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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15

asked MS name, anu DNultO Salu IL
was his brother, Francisco, and that he
was Every bad; but he laughed
as he said it. Then I remem-
bered his face as one of a flock of six
that crowded round me one day when /
sat making sketch under the shadow
of the high, bare porch of their "casa. "
The mother, leaning over the rail-
ing, had told me all their names. She,
too, had said Francisco was very bad
("muey malo," she called it,, and she,
too, had laughed. I asked Francisco
where he kept all his badness, for l
could hot see any OF it in his face. Bad
boys do not look as happy as Francisco
did, and he Struggled in among his
comrades as if he were sure of well
come. He looked merry. wild and
dirty. I dare say he tore his clothes,
and was sad trouble to his mother. A
little girl who logged my elbow and
was invited to move further off land
cordially assisted to do so by all her
neighbors) had the bluest eyes that ever
shone under torn hat-brim.
"Was she not a Cornish girl?" l
asked.
NO." she said; "Tm English"
"Were you not born at the mine /?
Perhaps you are an American.
"No, ma'am. amt 'Merican. I
was born down to San JOSE"
Another little girl coughed and look
ed as if she had been ill. She told me
they twas allays sick back there and
when I tried to find out where "back
there" was,-where she had lived be-
fore coming to the mine, she only an
swered my repeated questions with :
ooh, in kind O. brown house back
there"
Banito had been very still for some
time, and his face began to droop as if
he were tired; so l hurried with the
sketch. The children hearing the
heavy wheels of the stage rafting up
the last hill, scampered off to welcome
it on its arrival, in company with the
dogs and other noisy livestock of the
camp.
Banito looked wistfully after them,
but with the prospect of "two bits" re-
signed himself to five minutes longer.
1.-TWO bits" represents large share
of the joys of this world to an Alma
den boy. For two bits you can get of
Costa - the vegetable mana ripe,
spicy musk melon as big as your head,
or watermelon twice as big, or hat
full of peaches, or double handful Of
fresh figs, or two paper bags of stale
candy at the store. A Cornish lad
might put it in tin bank until Christ
mas and the new stock of toys arrived,
but Mexican never!
While l was making Banito's por-
trait, he held dark little object by a
string;-it was "horned toad" They
are strange little creatures, so deli
cately made, yet so roughly carved and
fretted, so still, sometimes for long
minutes, that they might indeed be
carved stone or fretted bronze; then,
at sudden movement, they will slide
off as swift and silent as a shadow.
They are utterly deal, even pistol
shot fred close to ones head would
not disturb his immovable stiffness
if he saw nothing to alarm.
They seem to have kind of sensitive
ness under the rough, dark skin; light
finger touches on the head will soothe
them to sleep, and they are easily tanned
into dull. passive companionship.-
Mary Hallock F0ote, in 81. Nicholas.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15
A "MuchachO'' OF the Mexican Camp

His name was Estaban Avilla, and he
was called, "for short" "Banito."
We became acquainted one afternoon
had just met Tommy Job Ia Cornish
lad who brought our milk in the morn
ing and our mail in the afternoon) and
taken from him two or three letters,
and was sitting on dusky rock by the
roadside reading them. A step paus-
ing beside me, and shadow falling
across my page, l looked ND and saw a
pair of black eyes looking down. Ban
ito did not want to read my letters, he
thought was drawing; and all the
miners children in both the Cornish
and Mexican camps felt at liberty to
look over my shoulder when l was
sketching. l don't think ever invited
them to do so. They did it quite nat
urally, regardi 6 it, perhaps, as part of
that right to life, liberty, and the pur-
suit of happiness, to which most Of
them were born. l folded my letter
up and looked at Banito, whereupon he
gave a short laugh and darted off up
the hill. Just at the top, where the
road winds out of sight round shout
der of the hill, with the shadow of a
live-oak tree lying black across it, he
stopped and looked back, his little,
dark figure between the blue sky and
the reddish, GLOW road. Nothing else
to be seen except the liveoak tree with
its spot CT lack shade.
1t took me some time to climb the
hill up which Banito had fed so quick
ly, then l saw him curled up In the
limbs of the liveoak peering down at
me with half-shy, halfs .ucy smile.
Come down and let me draw a pic
ture of you," l said. THE Mexican
children play with those of the Cornish
camp, and understand English quite
we'll. He laughed and turned his
head away sharply, but l knew he
would come down.
Come where can sit in the shade, -
l said, land bring my stool"
left the little camp stool in the mid
die of the road and walked ON slowly,
as if waiting for him.
"There is big shade down there"
He pointed to the slope Of the hill
where another live-oak leaned his dark
twisted trunk away from the wind. All
the trees lean the same way, for the
same untiring steady wind blows for
months and months over these hills
Their boughs are trimmed, on the
under side, as smoothly as the top of q
hedge, as far as the hungry cattle can
reach. 1 made myself comfortable in
the big shade" and began sharpening
pencil. Banito made himself com
Portable in the sun, pulling at the dry
bushes of sage-grass, and looking at me
from the shadow of his hat-brim witt
those queer, dubious glances.
If the camp-children had been robins
in spring, aud we the first ripe cherries
they could not have found Us more
quickly, or focked more gsyly and
noisely about us. There were mucha
chos from the Mexican camp-every
shade of brown and yellow,-thers
were rosy, saucy, irrepressible Cornish
youngsters. l tried to keep them neal
me. so my shy little model might be I'M
disturbed; but one rudy brown Mexi
can boy cheeks the color OF russe'
apple in October-stole behind hin
and pricked him in the neck with
sheep burr.
Catching my eye, he plunged bccl
into the midst Of the group under TN
tree.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15

