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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30
PITH AND POINT.

The report comes from New York
that the dudes are taking to drinking
absinthe. Shl don't say a word; alb.
sinthe is said to be fatal in three years.
Rochester IN. ~ Express.
"A little hoy. disputing with his SIS
ter on some subject, exclaimed: sIt's
true; for ma says. so; and if ma says so,
it is SO, whether il is so or notr'
"A Boston school girl can not be
made to speak of overalls. She prefers to
call them super-omnes. Now let some
Of those wild Western sheets again
sneer at our culture, if they dare!-
Boston Transcript
"A man who paid plumber $500
for putting the water on every floor OF
his house, said when the kitchen chin.
ney caught fire the engine company did
the same job without charging him
cent Chicago Times.
An enthusiastic country exchange
remarks: "The hills and valleys are
carpeted with the verdant growing
crops" A neat idea. The CARPET
strictly speaking, is of the ingram va
riety Pittsburgh Telegraph.
--Ice-cream is now made from kao.
lin, white clay, sweetened with 0lu-
cose and favored with chemicals, and
yet, Notwithstanding all this extra
trouble, it is sold at the same price as
the old-fashioned kind. PhtLadeLphta
Nes0s.
-"My case is just here" said a
citizen to lawyer. 'The plaintiff will
swear that hit him. / will swear that
/ did not. Now what can you Fawyers
make out Of that If we 60 TO tridlP" "a
hundred dollars easy,n was the reply.
IN 7. Independent.
IA Word and Blowp'-First
Gent (Celt): .Ye met I'M at me broth
er's, the mimber, / thinkp" Second
Gent (Saxon): "Yes, but haven't any
favorable impression of Hmm fact
um--he struck LIE as a liar" First
Gent: ''Did he, thinp / hope ye hit IN
back, surr'-Puach
"A conundrum constructor, whose
name is unknown to fame, has found
out by experience the difference be-.
tween a sweetheart and a wife is almost
akin TO the difference between gold
headed cane and wart on your nose.
You carry the one around with YOU
because you like to and the other be-
cause you've got to.--M Y. CONNER
cidt Advertiser.
-An ambitious Burlington woman
ordered a new poke bonnet; MAKE
the, bonnet as big as the price" In
about q week a. hay wagon, having
scared all the street cars of the track
on Its way, halted and drew up in front
OF her house with thing on It SO much
bigger than the block thai the woman
couldn't keep 1t in town without paying
storage to the city.--BuYEiDgtoss HascAss
egs.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30

Miss Ada Parker is a girl Of
eighteen who lives on cotton plan,
tation two miles from Monroe, La. For
the last four years she has had exclusive
charge of the place, upon which hel
widowed mother. sister and two younger
brothers reside, supporting them all by
her own industry She Is her own over
seer, supervising all work done IN
persou.-N y. SIN
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30

"A schoolmistress of Yreka, CAL,
while on her way to school was attacked
by an infuriated steer. "She seized the
animal by the horns and held him until
help eafnen The next day she saw a
rat in the school-room, when she hasti.
" gathered her skirts about her, jump
ed up on desk, and yelled murder. a
raj has no horns for a woman to grab
hold NorYistoi0n Herald.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30

Felix, the man-milliner rival OF
Worth, made twenty-five visiting
dresses, twenty-five ball dresses, twenty
morning and i've o'clock dresses and
undresses too numerous to count, for
Miss Murphy, the California heiress,
who recently married Lord Wolse1ey, in
Eaglapd,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30

Beautiful flowers can be kept fresh
BY mixing little carbonate Of soda
with the water in which the flowers are
placed. Common saltpetre Is lkwise
used for the same purpose, - C1fcoqo
J5N1zM.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-08-30

--Aone-legged man of Talbot County,
Georgia, is attracting much attention at
Augusta, Ca, by his performances on
one foot. He walks wire rope, dances
jigs and hops a mile in thirteen min
u6es.---L Louisville Couxier-JonrBaE.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10

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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10

Los Angeles, CAL, June 2, 1888.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Notice of Application for City Deed.

