McKinley has a face like Napoleon's.Will he have a Waterloo like Napo-
leon's?
The Herald extends the "glad hand"to the local movement on foot for bettercity government, and is willingand anx-
ious to lend its active support to an in-
dependent organization which shall have
In view the emancipation of Los Angeles
from the domination of the professionaltax-eaters now fattening upon the cor-
poration like locusts of Egypt.
It would be more decent and really
more religious to discard the parade of'prayer at political conventions. At the
opening ceremonies of the St. Louis con-
vention the rabbi's prayer, no doubt afine oratorical effort, was received withcheers, which was a sufficient proof ofthe irreligion and lack of taste of a sec-
tion-of the audience. On a second occa-
sion when prayer was offered the up-
roar In the hall was so great that not a
word of the prayer could be heard.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORMAND CAMPAIGN
The Republican national platform, likethe McKinley campaign for delegates
to the St. Louis convention, is a drag-net
affair; in length and variety of topics
treated it is little short of a Populist'spronunciamento. In the general char-
acter of Its declarations and in phrase-ology It differs not at all from tbe usualRepublican instrument of tbe kind. The
same bumptious tone, grandiloquent
language, comprehensive misstatement,
confusion of causes and effects and ab-
surd inconsistencies tbat have markedsimilar productions in the past are pres-ent in this, else it would not be a Repub-
lican platform.There are but two planks In the plat-
form worthy of consideration, and thatbecause of their relation to the two mostImportant Issues before the Americanpeople?the financial and the tariffplanks. Fortunately, both are positiveand unequivocal ln tone, and the oratorsand editors of the party will hay
difficulty In giving them other than b
common Interpretation. What JugglingIs Indulged In must be with the Issues,not the planks, and it Is undoubtedly theprogram of the leaders to make one |3-
sue paramount In the east and the otherin the west.
In the eastern states, where the peo-ple are convinced that the maintenanceof the gold standard is of more conse-quence than any other proposition everwritten, or talked of, the Republicanparty will be offered as the "only orig-
inal Jacobs" of sound money, and itsreturn to power will be hold up as theprice of the preservation of the coun-try's financial credit and monetary sta-bility. The tariff plank in this instancewill be used as tbe leading support tothe sound-money star. The fact thatthe present money plank is not in har-mony with the declarations and prac-tices of the party in the past, that sub-stantially all the silver legislation whichhas been obnoxious to the oast was en-acted by and with the consent of Re-publican congresses and presidents, willnot worry the leaders of tiie party ofpretension and privilegi?"consistencynever wears its jewelry" when in suchcompany.
in the western states where the ma-jority of the voters seem imbued withthe idea that millions of human beingsare hungering and thirsting for the sil-vern stream yet locked in the moun-tain fastnesses of the west, all becausethe American congress has failed to fur-nish the legislative key needed to do theunlocking with?what a terrible over-sight it would have been if nature hadfailed to provide silver mines?the starissue on Republican platforms and inthe Republican prints will be the tariff.Ihe everlasting virtues and unfading
glories of the doctrine of scarcity andcommercial isolation, called protection,will be painted in all the lying and de-ceitful colors afforded by the resource-ful English language. The people who
live in the immense area which furnishesthe bulk of the country's exports will be
told that what they need, what theircrops are waiting for, what the live stockwill not propagate without, the thing
and the only thing which willbring re-ligion, rain, and children, is a tariffhighenough to shut out the things they
themselves sell abroad. To the fearfuland radical reductions and changes
made by the present tariff?a measure
which made a reduction of duties aver-
aging the stupendous rate of about 7 per
cent, and placed as many as half a dozen
staple articles on the free list?will be
ascribed all the ills financial. Industrialand physical withwhich the populace on
the Rocky mountain side of the Missis-sippi have been afflicted, as well as thepanic of IS3II, which occurred before theexisting tarifflaw was drafted, and morethan a year before the bill went Into
effect. The support?support by the way
which will be produced with varying de-grees of ostentation, according to the ex-igencies presented ln particular locali-
ties?to this western star issue will bethe promise made In the Republicanplank to the effect that the party willfavor free silver coinage just as soon asan international agreement can bereached, something which every Repub-lican stump shouter and pencil pusher
of the west will proclaim solemnly hecan see the dawn of immediately, ifnotbefore. Thus, the campaign of issueflimflammingwill proceed to the end.
