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A Few YerhaI Irrnrs.

The following examples of the more com.
mon errors in the use of words are taken
Ayres:
Accord. for give; as "the information
was accorded him."
Aggravate, for ~irritate; to aggravate is to
make worse.
Allude to, for refer to or mention.
AS, Tor that; mot as l know" for mo,
that l know"
Avocation, for vocation; a mans voeation
is his business; avocations are things tbat
occupy him incidentally.
Balance, for rest or remainder.
Character, for reputation; one NAV have
a good reputation, but a bad character. and
the two words should never be con-
founded.
Dangerous, for in danger; a sick man is
sometimes most absurdly said 10 be danger
Gus, when it is only meant that the pOor
fellow is himselfin danger-a very different
thing.
Demean for debase, disgrace, or humble.
To demean ones self is merely to behave
ones self, whether i'll or well.
Dirt, for earth or loan.
Donate, for give.
Execute, for hang, as appliedto the Grim
nal. 1t is the sentence, not the man, that
is executed.
Healthy, for wholesome; an onion plant
may be healthy, but when you pick anton
there is no more healthiness or unhealthi-
ness to that, although itmay or may not be
wholesome as an article of food.
lily, for i'll.
Inaugurate, for begin.
Kids, for kid gloves.
Learn, for teach.
Liable. for likely or apt.
Loan, for lend.
Pants, for pantaloons, or better sdlD
trousers.
Partake, for eat.
Plenty as an adjective, where plentiful is
meant.
Real for very; as real nice" real pretty.
Reside, for live; residence, for house.
Retire, for go TO bed.
Seldom, or ever, for seldom if ever, or
seldom or never.
Some, for somewhat: she is some better
to-day"
Stop, for stay; "where are you stopping
This is one Of the vilest Of Criticisms.
Summons (the noun), for dhe |
verb.
Those kind Of apples, for that kind.
Tnnspire, for occur.
Vulgar, for immodest or Indecent.
Without, for unless.
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Tn eParrOt that Called Out .Mertar.o

IN efarrOt that Called Ont "Mertar.o
Opposite the residence of Polls owner
there was some buildings in course Of
erection, and the men at the top of the
scaffold were in the habit of calling to
those below for such material as they want
ed, "More brick, More mortar, aud so
on.
In a very short time Polly had these terms.
by heart, as well as the gruff tones in which
they were uttered. No sooner did the
Irish laborer relieve himself Of q lead than
the everlasting cry, More mortarl" as
sailed his ears. He bore it with exemplary
patience till the mortar baord at the ton Of
the scoffold was piled, but again the order
for "mortar-more mortarin was given
Then, to the delight of the parrots master.
who was standing by, the man flung down
his hod' and making a speaking trumnet Of
his hands, bawled to the bucklayer above:
Is 1t mor-r-ter mad that ye are? Sure q
man may have as many legs as a centerpig
t%centipede) to wait on the likes o. veal"
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BAD, BAD, BAD BLOOD.

some blood bad because it S poor and weak. Some is had bac.rs.
It contains impurities. Some men have such bad blood tbs, - -HSI
" oOeS not poison the mosquitoes who come to bite them.
Blood which has not enough iron in it is always unsatssctorv H. 80
o IN Whose VEINS 1t crculates cannot be said to enjoy good health. -
Inc efforts G expert chemists to produce a prepsr56on q 80 ubab
can be assimlated with the blood have resulted in that nersa+ ena~n.C
WmCn Is IN important part OF Browns Iron Bhters. II is The onIv m
the desired good. WIG ~oomphshS
WEAK, poor, thin blood may be made rich and stroDe and inDure
iron Bitter. "0n Meucne' D''~HS
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Catarrh and Hay Fever-For twenty
years l was a sufferer from Catarrh Of the
head and throat 10 a very aggravated form
and during the summer witt hav fever 4
procured a bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm and
after a few applications received decided
peneht-was cured by one bottle. Have
had DO return of the compl int. CHAR
LoTrE PARKER, Waverly, N. Y. price 90
cents per bottle.)
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What We Ought TO DO.