Notice Is hereby given that application viii be
made to the Council Of the city Of Los Angeles az
the session Of the said Council to he held Satur-
day the 10th day Of June, A. D. 1885, for quit
claim deed from said city to W. J. Brodrick, Of
all that certain tract Of land situate. lying and
being In the city OF Los Angeles. county OF Los
Angeles, and State Of California, and described
as follows, to.wit: Commencing at q post at the
point Of intersection Of the north line Of road TO
San Gabriel. and running thence along said road
10 San Gabriel GA liz feet to the post Ii
the corner Of the lot Of L. j. Rose thence along
the same 313' Z rs feet to post In the south
ern corner Of said lot, thence 64f Is feet TO .
post In the eastern corner OF said lot,
thence N 313' W rs feet to the northern
corner Of said lot, point In the south
east line Of said road to San Gabriel; thence
along the same N 643' 7.1S chains to post,
thence south 6s' east All chains to post, from
which bears q rock 8 GAY W 7l1 links and a
mound Of earth with pits N o. ~ links, thence
S I5i' W 9. IL chains, thence 03s W "a links TO
stake, from which bears the Northern cornor OF
the bridge Of the San Diego road 40f W "a
said road to San Diego (N63' w 1I.03 chains to
the place of beginning, containing 1900 acres
Of land
Reference Is made to the abstract Of title, peti-
tion and map now on file In this office, and all
parties interested are hereby notified that they
are required to file their objections thereto on
or before the said 18th day Of June, 1888, the
time application for deed will be made as here
inbsfore stated.
Dated Los Angeles, June 7th, 1888.
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk Of the Council Of the city Of Los Angeles.
jns.td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.
In Superior Court, in and for Los
Angeles County. California.

In the matter Of the estate Of Ellen Hargitt.
deceased.
1t appearing to the Judge Of this Court, by the
petition this day presented and filed by Godfrey
Hargitt, administrator OF the estate Of Ellen
Harl lit, deceased. praying for an order Of sale
Of real estate to pay the debts outstanding
against the said deceased, and the debts, expenses
and charges Of administration, and that II Is
necessary to sell the whole, or some portion Of
the real estate for that purpose. II Is therefore
ordered by the said Judge Of said Court that all
persons interested in the estate Of said deceased
appear before the said Superior Court, on
Wednesday, the 18th day Of July, 1883, at 10
o'clock A. N. Of that day, at the Court room Of
said Court, at the Court house, in the city and
county Of Los Angeles. then and there to show
cause why an order should not be made and
granted to the said administrator to sell so much
of the real estate Of said deceased as shall be
necessary; and that copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week for at least four successive
weeks in the DAILY Los AssELEs HERALD news
paper printed and published in said dty and
county Of Los Angeles.
Dated June sth. lss3
We. HOWARD,
ino-4w Superior Judge.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Items of Interest,

Recent observations show that some
parts Of Greenland are slowly sinking.
Hungary has 2,976 producers Of silk,
who turned out S5. 900 pounds Of silk in
1851.
It Is proposed to connect Spain and
Cuba by wire via Bermuda and the
Azores.
The iewelry presented to the Duchess
Of Genoa on her recent marriage is valued
at 90, 200.
Mexico has 46 theatres. % bull rings,
9S cock pits, ITS large churches and
1000 small churches.
II has been estimated that the value
Of the products annually drawn from our
forests exceeds 81, ,000, GOO, 900.
II is estimated that the vineyards Of
Arkansas were damaged twenty per cent
by the recent wind and hail storm.
This country imports three-fourths OF
its wine by value; but q much larger
share than fourth by quantity is made
at home.
New York and Philadelphia produce
most Of the paper hangings used in this
country, much the larger share coming
from Gotham.
tits claimed that $50. .OOO. 900 was in
vested last year by English and Scotch
capitalists in the live stock business in
Wyoming and Texas.
The Premier Earl Of England, Lord
Shrewsbury, il reported to have organ.
lied hansom-cab establishment. and Of
the head Of his line Of cabs. takes his
place ON the stand at Trafalgar Square
A Russian traveller in the Maylay
Peninsula claims to have found in use
there the smallest scoin" in the world
II is minute wafer, made from the juice
Of tree. It's value is about the mil
lionth part Of sdollar.
The Brooklyn Eagle claims to have at
tanned, on the day Of the bridge open
ing, the greatest circulation ever reac , Cd
by an American journal. Over 250, ,O0o
copies of the paper were printed and sold
between morning and night, and the
presses were again set in motion to sup
I ply the demand.
In speaking Of the proposed attempts
Es.bn the part Of Mrs. Langtry to obtain q
divorce from her husband in New York,
Gen. Roger A. Pryor thinks she will
have to try some other State. He states
!. that New York is the most difficult State
An the Union wherein to obtain divorce,
{ and Rhode Island the easiest.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Notice of Intention.