REPUBLICAN INTEREST INOTHER COUNTRIES
The Republican platform on foreign af-fairs cuts a pretty wide swath. It ad-vocates the peaceful annexation of allEnglish speaking people on this hemis-phere. This would Include not only theDominion of Canada, but Jamaica.Trinidad. Belize. British Guiana, many
West Indian islands, and also settle-ments in Argentine, the Straits of Ma-gellan and Chile. Besides this the plat-
form advocates the pun hase of the Dan-
ish West Indian islands. As to Cuba, itbelieves that "the government of theUnited States should actively use its in-
fluence and good offices to restore peace
and give independence to the island."The Hawaiian islands should be "con-
trolled by the United States." In Ar-
menia the United States "should exert
all the influence itcan properly exert tobring atrocities to an end." Amongst
these club suit cards Venezuela seems to
have been lost in the shuffle.There is, however, quite enough of
outside business to divert attention fromlittle home trust affairs that in the in-terest of machine politics need oblivion."We beg to suggest in the most polite way
in the world to the protectionist trusties,
that there is business in this country
close to the welfare of the republic thatdemands earnest and patriotic atten-
tion. Our own needs and our own bus-
iness come before dickers with Denmarkover tropic islands, the annexing of Ja-maica, Nevis, Canada, et a1..0r armed In-terference in Armenia, which is the only
interference that will have the slightest
effect. Trusties are convicts more orless freed from restraint. When we usethe term protectionist trusties we mean
that the great protectionist barons. likeCarnegie, who sells naval armor to Rus-sia for JiTiO a ton and to his own country
for $500 a ton, are convicts in the eyes
of the American people, and guilty ofbribery, perjury and a wicked collusionto rob their fellow-citizens, and yet theserobbers, masked as patriots, are notpunished or confined, and are in factconvict trusties. With these protection-
ists it is policy to distract the people'sattention from their corrupt congress-ional lobby for securing privilege andbounty, and to prevent any notice oftheir combines to sell their protectedproducts for more in America than they
sell their own products elsewhere.
SUNSET EXPRESS ON ECO-NOMICS
The Evening Arcade has as marked anability to argue Itself out of court aseven the "Cahuenga delegate." A couple
of its recent protectionist editorialshave, in common words, "knocked theBtuffltng out of that doctrine."
The first one set forth a statement thatwheat growers could produce $10 anacre, while sugar beet growers couldproduce $50 an acre. This state of facts,
it claimed, demanded a tax on the $10
men to give a bounty to the $50 men.This vigorous exposition ofprotection Isto he commended. Itis a frank confes-sion that tbe poor must contribute outof their poverty to enrich the rich in
their riches. It is more frank than poli-
The second one. apropos of Japanesecompetition,argues that there is no fear
of Japanese competition, " that cheaplypaid laborers on a low standard of lifecannot compete with well paid laborerson a high standard of life." it thencites fact after fact to demonstrate thetruth of its argument. This expositionof a free trade principle Is as vigorous
as its exposition of the preceding pro-tectionist doctrine. You pays your mon-ey and takes your choice.
Prom that the "Sunset Express" con-clude.- that reciprocity would lend itselfto the mutual trade, of both countries.This Is an advocacy of free trade be-tween us ami Japan. Tbe safety to thiscountry, it appears. Is mainly creditedto the cheap labor prevailing in Japan.
We must ailmit that the economic de-lirium tremens that usually rides finan-cial storms on passes in the "Sunset Ex-press" is Bometlmes accompanied by alucid interval.
THE ELOQUENT TRUTH
Tom Fitch, he with the fame for sil-ver-tongued oratory, has said and writ-ten many bright and beautiful things,but the following from a recent tributeto California penned by him standsalongside of any of his productions on.the platform or on paper:
"One of the nmst enticing features ofCalifornia is the. fact that her spring-time comes at a period when the soil ofher tramontane Bisters is clamped withley manacles. Here the zephyrs rustie the petals of roses when the- unkindwrath of winter causes the denizens eifChicago to seek a rod hot stove.
"Here young Dame Nature washes herdear smiling face witii December rains,and dons her morning gown of flower-embroidered lawns just as her easternrelative is tucking herself in behindsnow blankets fora long and bitter night.Crocußes and violets at Christmas andoleanders and oranges In January havea charm which can never be dispelled solong as love of nature finds an abidingplace ln the human breast. \ye jest
sometimes at buying and selling cli-mates, but It is a remarkable commoditynevertheless, and It is the only propertywhere the acquisitions of the buyer donot in any degree diminish the possess-ions of the seller. Our commercial cer-tainties are great, our manufacturingdepartment will In the near futureamaze the land, for nowhere can shipand rail, coal nnd raw product, laborandloom be more advantageously connectedthan In California, but with all our ad-vantages ln these particulars it is cli-mate rather than commerce that luresto these shores the pleasure seeker, thewealth seeker, the home seeker, the in-vestor and the speculator.
