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STORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF A NEWSPAPER IN EPITOMIZED FORM
CARLISLE
"Some read to think—these are rare;
some to write—these are common; and
some read to talk —and these form the
great majority."—Colton.
"Reading maketh a full man; confer
ence a ready man, and writing an exact
man; and therefore if a man write little
he hath need of a great memory; and If
he confer little he had need have a pres
ent wit; and if he read little he need
have much cunning to seem to know
that he doeth not." —Lord Bacon.
The story of the evolution of a news
paper is, in epitomized form, the story
of the progress made by the community
to which it has been accessory.
While reflecting the various vicissi
tudes attending the moral, intellectual
and financial advancement of such com
munity, the daily newspaper has to en
counter many difficulties peculiar to
itself and to surmount oppositions
Which may threaten Its power for good,
as well as its financial standing and
prosperity.
Time, while solving old difficulties,
constantly adds new ones and renders
more complex that marvel of mechani
cal and literary skill known as the daily
newspaper, which is so casually scanned
by the average citizen each morning
over the breakfast tabic.
From its Inception until the present i
time The Herald has not been exempt |
from the drawbacks and difficulties ln- |
cldent to the life of every great journal |
of the country. Since the initial issue
on October 2,157.1, when Los Angeles had
a population of 6000 souls, it has experi
enced in its career many obstacles and
disappointments; its intentions have
been misconstrued and its objects mis
represented, but despite all this those
who have had from time to time con
trol of its destinies have endeavored to
make it perform the t:ue function of a
newspaper—to give the news truly
and without attempting to wrest and
INTERIOR VIEW OF THE BUSINESS OFFICE
distort public opinion by partial color
ing.
That this guiding principle was the
correct one The Herald of today strong
ly emphasizes. The truest merit is not
always certified to by the greatest
measure of success, as the world counts
lt —in dollars and cents: were it not so
the Police Gazette, with its corrupting
influences, might be accepted as the
form and model of metropolitan jour
nalism. The Bteadily increasing appre
ciation of the thoughtful public, while,
perhaps, not so profitable as the un
thinking patronage of the multitude, or
the blind adherence of the bigot and the
partisan, is nevertheless the most wor
thy clientele for any paper/to aspire to
obtain, and this ideal of attainment.
however many its shortcomings, The
Herald has steadily kept in view. For
twenty-three years it has heroically
battled with adversities until now it has
reached a position in the Journalistic
field that entitles it to a place ln the
front ranks of modern and progressive
newspapers.
Today a battery of Mergenthaler
linotype machines has replaced the old
time method of hand-composition ln
vogue during nearly the quarter of a
century of the paper's existence. Thus
equipped with the most modern of the
requirements of a metropolitan news
paper, a brief survey of the past serves
only to stimulate to new exertion, while
bidding fair promise of what yet lies
from view and experience by the cur
tain of time.
" LOOKING BACKWARD
The Infant Paper Born Into the World to a
People Animated by Hie-h Hopes
Tn easting a backward glance to Oc
tober 2, 1ST:!, when the first issue of The
Herald was given to the Cosmopolitan
population of the young city, the pres
ent marks of civilization, culture
and refinement fade from view and a
city in the embryotio stage of its ex
istence again takes definite shape in the
memory.
Tho population ranged from COUO to
Soon Inhabitants, largely made up of ar
rivals from the eastern states engrafted
upon the Spanish-Mexican population
that founded the City of the Angels.
The intersection of Main and Com
mercial streets was then the very center
of the business portion of the city, al
beit a turn had been made down Spring
street so that there were a few business
houses opposite the Temple bloc k on i
Spring street. The Pico house and the
Bella Union were the two leading ho
tels, the former kept by a man named
KnowltOn, who had earned honorable
distinction with the confederacy din
ing the war, and the latter by Staples
& Usttek. The United States, a low two
storied structure, was a popular albeit
a second rate hotel.