Notice Is hereby given that il is the intention
Of the Council Of the city OF Los Angeles to estab-
iish the grade Of Poyxena street. as follows:
AT the place Of beginning Of Polyxena street.
on the north boundary Of Fourth street, the
grade on the west line of Polyxena street shall
be 500 feet above the Datum Plane; and on the
east line Of said street the grade shall be s5. "
feet above the Datum Plane; at point 40 feet
northerly along the center line OF PolyxenA
street. from the north boundary Of Fourth street,
the grade on the west boundary Of said street
shall be ~. 80 feet above the Datum Plane; at
point $50 feet northeriy along center line Of
Polyxena street, from north boundary Of Fourth
street, the grade OH the west boundary Of said
street shall he rs ~ feet, and on the east boun-
Diary 1877 feet above the Datum Plane; at a
point 400 feet northerly along the center line Of
Poiyxena street, the grade on the west boundary
Of the street shall be 72s0 feet, and on the east
boundary 7s.l1 feet above the Datum Plane; at
point on Third Street, where the line Of curb
ing on the south line Of Third street would inter-
sect the center line Of Polyxena street. the grade
shall be 6S. 10 feet above the Datum Plane.
All persons interested are hereby notified to
file their objections, II any they have, with the
Clerk OF the Council within ten days Of the date
Of the frst publication Of this notice.
By order Of the Council OF the city OF Los An
geles at its session OF June I'd, A. d. 1883.
w. VI, ROBINSON,
Clerk Of the Council Of the city Of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, June 4th, 1888 jn5-l0t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10

We, the undersigned, do hereby certify and do
clare thht we have formed a co-partnership for
the purpose Of buying, selling and dealing In
goods wares and merchandise under the firm
name and style OF PolasIi Brothers, IN the city
Of Los Angeles State Of California. That the
names In full OF all the members Of such partner
ship are as follows, to-wit: Isidor Polaski,
whom reside In said city oi Los Angeles.
In witness whereof We have hcreunto set our
hands and seals, this 22d day Of May, 1883.
SAMUEL POLASkI, L. 81
Is1DoR PoLAsKf. IL. 81
MYER L. P0LAsKI. IL. ST.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10

The people Of the State of California send greet.
Ing to:
Mary A. Lincoln. defendant
You are hereby required to appear In an action
brought against you by the above named plain
tlffs In the Superior Court Of the State OF Cali
fornia, In and for the county Of Los Angeles, and
to answer the complaint filed therein, within ten
days Exclusive Of the day Of service), after the
service on you Of this s.bmons--if served within
this county; or il served elsewhere within thirty
days--or judgment by default will be taken
against You according to the prayer Of said com
plant.
The said action is brought to obtain judgment
Of this Court, that the defendant may be re-
auired to set forth the nature OF her claim, and
that all adverse claims OF defendant may be de-
termined by decree OF this Court; that by said
decree it be declared and adjudged that defend
ant has no estate, or interest whatever In or Ia
said land and premises described In the com
plant, and that the title Of plaintiffs is good and
perfect; that the defendant be forever debarred
from asserting any claim whatever In or to said
land and premises adverse to the plaintiffs, and
for other futher and general relief and for costs
Of suit. Reference is had to complaint for par
ticulars
And you are hereby notified that L you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint as above
required, the said plaintiffs will cause your do
fault to be entered and will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the Su.
perior Court Of the State OF California. in and for
the county Of Los Angeles, this 25th day Of May,
In the year Of our Lord, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-three.
tsEALl A. w. POTTS, Clerk.
By A. RINPAu, Deplty
o. E. Thorn, Attorney for plaintiffs.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Proposals for Pipe Line.