TO THE EDITOR
(The Herald under this heading print?communications, but docs not assume re-sponsibility tor the sentiments expressed.)
Anent a Herald StoryEditor Herald: I noticed ln yester-
day's Herald under Reminiscence* ofLawyers an allusion to the Ames rob-bery case, tried ln this city in 1569. Ithink it should be told how Aincs savedhimself from a mob at that time.
Kewen & Howard ((.'ol. J. G. Howard)
were attorneys for the prisoners, and asthe court was concluding its sentence,
Howard arose and started to make a re-quest for an order permitting: the pris-
oners to remain here ln tbe county jailpending an appeal of the case. Beforehe fully concluded Ames Jumped fromthe prisoners' box to Howard's side andwhispered something, and Howard In-stantly reversed his request, saying theprisoners preferred to go to San Quentlnand remain there pending appeal.
The offense of the prisoners consistedIn robbing the stage to San Franciscoand passengers a Short distance out ofthis city, and in connection with othercrimes then fresh in the minds of thepublic had created moro than usual ex-citement, so much so, in fact, that tbescattered remains of tho vigilance com-mittee, which but a few years beforehad hanged several men at the lumberyard gate, situated about where thegreat stone steps to the present com'house commence, at the junction ofTemple and New High streets, werecalled together and a resolution arrivedat to hang these stage robbers if theywere not convicted.
One of the prisoners named Marionturned state's evidence, and the mainlight during the trial centered upon thepoint whether the evidence of the ac-complice was sufficiently corroboratedto sustain a conviction. How muchAmes knew of law 1 cannot say, though
he was a shrewd man. apparently a cul-
tivated man, ar . his good Judgment wasdemonstrated ll I ? sequel of the case,
for the verdict i £ - ullty was reversed bythe supreme court on the ground thatthe evidence of Marlon was not corro-borated, and the prisoners were turnedloose at San Quentln instead of in LosAngeles, from which latter place it ishardly possible they could have escaped
alive.Ames afterwards killed Marion in
Nevada.TV. F. HENNING.
June 19, 1596,
RECENT LEIiAL DECISIONSA City Canm.t Stll Hater Works-riarrled
Women and DsmißesIn the recovery by a married woman
for personal injuries, it is held, in Har-
mon vs. Old Colony Railroad company
(Mass.), 30 L. R. A. 655, that the Impair-ment of her capacity to labor cannot beconsidered as an element, although thestatutes entitle her to make contracts
on her own account, and give her a right
to her own earnings.
Insurance on a stock of merchandiseis held, in Maril vs. Connecticut Fire In-surance company. 95 Ga. 604, UU L. R. A.535 to permit the keeping and use of suchinflammable substances as are neces-sary, usual and customary, incident tothe business, notwithstanding a printedcondition prohibiting it and denying li-ability for the loss if such articles arekept on the premises. Substantially thesame decision was made in Faust vs.American Fire Insurance company(Wis.), 30 L. 1.. A. 783.
The fact that employes occasionallysleep in a house, and that some provis-ions are Kept in the bouse which is vis-ited lo obtain them is held, in Agricul-tural Insurance company vs. Hamilton(Md.), 30 L. K. A. G33, to be Insufficientto prevent the house from being vacantor unoccupied within the meaning of aninsurance policy.
A riparian proprietor on_ a streamwhich is suddenly diverted by the actof God so as to flow elsewhere is held,in Wholey vs. Caldwell (Cal.), 30 L. li. A.
to have no right to go upon another'sland to restore the water to the old chan-nel, although the grant of his propertyspecified the "water accustomed to HowIn the stream." With this case will befound the authorities on the rights Inthe water of a stream as affected by theact of God or natural change of course.
A telegraphic company which offers tocarry telegraphic messages for the pub-lic being by statute iv South Dakota acommon carrier of such messages, it isheld in Kirby vs. Western Union Tele-graph company. -1 S. D. 105, 4:19, 30 L.R. A. 612, to bo chargeable with the legalduty to carry such messages for anyperson at a reasonable time and place,without any qualification of liability, al-though such an pgre.-ment qualifying li-ability, if freely made, may be binding.