BADLY LIGHTED STABLES. The horse,
although it looks straight forward much
more than most animals, yet does not
do so nearly as much as man, and there
fore requires in its habitation an ar
rangement of light quite different from
What in its owners dwelling. Give the
horse the light from only one side, and
it will direct only one OF its eyes to-
wards it, but the other side will be in
the shade; this inequality wsakens
both eyes. Put it in such q position
that it looks into the dark, which is
certainly unnatural, and when taken
out of the stable the abrupt change
from darkness to light will harm it. To
place it straight against the light, gives
the latter binding effect which is also
injurious to the eyes. The horse-stable
should therefore always receive its light
from above. either through sky-lights
or through windows placed near the
ceiling in the wall to which the ami
mails head is turned vs. he stands in the
stall. Moreover, the stable should be
always bright, as bright indeed, % day
light; for the horse is not night or
twilight animal. and is in no need Of
An artificial darkness, like fattsning
stock.-Rwral NHs York~.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15

A statement made by ono OF the Ohio
school superintendents ct . recent
meeting, is . very good illustration Of
the way in which the popular ideas in
regard to teachers work. 1T 10 .
patent fact" he said, "that the profes-
sional teacher who dsvotes his time to
district school work must practice the
most rigid economy, and expend every
penny Of his paltry salary for bread,
meat and clothing. Yes, Imsy say, the
few teachers who rely upon the earn.
ings Of such schools are absolutely poor.
The greasef proportion Of them are
driven TO spend part Of their vacation
ON the farm OF in the workshop, 70 sup
plement their scapty salary; and then
how tie examiners and institute ques-
tionsrs bsrats them for not remaining
fresh in their studies, for mot making
some advaneement from one years q.
anina&ioa 10 Ne nsxt."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15

O, how little . thing IL 10 10 look into
happiness through another mans syss.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15

A. il you could kill time without in.
juring eternity.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-15

regarded as thoroughly irreverent and
wicked. In volume Of poems recent
ly translated into English are senti-
ments showing that among these people
are found those religious sentiments
which form the basis Of all creeds.
One Of the poems contains the follow
ing lines:
shouldst thou bestow bat drop OF water on
the thirsty.
1t would be; ZONE an ocean between thee and the
shouldst thou give but . grain Of corn 70 'bs
Verify. 4 will b. hereafter Ny provision in
eternity.
Mr.. A. D. Mayo does not believe in
industrial training for young children
in the public schools. He holds that Il
is simply . bid for general industrial
bewilderment, and that IL would take
away, especially from the children Of
operatives, small mechanics and day
laborers, their only hope Of laying up
. capital Of information and general
mental discipline. invaluable just now
10 every American child. Il 10 evident,
he adds, that commop-school reforms
should all aim at the moro thorough
training Of all the powers. the more Of
fectual opening Of al hishwsys "a
knowledge.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
SUM M oNs.