Netice is hereby given that sealed proposals
will be received by the undersigned up to the
meeting OF the Council Of the city Of Los Angeles
Of June 9th, A. D., 1883, for the furnishing, and
laying, $50 feet more or less, Of 30-inch pipe, ex-
where the center Of the arroyo crosses the same
through the brick culvert crossing Sixth street.
and to the east line Of Charity street, where the
center line Of the arroyo finally leaves said
Charity street, and In accordance with plans and
specifications In the Office Of the City Surveyor
A certified check for $50 must accompany each
bid as surety that the bidder will enter into
cantract In conformity with his bid il the same
is accepted by the Council
The Council reserve the right to reject any and
all bids.
BY order OF the Council Of the city Of Los An
geles at its meeting Of June 2d. A. D.. 1888.
W. W. ROBINSON,
Clerk Of the Council Of the city Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, June 4, A. D., 1888 i55t
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
LEGAL
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate.
In the Superior Court OF the County
OF Los Angeles, State OF California.
IN he essate d j. pmttig. deceased.


Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an or
der OF the above entitled Court, made the thif-
ty first day q May, 1888 In the matter Of tho
above estate. the undersigned, administratrix
OF the estate ofJ. Bruttig, deceased, will sell at
public sale and auction TO the highest bidder for
cash, In gold coin OF tho United states, and sub.
ject 10 continuation by said Court, on or after
saturday, June SOth, 1883, between the hours OF
A. NJ. and sunset on that day. or the day TO
which said sale may be postponed, all the right,
title and interest Of said estate, and which taid
deceased had at the time Of his death, In and 70
all that certain lot, piece or parcel or traot OF
land situate, lying and being IN the county. Of
Los Angeles, Stnto Of California, and bounded
and described as follows, to wit;
lst. The undivided one half Of that certain
tract In the city and county Of Los Angeles Stats
Of California, on the west side OF Alameda street
and commencing at post In w line Of Alameda
street 85i links from the W rail Of the $. 7. X.
/ Co., and from which bears SW corner OF c.oss
| ing Of Alameda and Washington streets.
| 10. IS chains thence running along linc o
| Alameda street y y 3.35t chains. TO stake tn
| NE corner Of the Vaughn tract, thence N s2b
Ii. .04 chains TO post, thence J. 80 Es36A chain
TO land OF Leahy, thence s2i' Il i4.9o chains Il
place Of beginning.
End. Also all those certain lots, or parcels o
land situate, lying and being In the county o
Santa Clara, State OF California, known and de
scribed as follows, to-wit: Lot No. three (3) Ii
block No. five (6), and the west one-half Of 10
No. four (4l, In block No. five 10y Of the lands Q
the East San Jose Homestead Association, &C
corling TO ike map and survey Of said lands
made by A I. Heinman, Surveyor, May slsi
and June 7th, 1869, and which map is now O.
file 10 the Recorders office In said county.
Said sale will be made in front Of the Courl
house in the city and county oi Los Angeles.
BARBARA BRUrTIG,
Administrators II said estate.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Notice for Publication Of Time for
Proving Will, Etc.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, L. In the Superior
COUNTY OF Los AsaELEs Court
In the matter Of IKE Estate Of Friedrich schim-
mel, deceased.
Pursuant to an order Of this Court, made this
day, notice Is hereby given that Thursday, the
l4th day ,of June, 1888, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Of said day, at the Court Room Of this Court, al
the Court House, in the city Of Los Angeles, in
said county Of los Angeles, has been appointed
for hearing the application OF Sofe schimInel,
praying that document now on file In this Court
purporting to be copy Of the last VIII and Tes-
lament Of Friedrich 5chimmel, deceased, and the
probate thereof in foreign country, duly
authenticated, be admitted to Probate, and that
letters testamentary be issued thereon to said
Soie Schimmel, at which time and place all per
sons interested therein may appear ana contest
the same
Dated June 1st, 1888.
jun2.td A. w. POTTS. Clerk Of said Court.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Adjudication of Insolvency.
SEC. 9. ACT OF APRIL Ia. 1880.
In the Superior Court of the County Of
Los Angeles, State Of California.
In the Mattor Of George D. Gannoway. an fnsolv-
ent Debtor. :