An attempt by a city to stll waterworks is held In Huron Water Workscompany vs. Huron (S. D.), 80 L. It. A.MS, to be invalid on the ground that theyconstitute property charged with a pub-lic trust of which th" Inhabitants of thecity are the beneficiaries. The right oftbe city to recover possession of suchwater wroks is sustained without re-quiring it to repay money which hadbeen received on such invalid sale.?Kansas City Star.
TVINQ HBR BONNET UNDER HHR CHIN
Tying her bonnet under hor ehln,Sin.' tied her raven ringlets in;Init not alone in the silken snareDid she catch her lovely floating hair,For, tying ber bonnet under her chin,She tied a young man's heart within.They were strolling together up the hill,Where the wil d comes blowing merry and
chill!jAnd ii blew the curls, n frolicsome race,!All over the happy, peach-colored face.|Till scolding and laughing, site tied them in.Under her beautiful dimpled chin.And it blew a color, bright ai the bloomOf the pink*st luelu-bi's t<»sshi;r plume.All over tin- cheeks of the prettiest girlThat ever Imprisoned a romping curl,Or, tyingher bonnei under her chinTied a young man's heart within.
Ptnrper and steeper Frew the hill;Madder, merrier, chillier stillThe western wind blew flown anrl plnvedThe wildest tricks with the little maid,As, tying her bonnet under her chin*
iBhe tied a young man's heart within.
O western wind, do you think it was fair.To play such tricks with her floating hair?To gladly, gleefullydo your bestTo blow her against the young man.,
breast.Where lie as gladly folded her in,And kissed her mouth und her dimpled
chin?
Ah! EUery Vane, you little thought*An hour ;ttro. when you besoughtThis country lass to walk with you.After tbe sun hail dried thedew,"What perilous danger you'd he in,Aa ahe tied her bonnet under her chin!
?Nora Perry.
AT THE THEATERS
LOS ANGELES THEATER.?The or-dinary habitues of the foyers on firstnights who might have chanced to drop
In at this theater last night, after lis-tening to the sprightly melodies of Sul-
livan and the antic and fantastic humorof Gilbert as exploited in the Pirates ofPenzance, could well have asked, Whatoperatlc organization is in town? Ingood truth the production given lastnight would have done credit to many
professional organizations of no meanreputation. There was a large audi-ence present, for the entertainment wasgiven by our local singers in tbe sweetcause of charity, and in all that assem-blage there was not one but felt they
hud enjoyed a delightful feast of goodmusic. So well had the preliminarywork been done that there was but littlesuggestion of the amateur in the produc-tion, and principals, chorus and orches-tra united in rounding out the lines of
this charming opera with a finished ex-cellence, an adequate conception of tonevalues, and an artistic relevancy thatmade on ensemble that was alike a sur-prise and a delight.
Sir Arthur Sullivan was singularlyhappy in the score ofthe Pirates ofFea-sance. Mingled with his characteristicjingles, there are many sparkling musi-cal morceaux that breathe, full and free,the soul and essence of pure melody-
melodies that freshen the tendrils of theheart like a cloud of dew in the beat of
harvest time. That these beauties otrhythm and feeling should find oppositeexpression in a coterie of unprofessionalsingers were strange indeed, but so runsthe truth, and all who were there willsay that it was a most commendableperformance, rare in its surprising ex-cellence. The work of Mr. Gottschalkas musical director and Mr. Huntley asstage manager deserves the highestcompliment, for these gentlemen musthave done their work well to make sucha brilliant achievement on that stage
last night. _First to be mentioned is Mrs. Lillian
Burdett, as Mabel, her first time in anoperatic role, we believe?but she car-
ried herself with an ease, flexibility andcomposure that was surprising in itsgracefulness. As to her voice, it is apure crystalline so] "ano, mellowed withstrong and moving Impulses of feeling,
as well as giving betimes full evidenceof good technique. Mrs. Simpson as Katewas likewise notably good, and MissBernlce Holmes as Ruth, with her rich,
sonorous contralto, gave varied musicalcolor and dramatic force to the imper-
sonation. Mr. Huntley, of course, wasstrong as Frederic, aud Mr. Semler asRichard likewise gained the warm favorof the audience. Mr. Manning's major-general was a good characterization,and Mr. Kern's sergeant added thenecessary spice of humor to the produc-
tion. Misses McCabe and Yost as Edithand Isabel also received much commen-dation. The work of the chorus was oneof the superb features of the programwhich will be repeated this afternoonand evening.
