, ,O0O-in the United States who are
engaged in domestic service. These are
more or less skilled in the science of do
mestic life; but on the other hand there
are IL 100000 married women with but
a minimum knowledge of that impor-
tant science.
1t is a truth, sadly elusive to the or
dinary mind, male or female, that the
measure of domestic happiness is, as a
ule, in ratio to the knowledge which mar
The herald., 1898-09-18

Alger.ne apologists say, why continue
to hammer away at existing abuses? The
whole truth WIN come OH; in the end" Yes.
II VIII come out in the end. but the ruth is
wedged in the woodpile so tightly ha: It's
going to take lot of hammering to ge; II
out.
If dear old l.. Hung Chang gets bored or
:tred by the rapidity and frequency W.
which Chinese politics compels him 10 take
off and pu; or his yellow jacket and pea
cock feather, he can safely apply for an err
gasement al one of our music halls. He IS
certainly trained by this time TO do a nea:
turn a s lightning change artis:.
When :; became necessary to return 10,
of collapsed Frs: Illinois men to camp
from Montauk station. a much-needed am
bulance was found 20 be occupied by a load
Of sightseers, who objected to vacating the
vehicle, but were unceremon,ously turned
out by the regiments colonel. New. jus.
how can such as hose sightseers be class
fed? Readers answering this must bear
in mind that 1: is inadmissable TO overload
!nvective with profanity.
Rough Rider O'Brien met Mausers, ye-
low fever, malaria. pes, ships, s.arvat on
and even Montauk, but turned up smiling z
and serene until he met TWO glasses of
water front whisky, and then he proceeded
20 declare independent war on New York g
police force, ambulance corps. cable road
motormen and anything able-bod.ed that
came in his way. He expla ned to police
ma gistrate that, although he had taken
but TWO drinks. they had cos; him some $40.
The mora, of this for al Rough Riders to
observe is: Never drink water front wh.e-
ky-when you have $40 IN your pocket!
Just run your mind S eye over the whole
file of war dispatches and see if you can
place an interview with Lieutenant-Com-
mander Wainwright; of the converted Nor
gan yacht Gloucester. who did a good par,
Of the work in sinking Cervera's two tor
pedo boat destroyers and then went IN 0
action against a Spanish cruiser" 1t was
a naval officer who was talking to a group
of men in the Lambs club. "Wainwrigh,
,s silent man, bur man Of volcanic emu
tions, all the same, as any one who knows
HIM Will tell you. That kind cannot sup
press their emotions always, try as they
may, and I've heard a story on Wa
wright that shows tha. even he boiled over
once. You remember. he was executive Of
ficer Of the Maine when Il was blown up. He
loved that ship, and, no man on board fe.t
her loss more keenly. Well, when the Man
grove went down to Havana after the Mai ne
affair and became Sigsbee's headquarters
Wainwright was there 100, but for several
days scarcely said word about the sub
ject the whole world was talking of. But
one day in the wardroom he blurted out:
BY -. they have blown up my ship! I'd
like to have raft, gun and a guns crew
and fight the whole Spanish navy!" AS a
matter of fact. he didn't have much more
when he tried to fight the whole Of Ger
veras fleet"
The herald., 1898-09-18
"NO FINANCIAL STRINGENCY''