In the Superior Court of the State of
California. IN and for the county OF Los
Angeles.
Josephine Jaussaud, Plaintiff, VS.. Ar.
noux Jassaud, Defendant.
Action brought in the Superior Court
Of the State of California, in and for the
County OF Los Angeles, and the Com
plant filed In said county OF Los Angeles,
10 the office of the Clerk of said Superior
Court.
The People OF the State of California
send greeting to Armour Jaussaud, de.
You are hereby required to appear In
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Superior
Court Of the state Of California, in and for
the complaint filed therein, within ten
days exclusive of the day of servicej
after the service on you of this summons
-ifserved within this county; or. ifserved
elsewhere, within thirty days-or judy
ment by default will be taken against
plaint-
judgment OF this Court that the bonds Of
matrimony now existing between plaintiff
and defendant be dissolved, and lat the
custody of the minor child be awarded
to plaintiff, and for such urther relief as
she may be entitled to. and for costs Of
suit.
Reference is had to Complaint for par
ttculars.
And you are hereby notified that II yeu
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required, the said plain.
tiff will cause your default to be entered
aud apply to tho court for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia, in and for the county OF Los
Angeles. this 18th day of September in
the year oil our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one.
(Seal.) A. W. POTTS, Clerk,
BY A. kIMPAU, Deputy.
SMITH, BROWN & HUTTON,
s20.2m Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
NOTICE OF Intention,

NOTICE is hereby given that it is the
IN intention OF the Council Of the city of
Los Angeles to improve and grade Third
street. between OMve street and Bunker
Hill avenue, at the expense OF the property
owners, In the following manner:
III; The roadbed shall be graded and covered
with eight inches of gravel. The
towards the curb that 1t the outside
Of the cutters 1t shall be nine inches below
the curb. After being gravelled 1t shall
be thoroughly wet and then rolled. Provi.
dsd. that there shall be no stones in said
gravel larger than two inches in diam eter.
The cutters shall be 81 feet wide and
paved with granite cobble stones not less
than eight inches long, thoroughly set In the
sand and then rammed. The center OF the
gutter shall be twelve. inches. and the inside
grade.
The curb shall be OF redwood ska inches,
placed with the top to the established
grade, spiked to posts of redwood AKA inches,
three feet long. set into thu ground full
length below the top of the curb and inside
of the same. and not more than four feet
apart, with one to each Joint In the curbing
The sidewalks shall be ten feet wire,
graded and covered with three inches of fine
gravel, smoothly laid. and raked free from
ameter. The slope to the sidewalks shall
be three inches towards the curb.
All persons interested are hereby notified
to hie their objections. II any they have,
days after the date of the first publication
of this notice.
By order Of the Council OF the city of Lo
Angeles. at its meeting Of september 18th,
A. 1881.
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council Of the City Of Los An.
Los Angeles. septsmh or 10th. 1881. 500 lot
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
LEGAL.
To All Whom 1t May
Concern.

Notice Is hereby given that on Mon
Gay. the 3rd day of October, 1881, at ten
O'CLOCK A. M, or as soon thereafter as the
appiacaIion can be heard, at the Super
Angeles county, in the CITY of Los An.
geles, application will be made by the
undersigned, VIM. H. Perry and Wal
lace Woodworth, to the Board Of Super.
construct wharf on the estuary or inlet
situated in the said county and known
as Wilmington Bay or the Inner BAY of
San Pedro, with license to take tolls for
the use of the same for the period OF
twenty years. The location of the wharf
for which franchise will be asked is as
follows, to wit:
Commencing at point on the lins es-
tablished by the Acting United States
Engineer having charge of the improves
lnents of the United States in said estu-
airy and harbOr OF Wilmington as the
easterly boundary line Of wharf Inn
ry, one hundred and fifty tl50)f feet north
erly from the northeast corner OF the To-
cation of the wharf of the Southern Pa
cihc Railroad Company, as described in
ors. dated the - day OF August, 1881,
granting franchise therefor and In the
map accompanying the petition of said
corp oration to said Board; thence north.
line Of wharf Improvements one thous-
and feet (lOOO) to q point; thence wester-
~ In line perpendicular to said estab-
lished easterly line of wharf Improve
ments seventy-five feet; thence souther-
ly in curved line parallel to said es-
tablished easterly line of wharf improve.
ments one thousand feet Q000 feet to
point distant in a perpendicular direc-
ton from said established line seventy
five feet rs ft); thence in a direct line
seventy.fiv feet, or little more, to the
point of beginning.
WIN. II. PERRY.
a20.4w WALLACE WOODwORTH.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23

