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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-07
LOST.
Rooms and Board,

Gentlemen and their wives and single
gents can be accommodated with board
and fine, large, sunny, front rooms, con
tanning all modern conveniences and
home comforts, at the
KIMBALL MANSION,
New High street, only one block
from the Postofiice and Court House, and
commands charming view OF mountain
and valley. jeI6tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-07
SO and 80 Park Row, New York.
JOHN H. CHEEvER, Treasurer.

Price lists and further information may
be obtained by mail or otherwise, on appll-
cation.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-07
"TEST" HOSE,

Made expressly for the use of Steam Fire
Engines, and will stand pressure OF 400
pounds per square inch. Officers of Fire
Departments requiring new hose will find
this much superior in strength and quality
to any other.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
A Welsh Ghost Story.

A strange ghost story says the Birming-
ham Gazette comes from the Principally.
There is friendly society at Pontardawe,
in the Swansea Valley, among whose rules
is one that the funeral allowance ON &C
count OF a deceased member shall not be
paid in cases of suicide One of the
members recently died by his own hand,
and the club accordingly refused to pay
the death money For this reasonable
and Just refusal the members are now
complaining that they are subjected to Sc
rious. persecution from an unseen and
presumably a ghosly agent The mani
iestatIons began on q recent Sunday, when
one OF the officers, returning home over a
lonely road, was assailed, as he asserts, by
the spirit Of the late member who, fail
ing to obtain satisfactory reply TO his
demand for the money, in somewhat
unspirt-ike manner aSsailed the uniortu-
nate man, ana actually "torc his clothes
to ribbons Such, at least, was the ac-
count he gave, in tones Of horror, al The
first public house he came to after this
terrific encounter. But che ghost does
not appear to have been satisfied with this
demonstration. On the following Tues
day evening, while the members were
assembled in the lodge-room, the usual
knocks were heard as of brother seek
ing admttance. The door was opened,
but no one was to lie seen. The men,
bers, however, are all very certain that
they heard the voice OF the deceased utter
the words: Pay my widow my funeral
money, and then shall be at rest" The
meeting precipitately broke up, and the
members are now puzzled to know what
to do with such determined deceased
brother
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
A Eccentric Statesman.

Some curious anecdotes are told of
NJ. VaulabelIe, the historian and OK
minister OF lS4S, who died the other
day. Alphonse karr relates that when
he went to call on the new minister of
Public instruction he could find neither
Il messenger nor q clerk to announce
him He wandered from room to room,
and ut last q strong smell Of tobacco
made him suspect that the minister was
not far OF IN fact, VI. Naulabelle WAS
smoking in bed and reading the uewspa-
pers. On being invited TO breakfast,
Alphonse karr accepted, but remarked
that there was no fire in the kitchen.
THAT does not matter replied the
minister; my charwoman will soon be
here, and she will fetch us some pork
chops and Il vol-au-vent.' The writer
adds that NJ Naulabelle, all the time
he remained minister of Public In
struction, never had at his official
residence anything beyond Il pocket
handkerchief ard shirt-color. which his
charwoman renewed every morning,
with shirt and stockings twice a week.
He used to say: 81 have been placed
here on sentry, and | do not wish to
have any more impediments than sol
der on duty; having brought nothing, |
shall have nothing to take away when |
am relieved Under these circum-
stances, it is easy to believe the story OF
friend meeting NJ. Vaulabclle in the
street, carpet-bag in hand, and asking
him where he was going. Il have been
turned out of office, was the reply, "and
I'm waiting for the omnibus to 20
home
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Lincoln and His Irish Gardener.