The following ladies and gentlemenare in the chorus: Margaret Yost. MaudFried, Maud Roney, Laura Kincaid,illanche Heath, Stella Matthews, DellMatthews. Georgia Belle Kyle. PaulineSteinike, Willie Lowndes, Ethelwynn
Cromwell. Mazie Marion, Ouida Marion.Dollie Kootz, W. Miller. Dan Cheno-weth, H. B. Leader, J. Morris. HarryJones. Edwin Tilden, W. D. Middleton,James Peck, L. L. Lockhart, L. Zlnne-raan, Winn C. Stone, George McKeeby.Harry Mayben. C. Bailey, C. RichardSumner, Irwin Martin.
* * *ORPHEUM. ?These are good times for
the Orpheum. for the house has beenpacked every night this week, and theshow which has been given is one thateveryone who has seen it will talk about.The feature of the bill is the wonderfullittle wire walker, Virginia Arragon. Shehas given an impetus to vaudeville thatwould seem Impossible for this hot sea-son, and large audiences have greetedher at every performance. Those whomiss seeing her willloose the treat oftheyear. Accompanying the great Arra-gon are several other features that aretop-notch attractions themselves. Ofthese Le Clair and Leslie are best. Theirburlesque act is fullof bright things andtheir style is what may trulybe termedartistic. Mile. Carrie has made a hitwitii her musical bells, as have also Col-lins and Collins, the two jolly collegesongsters anel dancers. There is not anact on the entire bill that is not excep-tionally good. Tbe usual matinee willtake place this afternoon with the fullcompany of Orpheum specialists.
STAYS AND HYSTERU
"Yes, there was a time when a womancould taint whenever she took a notion,"said the doctor, "Itwas a form of hys-
teria and was largely due to tight lacing.There seemed to be something fascina-ting to the average woman ln losingconsciousness at certain times. Shenever dreamed of fainting in the quietof her own room. No, indeed. Shewaited until she got to the theater orchurch, or at a ball or reception. Itwasonly the fashionable woman who hadnothing to do and took no exercise.Working women had no time to get hys-terical. You take a woman today andlet her live very high, take no exercise,get little sleep and squeeze a tweuty-tive- inch waist into a seventeen or cigh-teen-lnch corset, and ln three monthsshe will be in such a hysterical state thatthe slightest thing will upset her so thatshe will become insensible. Fainting didnot go out of style until the wasp waistbad had its day. A revolution in cor-sets worked wonders for women, andit is due to two things. American womentoday display more common sense in thematter of dressing than they over didbefore, and they take more interest inphysical development, I haven't seena woman faint before in two years.' Com-mon sense is a prevailing commodityamong the women, old and young, oftoday."
"Tight Inejng was at the bottom of myfainting." volunteered the matron, rub-bing down her portly waist, "and for m>"part, I think it was the real root of theevil. Ten years ago women certainlylaced. Number seventeen corsets weresold in great quantities then; now thatnumber is extinct, and my corset makertells me that sho never has a call for aneighteen except when some little beingcomes in and lias one made to order."
"What is tho average number now?"asked tie- college boy with as much in-terest as a girl would display.
"Number twenty-five," was the reply."Twenty and twenty-two are consid-
ered small, ami Bhe bes one customerwho boasts a v.aist th?t Is an evenyard, and her figure is magnificent, too.Sho carries herself like a queen. Cor-sets used to be straighter in the linethan now, and you men should be thank-ful that you ni ver knew tho agony ofbeing bound up in one. They are nowcut with curves so as to give room forthe lungs, heart and liver, and if theyare laced a little tight at the waist thewearer do Bn't feel any discomfort. Thestomach also has absolute freedom ina properly constructed corset, and thereis no pressure ac ross tho kidneys as for-merly. Nothing will cause a woman tofaint quicker than having a steady pres-sure on the stomach. Why. I've knownwomen who couldn't keep their corsetson more than three hours at a timeIn the old days."
"Corsets were evidently built strong-er then thun they are now," remarkedthe young woman, "and I'm sure noneof these falntera were educated at mycollege."
"Yes. to both questions, but it was be-fore physical culture and athletics cameinto vogue for women. The corsetsused to be perfect armors. They were
exceedingly heavy, and almost as stiffassteel."
"Not many women wear stays nowa-days, I believe," modestly ventured theyoung man.
