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Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-11

FIRST street, Recommend tnat the lily
Attorney be instructed to take the
proper steps to eject said parties and
recover possession of said lands, So
ordered.
Recommend that petition of Juan
Jose Miranda for quit-claim deed be
granted. Approved.
Also, that petition of Chas. J. Fox
and others for quit claim deed be granted,
Approved.
Also, that petition Of Benz. Rebbeck
for deed be granted. Approved.
Bid Of Thomas Copley, for gradine
Fort street at 80 cents per foot or 81. 9t
per lineal foot. Referred to Board Of
Public Works.
PETITIONS, coMMuNIcATIoNs, ETC.
Petition of C. White and other prop
erty owners, asking that certain grade
be fixed for Olive street, and that the
petitioners be allowed to grade in front
of their own property. Granted.
Notice Of intention for the grading
of Olive street. Adopted.
Petition Of A.. Vignolo and R. s,
Baker and others, asking that Los An
geles be opened from Seventh stree
north to First street. Referred to Board
of Public Works.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-11
"The Golden West"

Los Angeles, March 9th.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-11
Council Proceedings.

Council met in regular session last
evening, President Moran in the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01

The whole Of this boundary, from
Michigan 10 Alaska. has been distinct
IL marked BY the British and American
Commissioners; and some interesting
details have been published Of the way
in which this difficult task Was accom-
plished. The boundary Is marked BY
stone cairns, iron pillars, wood pillars,
earth mounds and timber posts. These
structures vary from five feet in height
10 fifteen feet, and there are 365 Of them
between the Lake Of the Woods and the
base Of the Rocky Mountains. That
portion of the boundary which lies east
and west q the Red River Valley Il
marked By cast-iron pillars o even mile
intervals. The British place one every
two miles, and the United States one
between each British post The pillars
are hollow ironcastings, and upon the
opposite faces are cast, In letters two
inches high, the inscription, "C0nven-
ton 81 London" and " October 20.
1873"
The average weight Of each pillar
when completed y eighty-iive pounds.
With regard 70 the wooden posts, the
Indians frequently cut them down for
fuel. and nothing but iron will last very
long. Where the line crosses lakes,
mountains Of stone have been built. the
bases being in some places eighteen feet
under water. and the tops projecting
some eight feet above the surface Of the
lake nc high-watcr mark. In forests.
the line i marked BY telling the timber
. rod wide and clearing away the un-
dcrhrlSh. AZ might well be imagined.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01

John Fl. Kelly. Of Brighton, gives the
following story Of recent adventure:
\ 1 have q farm Of open and wood land
in the township Of Ditton, Canada. and
20 there occasionally % look after my
interests. During the early part Of last
week was there and went out alone on
snow-shoes prospecting. with the inten-
ton Of buying some lumber heard
something ristling through the bushes
and saw man with dog following q
large deer. Seeing that the three were
pretty well used up joined in the chase.
until both man. dog and myself got
tired and gave up in disgust. NY new
ly-formed acquaintance was . French
Canadian. wood-chopper. and. like
myself. had nothing but an Ak.
1.-THE snow was deep. 80 we hunted
around for resting place and soon dis
covered log some twenty feet long and
about four feet through. AT about the
middle Of the log We observed dry
spot. and on going there saw there was
q large knot hole. We sat down, but
had been there but few minutes when
we heard . snoring. which alarmed us.
We then went 20 the large end of the
log and saw bear-tracks. and I con-
cluded that there was bear inside.
Said 1: NV friend. just 20 20 the knot
hole and pound with your Ak, and / will
wait here till he comes out. when i will
slug him in the head This the Cana
dian did. and the bear came out. I
made clip At him with the Ak. and
missed him. He got on his feet and
sprang Al me. knocking me down--sce
the marks Of his claws on my legs and
feet. NV Canadian friend Il this mo
ment came to my rescue and split the
brute's skull in two. We then liz some
wood and smoked out these two cubs
(pointing 70 couple 81 MANTLE cubs).
! kept them and gave my friend the
mother. whose skin was Of more value
% him than the cubs
These young ones Mr.. Kelly israising,
or trying % raise. as mother would :
child, the nursery bottle being used for
their sustenance. BOSTON Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01