A wise man being asked what boys should
learn answered; What they ought to do
when they come to be men," They as well
as men should learn that Aliens Iron Tonic
Bltters purifes the blood, assimilates food
and cures dyspepsia. All genuiRe bear the
signature ofJ. p. Allen, 81. Paul, MINI,
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BURNS AND oALDs." III you are so un-
fortunate as 70 %iniure yourself in this way,
We oan suggest a remedy that will soon re.
heve You ofal pain and quickly heal the
woundi It cost but twenty-five cents and is
Pain Killer.
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have taken Swit's Specific Is. s. 81 for
Rheumatism, and found perfect relief. It
u The best tonic and Blood Remedy known
To science. ID. p. Hill, Attorney at Law,
Atlanta, ga.
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Iue glory OF a man Is his Strength. m
sou are weakened down through excessive
study, or by early indiscertions, Aliens
BRAIN Food will permanently restore ali
lost Vigor, and strengthen all the muscles
OF BlaiA and Body. 81; 6 for SAT drug
glsts or by mail from ]. II. Ailel. 3i5.
First ave, N. Y.
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Rev w. h. Smith. Grafton. Mass. says,
! have derived benefit from asing Browns
lron hitters Tor a low state of blood"
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-hpguuf AteA Quick complete cure. all annoy.
iAa kidney and Urinary Diseases. 81.
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An invaluable strengthened for the nerves.
muscles and digestive organs, producing
strength and appetite, is Browns Iron Bltters,
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Hattie olms:ed, aged IS, ma.-ied Henry
fhiilpa ssventy-hve, at Greig, Lewis ooun-
", New York.
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A saloon was recently burglarlzed in Min.
neaPolis TO the amount ofSi3.
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Mrs. Caroline Fossum of ManchesteI
died recently aged ninety.three years.
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A street railway company has been or.
ganized in Wabasha, with $1O,0 900 capital.
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~ 1880 81 eoAF hrosdaaI nooaAss" were in.
eeAtep4l md thalr success - 4 cure for Oolda
QoashA.Asthma and hr0nohihs hsS bssn unparalleled.
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Real estate valuation OF the city OF Austin
$780, lS; personal property, $233, 500.
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SKINNY MEH-sWels' Health Remover" restor
health and ugor. sures dyspepsia. Impotence. 81
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s~traighten your boots & shoes with Lyons
fatsnt Heel Stitfeners, aud wear the m again
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ELLE -ROuGu On CoRNs"-lbc. Ask for il
coinplotn. permanent cure. Corns. warts, bunions,
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Our home treatment positively cures all
diseases cost small; write for psmphlet-
Home Health Co., Minneapolis Mimi
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$4,000 would not purchase from me
What Swiits Specific IS. S. 81 has effected
ia my case. 1t has cured me of Malarial
hneumausm. Archie Thomas, Springfield,
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=, ~ V".Nf ~ uas UUTtu me OF MHIHTIAT
hneumausm Archie Thomas, Springfield,
fIre Cod Liver on made tom selert.a u...
Yort n fsnpIei hy cAswELL. HAZARD 4 Co, New
s w absolutely pure aud sweet. Patients W.
hsee once taken II prefer IL to an others PbTsd.f.nnoo
market. ~ VI tue other oils in
"a happed Hands, Pace, Pimples, and rongh
- sutel Dy using JUNIPER TAR SoAP- mads 3.
CAsWKLLs HAZARD 4 Co, New York ' m@os Dy
New York county doctors are in the midst
of code war.
ROUGH IN RATs@-Cears out rats, mice. die.
roAches' Dea-ougs, ants, vermin. chipmunks. l5c.
The Panama canal is to be done in 1888.
FLORENCE GA.-Dr. w. b. Prather. saws:
Browns Iron Filters have given satisfae-
ton IN every instance have known it used"
Wise's Axle Grease never gums.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22
Interesting insurance Decision.

DEs MoISR5 Iowa), Nov. GA de-
cision has been rendered by Judge Shi-
ras, of the U. S.Circnit Court, against the
stock holders of the Lamar Insurance
Company. The stockholders having
been in litigation since the great fire Of
1871. The case was brought to compel
the stockholders of the defunct COM
pany, who had not paid up their stock
in full. TO reimbnr.e the parties insured
for the loss at that time The defence
was that the Lamar Company had trans.
ferred the business to the Peoples In
surance Company of San Francisco, thus
exemptiug them from further liabilities,
The loss amounted to $500, 900, of which
the Peoples Company paid in the neigh
borhood of S400, 900, and the Court holds
that the original stockholders Of the La
mar Company are liable for the full
amount necessary to reimburse the COM
plainant. This only affects the stock
holders who had not paid up for stock
in full. The Court also issues decree
for the collection OF claims of about
500 600 and interest and costs,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

