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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01
mexican servant Girls.

The modern servant girl OF
American civilization may not be
all that could be desired, but
there ought to be comfort in the
thought that the Indian domestic
down in Mexico is very successful
in making life a burden to those
who employ help there. An In
dian washerwoman agrees orig
inalIy to do a washing for a mod
crate sum, generally half q dollar,
but she wants her breakfast be-
fore che begins. When work has
progressed until the clothes are
all wet, she strikes and refuses to
finish unless she is given . dress.
Then she resumes her work for
an hour or 30, when she declares
she is hungry again. Being fed,
she worries along till dinner time,
but in the meantime she has filed
all her pockets with apples or
potatoes, or whatever seems plen-
tiful in the edible line. Along
about 4 o'clock she gets through
her job. Then she asks for an
other lunch and some -four to
take home with her. As she ia
leaving her last remark is: "Mics
wake muckamuck Il haven't any
thing to eat). Under these cir.
cumstances it is not surprising
that wash day is put of as long
as possible in Mexico, and the
rarity OF clean linen is in q meas
ure excusable.
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IAN Kivered Up.r
Naples Corr. American Register. ]


Our backwoods American
cousin" had come all the way to
Naples, and had never heard Of
Pompeii, although he chad heard
tell Of Vesuve. Noticing that
travellers all around him went TO
Pompeii, he considered it the
correct thing for him to do. He
had been here two weeks ana
had never put q single question
about the city, SO that when he
arrived, entering the marine gate,
down which poured the commerce
Of Pompeii eighteen centuries
ago, he was all taken aback to see
ruins Of houses emerging from
the strata Of pumice.stone and
ashes. He for once forgot his
ignorance, and with an air oi
surprise, horror and almost stu
pefaction, he exclaimed: "Whai
on airth's the matter with thii
place? Somethin's wrong here
Why, it seems all kivered up, and
the psepul all deadp It has beer
the standing joke with his com
panions ever since. But hii
shrewdness and native wit, as 9
general thing, keep him even with
the John Bulla who surround
him.
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she I.ssssnl.sa hin, .
Ichieago TIlnss.l

Budd Doble, the turf man, was
gratified to . high degrees when
he visited Goldsmith Maid in
Trenton, the other day. "Did
she know me 2" said Mr.. Doble.
"BIess your soul, the minute ]
entered her stall she came up to
me and rubbed her head against
my arm and face. She neighed
and frisked around the stall ike
q colt, and did everything bu,
speak. You remember, she hao
an unusually long tail. l useo
to teach her to lie dowr so tna'
her tail would be clear OF every
thing. 1 asked her to lie dowr
this time, and you would hav.
laughed to see her turn rount
and round and switch her tai
about until it was just so and thel
lie down with it extended on th'
clean straw"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01
An Old Texas Town.

The oldest town in Texas, and
it is believed in the United States,
is Ysleta, situated on the Rio
Grande, and near El Paso, the
chief town in the county Of that
name. It has q population Of
$500 souls. The place is one Of
peculiar interest, alike from its
age, its people, its architecture,
its agriculture, and its general
products. 1t is q we'll established
historical fact that . Spanish
military explorer, named Corando,
visited the town in 1540, and
found it then q popular and pros
porous civilized Indian communi-
ty He was Immediately follow I'd
by the Franciscan FriaIs, who
erected q church and established
schools, Ysleta is believed to
have been q considerable center
Of population centuries before
the visit Of Corando. It is not a
little curious, considering the
advance Of civilization from Eu-
rope, that the Same race of people
exist in the town today that
existed $50 years ago, and that
they are engaged in the same
agricultural and mechanical pur-
suits as their forefathers at that
period and for ages preceding.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01
The streets of Jer.sale..
iFrom tho Cities Of the World 4


The streets OF the Holy City
are narrow, badly paved and
crooked as q corkscrew, the prin
cipal being the street of David,
leading from the Jaffa Gate to
the Haram; the street of the Gate
Of the Coumus, running from
the Damascus Gate to the street
Of the Gate Of the Prophet David,
under which name it continues to
Zion Gate; Christian street, run
ming from the street Of David to
the Church of the Holy Sepul.
chre; and the Via Dolorosa, run
ming from the Church Of the Holy
Sepulchre to st. Stephens Gate.
There are very few open places,
and not one street in which
carriage can be driven; the bazars
are poor and not to be compared
for a moment with those OF Cairo
and Damascus; they are in narrow
lanes, for the most part vaulted
over, and exhibit the usual arti-
cles to be found in Eastern bazars
shoes, pipes, tobacco, hardware,
jewelry, cutlery, and 30 forth
each stall being under the super
intendence of o man in flowing
robes and turban, who sits cross
legged and smokes while the
crowd buzzes increasingly around
him. There are two coed hotels,
the Mediterranean and the
Damascus" and several hospi-
ces-the Casa Nova of the Fran
ciscans, the Austrian Hospice
and the Prussiau Hospice Of St.
John-but the majority of travel
ers who are making the tour of
Palestine camp outside the city,
as do many of the inhabitants in
the Summer time, for the sake OF
purer air. Almost every house
in Jerusalem has q cupola with q
fiat surface on the roof to allow q
stroll around It, and all the houses
are Of stone. Very few Of them
exhibit any traces Of architectural
beauty; in fact, the dwelling
houses generally suggest poverty
and dirt.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01

