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The herald., 1898-01-02

Several cotton mills started up yester-
day under prosperity schedule-10 per
cent off last years figures.
The herald., 1898-01-02

The fruit area in Southern California
is every year being extended. Markets
should expand in proportion.
The herald., 1898-01-02

produced in Cuba-at least, not in the
territory held by the insurgents.
The herald., 1898-01-02

With 100000 bushels of wheat in his
bin, Mr.. Letter might send a few quar-
ters to. the starving people in Cuba and
the klondike.
The herald., 1898-01-02

Greater New York could easily be Bet
ter New York, would the politicians only
permit it.
The herald., 1898-01-02

Our dispatches indicate that both Mr.
Gladstone and Bismarck have probably
spent their last Christmas on earth.
The herald., 1898-01-02

The murder of Ruiz may not have lost
the Cubans single friend, but it cooled
the ardor of several millions.
The herald., 1898-01-02

The classified list is becoming large
and unwieldy. But if that excuse won t
answer, another will be found
The herald., 1898-01-02

The Turks are smoking and the Greeks
are plowing. The one fact explains the
other
The herald., 1898-01-02

Greater New York is. But wait till
Chicago takes another census.
The herald., 1898-01-02

Good-by, Santa; come again. CHM
neys always open to you. Don't knock.
The herald., 1898-01-02

The expansion of the currency-ir
Ohio-Will begin this week.
The herald., 1898-01-02

The gold production of Colorado last
year averaged over $22, 900 per capita to
The herald., 1898-01-02
Meditations


Looking vainly in the future,
Yearning for some unknown fate.
Hoping, yet unheeding. ever,
Lest the same may come too late.
Striving to o'ercome the sorrow
Which has filled thy life today;
Hoping not that on the morrow
Thou canst recompense thy way.
Still no effort hast thou made
To obtain thy hearts desire.
Nor hast looked for other things,
That thy soul might well aspire
But sit idly by and lnger
Till the last rays setting sun
Marks another life that ended
With its life-work yet undone.
LENA CRESSEY.
Los Angeles Dec. 25, 1897.
The herald., 1898-01-02
THE HERALD'S rlUsE
At the BaY

Here are they stayed-ocean's remorseless
waves
Menacing hopeless earth. Even this ledge
OF solid rock hath felt the entering
wedge
Which topples mountains into watery
gravesl
Yonder low beach the tapping water laves,
Till, tide impelled, 1t leaps earth's grassy
edge,
And sobs to death amidst the mourning
sedge.
What mingled mass Of shells and pebbles
pave
That curving line of changing shore!
Here Commerce brings her rich and va
ried store;
Her stately ships wait, anchored. all the
day;
In the dark hold, from deeply delved
mine,
Heaped is the wealth, long tossed by
foaming brine,
Soft lifted now. upon the sunlit bay!
SYLVIA LAWSON COVEY.
The herald., 1898-01-02
The Grand Passion

Los Angeles, Dec. 25, 1897.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
DO Not Dc.erxr a rn.tnr,cr.

The recent killing In most outrage
Gus manner of the postmaster at Lake
City. South Carolina. has brought
forth the suggestion that the postoiiice
be abolished.
There are many prcco1entS for such
action. The most conspicuous occur
red when Judge Tyncr was postmns-
tcr-rcneral under Hayes admnistra-
tion mt Granada, Mississippi. The
patrons of that Office attempted to
compel a white Republican postmaster
TO retire. hut he refused 10 do so. and
was ustaincd by the department. The
persecution became 50 serious that
General Tyncr ordered the office clos
ed and the mail dropped ut the next
railway station. Granada was a city
OF about 10000 population. all OF
whom were compelled To 20 eight or
ten miles for their mail. The Mississ-
ippi senators and representatives en-
deavorcd To bring articles of impeach-
merit against Tyncr. hut he would not
yield. He told them that the office at
Granada would never he opened as
long ns he WAS Postmaster unless five
of the leading Democrats Of the place
whose names lie gave would become
responsible for the protection OF the
postmaster and the good behavior of
the popullcc. At first these gentle
men protested furlously. but finally
yielded. The posiotlicc WIS rcopcncd
and the postmaster had no more trou-
ble.-Chicago Record.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
The puhlle Dnznnln.