Percy was out in the orchard picking
az appics. They were summer applcs
yellow, crisp and 80 ripe that thcv
would crack open lust ~ easy. And
some 81 them had grown 80 fast and 50
freshly after the late showers. that they
were full IL water II the core. Fine.
Juicy apples and 4 clear. bright morn
ing are enough 10 make any little eirl
happy. No wonder Peggy sang. And
Peggy could sing very wen. indeed
She hal never been taught. but that
didn't seem 20 make any difference.
she began 10 sing even before shc could
talk sort q pleasant little humminc.
that would make her grandma sav.
she will make cheerful womanr'
But Peggy was getting % Be quite a
Young lady: and IN the morning when
our story opens. she was singing rayly
pretty little song she had learned Al
school. The happier she became the
louder she sang: and her voice rang
out through the sunny orchard until the
shadows 81 the leaves on the grass
actually seemed 10 dance about with
pleasure. and chase each other, first this
way and then that. sometimes hitting 4
golden apple. sometimes darkening the
rose n ! clover-head. sometimes max
ing little mask On peggv's upfurncd
face. almost ~ 4 they would like u ki<s
her white forehead. suppose X was
the breeze sweeping softly among the
branches that made thc shadows dance
20. but Il seemed ~ II thew danced "a
Pegrv's singing. she had nearly filed
her La1kcf .,I -. .h....< II, ,.t..L -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01


THE ROMANCE or THE CARPET.
na~kine NJ peace tn she warm spring sun.
south iiIIl smiled upon Huntingdon.
m ' - sss s s sss a. s az "a a. s.u,
And she sunlight CLEANED where the restless
Kissed she fragrant bloom. on The apple
4 r. IL stood Win Ca csrr,sFe~iip II hand "'''
And N laughed q he doSed ii. eob-saIled
Apdshe ssboins folds o. the carpet smose:
And sl.c smiled a. rhe LEANED on her busy mon.
And she said she would sslI him when q stop
30 he pounded away IN the dinnerbcn
Gave hin . istie breathing spoil.
nus " sighed when the kitchen clock struck
And she -aid the carpet wasn't done.
nun he lovingly put in his biggest ticks.
And pounded lake mad tili the clock struck
-
And >he fals. N dubious kind or way.
That she guessed he could nnish Il up next
day.
Then ali that day. and the NEXT day. too.
The fsix< from the dIrtlc~s carpet hew.
Ana ssd sys IA. lo q. =: !, ey y: 81.
Ass s cam: 4: ss az: ;ss
Ana ~ neIrhbors laughed . The sireless
ana ~ rae 49, Swallowed with clouds q
Giocm;
TIL a ,asi, one cherries winter day.
he Kicked - the carpet and siid away
over sas fence s .;!. down s. ne street.
And never ar.in ne morning sun
As9 ssa =! H n e:s en-. :a, Vim y.yp:
Year twice twenty M come and passed.
Ana the carpet traycd in the autumn blast
sss ~ ZEN sss ts ss. sshs ,5g n ss
over shc fence = rrsy-haired man
Cautiously c'im. CLONE, elem, einm. clamb.
IN found him stick IN che old wood-pile
Ana he gathered 4 up viii sad, grim smile.
A flush passed over biz face forion
A. he gszed ~ the carpet tattcrcd and torn.
And ~ n, \ most rcroundins whack,
Till The startled air gave his echoes back.
And out Of me window white face LEANED.
And paisiet hand the pale face screened.
She knew his face. she gaspcd and sighed:
IA liFtlf more On The under side"
Rirht down on the ground his stick he
throwcd.
ana NJ shIxercd and said: "well am
rinrtd.~
And ~ turned away with a heart full sore.
And nt lever was seen not none no more.
burlington H1tci<W.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01