The only line of railroad actually hav
ing access to the city was tho Los An
geles and San Pedro railroad, now the
"Wilmington branch or the Southern Pa
cific-, but wurk had .lust been inaugur
ated upon the northern and eastern ex
tensions of the Southern Pacific. There
was a gap, however, on the north ex
tending from Pelano to Los Angeles,
and the grading had not yet reached
eastward beyond the city limits. of so
much railroad as then existed Colonel
Hewitt was the most courteous of sup
erintendents.
The home w here the Infantile Herald
was launched upon the world has since
been remodeled out of recognizable
shape, but had Its location on Spring
GOVERNOR BUDD
stret, nearly opposite the new Bullard
and Temple blocks. It was a one-story
building of modest pretensions ami was
Owned by F. P. P. Temple, who was at
that time a tower of financial strength
in the city, and in that respect shared
supremacy with I. W. Hellman, who
was the cashier of the Farmers' and
Merchants' bank. There existed a keen
business rivalry between these two, but
Temple was generous and unsophisti
cated, while his opponent was shrewd,
careful and adhered with scrupulous
exactness to business.
It was C. A. Btorke, esq., now of Santa
Barbara, that had the courage to pub
lish The Herald, and with a Taylor cy
linder press aud a three-horse power
Baxter engine, gained the honor of is
suing the first paper in Southern Cali
fornia that was printed by steam
power. Both engine and press were
pigmies compared to those now in use
in the press room of the paper, hut they
served admirably the purpose for which
they were Intended at the time. Indeed,
people flocked from far and near to see
the plant that was then far ahead of
anything that had up to that date been
seen in the city.
As competitors in the journalistic
field were the Star, owned and edited by
Major Hen Truman, and the Express,
owned by Tiffany cc Fainter, two
printers, and edited by J. J. Ayres, who
was even then n man of marked ability
but cramped by his narrow field of
labor.
The Herald was In politics liberal and
Independent Democratic. It dealt more
with current issues than past memories
and showed little reverence for the tra-
dlttons of party, it was consistently
anti-monopoly and anti-ring at all
times and the friend of labor in all Its
forms. The cily was strongly Demo
cratic In politics, so much so, indeed,
that the Republicans seldom took even
the trouble to make nominations for
either city or county. The Spanish ele-
ment of the population controlled elec
tions, and when Ignacio Sepulveda ran
against Andrew Glassell for coutity
judge in October, 1873, the former re
ceived 13H3 votes in the city to 259 polled
for his opponent.
The Herald was a four-page paper of
the size of the present pages. The fol
lowing directory of local officers of the
city and county appeared in the first
issue:
R. M. Widney. district judge.
Ignacio Sepulveda, county judge.
.1. G. Howard, court commissioner.
B. D. Wilson, state senator.
Thomas D. Mott, assemblyman.
Asa F.llis. assemblyman.
William It. Rowland, sheriff.
Al D. Johnson, under sheriff.
J. M. Baldwin, deputy sheriff.
A. W. Potts, county clerk.
C. W. Gould, deputy clerk.
S. H, Mott, deputy clerk.
C. E. Thorn, district attorney.
E. M. Ross, assistant district attor
ney.
T. E. Rowan, county treasurer.
William McFadden, superintendent
of schools.
George Carson, public administrator.
F. Lecouvreur, county surveyor.
I>. Botlller, county assessor.
Joseph Kurtz, coroner.
H. Foreman, supervisor.
A. L, Bush, supervisor.
F. Palomares, supervisor.
S. B. Casselt, supervisor,
J. It. Toberman, mayor,
J. R. Woire. marshal.
George R. Butler, treasurer.
A. W. Hutton. city attorney.
M. Kremer, clerk.
OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER
Willlam Moore, surveyor.
Dr. Wise, health officer".
H. D. Karrows, president; George
Smith. William H. Workman, William
Pridham, M. Kreroer, trustees.
It will be noted that r.mong the above
names are not a few gentlemen still
taking active part in the city's well
fare, while others have "ioirfed the great
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY 3IORNLNG, APRIL 12, 1996.
LAURA
majority,'.' and one or two others have
left tho vicinity of their early endeav
ors.