The report of the Secretary of the
Interior shows that only n tile more
than one-half of the public domain OF
the United States is either reserved or
appropriated. The area still remain
Ing vacant amounts to 591,343953
acres, without including Alaska. which
is supposed to embrace nearly 100000
600 acres more. The entire area of the
United States Is placed at 1,S35,O17,-
Coz. or this 7i1.T02,3G5 acres is now
owned by individuals or by corpora
tions or states. or hns passed out of
the control of the general government.
The amount reserved for schools, In
dams. military and naval purposes,
railroad grants. parks, forest rcserva-
tions. etc, including MI territory re-
served from sale for ary purpose
whatsoever, amounts 10 132.441 IA
acres. so that tnking the reserve land
and the vacant land together only
about one-half of the area of the Unit
ed States has actually passed out of
control of the government. and If
Alaska is included the unoccupied area
is larger by 30O.OOO.OOO acres than that
which Is occupied
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
HUMoRs OF cLERlcAL LIFE
oss Bsy Thought n. Knew Why .h.
Bsa Was salt.

sse Was Salt.
Some OF the ideas held with regard
to ecc'"sinstical matters are a. fuzzy
a. they are extraordinary. though taey
cause one to reflect on Ae methods
adopted by the church and the various
religious bodies. says the Cornhill
Magazine. A woman same to me one
day to say she wanted her daughter to
be confirmed. "Mr. -" she said.
from the chapel over the way. 'as
been a-trying to convert 'er, but !
pretty soon told him what thought
bout 1t. ses to i'm. I'll ave my gal
confirmed, but l won't ave 'er con-
verted. SO now you know. l don't b.
heve In conversion" What the min
Ser said or thought of this truly mar
veous' statement Of doctrine don't
Know. The monograms / II S and Y
p c. which aSe so often to be seen in
QUE churches. sorely puzzle n portion
OF the congregation. larger proper
tion. l am inclined to think. than is
geaerally supposed. A certain vicar.
SOON after his arrival in the parish.
placed a new cloth upon the altar upon
the center OF which was embroidered
d large cross. Such strong opposition
was raised 90 this symbol of Christian
ity that the vicar gave way before the
storm and had the Initials I II s sub
stituted. A parishioner who was not
at all In favor Of the change. on being
asked the meaning Of the letters. re-
piled: why. don't you know what /,
means? 1t means. I hope you're sat
isfied.'" Children's answers are al
ways a fruitful source of amusement.
A girl l5 or l6 years old. who had re-
ccived what was supposed to be good
education. was describing to me her
recent visit to the Tower Of London.
Among the many wonders which she
had seen was q sword given to Henry
VIII by Max Muller an amusing though
not altogether unnatural substitute for
the Emperor Aaximilian. II children
are allowed to think for themselves
their answers are amusingly original.
What do you think makes tho sea
salt?" was question put to . national
school class 4 brilliant idea struck
. boy. Please. sir. the 'errings."
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
Til. Pr.slden,.. SUNDAY

President Mckinley declines to do
any business on Sunday. even refusing
to see senators who call on that day.
\ prominent Western Republican who
was passing through Washington went
to the White House to seek IN inter
view in regard to an appointmc,t on
Sunday. He wrote the object of his
errand upon a card. and apologized for
calling that day rs he was obliged to
leave Washington that night The
usher brought back the message that
he would have to call in the morning.
as the President desired to he excused
from all official buaincss on the Sab
bath. Sometimes he Is supposed to
have n conference with Mr.. Hanna on
Sunday evenings. but there mas never
been so little going on at the White
House on that day as under the pres
cnt administration.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
A BLOW AT TAX DODGERS.
Es President Hnrri.on. In n Speech, Says
Something should he Done