g. W. A. Pallett, plaintiff, VS. James A.
Stewart and Bette Stewart, defendants.
Action broug ht in theSuperiorCourt of the
State of California, in and for the county
of Los Angeles, and the complaint tiled
la said county of Los Angeles, in the Of
f1ce of the CLERK of said Superior Court.
The People of the State of California
send greeting to James A. Stewart and
Bette Stewart, defendants:
You are hereby required to appear in
above named plaintiff in the Superior
Court OF the State OF California, in and
for the county of Los Angeles, and to
answer the complaint filed therein,
within ten days-exciusive of the day OF
service-after the service on you of this
summons-if servedwithin this county;
or. II served elsewhere, within thirty
days-or Judgment by default will be
taken against you, according to the
prayer oil said complaint.
The said action Is brought to recover q
Judgment against the defendant Jame s
A. stewart for the sum of 1868 .95 in gold
coin, with interest thereon at N per
cent. per month from the Goth day OF n o.
vember, 1880, balance due plaintiff from
said Stewart for money loaned May /,
1878, and to foreclose mortgage on block
q, town of Downey. county of Los An
geles, State of California, given to secure
said sum, and which said mortgage Is
contained in a deed made by John G.
Eowney to plaintiff on the eth day OF
December, 1879, and which deed was
made to plaintiff at the request of said
stewart and was intended as a mortgage
to secure said sum, and also to declare
the claims of Bette Stewart to said land
subject to said mortgage, and for costs OF
suit.
Reference is had to complaint for par.
t1culars.
And you are hereby notified that If you
fail to appear and answer the said com.
plant as above required. the said plain.
tiff will apply to the court for the RELIEF
therein demanded.
theSuperior Court of the State of Califor.
MIA, in and for the county of Los Angeles
this second day of July, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty one. lSeaI1
A. W. POTTS, Clerk.
By A. hIMPAU, Deputy.
GRAVES d. CHAPMAN. Attorneys fol
Plaintiffs. jy22.2m
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
LEGAL.
Certificate of C0-Partnershlp

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
ENTS, that we, Edouard Maud, residing
in the city of Los Angeles, county of Los
Angeles, otto q. Weyse, residing In the
city of Los Angeles, county of Los An
geles, Rudolf G. Weyse, residing in
the city OF Los Angeles, county of Los
Angeles, in the State OF California. do
hereby certify and declare that we have
organized and formed ourselves into a
co-partnership, and we covenant and
agree each with the other, to be co-part.
ners for the purpose of carrying and con-
Quoting the business of wholesale ami
retail wine and liquor dealers, in the
city OF Los Angeles, county of Los Ange-
les, State OF California, under the Arm
name and style OF MAUD, WEYSE &
co.
That the principal place of business of
said o-partn ership is situated In the city
OF Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles,
and state aforesaid.
That the names of all the persons in
terested as partners in such business
are above stated and signed hereto, and
that such partnership will con inue and
be In force until further notice by us.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals, this first day of
November, A. ID. 1880.
e. MAUD. lSeaI.I
OTTO G. WEYSE. [Seal.j
II. G. WEYSE. [Seal.i
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
In the Superior Court
OF the State of California, in and
for Los Angeles county.
In the matter of the estate of N.Y.. ,ooo
b. d. Wilson, deceased. NO. ioSo'

ts' D. %. @so Gi dee sssaie
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to an order of the Superior Court of the
State of California. in and for Los
Angeles county, made on the Sd day
OF september, 1881, in the matter OF
the estate OF B. d. Wilson, deceased, the
undersigned, the executors of said estate
will sell at private sale, to the highest
States, and subject to confirmation by
said Superior Court, on or after
FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH OF
SEPTEMBER, 1881,
All the right. title. interest and estate
the time OF his death. and all the right
title and interest that the said estate has
by operation of law or otherwise, ac'
quired other than or in addition to that
Of the said interstate at the time
lot. piece or parcel Of land situate, ly
ing and being In the said county of Los
Angeles, State of California, bounded and
decribed as follows, to wit:
Being q part OF what is known as the
Oak Knoll tract, bounded and north and
west by the lands OF the Lake Vineyard
Land and Water Association; east by
Oak Grove; south by that part OF the Oak
Knoll tract owned in common by said
estate and j. De Barth Shorb. The tracl
hereby offered contains forty acres more
or less.
Terms and condition of sale-Cash In
gold coin of the United States. Deed al
expense of the purchase. Bids or Offers
may be made at any time after the firs
publication of this notice and before the
making OF the sale. All bids or offers mus
be in writing and delivered to the un
dersign ed. ]. De Barth Shorb. personally,
at his residence, near San Gabriel, Cali
fornia.
Dated Sept. 9Th, 1881.
j. DE BARTH SHORE,
MARGARET 8. WILSON,
Executors OF the estate OF B. d. Wilson
deceased. s6td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
81 M MONS.
In the Superior Court
OF the State Of California, In III
for the County Of Los Angeles.