Steamers Queen Of the Pacific and 0rizaba
through to San Diego, leaving San Pedro on the
dates Of their arrivals from San Francisco.
The Queen Of the Pacific and Orizaba call At
Santa Barbara and Port Hartford. (San Luis Obs
po) only, on the route to and from San Francisco
Cars to connect with steamers from San Ped
for San Francisco leave the s. P. r. r. Depot
Los Angeles, at 10 o clock A. M, railroad tune.
Cars 10 connect with steamers from San Pedro
for San Diego leave the 5. P. X. X. depot, Los
Angeles, at 4 ?. NJ. railroad time.
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CHICAGO, Rock ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y,


Southeast, Northwest Southwest.
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HeaIhr and
MOTTO cnee
from NwYr
chronic all doubts and convince patients hat
HAVE NO ONE
Of
LADIES ladies' would
wombB
arhB Broncht
Room
omc
personally al All correspondents desiring an answer should
P. B. MEYERS, M. D.,
Los ANcELEe CAL,
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CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN Z. I.
OlaECT RAN cOmmUuDcATD00 WuYu
NATIONAL CITY AnD sAn DsEeo.

On and after Monday, February IS, 1883, trains
Of the California Southern Railroad going south
will leave San Bernardino daily, Sundays en-
cepted, at '15P. NJ, Cotton at 1:l6 A. n, or On
arrival Of East-6ound Southern Pacific train,
and Riverside at 2:I5 A. H., arriving ct SAn
Diego at 7:I5 p
Going north, will leave San Diego at $40 4 =.
Riverside at 2:22, arriving at Cotton Il 2:4zr.
and San Bermrdino ct 3:25 ?. N.
which Is 20 minutes faster than San FRANCHISE
time. Passengers will save from ten 10) to sixty
(60)cents by purchasing their tickets Of the agent
before entering the caTs.
Close connections made with 8. p local TO and
from Los Angeles. Passengers to and from
the East will have but short delay at
Cotton. The above Ii National City time,
For Information for freight or fare a1idre9
Agent California Southern Railroad, Cotton, o.
J. N.vICT0R,
Superintendent, and Gen. n and Pa Agt
.onal City. Cal au33
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01
MOVES 4 FIELD,
apo St AUcTI0NEERs.
AUCTION.
Beautiful Orange Grove. Peach and
Nectarine Orchard and Assorted
Grape Viueyard at Azusa.


Nectarine Orchard and Assorted
Grape Vineyard at Azusa.
Forty acres Of rs finely improved land as the
world can produce, situated In the nier OF the
town Of Azusa, being only onuilalf mile from
Livery Stable same distance ON the east. School
House adjoining on one side and Blacksmith
shop and Cairiage Manufactory oil the other
side. 200 Orange Trees all in bearing
Value Of orange crop for 1884 between $500
$3.50.
$50 Walnut Trees. $50 in bearing. $50 Peach
Trees grated fruit, finest quality and all in full
| bearing. rs Nectarine trees in full bearing,
| 1000 Winter apple trees, all bearing. Last
years crop sold for $3.50. IS Pear trees, all
bearing; 80 Apricot trees. nearly all bearing; 20
assorted treas. Figs, Plums and Cherries; 1900
four-year-old Grape Vines, Mission, White Mus
cat and Black Hamburg, and we challenge the
| State to show more thrifty vineyard.
Five-room house, barn and outbuiIdings; wa
ter tank sufficient for household and stock pur-
poses for thirty days In ase of accident and wa
| ter pipe laid from tank 70 dwelling and bafn.
| Abundance OF pure mountain water for irriga-
| ting purposes, which has never failed in our
| dryest seasons. Picket fence on three sides and
hedge in front.
This desirable property will be sold at our salss
room
No. ID Requena Street,
Two doors from Main street, opposite U. s.
Hotel on
Wednesday, May 14th, 1884
| At II O'Clock A. NJ.
| TER RNS-One-half cash, balance in l and :
years at 9per cent interest.
At same time and place will also sell 20 acre.
partially improved. adjoining this tract for cash
MOVIES 4 FIELD.
ap28td Auctioneers.
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AMT1oTyE Az g.. Jo &C.. MAIAsRlH !. s4s,
TUFTS HAIR DYE.