A VERY queer question was bothering
the officials of the New York Custom
House. A Mr.. Warnock, of Connecti-
cut, travelling in Europe, was taken very
i'll. His brother, being telegraphed for,
Joined him in Paris. The sick man, de.
Gliding to come home to live, or to die in
the attempt, was brought aboard a
! steamer for New York, and his aifec-
tionate brother, fearing lest he might
die en- route, took the preeaution of
bringing with him supurb leaden
casket. The sick Mr.. Warnock walked
ashore at New York, and the caslIet was
sent ashore with the rest of the baggage
The officials of the Custom House de-
manded of Mr.. Warnock that he should
pay duty on the coffin, since it was clear.
ly not personal property in use. Mr..
Warnocl, admitted cheerfully that he
had no actual use for the article in ques.
tion, and trusting that he should moi
need it for some time, refused payment
But the official mind was not to be
moved thus, and the payment OF duty
was insisted upon. Thereupon Mr. War
mock abandoned his casket, and the off.
cials ef the New York Custom House
have determined wisely to keep it for
use after the 4th OF March next
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22
The Ivanpah Mines.

The san Bernardino Timcs OF Tues.
day says of these mines:
Mr.. j. A, Bidwell arrived in from
Ivanpah this morning, and reports mat
tiers in that camp as being in as flourish.
ing condition as they have been for some
years past. We were misinformed with
regard to the number of men in the camp
few days since, when we stated that
there were but six or seven left. Mr..
Bidwell says there were between twenty
and thirty whom he can count at work
on the mines. The Lizzie Bullock alone
employs thirteen, while the Alps, Moni-
tor, Beatrice, Stonewall and Eugene are
all working more or less. There is more
base metal in Ivanpah to-day than in all
the other camps Of the county, and this
will sooner or later be worked. The
Lizzie Bullock is down over 400 feet, and
its prospects for permanency are better
than ever. There is ore enough above
this level to keep twenty men at work
for the next twenty years. So, while
there is no excitement respecting Ivan
pah, that camp promises to hole its own
as permanent silver producer for many
years yet. Mr.. Bidwell further informs
us that he is making regular shipments
of bullion to San Francisco, but OF oourSe
they go direct by rail.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

TnE full text OF the letter Of U. s..
Grant, late President of the United
States, dated ON the 81 Of the present
month, and directed to +. j. Porter.
formerly a general officer of the armies
Of the United States, is now before us.
Only portion OF the concluding para.
graph of that letter was tslegraphed to
this Coast, and appeared in our tele'
graphic dispatches Of the time. From
the few words telegraphed 1t would ap-
pear that this man, who for eight years
was foisted upon us, and who. even after
that. manifesto the supreme inpudence
OF seeking a second reelection, was a
frank soldier, whose love of trlth was as
refulgent as the blade he wore. But the
context Of the letter shows what man
nor of man was twice elected to be Pres
ident of these United States and Com
mander.n-C Chief of the armies OF the
same, before whom, for final revision,
the sentence which condemned an honest
gentleman and a true patriot to lifelong
infamy came for approval. Grant states
that he never believed Porter to be n
traitor, aud that he is convinced that no
soldier could have acted, under the cir
cumstances, other than Porter did on the
3Oth of August, 1862, Surely, during
the eight years of his presidency, begin
ming at time when the facts of years
before should have been known, and
ending eight years afterward, Grant had
time sufficient forthe investigation Of the
truth. His vindication Of Porter comes
too late--even in view Of the campaign
Of 1884.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

A FDEIGHT train in several sections
could be driven through the laws reg
ulating the admission Of tho Chinese.
The treaty admits into this country
Chinese merchants, teachers, students
and travellers, and provides that the
certificate Of Chinese officer shall be
prima tacie evidence that the individual
holding such certificate is entitled To
admission into this country. II has
just dawned upon the official mind ol
Republican Treasury officials that the
ship-loads of Cinnamon who continue tc
land upon our shores are invariably
travellers, students, tcachers or mer.
chants. In their haste to make capital
out OF the anti-Chinese bill, which
twice Republican Presidents had op-
posed, our Republican brethren neglect
cd to heed the Democratic counsel
offered to them. Hence the absurdity
OF the law.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

pears they are two German sailors from
the wrecked bark off Mazatlan, and
were brought here on the steamer Coli
ma, with letters to the German Consul.
The steamer was not quarantined and
they came ashore with the other pas.
sengers. Feeling sick, they made ap-
plication for admission to the hospital,
but the surgeon refused them unless
endorsed by the German Consulate.
This they succeeded in procuring, and
to-day the medical officers pronounce
their disease yellow fever. What dis
position will be made Of them is not
known, as, the hospital, being situated
on a government reservation, the city
Board Of Health exercises no iurisdic-
tion. 1t is believed, however, that no
danger TO the city is likely to arise, even
should il be fully proven that the fever
is as stated.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