The following anecdote illustrates
President Lincon's fondness for prac-
teal joke, however simple. One morn
ing he stepped out into the porch of the
White House in his dressing-gown and
shouted to the Irish gardener who was
at work on the grounds. Failing to at
tract his attention, and seeing u Young
man passing in front OF the porch, Mr..
Lincoln hailed him and asked him ii he
could throw stone The young man
thought he could "Well,' said he.
"throw one at my gardener there, |
can't make him hear The young man,
obedient, picked up a stone and hit the
Irishman fairly in the back, whereupon
the latter started up, and turning
around, wanted to know what the young
man meant by hitting him, and began to
approach him hastily in Il threatening
manner muttering and scolding as he
came Meanwhile the young man mo-
toned with his hand toward the porch,
meaning to have the gardener understand
that the President wanted him, and
that the stone had been thrown at his
instance But the irate lrishman paid
no attention to his gestures, seeming in
disposed to understand their significance
or to be modified. Surprised at the
mans threatening manner and wonder
ing why the President didn't speak in
his behalf, the thrower of the stone
turned to look for Mr. Lincoln, but he
was not to be seen. In moment his
tall form rose from behind the balus-
trade, where he had concealed himself
when the stone was thrown, to see the
fun. Giving the gardener his orders,
with twinkle in his eye, he glanced at
The young man, who walked away, real
izing that he had been made the victim
OF Il practical Joke.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
The Rifie-A New Use for It.

A new use for the rifle in warfare has
been suggested by the the experience
gathered in the late campaign in Tur-
key, namely its application to vertical
firing. 1t was found, according to a Lon
don Times letter from Bucharest, that a
number of Russian soldiers were struck
by the Turkish balls when, under the
old conditions of fighting, they might
have been considered safe, being not
only far beyond the usual range, but ac-
tually concealed by elevations Of the
ground, and even hills lying between
them and their opponents. "A remark
able instance of this occurred at the
Shipka Pass, when General Dragomirof
was wounded in the knee by q bullet,
Notwithstanding that the mountain in
tervened. The Turkish bullet rose high
in the air, passed over the summit, and
came down on the other side
as it fell. Some Of the Russian
rank and file were wounded in like
manner at the same place. The writer
suggests the question whether it might
not be possible to devise Il regular sys-
tenn of vertical or dropping fire to reach
the enemy when quite out OF sight, hid
den behind wood or ridge The dis
lance being determined by the range
finder, all that is necessary is Il simple
instrument to indicate the correct eleva-
ton which should be given to the barrel
of. the rifle, and about this there does
not seem to be any difficulty. 1t is
easy to conceive how demoralizing to
body of troops waiting in reserve-with-
out the excitement of action-would he
Il shower of bullets from unseen enc
mics dropping over the very ridge they
depended on for protection. There is
no reason, it seems, to fear that bullets
viii lose their penetrating power at
such ranges. At 1000 yards the bull
let's from the Peabody rifle, used by the
Turks, came with such force as to bury
themselves sixteen inches in a hard clay
soil
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Play and Hard Work.

! have seen an amateur chess player so
infatuated with the game, which he orig
inalv sat down 10 as a relaxation. that he
became for months a victim Of insomnia.
He carried the whole chcss>board, set
out in various difficult problems, in his
brain, if may use such a smile, studied
moves on going TO sleep dreamed OF
them. woke with the solution solved, was
sick and feeble and irritable all next day,
followed his usual occupation With Ian
guild ability and interest, resumed his
play at night with excited bu, not recruited
determination, got more and more sleep
less, and at last failed to sleep altogether.
/ have known riorc than one similar it,
luslraiion in whist-players, and have seen
the result Of these so-Called recreations
end in the most sad physical disaster,
when the pursuit Of them has been made
a matter of living importance, and when
the player has ever had in his mind tina.
pitiful if. ''If | had-done this or that--lf
l had made that move on The board-lf
l had played tina, cardiff had made
that stroke, how would the case have
been?" 1t matters little what the answer
to the question may be-whe,her it be
that by such a move, card or stroke, the
game would have been lost or won; the
perplexing doubt is there to annoy, and it
keeps up an irritation which mpercepubly
wears out the animal powers and does
permanent injury 10 life. You see men
while still they are actually young grow
rapidly like old men under this supposed
recreativc strain. They grow prcmatu'-
ely careworn, prematuIely gray, prema-
turely fixed in idea and obstinate in idea,
angry at trines, baflled by triiles. and. in
word, young senillics Benjamin
w. Richardson
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Fortunate Owners of Pearls.