Petroleum was just beginning to cre
ate excitement by the discovery of a
deposit near Lyons' station, now New
ball, and fin announcement of an assess
ment on tho stock of tho Petroleum Re-
EDITORIAL WRITERS" DEN
fining company appears ln the Herald's
first issue, with a notice of the appoint
ment of a committee to initiate opera
tions as speedily as possible.
The Sheriff, of the county also adver
tised that he had in his possession at
Stephen's corral certain horses, describ
ing them, taken from Tiburcio Nas
quez'B band of robbers, and requesting
owners to claim and prove ownership,
pay charges and take the stock away.
During the first month of issue, on
October 23d. to be specific—an article
appeared entitled The night Place to
Settle. The article was from the pen of
R. M. Wldney, at that time district
judge, who used to utilize his spare mo
ments in booming the city of I.os An
geles. The Herald published with his
assistance, too, about that time a map
which purported to be the railroad map
of the future Southern California. When
the Los Angeles & Salt Lake road is
completed, as it will be in the near fu
ture, that map will be perfect for the
purpose for which it was drawn, and
will serve to illustrate the keenness of
mental vision that distinguished some
of the early residents of the city.
At the end of six months Mr. Storke
was compelled by financial necessity,
arising largely from lack of experience
in business affairs, to sell out his inter
est to certain citizens who Incorporated
as the Los Angeles Cltv and County
Publishing company. The capital stock
was set at $15,000, divided in 1500 shares
of the par value of $100 each. Articles
of incorporation were filed on February
16, 1574, the directors being F. P. F.
Temple, J. Kixby, R. M. Widney, P.
SHOWING A PORTION OF THE REPORTERS' ROOM
Beaudry, T. A. Oarey, J. W. Lord, J. S.
Thompson and J. W. Potts.
It was decided that close attention
should be paid to local affairs and the
resources and possibilities of Southern
California In general and Los Angeles
county in particular be made known to
the outside world. This line of policy
having been determined upon, the editor
was Instructed to that effect, but that
individual had notions of his own as to
how the paper ought to be run. With
the most cheerful persistency he Insist
ed upon bringing Into very active ser
CHARLOTTB
vice his two assistant editors—the scis
sors and paste pot—and filled the paper
with clippings about the outside world.
Inasmuch as local residents read tho
same items in the original papers they
were devoid of interest to them, and to
the outside world such tiews could only
be stale, Hat and utterly unprofitable.
The editor was again instructed to
pay close attention to the local inter
ests and make a showing of fact such
as might induce outsiders to appreci
ate the resources of the south and by
settling here keep on developing the
industries of the region. Mr. Editor
grew restive and threatened if the di
rectors interfered with his manage
ment to quit some evening, stuff his
pockets full of copy and thus tie the pa
per up. The clanger was Imminent, and
was dlSOlissed at length by the board of
directors at a meeting called by Judge
Wldftey for that especial purpose. It
was agreed that the policy de
cided upon was the only true
one to follow, but the threat of
the rambunctious editor had not been
without effect. What was to be done.
Finally Judge Wldney stated that if
the editor cleared out as he had throat
ed to do he himself would edit th" pa
per until a proper person could be se
cured. The board thereupon peremp
torily gave orders to the rebellious su
bordinate that the paper be edited in
accordance with previous Instructions.
That evening about 5 oclock the lore
man hurried to Judge Widnoy's offtes
with the information that the editor
had. sure enough, gathered Up all the
copy and refused to give out any to the
compositors unless the beiard of direc
tors would rescind its order and permit
him to run the paper in the manner he
desired.
Such a state of affairs had not been
unexpected, and Judge Wldney was
quickly on the scene. The "comps"
were standing around waiting for
"copy." and the amateur editor, minus
his dinner, set to work to grind that
which would serve as mental pabulum
lor the patrons of the paper next day.
Being well posted on the country atid
its resources, an excellent showing was
made, and so popular was the demand
for thnt local issue that a large supply
of extras had to be struck off to accom
modate the demand for mailing east
in answer to letters of inquiry. Inter
est was aroused, and tho subscription
list wen* bounding upward, In the
weekly the whole of the new matter
was run, and over one thousand extra
copies were sold, and then much of it
was incorporated in a pamphlet en
titled:
Los Angeles County, California.