We have the assurance of United
States treasury officials that there is
no stringency in the money market, in
any part of the country So far as
concerns the general commercial and
financial market, the statement is un-
doubtedly true, Gilt-edged securities
command money at exceptionally low
rates. A person with high-grade bonds
or choice urban real estate, can borrow
all the money he wants at very low
rates of interest. There is in Los An
geles today an easy money market. as
gagged by the accepted standard. Mon
eyed institutions and capitalists have an
abundance of cash at command that
they would be glad to lend.
But the trouble is that gilt-edged Sc
curities are not largely urged upon
money Lenders in these days. The pres
ent condition of business affairs does
not justify prudent holders in convert
ing such property into cash and rsking
it in enterprises of any kind. They
prefer greatly to wait for that promised
tide of prosperity to come in sight be-
fore preparing to launch out in business
enterprises.
Only a very small fraction of the
American people, however, happen to
be blessed with money equivalents that
have the golden edge. Let the avera ge
business man, of modest pretension, go
to the bank, or the individual capitalist,
and apply for lean. He will find that
there is a decided "stringency in the
money market" as far as he is con-
cerned. a chattel mortgage on his
wares, with a cast-iron note calling for
ten per cent interest or more, will be the
requirement for him, although his for
tunate neighbor with gilt-edged secu-
rity could negotiate the loan at nearly
half the rate
For convincing and striking evidence
as to the ''stringency in the money mar
ket," take the testimony Of farmers
throughout Southern California. It
would be interesting to know just what
percentage of them struggle for exist
ence under usuriOus mortgage interest
rates, but it must be considerable The
farmer who requires a loan on his hum
BILE ranch must pay double the rate, or
nearly so, that is required of the holder
Of high-class securities.
The money market. so far as the aver
age borrower is concerned, is fairly in
dexed by the transactions as they are
officially recorded from day to day.
Look at the record of mortgages. liens
geles. Ten per cent is fair average for
the smaller grades of transactions. al
though much higher rates are constantly
met in the records
Therefore, when we come to look
closely into the matter, we find that the
easy state of the money market applies
to only fraction of the people. The
humber a worker, the greater the in
terest he must pay if he wants financial
accommodations. The improvement in
the general monetary situation, that we
hear so much about in the Republican
newspapers is applicable only to class
Financial stringency' is still a night
mare sitting on the breast Of the toiler.
An easy money market for the masses
is impossible under a monetary system
that discriminates in favor Of capital.
The herald., 1898-09-18
apply every resource of mechanical and

apply every resource OF mechanical and
chemical science.
AS California beet-sugar producers
will be in competition with the cane
sugar producers Of Hawaii, and possibly
the Philippines, the test is likely to be
made here whether beet sugar can be
produced as cheaply as cane sugar. or
at such cost as will enable our people
with the advantages of proximity to
consumers, to compete and maintain
themselves. The annexation of Hawaii
and the retention of the Philippines
concern California beet sugar producers
the same as the Louisiana planters are
concerned about the annexation of Cuba.
The herald., 1898-09-18
Wrote His Own Wedding N office

F. A. Mccarthy CHATS us) and Miss
Mamie Fisher Chats more of us) were
united In marriage Wednesday at 10 o'clock
M, at the home of the brides mot her,
in this city. Rev. B. c. McQuesten, the
beloved pastor of both the young people
performed the sacred ceremony. The cere-
mony was followed by sumptuous repast
which we have only faint recollection Of.
Some way events seemed 10 crowd on each
other then. And God has given us the bes.
earthly thing within his gift The JOY in a
sweet wife is too great 10 be described-too
sacred 70 be spoken of. May that bright
and happy face never be less bright and
happy-Humboldt Herald.
The herald., 1898-09-18
THE HERALD'S MUSE
A Dream Of Peace