EN-Presidcnt Harrison, in his Wash
ington's birthday Grafton on "1hc OBJ
legations OF Wealth." before the Union
League Club of Chicago. made some
observations that are worthy the con
sideration OF the well-to-do. to whom
they We're directed. lie spoke In par
tlcular OF taxes MS a debt OF the high
est obligation. and deprecated the at
tempt OF posscssors OF property to
evade their payment. The inequality
Of taxation In mn evil which he would
have the rich take the lead In remedy
Ing. He said:
"Wc must innugurnte. mid Mt once.
system TINT shall cIualzc tax bur-
dcns. The men OF wealth In our great
communities should lead the move
ment. This great club. organized us u
rnllying center for loyalty and patriot
ic citizenship. should hear call ms
loud and imperative m that which
came to II during the years OF the
civil war. Mr.. Lincoln's startling dec
hration that this country could not
continue To exist half slave md hnlf
free mny bc pRraphrascd to-day by
saying that this country cannot con
time to exist half taxed and half free.
This sense Of inequality breathcs n
fierce and unmcasuring nnger-crcntcs
classes. intcnslilcs social differences
nnd makes men willing to pay their
debts In half dollars"
Too much stress cannot be laid upon
the need for men OF wealth and high
business ability TO take the lead In
rcmetlyIng evils of this nature. More
Intelligent and unsclfish leadership IN
settling the complicated problems Of
government IL the need OF American
democracy today. If the country Is
not to rctroyrade. men Of wealth and
business ability must recognize the oh.
legations OF wealth md give literally
OF their umc-whIch In much more I'm
portant to the Improvement Of society
tlinn contributions Of moncy-ln help
Ing democracy to solve the problems
confronting the nation. Only 70 can
the security OF property ise permanent
ly INSURED.
II IL well that OK President Harrison
took occasion 20 make these obscrvu.
tIons. for the class TO which they wcrr
directed mny heed suci, counsel from q
innn OF his prominence nnd known RI.
rpcct for property rights. II wns At
ting. too. that Wnshington's birthday
should bc cioscn for such nm address.
Washington WINS for his time a man
Of great wealth. lie regarded It's pos.
session ns imposing upon him obiiga-
uofis i'cy0nd those of the ordinary citi-
zen. II is n sign Of dcgcncrncy that to-
day too few men Of great wealth nc.
"giilzr TINT their Possessions Impose
upon them obligations TO render 20 80
c!ciy md To government unsclfish and
Intelligent service for the benefit Of
nii.-Chicago Record.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
Coaida's Heat Hin.

A little boy from California who has
been about . great deal 10 spending
the holidays with his Warrington cous-
ins. He has enjoyed the sights Of the
capital. but he hasn't permitted himself
to be In tho slightest degree overawed
BY anything he has seen. His cousins
took him-"carried" him. they said OF
It themselves-io the National Museum
one day. and called his attention to \
great log Of petrided wood lying Just
outside the door. The little Califor-
nian had been 4 little depressed. hut
he frightened up at the sight. "'I've
seen . whole tree like that" he said.
The Washington cousins maintained
their composure. We've got . whole
forest Of trees like that out west" went
on the young westerner. Still the
Washinxtonians were not At all i'm
pressed. The California boy drew 4
lsnE breath. We've got whole woods
Of putrcfied trees" he said. "Yes. and
they's putrefed birds sitting on EN-.
and-and." with one last effort to dis
turb the calm sslf-satisfaction Of his
companions. "they're singing putrsncd
songs. too."-washinEton Post.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
a PRONUNCIATION pu.zLE.
Test Yourself by Reading This Little Story
Aloud