Many of the orld's literal pearl para
CONS belong to the crown of France.
Among them one especially, described as
being OF superb orient" (nacre and
lus.re weighing IT $40 carats. is valued
at 200, 500 franc. Two exquisite pear
shaped earrings (said to be the Identical
earrings of Josephines time), which,
when weighed together, turn the the scale
at 90 and fraction carats, are estimated
at 100000 francs. There are about 10
more very fine specimens among the
Jewels OF the French aegalia, and some
pear shaped and some round. An enor-
nous pear-shaped pearl, brought from
Berlin, was exhibited at the Paris Expo
sition in 1855. A most superb pearl
necklace-lhe gift OF her brother, the
Prince of Wales-was worn BY the Prin-
cess Royal of England on the occasion OF
her marriage with the Crown Prince of
Prussia. twas valued at SEQ, 900 francs.
The Queen of Prussia has necklace of
pearls, each pearl alike in size and beau
y. This has grown from one pearl, pre-
seated to her by her husband the first
birthday alter their marriage, followed by
a similar one each succeeding year II
the royal couple live only a few years
longer the superb Gordon will be long
enough TO make a double row hanging TO
the waist. One OF the large pearls in The
English crown is said to have been found
in the river Conway, and was presented
to Catherine, Queen OF Charles II. Troy
I';rnec
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Railway Optical Decisions.

When a landscape Is observed from IA
moving tram, all objects to the remote
horizon appear to he passing in the
contrary direction, those nearest having
the greatest velocity. Consequently if
the attention is fixed upon any object at
some distance frou the line, all objects
beyond will appear to be moving for
ward with the train, while objects
nearer appear to be moving backward.
The combined effect is to make the land
scape appear to he revolving centrally
round whatever point we fix our atten-
ton upon. Rain seen from moving
train always seems to fall obliquely tex
cept in very strong gale in the direc-
ton of the trains motion) in direction
opposite to that of the motion of the
train. But if another train happens to
pass in an opposite direction, and we
look out at this and follow 1t with our
eyes, rain-diops falling between the two
trains will seem to be flying forward
with ourselves. Ii we stand upon the
platform OF station and watch train
approach, the end of the engine appears
to enlarge or swell as it approaches and
occupies larger area of the field OF
vision. Conversely, the end of the last
car of a retreating train appears to
shrink down and contract as it dimin-
shes in apparent magnitude. An OBJ
server of some slight elevation above a
railroad, seeing two trains pass along
the lines simultaneously in opposite ii
rections, will receive the impression of
one long train moving round q circle
DR. 5. Z. Thompson.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Who Was Washington, Anyhow

An American gentleman who has re-
sided in London for several years re-
Gently told me u funny story. He was
one day invited out to dinner at the
house of an eminent London solicitor.
The daughter of the host sat next to
him at the table, and observed him with
much curiosity, finally making the
stereotyped remark that "she was salts
fed to see him SO white; she had thought
that all Americans were copper-colored. .
Soon after some questions arose respect
ing our national currency, and my
friend took from his pocket some
specimens of our bank notes, among
which was one bearing the portrait Of
Gen. Washington. The note passed
from hand to hand around the table, aud
finally came to the young lady before
mentioned. "Whose portrait is that r
she asked OF my friend General
Westinghouse he answered And
who was hel she queried. "Onc of
our Presidents" cautiously answered the
gentleman, who was rather anxious TO
see how far his fair neighbor's ignorance
would extend. Zone of your Presi-
dents all, indeed Did he come before
or after Mr. LincolnP London Core
spondence Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
The Gear at His Summer Palace.

The life of the Gar at Livadia is sim
pie and monotonous. Alexander rises
early and walks out at o'clock in the
morning, after cup of coffee and bis
cult. He used % drink tea but now
drinks coffee instead, Oh account of his
nerves, which are shattered, neither by
drinking or dissipation, but by The vast
amount Of hard work to which he has, OF
late years been subjected. After this
early morning walk he works till IL
with his secretary, and then comes the
luncheon. He is extremely moderate in
eating and drinking, so that former
cook In the winter palace, now i'll Paris,
tor for him, as he was Indifferent to the
choicest viands. The truth is, his
health obliges him to live very strictly
and in all things by rule After lun-
cheon he walks or rides with one of his
younger sons, or drives ont with the En-
press, if she is well enough for the exer-
else. From 3 to ) o'clock lie retires
again into his study, when he possibly
takes the siesta which most Russians in
dulge in to enable them to extend the
day at both ends. At 1t. Petersburg,
i'll defiance OF medical rules, he often
goes to work directly after dinner till
o'clock. At l.ivadia, however, he gen
orally sits Or walks il the garden, or re
mains with the Empresss till O'Clock
He then returns to his work till mid
night, and sometimes finishes up with a
round OF whist
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
He Knew the Ropes.