(Without being at all sanguine OK the I'M
mediate triumph of universal peace In con-
sequence of the czar's initiative, I doubt
not the manifesto will prove one Of the
epoch making state papers of the century.
The proposition to discuss the universal
peace of the world. couched in language
that Karl Marx or Tolstoi might have
used, coming from the last of the great
military empires, has very deep signih-
canoe for the cause of human brotherhood.)
o Northern Bear. that rulest half the earth.
Through the wide lands that fringe the
Arctic seas,
Where shaggy forests mark the mountains
girth
And the vast plains o'erswept by wintry
breeze:
Where countless Cossack warriors pitch
their camp
In the vast circuit, from the mountain
pride
OF fair Caucasus. to where the lonely lamp
OF Ounalaska flashes DER the tide
OF Behring'S stormy sea,
The peoples Of the earth have heard Of
yore
The roar that made the Balkan forests
shake;
Have heard the crunch Of bones along the
By Stamboul's waters. where the morning
breaks
Ger fair Charmora sea and Golden Horn,
In dreamy splendor through the simmer
ing air,
Through all the lands the fearful sounds
were borne,
And the reused Lion from his sea-grt
lair
At San Stefano answered roar on roar.
But now, o Bear. thy voice is dulcet sweet;
A soul is born within that shaggy breast.
Thou standest up, thy paw stretched out
to greet
Thy fellow beasts. Hast smoothed thy
rugged crest,
And from thy Neva's banks and northern
Dost bid the world to sing the song Of
peace,
And fling no more its warning banners high;
Forever more to hid its m-beat 5
cease
The round globe Ger.
From age to age. oh Earth, has been thy
dream of peace;
From age to age thy hope has climbed on
high.
Thy wall is heard-thy sorrowing shall
cease.
Dance all the streamers of the northern
sky!
Flash all earth's waters! Laugh the count
less leaves
That rustic in the summer evening breeze =!
Break all We surges; dash your salt spray
high!
Peal out We song birds; thrill the bending
sky!
The voice of Nazareth voiceth the earth's
deep cry!
o. Son of God, redemption draweth nigh
Through the slow years.
D. p. s.
Los Angeles. Sept. A. 1898.
The herald., 1898-09-18
A New Definition

Mysteries has acquired a new definition
from the war department. 1t is now ap-
piled to the indignant observations OF
nurses of bad conditions prevailing in
camps. According to department ethics
only hysterical nurses see such things.
Now the country is prepared to hear that
the soldiers who die of insufficient nourish-
ment and neglect are merely victims Of
their own halucinations.-Baltim Amer
lean, Rep.
The herald., 1898-09-18
Honors Of the War

Wife (aghasD-Henry, where did you get
that appetite?
Returned Soldier (ravenously eating
away)-That appetite, Jane, was presented
to me by the war department for gallant
and meritorious service in the hed.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The herald., 1898-09-18

The syndicate business in this country
is so active that we hear Of an overflow
in China. An American syndicate is re-
franchise, of 700 miles, from Canton to
Hankow, on the great Yang-tse river
Thus do we get even with China for
All Sins ways that are child like and
bland"
The herald., 1898-09-18

The serviceable park area of the city
is too limited to warrant any encroach-
ment by an industry that would neces-
sarily be harmful and probably destruct-
i've. The oil industry deserves every
reasonable encouragement. There are
comparatively few people interested in
it, however, while there are more than
hundred thousand vitally interested
in the parks.
The herald., 1898-09-18

An epitome Of the Republican plat
form of San Diego county says it up
holds the war department." Are we to
infer that the son Of his father, who
aspires to be United States senator, is
one Of the "upholders" of'Algerism?
The herald., 1898-09-18

Is the sultan's good friend" Emperor
William, at the bottom Of that edict
prohibiting Israelites from entering Pal
entry into Jerusalem in gorgeous style
are coincident with the stoppage Of Jewg
at the borders. The entrance of the
sultan into Asia Is what Europe should
demand.
The herald., 1898-09-18

Another powerful railway combina-
ton, aiming to span the continent, has
just been announced. Control of the
Baltimore and Ohio railway has been
secured by Chicago capitalists, and a
combination with the Great Northern
system has been effected
The herald., 1898-09-18
Read and Heed It

President Mckinley should be able to
read the handwriting on the sand dunes of
Montauk and interpret it-"Fire Alger!'-
Worcester Telegram.
The herald., 1898-09-18