"Oh, yes," spoke up the young woman."That is altogether a mistaken idea-There are very few women who do notwear stays, and, indeed, there are veryfew who could leave them offwith amydegree of comfort or grace. For a whilewomen rushed madly after health waistsbut the corset makers and dealers re-port that far fewer substitutes for cor-sets ate sold today than formerly. Agarment like that becomes a fad, butsoon goes out of vogue. Women aren'tgoing to stop wearing the corset. Theydiscard stays when exercising ln a gym-nasium or when playing in Held games,aud many of them leave them off whenawheel, but as for giving them up when'dressed up," few women are emanci-pated to that extent. True, the corsetof today is not so straight, stiffor heavyas formerly, and is not wont ao tight,but all the same they are still a very Im-portant part of a woman's wardrobe,
and there is nothing In a well construct-ed, loose, lightcorset that couloyposslblymake anyone faint."
"Oh, pshaw!" exclaimed the doctor,Impatiently. "I told you that faintingwas out of style long ago. My opinion
is that in twenty years, even in ten .very-few women will be wearing stays. Bi-cycling and basket ball and hurdlingand tunning and broad and high jump-ing will drive out whalebone and steel."
"I, for one, hope they will," said thecollege girl, as she drained her smallcup ofcoffee.
"They won't, all the same, and ifwelive we shall see," remarked the matron,with equal earnestness. ?New York Sun.
One Trlek That PalledTo the private ofllce of a prominent
jeweler recently entered a middle-agedwoman, richly caparisoned in liounceand furbelow. She held in one hand adiamond earring. With entire coolnessof demeanor, she said: "Itlost the muteto this. Will you be kind enough to tellme what it will cost to obtain anotherexactly like it?"
The jeweler eyed her keenly and thensaid:
"Madam, where did you lose yourearring?"
The effect of this simple question up-on the wotnan was surprising. She wasevidently unprepared for the query, andthere was certainly something in it thatdisturbed her. "It makes no differencewhere I lost it," she answered ln a sharptone. "What will it cost me to obtainanother exactly like this?"
"Did you advertise for the one thatyou lost madam?" persisted the Jeweler,blandly.
?'What has that got to do with the mat-ter?" she replied, ln an angry tone.
"Well, madam," was the smiling re-ply, "if you advertise for the earringwhich you lost you might recover It,and then you would not be placed underthe necessity of ascertaining what Itwould would cost to replace It. Adver-tise first, madam, and if you do not re-cover the jewel, come in again and I willanswer your questions." Saying this,the diamond dealer politely bowed thewoman to the door.
"Why will women lie in such af-fairs," said the Jeweler wearily, "andwhy will nearly every purchaser of adiamond look upon the merchant withwhom he or she deals as a rascal? Thatwoman hasn't lost an earring. S"he haspurchased a pair, perhaps on trial, andshe will go to nearly every Jeweler intown with that pretty lie and endeavorto get a price upon that stone. It is oneof the finest of diamonds, and evidenlycame from one of our leading dealers,who she insists in believing Is engagedIn a scheme to rob her. The chancesare that she will eventually get in thehands of some unscrupulous merchant,whom she can find even in big storesHe will tell her that the stone Is off-colored and contains a flaw. He willshow her a poor diamond of the samesize as the other and fix upon it a pricewhich he knows Is less than the fine bril-liant could he sold for. The result willbp that madam will send hor fine bril-liants back in a rage nnd take the In-ferior stonp for twice what It Is worthThis evil has grown to such an extenttbat it is sometimes Impossible to detectthe fraudulent character of the storiesbrought us. They are all very IngeniousAs a result, big houses, except In rarecases, refuse to place pricps upon lewelsbrought to them."?Philadelphia Times
Interesting Evolution ol the Shirt WaistThe influence of the shirt waist Is al-
most as Interesting a study as that ofthe bicycle. From the firstpercale waistwhich set the ball rolling there have beencreated the daintiest bits of eleganceconceivable. What seemed perfectionlast season?the charming lace and chif-fon trimmed bodices?are surpassed lnthis year's novelty, the iridescent silkscovered with Persian organdie andbelted and collared with ribbon of itsprevailing color tone. One's wardrobethese days, to be prepared for any occa-sion, needs to consist of little more thantwo or three skirts, one of black silk orsatin, a blue or black wool serge or mo-hair, and one white serge or camel'shair, with a variety of waists. Entireorgandie toilets are exquisite while theyare fresh, but a breath of damp air ruinsthem, and many women now supplyonly the waist of the thin material, us-ing a skirt that will stand the ficklenessof a summer's day and seaside moisture.
The desire for many waists and frontsand collarettes has developed muchamateur ingenuity in designing, whichhas led naturaly to a wish to make themat home. It is now quite the thing totake a course in dressmaking. Severalclasses have been made up the past win-ter of fashionable young women andthese are to be repeated during the sum-mer. At several resorts there are. to beboth milllnry and dressmaking classes.Saratoga Is to have a Boston milliner,whose classes are almost full at thisearly date, and Newport is to sit at thefeet of a New York Oamellel in thedressmaking line, while at Asbury parka well-known modiste will give talks onSelections of Materials.