Ten Thousand Questions Answered.
Its Agricultural, Manufacturing and
Mineral Resources.
Its Geographical and C ommereial
Positions.
Its Harbcfand Railroad Systems, with
a Map of Our Back Country. Reprint
ed from Weekly Herald of April 4,
1874.
Several thousand copies of these
were struck off and sold at 10 cents each
and in a short time not one was left on
hand.
Three weeks after the self- opinionat
ed editor was deposed—or, rather, de
posed himself —J. SI. liassett took hold
of the editorial management. Judge
Wldney returning to the serenity of his
law and real estate business.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Banker Hellman Obtains Control and L:ase.<
the Paper to Ayers & Lynch
Some of the stockholders in the en
terprise were compelled, for financial
reasons, to abandon the enterprise, and
I. W, Hellman, the banker, secured by
purchase a controlling Interest in The
Herald, and with the assistance of Mr.
SINGLE TAX
Bassett, who retained editorial manage
ment, conducted the paper.
Not for long, however, did Mr. Hell
man rejoice in the distinction of being
the owner of a newspaper, for he leased
it in 1575 to Messrs. Ayera & Lynch,
who were then editing anil publishing
the Evening Express. Under the new
conditions Mr. Lynch assumed charge
of the Herald and Mr. Avers retained
tho editorial chair of the Express.
In 1NS:1 Mr. Lynch became the sole pro
prietor of the paper, having sold the Ex
pres to Messrs. Osborn and Cleveland.
At the expiration Of Mr. Avers' term as
state printer in lsx7. he returned to Los
Angeles and purchase.l a half interest in
The Herald. From thence on it was
carried on us a Democratic organ and
published in the Junes block, on Spring
street, opposite Re- Bullard block, in
Ihe siu iiig in' !>ss the editorial and busi
ness departments were removed to the
Hellman block, on Second street.
At that time a perfecting press was
purchased from the San Francisco Bul
letin, but the machine proved a failure
ami was abandoned, and in 1898 a hew
Hoe perfecting press was Installed, the
investment proving in every way a suc
cess. In October. Ifi!i4. a syndicate of
gentlemen obtained the majority of the
stock, ami Judge Stephens became vice
president of the company. Messrs.Ayers
& Lynch severed their connection with
the editorial management, but retained
a financial interest until the following
month, when John Bradbury purchased
:i controlling interest in The Herald and
made many improvements in the prop
erty.
In the spring of 1895 John Bradbury
retired and William S. Creighton and
Telfair Creighton obtained a controll-
Interest, the former becoming editor
in-chief of the paper and the latter
THE PRESS ROOM
upon the resignation of William Lacy
was elected president of the Herald
Publishing Company. .
Under tho new order of things many
improvements have been made tending
to enhance the value of the property.
Of these the most notable Is the Installa
tion of a battery of seven linotype ma
chines by the Mergenthaler company
of New York.
A FIN DE SIECLB MARVEL
Product ol aenlus. Appreciated Wherever
Men Can Read and Think
"There is no art or science that is
too difficult for industry to attain to,
it is the gift of tongues, and makes a
man understood and valued in all coun
tries and by all nations."—Lord Claren
don.
The marvelous advances made In the
art of printing have reached a climax in
the Linotype, pronounced by the lead
ing engineering authorities to he "the
most remarkable machine of this cen
tury." It is the outcome of twelve
years of continuous experiment and in
vention and the expenditure of more
than 11,000,000. The result is seen in the
present standard of the Linotype, a ma
rhino marvelous in speed, in the quality
of its product and in the perfection and
action of its parts.
of these machines The Herald Pub
lishing company owns and now operates
seven Others will be added as the ne
cessity for their use arises. They are
named Carlisle, Gov.Budd, Laura, Char
lotte, Single Tax. Bound Money and Jef
ferson —good names, every one of them.