The other evening man with his hat
on his ear and knowing look in his
eyes got off Grand Trunk train and
made inquiries about an uptown hotel,
and finally decided to take hack up.
Nothing was said about the fare, which
was fifty cents, but when be had been
safely carried to his destination he
pushed his hat ny little more, drew
down his left eye, and SAID 20 the hack
man;
Now boy. look a here | hain't
travelled oh 70 and | don't know my
gait. I've heard of You fellers before,
and I'm right on the gouge and. kick.
I'll give YOU Il dollar for this ride, but
not another cent I'll fight first"
The driver took the dollar in place of
the anticipated fifty cents, and the
smart Alick walked into the hotel TO
tell the clerk how he blufied fellow
weighing thirty pounds more than lie
pulled down. ~ Detroit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Thrilling Episode in the Lie of
Admiral Ammen.

OF Admiral Ammen, who has gone TO
Paris to represent this country III tho
conference respecting the proposed Mic
araguan inter oceanic ship canal, the
following anecdote is told Soon after
the California fever broke out the Adj
miral, then Captain Ammen, was or
dered to take command of three or four
hundred recruits and convey them from
New York to California, by way of Cen
trail America. Besides these men, the
vessel was crowded with women and
children on the way to join husbands
and fathers in the land of gold. Six
days out from New York the sailors
showed symptoms of INSTRUMENTATION,
and finally mutinied outright, the ships
crew joining in the revolt. The Cap
tain lost control of his men, and the
suspense that followed was agonizing.
Suddenly, before the mutineers had a
chance to agree upon any concert of ac-
ton, the young naval officer appered ON
deck in full uniform and ordered his re-
cruits to their places, counseling the crew
in the meantime to return to their
duties. The leader nnocently ordered
him to step down from there, "there"
being the quarterback. He did step
down a growl of triumph went up from
the insubordinates, and az shudder of
horror ran through the passengers, who
had hoped against hope that the will of
one man could control the threatening
storm. Then Captain Ammen walked
quickly forward, took a piece of chalk
from his pocket, and drawing line
across the deck, said, in his quiet way,
that he would shoot the first man who
crossed it. Then he drew out pistol
and waited the resull A shout of de-
rison went up, and the leader sprang
forward with an oath, only to fall shot
through the heart he was followed by
another and another, both of whom
shared the same fate, the three bodies
forming an ugly barricade. The quiet
bravery of the man, the promptness and
unerring aim, coupled with his vested
authority, told on the mutineers, and
soon the revolt was over, the leaders in
irons, quiet restored and the lives Of
hundreds of passengers saved.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Characteristic.