Hal o mi (lime in ParisThe newest sport ln Paris is the bal-
loon game, which is played in this fash-ion: A number of toy balloons are en-tered for the competition, and In eachof them is placed an envelope containinga postal card, which is addressed to tbejudge of the contest. Tbe little balloonsare then set free, and after more orless time come to earth again, in differ-ent parts of the country. Those who findthem see the envelopes and notice there-on a request that the time when eachballoon was found and also the placebe written on the postal card, which isthen to be dropped In the postoflioe. Atthe end of a week the various postalcards are compared and the prize isawarded to that balloon which travel-ed the greatest distance in the shortestlime. Not a costly sport this, and onewhich is likely to give a great Impetusto a new industry, the manufacture ofracing balloons.
To JTagnetlze HairpinsA New York man has received a
patent for a magnetized box of hairpins.Me does not clearly state the object ofhis invention In magnetizing the pins,but it Is presumed that the charged pinsare less liable to come out of the hairand lie lost, as they are all attractedtoward each other when in position. Toremove ono of them it must be doneagainst the magnetic force which tendsto keep it in place by attracting it to theremaining pins.
Heartless Wretch"Will the coming woman raise whis-
kers?" inquired Tommy Wrott."She will raise them as now, sir" re-
plied the majestic Mrs. Strongmind, "onthe faces of her stalwart BOns|"
"Then let her do her voting with thehands ofhor stalwart sons," rejoined theunfeeling Mr. Wrott.?Chicago Tribune.
HENRY GEORGE AT THEREPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ST. LOUIS. June 17.?The newspapermen who have been saying that every-thing had been determined in Hannastraddle councils and "McKinley, goldand prosperity" programs finally de-cided upon were, It is now clear, some-what too previous. The convention,which it was confidently expected wouldconclude its business today, has ad-journed after two sessions without eventhe introduction of the platform, forthough there is force enough to carry it,
it is clearly evident in the platform
committee itself that it will involve astruggle that will open to the world thedifficulties, not of nominations, but ofelection, that have so unexpectedlyloomed up before the candidate of "pro-
tection and prosperity."In the pretty restaurant in the Waln-
wright building, where the arrange-ments suggest a railroad dining ear, 1sat at noontime near a professional manfrom Cleveland, with Tippecanoe badges
r.n, who is here for Ohio's favorite son.He had Just come from the morning ses-sion of the convention, and lamented thedelay caused by the request of the plat-
form committee for more time."I suppose it will be gold," said the
Cleveland man, a shade of regret in hisvoice.
"Can McKinleybe elected?,, continuedhis interrogator.
"Y-e-s,"hesitatlngly replied the Cleve-land man; "yes, I think so. It is not asgood as a straddle plank. Ifwe couldonly get a straddle plank our speakersoould go out to whoop it up for McKin-ley and free silver ln the west and forMcKinley and gold in the east, and Mc-Kinley could be elected sure. 11 we musthave gold it won't be as easy. We ought
to have a straddle plank. But still Ithink McKinleycan be elected anyhow."
This I take to be as true an express-ion of the real feeling ofOhio supportersot McKinley on the very eve of decisiveaction as Hanna, or Herrick, or McKin-ley himself could give, if they could befree to speak frankly.
They still yearn for that comfortablething, a "straddle plank," and while un-able to get that without a fight, shrinkfrom the prpspect ofa fight for even thenext most comfortable thing, a goldplank.
In the meatime, "delays are danger-ous." The danger to McKinley's nom-ination does not yet appear, but that tohis election docs.
Enough is now clear to make it certainthat this will be a historic convention,marking the drawing of a new politicalline. The great party which began itsformal existence by arousing all thebitterness of a sectional question seemslikely to come to its formal end in bit-terness of what seems for the present
like another sectional question.
Tho line of division is not now of lati-tude, but of longitude?not betwwennorth and south, but between east andwest. On this sectional division the pol-
iticians now seem confidently to figure.
For the present they are doubtless right.But is the union really threatened
by a new and necessarily sectional di-vision in our politics which must con-tinue to breed strife until one sectionovercomes the other?