Aloud
The following episode will prove a
very clever puzzle rs n test of the abil-
ity of people to pronounce readily and
correctly many common words of their
native tongue. The list, which con-
fains no words OF disputed prounucla-
tion is us follows:
An Interesting inquiry took place In
the court Of oyer and terminer some
time ago Indisputable evidence was
gwen toward proving that heinous
incident had taken place during a pub
lie pageant. 1t seems that pretty girl,
rather Juvenile in appearance. having
an extraordinary head of hair, like an
.Alhlno. represented Thalia and sat on
n pedestal erected on one OF the floats.
The procession was directing its course
down the Mall. when the attention of
the onlookers was drawn to the excited
conduct of one of the spectators who
had fixed her eyes upon the tiara, set
with Jewels In the form OF n carat,
which Thalia wore upon her head us
she sat in what seemed to be her won't
ed attitude of nonchalence and lesiurc
This person was afterwnrd shown to be
II maniacal lnundress whose squalor
and de'es;atio and hideous grlnnces
We're all unnoticed by the mock god
dess. What vagary bade this reptile
turn her servilc eyes, full OF rnpnc, on
the beautiful maiden, 1t is hard to say;
but suddenly. under pretcnso Of see
ing something on the ground, she pro-
duced hiatus in the crowd, and thus
obtained precedence Of all. Simultan-
eously with her appearance the van
drove past. She then filed the air with
gross raillery and began to promulgate
Annrchlsm. sOclety's lack of probity,
and the general predelection of poli,i-
clans for patronage. Then she besought
her audience to hear her dilatc on the
glaciers of the Alps the ruins of Pom
pei. the female franchise. the
Pieiades, and her patron saint. She
was evidently dementcd. and the flow
of her vocables appeared endless. Sud
denly she raised pestle which had
been hidden under her shawl, and
threw 1t directly AT the visor on the
girls head. Thereupon faccid lith-
ographer. who was cutting n swath
as u tribute on the following van
grnsped seine and threw 1t over the
Saunt old hng. so that her efforts 10
escape were futile. and she became as
dociie as lamb. The patlos of the af-
fair lay in the way the girl bore the
ordeal. In court the vlrago gave an
alias instead of her own name. Her de
fense was that vaccine. whose pres
encc was shown by scabious arm. to-
.ethcr with dcsuctIde In the matter OF
personal freedom. had produced an
obsession which dccrecd the irrcvocablc
, death of the girl An inventory of her
belongings was made. and she was
then sent to nm asylum us a victim of
acute homicidal mania.-Ncw York
Times
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
SALOONS AND posrorr,crs.
fAs Law Dsss Not Auow Then 70 b Run
Together.

Together.
Section 430 Of the postal laws and
regulations forbids the sale of liquors
In the same room or building with Il
postofiice or In any room or building
connected with a postofiice. This Is
nn inexOrable rule of the department
and has never been enforced with 30
much severity ms under the present
administration. While Postmaster
General Gary IN not II fanatic or even
teetotaler. he Ia very strong In his
temperance views and will not permit
whisky selling to be mixed up with
the business Of his department. He Is
quite rs vigorous In his opposition 10
the appointment OF men who are en-
gagged In the liquor business. No mnn
who sells whisky has been appointed
to office under his administration to
his knowledge. II such eases exist Il.
would be glad 10 lie informed OF the
facts. And II any reputable citizen
will notify him of an:- postotiice that
IL connected with or even adjoins II
saloon, or OF any postmaster who sells
liquor. an inspector will be sent I'm
medintcly to make an investigations
and II he finds the charge to be true
there will he vacancy In the service
Immediately.
The other day complaint Of this
Kind was made and the inspector re-
ported that n saloon was maintained
In basement under n postofiicc. The
postmaster was directed to inform the
owner of the building that the saloon
must bc closed within thirty days or
his lease with the government would
be cancelled. The member OF Congress
from that district appeared very
promptly with II protest. but when he
admitted the fact the postmaster gen
ernl would listen to no argument. and
by the advice Of the congressman the
saloOnkecpcr was ordered to vncntc
the premises.
Another ease occurred even more re-
Gently In Iowa, where the rear door
of II postofiicc opened upon an alley
Immediately across from the rear door
Of saloon. Complaint was made
that the postmaster nnd his clerk oc-
cnsIonally stepped over to take
nip" 1t was also complained that
lOafcrH from the saloon were In the
habit OF coming into the alley and COS
siping with the postmaster through
the rcar door Of the postotfice. These
fncts being reported by nn inspector.
the postcfIicc was ordered removed to
another building.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
VARIOUS VEGETABLES.