GRAY HAIR on WHsKERs changed IN
stantly to a GLOSSY BLACK by a single ap
plication Of this DYE. Sold by Druggists
or sent by express on receipt Of q.
Ofiico, ~ Murray Street, New York.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01
INSURANCE AGENCIES.

the MUTUAL
Life Insurance Comp y
OF NEW YORK.
lis the oldest active Life Insurance
Company in this Country.
2-Is the largest Life Insurance Com
pany, by many millions OF dollars,
in the World.
3-Its Rates Of Premiums are lower
than any other Company.
At has no "Stockholders" to claim
any part Of its profits.
st offers no Schemes under the
name of Insurance, for the spec
ulation by special classes upon the
misfortunes Of each other.
cts present available Cash Resources
exceed those of any Life Insurance
Company in the World.
| It's Cash Assets on the 1st of Janu-
ry, 1884, amount to more than
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE mlLLI0ns or
DOLLARS.
Any desired information will be cheerfuliy
furnished by
q. A. DoBINSoN,
| Resident Agent,
| Office Of Dickinson Il Fairchild,
10 COMMERCIAL STaEET, three doors from
Main street apls I'm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01

T. H. GOODMAN,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
A. N. T0WNE,
General MApagsE-
E. E. HEWITT,
AssistAnt Superintendent, Los Angeles
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01


Of the United State and Europe, mhD
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
SPECIFIC VIRTUES IN DYSPEPSIA.
DR.. A. Jenkins, Great Falls, N. H.,
says: 81 can testify to its seemingly
almost specific virtues in cases Of nerv-
BUSINESS, dyspepsia and morbid vigilance
or wakefulness.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-01
a. PEAsLEY,

xsrcNEn AND soUsGRolp wAREs,
Timing and Sanitary Plumbing, General Job.
bing and Repairing. No. us North Main street.
Pico Hours block nov1
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AUCTION SALE
MONDAY, MAY 9TH,

800 on fall Of auctionees's hammer and bal
ance on receipt Of deed.
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HOTELs-REsORTS.
EMIcRANTSl

Farmers, strangers and travellers. don't fail to
call at SMITHS HOTEL and RESTAURANT
II is the only place in Los Angeles which Is run
Oh the American system. Everything at reasoHa-
bic rates. A good, well Cooked meal at from Is
cents upwards, at any hour Bill Of fare with
price list. Good beds from rs cents upwards
Baths 25 cents Remember the place,
New-York tribune., 1884-01-13
MA BELLE CANADIENNE.
Prom The Week.

Prom The Week.
Ma belle Julie, how ioyfully
Tsbn rohin. from the high elm tree.
4 challenge sends to you to s sing ;,
with him the merry songs ot SprinBb
And one so old, so full OF glee:
90 sweet the air and blue the sky!
n light and love can never die!
WHY think of such Is foolish thlng
wy Ma belle juliet
.Of May-flowers, sweet as sweet can be-
4 wreath that none may wear but thee
q youth will not be lettering,
Ma belle Canadienne julie! -,
W" Ma belle Julie!"
Ma belle Julie, the sun was low
Across the lake and in the glow
The roses blushed, 50 fair to see!
And through the wild woods drowSy
The bees went droning TO ana iro'
Ibeard afar the rapids flow.
And murmur 10 a song know:
ana belle Canadienne Julie, -,
wa Ma belle Julie!'
Ubv do thy bushes come and goi
with grave, brown eyes why question so,
When all the summer day for me
l. full and breathing thoughts Oh tnoe'
No fear. no sigh for long ago,
Ma belle JUNE!
Ma belle Julie is farest when
Tbe swallows turn them south again
A breath of sadness seems 10 De
On all the world, and reverenuy
To chant a sweet and soft amen
For all the weary work OF men.
so wistful, kind and gentle then
Ma belle Canadienne JUNE,
Ma belle Julie!
No sound from hill to lakeside fen.
UaIf sad the red and golden glen.
Her ewes in silence speak 10 me!
o cali me once again TO thee,
Julie ma belle Canadlenne!
Ma belle Julie!
.Na belle Julie " through all the year
Thc poet sang, his heart TO cheer
He saw the swallows come and go;
The mornings dawn, the evenings glow;
The hawthorn bloom the beech grow sere'
All 70 his very heart were dear;
They shared his JOY and calmed MS lear.--
Bnt one alone his love could know
La belle Julie!
A broken chord. unfinished here
His last farewell to mortal ear
Before the tired head was low
Reneath the kindly falling snow
"TilI the eternal spring appear,
''" ' W. BLISS CARMAN.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-13