The dangers are grave enough, butthey do not seem to me to involve thissupreme danger. The slavery questionwas really a sectional question, for whenit became a political issue all the slaveswere owned in the South and none atall in the North. But there is in realityno such clear sectional line for divisionon the money question. The East hasnot all the gold, nor the West all thesilver. This, however, may be the bestmoney. The people of ono section arcas much interested in getting it andusing it as can be the people of theother.
But there is nothing in soil or climateor occupation or in the character andhabits of the people of the two sectionsof our country to account for this. Itmay at first seem that it is due to aconstant flow of capital from older tonewer sections of the country for invest-ment. But this is not large enough toaccount for the phenomena.
Of real capital?that Is to say, of realwealth (the products of labor), used inthe production of more wealth ?the llowfrom the East to the West cannot bemuch, and in the aggregate tbe flow isreally from the West to the East,iThe real explanation lies in our treat-ment of land as though itwere a product
of labor. The land of the West, thenatural element to which the labor of
the West must be applied to producewealth, is very largely owned In theEast or ln Europe; and of the land ofthe East, very little Is owned ln theWest. Thus the West is increasinglydrained of the products of Its labor tomeet what, economically speaking, isnot return or use of real capital, buttribute to land owners from those whouse their land; and the West as a wholetoward the East as a whole; and th*country as a whole toward Europe as aWhole, Is tending to the relation of Irishtenants to English landlords.
The rich men of the West constantlymove toward the East; the rich men ofthe East constantly move towards Eu-rope, for an irresistible like seeks like.
This Is the true explanation of whatthe people of the West are first to com-plain of. but what in reality concernsthe whole country. No mere change inthe medium of exchange and measuresof values will remedy the evil. Evenutter repudiation of debts could affectit only temporarily.
The only real remedy lies ln the tak-ing of the unearned increment of wealthor economic rent for public uses. In thosimplest measure of justice, called thesingle tax.This Is the reason why we single-tax
men would prefer. If we could, to deferany attempt to settle the money ques-tion until the real relations of land andlabor are better understood. But thegreat struggle over what Is called themoney question seems to have begun.Ultimately It must reach the landtion, for the land question is but anothername for the labor question.
And. In the meanwhile, I do not seahow the feelings, so strong In the West,can fall to find some response ln thaEast. In reality, "Free Silver" Is a blindexpression of social discontent, and so-cial discontent is by no means boundedby sectional lines.
The money reformers have exhaustedfertile imaginations in the effort to showthat the money question is the most Im-portant of social questions. Accordingto them, the control of the money of thecountry Is tbe Infallible means by whichthe few can take to themselves the earn-ings of the many and to Insure the is-suance ofan abundance of cheap moneyIs the only way in which wealth may bemade plentifuland Its distribution fairlyequalized, interest or, as they call It."usury") abolished, the dominance oftho "money kings" destroyed and thelaboring masses emancipated.
But ifi truth, the sort of money used inany country, considered as a mediumof exchange or a measure of value, Is amatter of r latlvely small Importance.Money has served, and does serve, mostImportant functions in exchange, butthere were men before there was money,and the further progress of our civili-zation Is steadily to lessen the use andminimize the importance of money.
Money is really a mere medium of ex-change?a mere counter of value?andIts kind or quality is its little essentialto the performance of its functions a»the quality of a poker chip Is to thegame. We can exchange between our-selves ln any medium that we agreeupon, and all talk, whetheron the side of"silver cranks" or of "goid bugs" aboutthe necessity or expediency of our useof a ci rtain kind of money in order toexchange or more advantageously toexchange with other nations Is destituteof any basis that jan stand careful in-vestigation.
Tho real thing that exchanges among| men. whether between men of the samo1 country or different countries, Is labor?I either rendered labor or in the form of: commodities or promised labor In theform of obligations. Thus the only realimportance of any change, such as isnow coming into issue, is as Itwould af-fect the ' I tions of debtor and creditor.Tliis It is which in reality lies at thebottom nf the money question as it isforcing itself Into the importance of apolitical issue today. It is indeed thosamo bitter question that asserted it-self in blood in ancient polities and Isone today capable ofarousing the great-est bitterness.
But why is it coming upon us in sec-tional guise? There are debtors andcreditors in the east as in the west, andwhoever will try to acquaint himselfwith the voluminous literature of the old"Greenbacker3" or present "advocatesof silver" will see that they do not pro-pose their reform as more specially ap-plicable to one section than to another,or seem themselves to comprehend whytheir doctrines should be accepted In thewest more quickly than in the east. Thetrue reason is that the west as a wholestands to the east as a whole in the po-sition of debtor to . creditor.? Henrj;George ln San Francisco Examiner.
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