The tomato II native 10 Mexico and
South America. Il takes its name from
. Portuguese word.
The vaisrcress and the sour-dock.
which In used - . salad In Germany.
for many ceuturies wasted - weeds
before they were put on the table OF
Aviiissd man.
Beans. native 70 Europe and the
East ladies. have been cultivated from
the earliest times. The pea IL . native
Of Asia and vas brought By the Aryans
iLto Italy and Greece.
Lsasiis. which come from The Hina.
iayas. were probably the arss plants
~ svsf euitivsteA. The isetil y eul.
.uvats1 u Isdia. Persia. Syria, Egypt,
Nubta as1 parts q Europe.
The tuPnip eaos eron Rene. 0pinaeA
b fron fsrsia. breasht ineo SDoin By
~ AfASs. Lettuce eo0ss fron tAs
easl aa1 tAs aseisees called Il he eoed
q ~ 1ssl. Il was eaton q ~ saA
q . fsase b sosntsease ~ heesiss
s0sets q ~ viss.
Asparagus has always teeo q esyoe.
isa u vas seisisaiiy Q VIA ssaseass
wsel q ofsas Drikala as1 Ruseia ~
tAs oreets ~ RoAAas wsrs vsey foaA
q 4 Il y stossly rslaee1 y ~ n.
nons aseAe1sl. wAleA ~ aoeteo1s ~.
peeel ~ ~ 1ealtag 1eWse e ~.
seso. Asoasaons \ - Doeae1fso . ~
Heessaa steDeee ~ ~ eoGtje ~
u Me srasA 10 eoas Dasls g ooueA.
eea eureDe ~ ese1s ~ lfsea -
~ = . supeeata1e ~ ee0oA
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
AN OPEN LErrr7 70 Mo1nEsa.

~ OFEN CETIV'V TO MOTIVE rs,
We are asserting In thu courts our right to the
exclusive use OF the word "CASTORIA," and
"PlTChER'S CASToRlA," as our Trade Mark.
I, Or. Samuel Pitcher OF Hyannis. Mnssachu-
sets, was the originator OF "PITCnER'S CAS-.
ToRlA. the same thnt has borne and does nov
Dear the fac-simile signature Of CHAS. IL
FLETCHER Oh every wrapper. This Ia the
original PITCHERS CASToRIA" which has
been used In the homes of the mothers Of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
ut the wrapper and see that 1t Is the kind you
nave always bought. and has the signature OF
cHAS II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company OF which Chax
Ii. Fletcher is President.
March $. 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
anEuMAr,sM AND Ia GRIPPE.
Ks1sdy which ls sars to Caes These
and May Other D,se~esa

e1y WUsoo - oubo 10 Oot0 Hhooo
snd MsGy Other Diseases.
e Drops" Is q remedy for rheuma-
tism. neuralgia. catarrh. Ia grippe aud
kindred ailments. The manufacturers
OF "5 Drops" have many letters from
those restored to health. Of which the
following is n sample:
Paris. Texas, Jan. 3, 1898.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., Chi
eago. Gentlcmen:-I write to accept
the agency for your medicines. Will
send you tho amount mentioned In
your letter. and please send mo the
remedies to begin with. ! have some
orders all ready. Please send a. soon
ss you can. With many thanks TO you
and God. am enjoying better health
than ! have for years. I feel ~ II !
am spared to do some one else good
now. Yours truly.
Mrs. ~. J. JAYRoE.
During the next thirty days the COM
pany will send out 100. 900 Of their sam
pie bottles for rs cents u bottle. From
the past they know that even sample
bottle will convince one Of the meritn
Of ''S DropS." Not soid by druggists.
only BY US or our agents. Agents
wanted. Write to-day 70 the
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co.. is7
Dearborn street. Chicago. III. This
company IL reliable and promptly all
every order.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
Cas.rrh C.nno, n. Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. ms they
ckhnot reach the seat of the disease. Ca.
tAFrn II u blood or constitutional dis
se"' ana IN order to cure u you must
tAke Internal remedies. Halls catarrh
Sulc u. taken internally. and acts direct
on the blood and mucous surfaces.
nATs CAtnrrh cur. Is not q guAck n,-d-
scins. II was prescribed by one OF the
Dest physicians In this country for years,
anu = regular prescription. II IN COM
posed OF the best ionics known. combin-
~ With the best blood purifiers. acting
oirrctIy on the mucous surfaces. Tn.
perfect combination Of the t~o insr-di-
ents 10 what produces such wonderful re-
suus in curing csiarrh. Send for t-sti-
CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo, o.
Sniu by druggists, price 5sc.
HAIs Famiiv rills are the best.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
v,r.. ce.... Nh, o~..a w x.s,....