"What Do the Whiskey Men want ! aSAs a
ron,empornry Well they don't want more sugar IN ti
and a great many OF them would hne 70 h"'e "SA0i
drinks and more Credit lNorristown hefsns
New-York tribune., 1884-01-13
JACK'S COURTSHIP.
.sAuoR's YARN OF LOVE AND sHIPWREcR
EN- W. CLARK RUSSELL
CHATTER XXNT.

I,nsr Of "The Wrcck Of The G'oSrenoT, a sea
ov,,,, -" An ocean Free Lance" ETC.
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CHRISTMAS.

AMONGST the annually recurring
holidays that break the monotony of
this work-a-day life, ind divert the
heart and mind frU N ever recur-
ring cares, there is none that is
so universally observed as that we
call Christmas.
The 25th of December of each year
is held in affectionate remembrance
Of three hundred and seventy one
millions of human beings as the day
on which the nativity of the Christ
whom they believe to be the Son of
God, the Saviour of mankind, is OBJ
served. From the time of CommOdus
(18O-192 ADJ this natal day has been
celebrated. Often amidst dangers
and death (as when, in the reign Of
Diocletian, number of Christians
who had assembled in a church to
celebrate the birthday of Jesus were,
by his orders, burnt to death) often
amidst sickness and sorrow, midst
the direst poverty and wretchedness,
but always, if not with feelings of
absolute rejoicing, still with an awak-
ening of fond recollections and kindly
feelings towards all.
There is no other worldwide holi-
day that possesses the charm for chill
dren that Christmas does. There is
no other around which cluster so
many memories of early days; none
that so universally recall the homes
where Santa Claus was as real, though
unseen, as the gifts he left behind in
his mysterious midnight visits.
In the United States the natal day
of Liberty is celebrated; the birth
day of the great and good Queen who
reigns over the restless, free, and
happy homes of England, and that of
the grand old German Emperor, are
fittingIy observed but all Christian
nations unite in rejoicing over the
birth of Him above whose cradle the
angels themselves sang peace on
earth good will towards all men,
To one and ala Merry Christmas
and bright NewYear.
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TzE PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL. ADVERTISER.
Tuesday, December. 80, 1854.
THE TREATY,

Early in the present month con-
vention between the United States
and this country was signed by Mr..
FreIinghuysen and Mr.. Garter, act
ing as Ministers Plenipotentiary for
their respective countries. This con-
vention gives definite extension of
the Reciprocity Treaty for seven
years from the date of ratifications,
and thereafter until tweIve-m0nths'
notice shall be given by either coun-
try to terminate the Treaty.
This convention was arranged be-
tween the respective Governments
some time ago. The proposal for it
was made by His Majesty's Govern
ment, but not until it had been as
certained that it would be favorably
received, and also not until it had
been made known to the Govern
ment that majority of the business
men of Honolulu viewed the propo-
sition with favor. The matter was
thus referred to in the report of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. 'tIn
view of the good will manifested by
the American Administration, and
the friendly action of the American
Congress, His Majesty's Government
have deemed it advisable to propose
a renewal or continuance of the
Treaty of Reciprocity for a further
term of seven years. The fear that
the sugar duties in the United States
would be abolished or very greatly
reduced at an early date, which
many were led to entertain last year,
has been abated by the tenor of more
recent advices. The tendency of pop
ular feeling in the United States may
now be said to be distinctly opposed
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HONOLULU, H. l., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 80 1884