Operated by a single person, the ma
chine produces an d assembles linotypes
ready for the press or stereotyping
table at the rate of from 3600 to 7000 ems
per hour. In the true sense of the word
the Linotype is not a type-setting ma
chine. On the contrary, it is a machine
which, being operated by finger-keys
like a typewriter, creates or produces
type matter ready for use on the press
or stereotyping table.
Without adhering too closely to tech
nicalities a brief description of the
mechanism of the machines, by means
of which this paper was set up, will
doubtless be of interest to many read
ers.
The Linotype is manipulated with a
keyboard, the operation of which pro
duces and assembles side by side metal
bars or slugs, each of the length and
width of a line of type, and having on
the upper edge the type characters to
print an entire line. These bars, hav
ing the appearance of sold lines of type,
and answering the same purpose, are
called "linotypes." When assembled
side by side they jointly constitute a
"form." presenting on its surface the
same appearance as a "form" composed
of ordinary type, and adapted to be used
in the same manner. After being used
the linotypes are returned to the melt
ing pot to be recast into other lines.
The production of the linotypes Is
effected In the following manner:
The machine contains, as its leading
members, a large number of small brass
matrices, consisting each of a Hat plate,
having in its vertical edge a female let
ter or matrix, and in the upper end a
series of teeth. There are a number of
matrices for each letter or character
represented on the keyboard.
The mat blue is organized to select
matrices bearing the required charac
ters and set them up ln line side by
SOUND MONEY
side, with intervening spaces, in the or
der in which they are to appear in print,
and thereafter to present the line to ft
mold, so that tho linotypes or slugs may
be cast against and into the entire line
of matrices at one operation.
The operations arc effected by a me
chanism which must he examined close
ly to be thoroughly understood. As
sorted matrices are stored in channels
in an inclined stationary magazine or
holder, and tend to slide downward out
of the magazine by reason of their grav
ity, hut are held in check by escape
ments, one at the mouth of each chan
nel. From these escapements rods are
r xtended downwards to a series of
finger-keys on the operating board.
There Is a special key for each character
or letter and the keys are depressed by
the operator in the order in which the
corresponding characters are to appear
in the print. Each time a kej- is struck
it permits a single matrix, bearing the
corespondlng character to fal out of
tho mouth of th- magazine and down
ward through chanels to an inclined
traveling belt; by which the matrices
are carried downward one after another
and delivered into a slotted assembling
block, in which they are set up or com
posed side by side in a line or row. A
stationary box contains a series of
spaces, and a delivery device connected
with a finger bar permits their discharge
and falling into lino at their proper
places. Thus, by operating the keys,
the required matrices and 1 ; ices are de
livered one after anolh and assem
bled In line in the bli i-c until it con
tains all the characi s necessary to
complete one line of print.
After the line of matrices is thus com
posed it is transferred to the face of a
vertical mold wheel, through which a
slot or mold proper extends from the
front to the rear face. The entire row
of characters in the matrix line is pre
sented directly opposite the face of the
mold or slot, so that when the mold is
filled with metal to produce a slug or
linotype, the metal wil flow into the
matrices, which produce their respect
ive type characters in relief on the edge
of the casting.
Behind the mold-wheel there is ar
ranged a pot, in which type metal Is
maintained in a molten condition by a
flame from a gas-burner. The pot has
a delivery mouth or channel adapted to
fit against and close the rear face of the
mold. Within the pot there is mounted
a mechanically operated pump- plung
er. After the line of matrices is pre
sented and locked against and across
the face of the mold, the mouth of the
pot is closed against the rear side of the
mold, and the plunger then operates to
force the molten metal from the mouth
of the pot into the mold, in which it so
lidifies, completing the slug or lino
type. After the linotype is thus pro
duced, the mold-wheel makes a par
tial revolution, turning the mold-slot
from the horizontal position in which it
stood during the casting operation to
a vertical position. While the mold
stands in this position a horizontal
blade advances from the rear and push
es the linotype forward out of the mold
and between trimming knives Into the
galley in front of the machine. A vi
brating arm advances the linotypes one
after another along into the galley, in
which they are thus assembled side by
side in column form ready for immedi
ate use.