VIZ regret to learn from official sources
that Mr.. Plympton, Chairman of the
Democratia Btate Committee OF Massa
shusstts, shnounces that the work of ''rc
<6Dxdsation, for the purpose of run
ming Governor Butler again next year
will commence at once. Governor But
Ter has the talent of the devil, and he
has also other qualities of the devil
which are not 80 admirable; but, in our
opinion, the nomination of Governor
Butler in 1884 would be Pandora
box Of evils to the Democratic party
throughout the United States. In com.
mon with Malone, of Virginia, and the
year 1883, Butler is going--let him go
In national campaign the party can moi
afford to handicap itself in this way. Al
at Valley Forge the order was given thai
none but Americans should be put or
guard on certain occasion, 80 next yea
the candidates should be men whose re
cord as Democrats is, as the reputation
of Caesars wife was supposed to be,
above suspicion.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

We again venture to call the attention
OF capitalists to n crying want of tho
community More houses nre OF abso-
lutte necessity, Every day families ar
rive in Los Angeles with the desire of
remaining for few weeks or months,
and with the intention OF taking up
their abode with us permanently should
the city and county prove agreeable to
them. 1t is needless to say that after
soiourning with MS for three months, no
family would care to live elsewhere. But
the fact is that many of the families ar
irving with such intentions, taught by
experience that the hotels and boarding
houses are ovorcrowded, go on further
simply because they can find no places
in which to live while the important
question of the location Of house is de-
hated. Houses to rent form the great
general want of our city. Building con
tinues to 90 on at rate unprecedented
in any community on the Pacific Coast,
and will continue to so on, but all these
houses are intended for newcomers who
have bought the lots whereon the dwell
ings are building, or are taken eagerly
long before completion by others not so
fortunate. There are at least fifty fami-
lies living in tents, or in improvised
shanties, in various quarters Of the city,
simply because of the lack OF houses,
From prominent real estate men we learn
that daily they are obliged to send peo.
pie away unaccommodated because they
have no houses to rent. Even at pres
ent prices for lumber, and in spite OF the
high wages paid to mechanics, at least
five hundred dwellings could be erected
Immediately which would yield an in
come of from twelve to fifteen per cent?
il not more, to their owners. AT the
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

BY the future historian II will be no
ticed that General Washington mud
General Sherman issued their farewell
orders to the army Of the United States
on the same day OF the month-lst Of
November-but just one hundred years
apart. Both soldiers would have been
remarkable men in any country aud
during any age, and both are men Of
whom Americans have reason to be
proud. In their lives both have shown
to their fellow countrymen that agood
soldier could be also good citizen,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

OS the twelfth Of the coming month
the National Republican Committee will
hold a meeting for the purpose of nam
ing the date and place for the National
Convention Of that party. From Dor
sey-an point of view it will be exceeding
ly interesting to note the proceedings on
that occasion.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

THE Democratic defeat in Connecticut
was due to local causes entirely, and the
result can have no possible bearing on
the election of next year. The Republi-
can victory in that State was brought
about by Democratic disturbances. The
lesson was needed, and it will be duly
needed. There is no reason 10 think
that the electoral vote Of Connecticut
in 1884, will not be given for the Demo
cratic nominee.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