ns ETnps,scS as Ssaslds plaintiff vs. oliver
Action brought in the Superior Court
of the State OF California, in and for Tn e
county of Los Angeles, and the COM
platnt nled In said county of Los Ange-
les, in the office of the Clerk of said su-
perior Court.
The People of the State of California
send greeting to Oliver Devillers, de.
PENDANT.
You are hereby required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the Superior
for the county of Los Angeles, and to an
swer the complaint filed therein, within
ten days exclusive of the day OF service)
after the service on you of this summons
If served within this county; or, Ii
served elsewhere, within thirty days-or
judgment by default will be taken against
p pHa tc'o'0'nt 70 'ne prayer Oh SA'a '0n'
decree OF this Court for the foreclosure OF
Q certain mortgage described in the said
complaint, and executed by the said u.
Devtllers 10 O. Graxide. on the Sd day OF
October, 1870, to secure the payment of
day Of October. 1879, by o. Devillers. for
the sum OF $500 gold coin, with interest
at the rate Of ~ per cent per month from
date I'm til paid, and payable to the said
c. Grazide; that the premises conveyed
1
proceeds applied to the payment of $500
gold coin, with interest at the rate of N
per cent per month from October 3, 1876,
and for IL per cent as attorneys fees, as
provided for in said mortgage, and costs
o. suit; and in case such proceeds are
not sufficient 70 pay the same, then to OBJ
tain an execution against said defendant
for the balance remaining due; and also
that the defendant and all persons claim
ing by, through or under him, may be
barred aad fOreclOsed of all right, title.
claim, lien, equity of redemption and in
terest in and to said mortgaged premises
and for other and further relief.
Reference Is had to complaint for par
ttculars.
And you are hereby notified that If you
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant, as above required, the said plain.
tin will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
tho Superior Court of the State Of Cali
| TO. mia, in and for the county of Los Ange-
les, this 4th day of March, in the
year of our Lord ,one thousand eight hum
bred and eighty-one.
BY A. RlMPAU. Deputy.
Endorsed:
WALTER d. STEPHENSON,
m8-2m Attorney for Plaintiff.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
AVISO.

Por esta SO da aviso, que las contribu-
clones de la Cuidad de Los Angeles por
ell afo fiscal A. d. 1881 y 50, son debidas y
pagad eras, y seran delinquentes ell
PRIMER LUNES DE DICIEMBRE, 1881,
no ser que sean pagadas antes de d..
cha feGha un ctncO p0r ciento Is por
contri bucion.
70 estare en- mi oficina, No. Al Gale de
Spring, todas las dias, exceptuando los
domingos y dias festivas legales, de las
en- la mafiana, hasta las en- la tarde,
para recibir dichas contribuciones.
La ley tocante su collection sera es-
trictamente enforzada.
H. BURDICK,
Collector de Contribuciones.
Cuidad de Los Angeles. Setiembre le,
1881. sl6-2w-d&w
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-23
TAX NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that the city
taxes of the city of Los Angeles for the
fiscal year A. d. 1872 are now due and
payable and will besome delinquent on
THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER
(NEXT), A, d. 1881,
And that unless paid prior thereto, i've
per cent. Is per cent? will be added to the
amount thereof.
Twill be in my office, at No. AZ Spring
days and legal holidays, from O'CLOCK
A. M. until s o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of receiving said taxes, and the law
In regard to the collection thereof will
be strictly enforced.
H. BURDICK,
City Tax Collector.
Los Angeles City, Sept. l6, A. D. 1881.