After the assembled matrices have
answered their purpose in front of the
mold, it is necessary to distribute and
return them to the magazine, from
which they are again in due time dis
charged In different order for use in
succeeding lines.
After the casting operation the line
of matrices, having answered its pur
pose, is lifted vertically and then shift
ed laterally till the teeth engage the cor
responding teeth in a plate which then
rises, lifting the entire line of matrices
to the distributing mechanism at the top
of the magazine. The spaces remain
behind when the matrices are lifted to
the distributor, and are transferred lat
erally to the box or holder to be used
again.
The matrices pursue a circulatory
course through the machine, starting
from the mouth• of. the magazine and
passing downward to the line in which
they are assembled; thence to the mold
to produce the letters on the linotype,
and finally back to the magazine at the
top. lt Is this circulation process, and
the fact that the operation of composing
one line, casting from another aud dis
tributing a third are carried on in cur
rently, ami without interference, that
enables the machine to operate at such
amazing speed. Operated by a single
person, the machine produces and as
sembles linotypes ready for the press
and stereotyping table at the rate of
from 3600 to 7000 ems per hour, this vari
ation in speed depending upon the ex
pertness of the operator.
A NEW HOME
The Editorial and Press Rooms Located on
Fourth and Los AneeLj Streets
While a new and radical departure
has been made in the mechanlbal de
partment, lt has been almost simulta
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neous with other changes ot almost
equal importance.
The old quarters on New High street
were contracted and ill-adapted for the
purposes required, and arrangements
were made by which The Herald gained
a home in every way sufficiently com*
modlous until an up-town block is built,
and which will serve as the permanent
abode of the leading paper in Southern
California.
The structure on Fourth, Heart
Los Angeles street, while not
presenting lo the public a pre
tentious exteaior, interiorly is conven
ient and well adapted for the purposes
for which it was erected.
On the ground floor Is the eo/mposlng
room, containing the newly added bat
tery of Mergejnthaler linotype machines
and the pressrooms, with abundant
storage space. On the upper floor ara
the reportoria.l rooms, city and tele
graph editors' and artist's rooms and
the sanctum of the editor-in-chief. In
the rear is th*e composing room, here
tofore in use. with multifarious para
phernalia required In setting up a city,
newspaper. Closely adjacent is the ste
reotyping department, with its ponder
ous machinery, and other necessary of*
flees.
The business office ln the Bradbury,
building is the handsomest of Its kind in
Southern California, and has few equals
in the state.
Wainscoted with hard oak, the pil
lars are covered with enameled mat
rices of The Jferald. thus giving ai
unique effect atnd serving to give the
visitor an Idea, of how the paper is
printed. FrivaQe offices for the presi
dent and business manager are hand
somely appointed, while the cashier,
bookkeeper and manager of the circu
lating department are comfortribly.
found with the necessary conveniences,
for their corps off assistants.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Josef Hoffman, tjhe boy pianist, still
up his reputation S'.s a musical prodigj-, and
at a concert in ISt. Petersburg recently
SISOO was taken In. which Hoffman turned
over to the Rubleistein fund.
The pavement }n front of Wil/.lam H,
Vanderbllt's residence in New York city,
cost over $40,000. {The single stone lyl/ig di
rectly in front is the largest known i.tavinn
stone, and cost, transportation, ayid alt,
$9000.
Olin Schrelner's "Story of an African
Farm." which hud unexampled vogue a
tew years ago, but has recently not been
heard of much on this side of the, Atlantic,
has just reached Its eighty-third,thousand
ln London.
The memory of Thomas Hughes 1j espec
ially green ln Chicago, because aCtor the
tire he sent that city a collection of 7000
books to serve as a basis of ti new pullii
library. The books were all English and
ma uv of 1 hem auxojraph copi si from writ
ers then Uvtng.
Emperor William of Gernaany finds It
difficult to obtain suitable designs for the
nv-numents to toe rulers of the empire to
be erected In the Sieges Allee of the Thler
garten. Ho told the competing artists not
to give the people a chanco to crack jokes
at the monuments.