Some one has brought to light pri-
vate letter from Lincoln to Hooker,
when the latter was entrusted with the
command of the Army of the Potamac.
The letter is SO characteristic that we
give it in full. as follows:
GENERAL have placed you at the
head of the Army Of the Potomac. Of
course, have done this upon what ap.
pears to me to be sufficient reasons, and
vet think it best for you to know that
there are some things in regard to which
/ am not quite satisfied with you. I
believe you to be a brave and skillful sol
der, which, of course, I like. | also
believe that you do not mix in politics
with your profession, in which you are
right. You have confidence in yourself,
which is valuable, if not an indispen-
sible, quality. You are ambitious, which
within reasonable bounds, does good
rather than harm; but |. think that dur
ing Gen. Burnsides command Of the
army you have taken counsel Of your
ambition and thwarted him as much as
you could, in which YOU did great
wrong to the country and to most
meritorious and honorable brother
officer have heard, in such q way as
to believe it, OF your recently saying
that both the army and the government.
needed dictator. OF course, it was
not for this, but in spite Of it, that |
have given you the command. Only
those Generals who gain success can set
up dictators. What | now ask of you
is military success, and | will risk the
dictatorship. The government will sup
port YOU to the utmost of its ability,
which is neither more nor less than it
has done and will do for all commanders.
much fear that The spirit which you
have aided to infuse into the army, of
criticising its commander and with
holding confidence from him, will now
turn upon you. | shall assist YOU as
far as | can to put it down. Neither
you nor Napoleon, if he were alive
again, could get any good out of an
army while such Il spirit prevails in it.
And now beware of rashness. Beware
of rashness, but with energy and sleep
less vigilance, go forward and give us
victories.
This is letter that could only have
been written by Lincoln, who was
greater than all his contemporaries,
broader, simpler natured, free from small
egotisms
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
A Brave Mans Sad End.

1t rs surely not necessary TO strain
either facts or figures in order to show
the horrors of drunkenness A most
painful Illustration was afforded recently
III London at an inquest held ON the
body Of an army pcnsioner named Cane
He had been in the 18th lIussars. and
served with distinction in the Crimea
and India, but after retirement had Civ
On way TO drink, which ended in
charge Of robbery and suicide. In
letter found in his pocket he had written
to his landlord: Dear Jack was
/ who took your money while ! was in
Al frenzy Of drink ! have regretted it
ever since. and my feelings We're to much
for me. hope God will forgive me
for what am going to do tomorrow.
| wish all acquaintances who are adj
dicted TO drink viii take warning by
me. No words OF ours are needed to
point the moral Of this brave mans la
mentab.c end
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05

While the lily lifts its chalioe toward
the stars, and the meadow seems a poem
written in perfume and flowers; when
the butterflies flutter indolcntly through
the silent windings of the balmy lane,
and the humming-bird interviews the
daisy, then doth the young man sell his
arctics to get money with which to have
his Oxford ties resoled for the Summer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Exporting Grain to India.

An American missionary, stationed
for several years in India, has written a
letter, suggesting that profitable market
can now be found in that country Tor
grain OF any kind The natives subsst
chiefly upon rice. Only the rich men OF
the country and Europeans are consumers
of wheat. One reason for rice being the
principal food is its cheapness compared
with wheat or corn. Up to five years ago
only a little whea, was grown, and that
vas for home consumption. Rice was so
plentiful and cheap that grain could not
enter into competition with it, This is
seen from the fact that when il vas found
tina, the ioothill Country of the Himalayas
was favorable to wheat cultivation il was
grown for export to England. The pro.
duciion of wheat for this purpose incress-
ed very rapidly until the drought OF two
Yeas ago, followed 10y the famine. Then
the exploration stopped, ii beng required
to take the place Of ricr, the staple food
of the natives. Until the drought, India
was becoming formidable rival to the
United STATES Ice supplying The English
market with breadslufs II IS not prob
able that India Will become regular
customer for American grain, bu, the chief
importance to he attached To the present
condition @! affairs IS, that for two years
at least, there will be iiule or no export
OF wheat from tina; county TO England
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05

Twelve belligcrent females of Vim
cennes, Ind, recently met on the field
of combat to settle an old feud, and
ferociously scratched one anothers faces
into picturesque Disagreement. Thus it
is that woman rights woman's wrongs
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05

\ San Francisco boy, who bought
newspaper route for $3.50 in 1874, made
Il good living out of it, besides laying up
something until 1878, when he sold ont
for 81 400
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05

"l.oscs Labor Lost Investing ones
spare change for candy, gloves and opera
tickets for ones girl, and then seeing her
promise 70 love, honor and obey some
other fellow.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05

An elegantly bound copy of Sankey's
songs was put up at church fair and
rallied for. Was this game of chantsl
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05

Familiarity with corrupt things FIRST
disarms and then conquers. All that
Satan asked our parents to do was TO
look at the forbidden fruit That look
did the mischief SO. many bright ard
promising youth has been drawn to
the theatre by an advertisement, and
once there his doom is sealed