to any further reduction at present,
and His Majesty's Government does
not apprehend that any serious risk
on this score will be undertaken by
this country in accepting a definite
renewal of the Treaty as it stands, for
moderate number of years"
Naturally the San Francisco Chron-
icte was much exercised about the
new convention with Hawaii.
and INDUCED in series of its
opposition petition was signed
by large number of the mercantile
firms of San Francisco, addressed to
the Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee of Foreign Affairs (Senator
Miller) setting forth at great length
the advantages which have accrued
to the Pacific States from the Treaty.
We published this petition in full
with all the signatures in an Extra
yesterday. It is too long to repro
dace in our columns to-day, but
copies of the Extra are still available
for those who desire them.
Some criticism of the action of the
two Governments has also been in
dulged in by people who are friendly
to the Treaty, it being claimed by
them that the time is inopportune on
account of the opposition which the
proposed Mexican and Spanish
Treaties have aroused. We do not
share in this opinion and we do not
think it was either seemly or prudent
on the part Of these professed friends
of the Treaty to allow their views to
be telegraphed all over the States.
The political reasons which should
we1gh with'the American Senate in
favor OF the treaty with Hawaii can
scarcely be said to exist in the case of
the other Treaties and on these we
have always been disposed to place
more reliance than upon any Com
mercial reasons which could be ad-
vanced in favor of the maintenance
of the Reciprocity Treaty.
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FAITH CURES.

A Mr.. Miner Stephen has been ex-
ercising what he is pleased to call his
magnetic healing" powers on a
number of subjects in New Zealand
lately.
He claims that by prayer and a
few passes of his hands he can, or
has, effected some remarkable
"cures," and there Is but little doubt
but that he has-such as they are.
There is always to be found in g
given number of sick people a certain
percentage whose physical condition
is largely influenced by their mental
status. Where they are under strong
mental excitement they often lose
consciousness of their ailments, and
are, for the time being, cured
Now if a clever quack, or what is still
better, self-deluded ''healer," can
get together number Of people with
something the matter" with them
he can easily relieve, temporarily at
least, fair quota of those he practice
on. Those with whom he fails
he can dismiss, with the remark
that their mental condition is can
tagonistic to him, which is not his
fault, of course, and abandon them to
the tender mercies of the common
prosaic physician.
The love for the marvellous is so
strong with the generality Of man.
kind that they lend themselves un-
consciously perhaps, at anyrate will
lingly, to the deceptions practiced by
mind healers," esprit doctors,"
"will curers," and other frauds who
draw an easy living from their dupes.
1t is not an uncommon thing to hear
IL person who has been troubled with
tooih-ache to declare that no sooner
had he reached the dentists door than
the pain was all gone. Such an one
would be laughed at if he should
declare that that door possessed any
healing powers, while if some Mr..
Miner Stephens - should pray over
him and make some mysterious
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with a subvention OF $1,000 for the
branch TO Panama and $3.50 for the
branch 1" sam Francisco and Vic
toria, for each round trip. Tire
steamers must be of 1000 tons height
capacity, curry the flag of any nation
not at war with Mexico, and must
make at least one round trip per
month.
For all emiglants over seven years
of age brought by these steamers the
Government pays SIS. The company
is also obliged to run Il steamer carry
ing the Mexican flag between Quay
mas and Mazatlan, or some other
port best suited to Asiatic steamers,
to transport the emigrants of those
Asiatic steamers to the above named
ports, and the Government pays
$1,000 for each round trip.
"The company undertakes to carry
every six months at least 300 emf
grants, if less than 800, the Com
pany pays fine of So for each, which
amount is deducted from the sub
vention.
"All these subventions are to be
paid out of the ca stom house dues re-
ceived ut the ports where the COM
pany unloads its freight. The Com
pany also undertakes to carry all
mail and mail messengers free of any
expense 10 this Government; also to
leave at Mazatlan, free ofall expense,
on each round trip, five tons of hard
coal, for use of Mexican men-of- war;
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"passes with his hands, and the
tooth had ceased to ache, the CRATE
ful patient would be willing to CON
cede that the operator possessed some
mysterious power even if, as is m"st
likely, the tooth began to set him wild
the next minute.
No one would probably take the
trouble 10 notice these magnetic
cures if they were not productive of
much mischief. They raise false
hopes in the first place. they unduly
excite the nervous system, they eX-
act fees without giving any fair
recompense.
1t is stated that this particular
Z" faith" +" sharp has, after a short
prayer by q few passes of his hand
heightened one boys leg an inch,
and another an inch and n half. At
the same time he failed in an attempt
to "curen partial deafness in his
own wife. The presumption is that
the lady was antagonistic to him
Ono uncommon state of things be-
tween married people, especially
when the husband is q humbug),
hence the cure failed.
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THE PROPOSED STEAM LINE BETWEEN
MEXICO AND CHINA.

By the mail the following infor
nation was received as to the further
projects of the company which has
taken the contract for running steam
ers between Mexican ports and Japan
and China:
Messrs L. Larraza, Emile G. Vogel
the Mexican Chinese steam line,
have made an addition TO their con-
tract of March 10, by which they
have acquired the privilege and
right to extend their steamship line
south to Panama and north to San
Francisco and Victoria Vancouver