George Augustus sala. rsputed % =
the best alker-dinncr speaker II En-
gland. II . speech q tko thirty-sIxth
annual festival IN aid o. tho Royal Gen
eral Theatrical Fund said:
have somewhere read that ~ Illus.
most fluent rhctorician, once remarked
that he considered a after-dinner
speech 70 Be ono q the most arduous
and difficult flights d oratory lmagin-
able, inasmuch - Il was, - . general
rule, about nothing q Al. laugh
Bowling. with due dclcrenco 20 this
dictnm. may q the same time Be per-
mitfcd 70 express my own humble opin-
ion that the art 81 specch-making. un-
der All and any circumstances. = . most
painful and di0icuIf one 20 all those,
Al least who have not been born or
ators, n BIutus, and = the majority q
Irishmen are. naughter.] Speaking
for myself. I can, In al seriousness and
sincerity. say that. whether the speech
which 1 have had TO deliver has been
pcrpetrafed after dinner or before din
ner, or. - has frequently happened in
the earlier stages Of ones career, with
out any prospect WITHIN messursp,e dis-
lance "a dinnerat Al IIau&nterl' !! nave
never begun my exoroium wltnout
experiencing sensation q nervous
terror; have never pursued any argu-
ment without undergoing mental ana
bodily anguish; 1 have never con.
Guided my Peroraf1on--ans piisSiu1
word, e should De - soothing % me
speaker and bis hearers - "tnsS
blessed word 1lesoPotamia laugh
teri have never brought my 90
servat'ons % close without 2 ieellng
o. positive exultat1on' mere sze
good many ways o. preparing {ourscn
ior the utterance q speech ~ pun
nc. 1ou may learn y Dy heart ana
repeat y over and over again IN the
solitude q your own study. the serv-
ants IN the lower regions thinking that
you are qnarreling with your wiie, o.
that yea nave gone msa laugnerJ; %
you may reclte ~ ~ the m'oaie q
Hampstead Heath, p tne admiration q
me uistan. oonkey-ooys anu tns some-
what suspicious PerPlexity q tne park
keepers. who are not quite certain a
70 whether they ought 20 take you INTO
custody TOR preaching ~ inc open
AR lIaughfcrj; Or you may run down
py an early tram p nrignton, ana
spout Your speech % tne 80 80
waves until u Is time % run pack g
town % assume tne sable iivery q
so-caiied evening dress ana 70 SUI
render yoursei % ne anamant'ne
chains ana penal nres q , pubic dinner
6reat laughter Ion are ietter per-
feet 10 your speech about Inc ume wnen
me soup " being served lou are nov
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-06-01

"Have you estimated the rainfall Of
the last twenty-four hoursr" asked one
citizen Of another. = they met in front
Of the City Hall yesterday.
Eyes. sir, ! have
whats the figurcs?"
why, sir. If I get eyes on him Ill
knock him ten feet! A man who'll de-
liberatcly appropriate four-dollar UNI
brclla and leave il owner 10 walk .
mile in : pouring storm ought 10 receive
no mercy. Ten feet Is the figure, sir
exactly ten feet. not including : chill
and sore throat. 49, efrol Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23

There is no occasion for misunderstanding
and no excuse for mis.statng the facts relative
to the msndamus suit in the Brattleboro and
bennington railroad case. We publish the
petition elsewhere, emitting the formal parts
and the detailed proceedings of the town
meetings, that our readers may see it is a
straightforward document. 1t does not con-
tain paragraph, line or word that casts any
reflection on the resembling voters or the com
missioners. 1t says of the latter that they
neglected to make said subscription as direct
ed by the vote Of the town and as was their
duty under their appointment This aver
ment is manifestly necessary in order to raise
the question of law for the supreme court as
to the effect of the resembling vote, and
whether the commissioners were thereby alb
solved from their duty to make the subscrip-
ton.
The whole theory of the petition and of all
our citizens who are in favor of the town be-
ing bonded is that when the vote of Februa-
ry Sd had been supplemented by the assent
of the majority of the taxpayers in number
and amount of grand list, the town became
bound to make the subscription and the vote
to rescind was entirely Intellectual to release
it from its obligation. On the other hand
those who are opposed to bonding hold that
the resembling vote rendered the former one
and the assent of the taxpayers entirely nu-
gatory and absolved the town from its duty
to subscribe.
Whatever may have been the private judg-
ment of the commissioners, like prudent men
they declined to make the subscription in the
face of the resembling votes, and took the
advice of eminent counsel, whose opinions
we have heretofore published. The sub
stance of these opinions was, that in the
present attitude of the town, the commission
ers were not warranted in making the sub
scription, and that the question of the towns
liability and the commissioners duty should
be submitted to the supreme court by petit
ton for mandamus.
We understand the commissioners desired
that this petition shonld be brought and that
there is no controversy about the facts, which
are almost wholly matters of record. All
parties interested await the decision of the
supreme court on the petition, as pure mat
ter of law, and when that decision is an
nounced we have no doubt that it will be
gracefully obeyed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23