\ frw days ago At Concord, New Hamp.
shire. ground was broken for the nrrt
cotton mill In the United States 10 b~
The company was organised BY. q colorssi
merchant Mt that place of the name Of
ttonrtnan. who has b~cn working for two
20 hHvr over t0op In hand and nea riy
10000 nsor~ pledged. The contracts have
been let for the erection of building with
operatives haVs not been secured In the
Mouth. and therefore the white people n.
xnrd the rssuit os the enterprise as doubt.
tut put btonemnn II \ msh Of energy
nuccena,
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
Nov y.rs. wealthy p...ss.-s.

A New York bootbisck named Tony.
who has hvs different branches IN the
city. does such large business at one
oe these shops he hAa been compelled
70 employ . young woman -
cashier. Tony pays more thaa $500
. year for rent alone. His total sz-
psnsss annually are In tho nstEAbor.
hood Of ei6.ooo.-New York Evening
World.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12

1eeler, ere saying. "oh. what nul.spcs
Ne "a! PAPER bu.nsss he's become; how
meee uae and Investment 10 take ana
Bow little We proati" How mAsy pains.
80 cd 1eroeator Who have leSs their
tAaeeece so push forward The wall popeP
eseos eow and their occupation eouc. 10
el - % wosld say. Css, sell Ard aAvo.
Aleheseaas CO.. b sssA - elsAse -.
eeeee va1s, WOOD eeliiAGa, 6isk - 60
- Aalssasssly arspesci b n setsea
Aaaeasehs 3 ~ 8 Vaiss lssIs1s even.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
ALAsAsrsxs 10 WHAT.

Aiabassiss b . Assshss ~ sAsssai
coating to- welis ~ ssiliasp eatArsly
di6sesas ffem ~ kAlseanaae pssparaG3saa,
wa1s ready ~ ~ h whias - twelve
hcsstifua tisas n ~ ansss s11ls1sa e
wsess fiassss nahs bstng e1aees1 y oix
MA ~ waass), ~ - h ~ psv1ss
essn. = . pssal pasAaesA Wl1A tai1 4.
esstsas - sVssy vaakAoA I-
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
sound Money DISCUSSIONS.

Between now and next presidential
election there VIII bc hosts OF discus.
slons OF sound money" aud silver.
However opinions may be divided on
these points. there j. but one univer,
sal opinion regarding the merits oi
Hostctter's stomach Biiters ms n rem.
cdy for malaria and liver trouble.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12

PaEA M'EsMLEv N. vRER s1LvE8.
A battle Of giants 10 going to take
place this summer on $4,000 farms In
America. not In talk vr votes. but iu
yields. SalRer's two new potato mar.
vels are named a. above. and he u.
ssrs . price for the biggest potato yield.
also $500 In gold for suitable names fos
his corn III inches long) and oat pro-
diEisa. Only seedsmcn In America grow
Ing grasses. ciovers and farm seeds
and selling potatoes 1t ti.So barrel.
The editor ursea you 10 try 6aisss'u
Northern Drown Seeds. and to
sssa fhas hsssss wssh - css. ~ ssaool
70 Joha A. 0alsss Seed Co.. Ia Crosss
Wis.,. tor II nsw fafA seeA samples
worth eis.oe. to est start. and thsi'
big catalogue. w.n.s.