Admiral Dot. the well known dwarf,
who has exhibited himself all over the
world, now runs a hotel at White Plains,
N. Y. Major Atom, also In the same cate
gory, is the admiral !) night clerk. They
are the smallest honll'aces in the country,
but they do a big business, for all that.
Miss Alice Luce, a graduate of Welles
ley, has just obtained a degree of Doctor
of' Philosophy, multa cum laude, from the
university of Gottingen, after two yeare
of philological studies at Lelpslc, and a
semester at Gottlngem. She Is the fourth
woman to receive Hue doctor's degree at
that university.
Li Hung Chang is making arrangements
to impress the western world with his
wealth and power. He will travel with a
suite and in style thiat will testify to the
grandeur of oriental luxury. Li Hung
Chang Is an abstemjlous and simple man
in his tastes, but he long ago learned the
value of magnlticense for impressing the
crowd.
Stewart Cumberland. In his book on
South Africa, tells a story about President
Krueger having accepted an invitation to
open a new synagogue at Johannesburg.
After a few preliminaries he announced
in his loudest voice, to the amazement of
all present: "In the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ 1 declare this building,
opened."
A New York newspaper recently offered
Rudyard Kipling $1000 for 1000 words on the
subject of whether Great Britain could
whip the United States. The creator of
Terence Mulvaney declined the offer on the
ground that It "would Involve a discussion
of the armed strength of the empire a
question on which no British subject has
any Information for sale."
Speaker Beed. when he was at Bowdoin
college, was a tall, lanky hoy. who worked
his way through college by teaching school
during vacations. He was one of the fore
most debaters in college, and won many
victories for the Peuclnlan society, to
which he belonged. His graduation ora
tion was on "The Fear of Death," and lt
won for him the first Knglish prize.
Many of the leading explorers and scien
tists in Europe believe that Dr. Nansen
has really reached the pole, anil that before
enrly fall he will have returned to civiliza
tion and proved his claims toi glory. Es
pecially in Russia is faith in Nansen's suc
cess prevalent among men wh6 have made
v study of matters geographical. Karon
Toll, the Siberian explorer, believes that
Xansen has reached the north pole.
Osman Digna. wdio in the rebellion of the
mahill performed such prodigies of valor
and was continually reported dead, and ts
now reported as a leader in Hie new holy
war. is a terrible fighter. Osman is the
son of a French nobleman, and was edu
cated in the military schools at. Cairo: he
made an excellent Mussulman, and when
El Mahdl started his religious war of Brit
ish extermination both his French and
Mussulman inclinations led himto light
with the prophet.
General Baratieri, the Italian command
er-in-chief in Abyssinia, who has been per
emptorily ordered home, is a man of Gf.
He fought in the campaign of 1886, anr
gained two medals for military valor. Cap
tain of the famous Italian sharpshooters,
he was made colonel in ISBS and general hi
IXD2. The general knew something of Af
rica before he was appointed to a post 1n
that country. He was a member of an ex
ploring party which a good many years
ago made its way as far as Khartoum.
Ar.d now It appears that the Republican
party ot Arizona is rent in twain. It in
bursting in to smaller fragments dally. For
instance. Maricopa has about eight fac
tions, and everyone of them is led by a
ft rat-class political knlfer. Old Pima has
four factions and they are led by lean,
hungry fellows who wantieverything in
sight; and they are each going for the
other faction with an appetite for spoils of
office whloh makes the situation very
amusing. The g. o. p. Is rapidly approach
ing a state of complete demoralization. As
the election time comes on they can scent
the pie counter from afar, which is turning
their heads. Oh, what a disappointment
there will be when it is discovered the
Democratic party w ill continue to do busi
ness at tho old stand for the next four
years.—Tucson Star.
Ohio's favorite son Is the apostle of pro
tection. The way the other booms are
coming along he. will need It at St. Louis.—
Phoenix Gazette.
The next time MeKinley pens a financial
plank he will know better than to write oa
both sides of the paper.—Phoenix Uaaattsv
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