strengthen and extend the reform, not to
weaken or embarrass it. One change which
he has recently made provides that no person
while under enlistment in the army or navy
shall be examined for the civil service. An.
other provides that no person having failed
at one examination shall within six months
be admitted to another without the consent
Of the commission A third declares that
competitive examinations for promotion shall
be introduced so far as they may be deemed
useful But, by far the most important
change is in the eighth rule, by which the
appointing power in every department and
office to which the rules apply is distinctly
prohibited from making any discrimination
in selections for appointments by reason of
any political or religious opinion or afliliaton.
There was this loop hole as the rules stood be-
fore this amendment was made -Four persons
were to be certified in each case by the exam
lining board as qualified for appointment, but
there was nothing to prevent the appointing
power from discriminating between the names
thus certified on the ground of religious or
political prejudice. Upon this possibility the
the President has closed the door, and the
new provision takes its place with the others
as one which, if violated, constitutes good
cause for the removal of an executive officer
Mr.. Dorman b. Eaton of the commission is
reported as pronouncing the amendment "the
most emphatic assertion yet made of the
spirit of true reform, and as having signif-
canoe beyond what can be attached to any
single provision in any civil service rule ever
before adopted"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23

Savings bank, has sold the Robinson for,, Z.
Readsboro to James Upton Of Whitipgboru
for 1900 e''w
Albert T.. Gates has bought Of os,..
Fowler an undivided half Of the place in IA.
village, formerly owned by the late D.sI.,
Fowler for $3.50. Having previously bonab,
the other undivided half, Mr.. Gates now o1,ss
the whole premises "'
George II. Warren with his farpilv b..
recently spent a week with his father baa
l.. A. Warren, but has gone to Bridoeno,,
o., to engage in the cutlery business ~
has obtained patent for an improved ca,s
ing knife and fork and engages in busina,.
with his father in law. j. w. Gardner fo,..
erly Of Shelburne Falls, with very enconrsa
ing prospects.
Farmers in this hill country canno, ,.
pect to successfully compete with those in ~
Connecticut valley or on the western prairios
but there are many valuable farms in nj,
section and among them that Of II NJ Rob
erts, formerly owned by his brother. the a.
James Roberts. It contains nearly 200 sa rso
Of excellent land, and Mr.. Roberts tool l.,
the past season, 100 loads Of good hay. rail-.
ed 600 bushels of potatoes, over POO Of corn
75 each Of barley, oats and carrots. 10 N
beots, and other vegetables in less auaptities,
and has upon the farm over 30 head of cai,lo
Right farming pays, aud with railroad faoi
ties surplus products would find a ready ma,
ket
The Jacksonville and Readsboro r;r..
played game of base ball at Readsboro M
Wednesday, the Jacksonvilles scoring y. ,ba
Readsboros s. at the end Of the 9TH inning
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23
bum nIRrNtOu.

The public examination of common school
teachers for this town will be on Saturday,
Nov. 9th, beginning at O'Clock in the fore
noon.
Although the church in this place is
without pastor, religious services including
the Sunday school, have been held each Sun
day, and will be continued for the present
with the hope that some minister may be
found soon to supply the vacant pulpit Pos
sibly there may be preaching next Sunday.
The committee are now hopeful of securing
preacher for the first Sunday in December.
-Maude Meredith'sle letter about the mound.
builders of the Mississippi valley, printed in
the last PHGSIE, is well written and quite in.
terestng. We have recently seen in the pos.
sion of a citizen of this town, lately returned
from the west, part of human skull and
teeth taken from a mound in the state where
the lady resides. In regard to the time when
the mound-builders were living in America
I. W. Higginson states one or two facts
worth remembering 1t is known that the
mound. builders dug for copper in the mines
near Lake Superior. mass of copper
weighing nearly six tons was found a few
years ago in one of their mines long since de-
serted, which was to be raised from the bot
tom of the pit to the surface above, q dis
lance of nearly 80 feet It had been raised
few feet and supported on logs now decay
ed. The stone and copper tools used by the
miners were found lying near the place
where the men had worked. At the mouth
of this mine are trees 400 years old. growing
on the earth thrown out of it in digging the
ore. On a mound in Ohio there are trees 500
years old. The mounds are older than the
trees therefore this mysterious race may
have built these great works more than one
thousand years ago. D.LM.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23
Jamaica.