In one of the suburban districts of
New York, Mount Vernon, parents have
appealed to a city Judge to aid in the
suppression of cigarette smoking by
school boys. The judge has sent many
letters to the board of education, con-
tanning appeals from parents. 1t Is
hoped that a joint effort of the board
and the court may lead to the stoppage
Of cigarette selling by dealers. The
subject is we'll worthy of consideration
In Los Angeles.
The herald., 1898-09-18

say a word to anybody about anything; It
isn't anybody's business. anyway. would
MT care what anybody said about me. The
papers can't run everything. I'd hold onto
the job. though, dom; you forget that.
w. e. D-nn, S-q.-Club myself to death.
Why don't you ask me something hard.
THE INTERVIEWER.
The herald., 1898-09-18
WILL STIMULATE BUSINESS

The news that work will begin imme-
by the announcement Of an important
enterprise in Los Angeles. The new
management of the chief local railway
system will have ample funds for its
contemplated improvements. Some
thing like a million dollars will be avail
able, according to the plan made public.
With plenty of capital at hand. and the
assurance that Los Angeles shall have
the completest possible service. the
change will necessarily put a large sum
of money into local trade channels.
The mere fact that large capitalists.
Of keen business judgment, should at
this time invest so heavily in Los Ange
les is an event of marked significance. 1t
implies the utmost confidence in the pres
ent solidity and future expansion of the
city. The effect Of that example will
unquestionably be felt in the starting of
other business enterprises. as we'll as in
stimulating real estate values.
The time is undoubtedly ripe for Los
Angeles to make notable advance in
its progress as the metropolis of South
ern California. All conditions seem fa-
vorable to such advance, and with this
readiness, and the start resulting from
the work to be done on the local rail-
way, together with that at the harbor
of San Pedro, a general revival of busi-
ness energy may reasonably be expected.
~
The introduction into Germany of a
staple fruit product Of Southern Cali
forria has been suddenly stopped. The
Germans have been liberal purcha sers
of dried apricots, and their orders have
been gradually expanding. They have
discovered. by analysis, however, that
our apricots are treated with prepa-
ration of sulphurus acid" The Germans
prefer to use plain apricots and work in
the sulphuric acid where it may be more
useful than in the human stomach.
They are right, and our growers are
thus admonished that for the German
market. and presumably for any other
one abroad, it will be better to omit sui
phur. 1t would take a large number
of sulphured apricots to have an appre-
ciable effect, no doubt, but business is
business, and we should send to Ger
many what the Germans want.
The herald., 1898-09-18

In his speech at the campaign opening
in San Francisco, Wednesday night,
Judge Mcguire alludes to Mr.. Cages
observations on the refunding bill. He
quotes his competitors claim to having
opposed that bill "since the early days
of California" although the bill was
not suggested until 1883. Mr.. Gage is
inadvertence. He probably had in mind
the original coyote scalp bill, that was
introduced in the "fifties."
The herald., 1898-09-18

San Bernardtno reports that the first
tramps of the season are making their
appearance" From this we infer that
the mouth Of Cajon pass. Here in Los
Angeles we have him perennially. But
there is always notable increase in the
tramp population as we advance in the
autumn season. The independent nomad
is well versed in the geography that fits
his needs, and when the blasts of Boreas
are making people miserable elsewhere
uhe climate of Southern California meets
his views of comfort.
The herald., 1898-09-18
PERSONAL NEWS AND GOSSII

Los Angeles. Sept. "A, 1898.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-08

employment in the city and will be
a leading feature in the entertain
ments. Our programmes will be
interspersed with recitations, vocal
and instrumental solos by the
best local talent. There are eight
cen members OF the band and
we promise to put On musical pro-
ductions that were never before at
tempted by an amateur organiza-
ton in La Junta. Our next attrac-
ton is booked for January 18th,
when we will present double bill
"a concert OF six numbers by the
band. followed by the laughab!e
farce comedy. ''My Neighbor's
Wife" in which La Junta's well
known amateurs will take the lead.
ing roles. Watch for programmes
next week. c. A. LITTLK,
Manager w. OF w. Band.