Now that Los Angeles has become
the second city of the State, and, we
may add, OF the Pacific coast, there are
certain civic wants which should be
ministered to at once by our city faith.
ers. With all due respect toward our
Couneilmen, present and prospective,
the HERALD ventures to suggest to them
the propriety of appointing an official
Inspector of weights and measures. All
over the world are to be found men who
shave rolls of butter, who have studied
the fine art of so piling wood in wagon
that to the unsophistieated, half cord
will seem to be double that quantity;
who put thick bottoms in their meas
ures of capacity, and as to their weights
do not allow sufficiently for loss in cart
ing. Men do these things occasionally
on the general, but we feel constrained
to say, mistaken principle that we are
all angels. In any community even one
such man will throw shadow of sus-
picion over his more honest noighbors
in the minds of many of his fellow-ci.i-
zens. Therefore it behooves the guard
ians of our civic rights to see that
weights aud measures are equal to all
men. The bale of hay which is marked
as weighing two hundred and fifty
pounds should contain two hundred
weight and half; the cord of wood
when sold as such should, when piled,
mea sure lust as much in every direc-
ton; the roll of butter sold for two
pounds weight should turn the scale at
thirty-tw ounces. In the early days Of
that enterprising community which has
become the chief city of our land, ac-
cording to that veracious historian,
Deidrich Knickerbocker in barter with
the willy indgen, Dutchman's foot in
the scale weighed one pound and
his hand two but those days of primi.
tive innocence are gone forever, and
men prefer to abide by weights aud
measures as by law established. Let us
have, then, an official weighmaster and
inspector of weights and measures,
whose duty it shall be to see that in
every place where business is done,
weights and measul es conform with the
legal standard, aud who shall certify to
the weight Of every bale of hay, and the
like, and the measure of every cord of
wood, or similar commodity, offered for
sale in the city giving signed certi6-
cate in every case. No honest dealer or
producer can object to such an ordi.
nance. To him buying bale of hay, or
a cord of wood, without a certificate the
law maxim carsat emptor would apply.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22
TO vIHEYARDIsTs

A Frepohman, who understands vine growing
ard wine making. also a landscape gardener de-
sres a situation for himself and wife-he to take
charge Of a vineyard and she to do cooking for a
family. Address @. D., HERALD office. noy2o St
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22
THE LATESTl
Special to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Compauy.l
PACIFIC COAST.
passengers south aud EAST.

Passengers N0uth hhu tiiist-
FREsNo, Nov. 2l.-The following is a
list of south.bound passengers passing
here to-day;
George A Johnston, Mrs J G Logan,
Mrs + X Rule and son, NJ Wiley,
u Price, d Labrath, John Ward, Miss
Feicherk, Mrs J McCarbin, e Hawkins,
T X Garner, San Francisco; J B Lanker-
shin, Los Angeles; J DeBarih Shorb,
San Gabriel w J Rice and wife, Ven
turA Henry Benike, st Louis; @ II
shIrmal, San Rafael; Sol Israel, Tomb
stone; John A Gill and wife, sacranen-
to; Mrs Il Dilworth and child, Texas;
Mrs Friendly. Sacramento; | N Van
Nuys, Mrs A L Lankershim, A Devlin
and wife, Los Angeles; Mr. 7 d Witlock
and wife, J 7 Little, New York; G w
Wldenson, Berkeley II NJ Alexander,
Honolulu; A P Cooper, San Jose; John
Ayre, II D Walton, A W Walton, Mer.
ced.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

same time a house and lot worth two
thousand dollars to-day viii, in less than
a year. be worth three thousand. We
need more houses, and we hope that cap
italiats will see the advantages Of this
kind OF investment.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

The defeat of Malone, and his al
legged principles, beside being a matter
OF general congratulation, is very great
credit to tho Democrats of Virginia.
The main point to be decided In that
State was the joining of forces on the
part of the Read justers and the colored
vote, and the absorption OF the fragrant
compound by the great Republican
party. The principal object of the CO.
alition, however, was to make Malone
"solid" with the acting President Of the
country, TO effect n strong sentiment for
Arthur in Virginia, and to broak up
what is known as the "solid South. F"
But Mahono forgot that Virginians do
not look upon such as he as true Vir-
ginians. When he sought, for the pur-
poses indicated, to bring the negro into
undue prominence by putting two of
that race on the public school board of
Richmond, and by mistakes OF like ma
ture, he practically ignored the beliefs
Of his countrymen as interpreted in the
late decision Of the Supreme Court of
the United States on the Civil Rights
bill On top of all this came the collis-
ions between whites and negroes at Dam
Vile and elsewhere, disturbances which
were brought about by Malone and his
abettors, and this crowning act of folly
il II be nothing worse-brought out the
vote of the State against him and his
alleged principles. Unless he should be
removed proyidentially meanwhile, Ma
hone himself will remain an ulcer upon
the body polite for three long years.
But Mahonism is gone; the fangs Of the
serpent have been drawn. In Virginia,
in all the Sou,h, in all the country, for
that matter any coalition between Re-
publicans and negroes has been put an
end to once and forever. The election
in Virginia may be regarded as benefit
to the nation which will be more and
more apparent as the years roll on