Hon H. II. Wheeler has been holdipo
court in New York for the past two weeks
and is not expected home till Thanksgiving
VIM. B. Johnson's new house is nearlv
done, and We understand it is for sale AT a
fair price, Offering a rare bargain to any one
desiring a fine residence in our quiet village
Hon +. l.. Waterman has Just added N
the front Of his house fine verandah, which
is an ornament to the building and a credilto
the builder, VIM. b. johnson.
--Arad r. Wood started for Nebraska last
Monday. Success to him in his new home.
The general inquiry at our post.office the
past week has been, Where is our PHpy1ryv
Reason THE PHGNI1 failed to arrive here
last week, for the first time in many years h
the great disappointment of its many sub.
scribers here
THE PHHSIx regrets-more, we are sure than its
readers possibly can-that by any oversight Or mis-
carriage the Jamaica bundle Of papers failed to nut in
an appearance last week. We printed large number
Of extra copies Of that issue, and believed We Ind
many more than enough to supply any demand tbat
might be made; but when Monday morning came We
had not copy left, and since then we have had cs
for some 200 copies that we could not supply W.
did not learn until Tuesday that the bundle was miss
lug. We thank Jamaica friends for their flrbar
ance and assure them that we will try 10 have this the
only slip IN 90 years.-EDl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23
Pugney.

Union thanksgiving service At the Meth.
odist church at II A. NJ, next Thursday. Al
are cordially invited
A project for a roller skating rink in Lew
ISIS hall is under consideration and will prob.
ably be put through.
The lecture on william the Silent. Civ.
en- here last Friday evening by Rev. A. b.
Dascomb of Bellaws Falls, was most enter
tanning and instructive The resistance Of
the Low Countries, or Netherlands under the
leadership of Prince William of Orange, to
Philip H. Of Spain in his effort to bring all
his subjects into the Roman Catholic faith,
was described, and the patriotism and tole-
rance of William contrasted with the bigotry
and intolerance of both the Protestants and
Catholics of those days.
Miss Addie Bdwel will give a public
reading at the Congregational church next
Tuesday evening.
Over 100 gray squirrels have been killed
in this vicinity within a week by local sports
man. month or two ago very few were TO
be found
j. C. Bolster has completely renovated his
dwelling, inside and out improving it both
in looks and convenience. W.
Next Sunday the Rev Mr.. Parsons will
preach on THE Demands of Our Age"-a ser
mon appropriate to thanksgiving In the
evening he will repeat his sermon, Lessons
from Husking Parties, at East Putney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-23
MINOR NOTES.

Anna Dickinson has given up Shakespeare
and will return to the lecture field. It is said
that she will take the stump next year in be.
half of a national labor ticket.
Halett Kilbourn, the member of the Wash
ington real estate ring who refused to testify
before House committee and was i'm prison
ed by ex-Sergeant,at-Arm Thompson, will
not get his $50, 600 at once. The verdict is
set aside as excessive. as was the first award
Of 100000.
The discourse by Rev. Dr. Samuel G.
Brown, commemorative of the late Hon.
George p Marsh Minister to Italy, delivered
at Dartmouth and at the University of Yer
mont last June, has been printed by the Free
Press Association of Burlington, at the ex-
pense of Hon. Frederick Billings of Wood
stock 1t is comprised in pamphlet of 40
octave pages, on heavy laid paper, with broad
margins, and is as handsome and creditable a
piece of trst-class letter press work as we
have recently seen.
The Boston public school committee have
reported in favor of introducing industrial
training generally in the schools.
Col. N. t. Colby of the pension office has
been transferred to New York as supervising
special examiner of the district embracing
Vermont, part of New York and part of
Massachusetts,.
Karl Wilhelm Siemens, the well-known
scientist civil engineer and electrician, died
in London on Tuesday goth inst, of rupture
Of the heart caused by fall some ten days
since.
Admiral Porter in his annual report sharp
ly critioises the style of war vessels now be-
ing constructed, and shows that our coast de-
fences would be practically worthless in case
of war with any other power.
The chief of the government secret ser
vice says that the only dangerous counterfeit
coin put out during the past year was copy
of the standard dollar, which was almost
identical with the genuine in weight, ring
and appearance.
On account of the abuse of their priyil.
eyes, the proprietors of Young's hotel Bos-
ton, have refused to accept any further pat
ronage from the present Democratic govern
ment of that city.
Boston has negro judge in the person of
George l.. Ruffn, Esq, whom Gov. Butler
nominated to be justice of the Charlestown
district court on the day after the election,
and whom the executive council has now con
trmed. Mr.. Ruffin is a man of ability aud
his appointment gives general satisfaction.
A citizens municipal ticket has been nom.
mated in Boston, with Gen. A. p. Martin, a
moderate and reputable Democrat at its head
This ticket promises TO overthrow the pres
emit corrupt and Objectionable city admins
tration,