ent Debtor.
George d. Gannoway having filed in this Court
his petition, schedule and inventory In insolven-
cy. from which 1t appears that he is an insolvent
debtor the said George D. GannowAy is hereby
declared to be insolvent The Sheriff Of the
county Of Los Angeles Is hereby directed 10 take
possession Of all the estate, real and personal, Of
the aid George D. Gannoway. insolvent debtor,
except such as may be BY law exempt from exc
account. and papers, and to keep tho same safely
until the appointment OF an assignee Of his Is.
tate. AL persons arc forbidden TO pay any
dsbts to the said insoivent, or 70 deliver any
property belonging to such insolvent, to him, OF
10 any pcrson, firm, corporation or association
for his use; and the said debtor Il hereby forbid
den 10 transfer or deliver any property, until the
further order Of this Court, except a. herein or
dered.
IL is further ordered. that all the creditors Of
said debtor be and appear Before the Honorable
volney Z. Howard, Judge Of the Superior Court
Of the county Of Los Angeles, In open Court, at
tho Courtroom Of said Court, In the county Of
Los Angeles. on the 18th day Of June, 1883, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, OF that day. to prove their debts
and choose one or more assignees OF the estate OF
said debtor.
Ii is further ordered, that the order be pub
lished in tho Los Angeles Daily HERALD, q news
paper Of general circulation, published in the
county oil Los Angeles as often as the said paper
Is published before the said day set for the meet
ing Of creditors
And il Is further ordered, that. In the mean
time, all proceedings against the said insolvent
be stayed
Judge Of the Superior Court
Dated May l4th, 1SsS. mlstd
Jno. G. Morgan, Theodore Lynill, Attorneys
for lnsolvent
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
NOTICE

Ia hereby given to all the stockholders Of
THE Sanchez and soledad Gold and Silver Min
ing Company Consolidated" that meeting Of the
tockholders Of said company will be held at the
Offices Of the said company, room s, Wilcox
Block. Los Angeles city, on Tuesday, the 7th day
Of August, 1855, at o'clock P. N. Of said day, at
which meeting will be submitted to the said
stockholders Of said company for their consider
alton and action proposal to increase the capi-
tai stock Of sAid company from 500. 900 TO three
millions Of dollars, and the number Of shares Of
said company from 200, 900 to three hundred
thousand shares at par value Of ten dollars per
share JAMES NOEL, President.
Ira W. FEIr. Secretary.
May 26th. 1873. m29 2nos
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
4 Fine Year for Colts
Texas siftings.l

Mules sometimes live to an advanced
age in Texas, but horses are never al
lowed to exceed the age of eight years.
An eighteen. year-old horse sells better
than one Of more advanced years. The
owner Of horse would not tell lie, but
he files the horses teeth and lets the an.
imaI lie about its age with its own mouth.
Mr.. O'Shea, o lately arrived immigrant,
was ignorant Of these facts when he
came into Austin from his farm last week
to buy a horse. :.
s.Did You find horse to suit you.'
said his friend Major Bryan.
ssI'm after lookin' at 40 foine horses al
last, but didn't find wan that shooted
me. Yez must have had foine saysor
for colts here about eight years ago."
"How is that, Mr.. O'Shea?"
"Well, livery baste l saw was just
eight years av age.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Notice to Creditors.
Estate q william Blewett, deceased

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned.
Administratrix OF the estate Of William Blewett,
deceased, to the creditors Of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publication Of this mo-
fice, to Albert Brown, on Main street, Los An
geles city, In the said county of Los Angeles.
ELIZABETH BLEwETT,
Administrative Of the Estate Of W. Blewett, de-
ceased.
Dated at Los Angeles, May IA, 1858
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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Notice to stockholders.

meeting Of the Stockholders Of the saI
Gabriel Wine Co. will be held ut the Office Of the
Company, at San Gabriel, Cal, on May 81, 1883
at Ii O'Clock A. NJ, to consider the matter OF In
creasing the capital stock Of said Company from
s250, 900 to s500, 900. to be divided into 6,00t
shares Of 500 par value each. By order Of the
Board OF Directors. j. DE BARfH SHORE.
President San Gabriel Wine Co.
T. W. wooD, Secretary San Gabriel Wine Co.
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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-10
Notice of Dissolution Of Partner
ship.

The partnership heretofore existing kbetweer
the undersigned. under the firm name Of FRANKIE
& Hellman, In Wilmington, Los Angeles county
w. Heliman will continue the business in hi
own name and all debts due TO and from said
Arm, from the 7th day Of January. 1888, TO date
are TO be paid to and by said James W. Hellman
WIN. FRANKEL-
JAMES W. HELLMAN.
Witness: j. r. C.. JOHNSON.
Wilmington, Cal, May 10. 1858. MO 4w