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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-22

Have we not earned and Justly merited the reputation
of selling goods from to twenty per cent cheaper
than any house in Southern California?
The Miches- Friedlander failure is but of the many
illustrations that exepliy the power and effect of hav
ing ready coin with which to hold back and take advan
tage OF the tumblng of the market to fory ones SELF
This house carried the largest best assorted, best
lected and seasonabe goods of any in the
Far West Throughout business of twenty years
naught could be said against hem that overzeaous
ness in endorsing paper and lending accommodations to
others caused their failure. There stock Of 100000
that had be disposed of for cash any price would
bring. Those who had the means could take advantage
of this alarming sacrifice And the Peoples Store with
its fiery steed and saddle bags we'll lined with golden du
cats, not long in passing all credit travellers the
road 1t arrived there st took the and choice of
what there dictated its prices emped its saddebags
and stood aside and gazed with extreme curiosity
the credit Sellers painting for BREATH and grasp
what had discarded and refused to look and at prices
that seemed to us at grabbing and ruinous.
That is the secret of the success Of the Peoples
Store and its pennant-Honest Values for Honest Prices
flies at its masthead waving defiance to all.
Everything in the Notion ne Hosiery Ladies' and
Gents Furnishing Goods can be sold by less than
prices Of European importations.
1HWe call especial attention to the advantages to
be gained by immediate purchasers and request nspec
ton by the public peddlers country merchants and the
obbing trade
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

Three young men OF Lille, France, on
a holiday excursion, resolved to explore
The famous subterranelu recesses at Lee
zinnes, Provided with a common candle
of small size and a box of matches, as
if they were merely going to look for
something IN a cellar, a clcerone led the
three young men confidently into the
very curious but sometimes dangerously
intricate underground labyrinth. 1t first
the volunteer guide, who after all had
but a very imperfect knowledge of the
tortuOus windlngs of the cavern depths,
found that he had lost his way, &nd,
becoming confused, strayed hopelessly
about with his companions. Feeling
more at a loss than ever, they perceived
with dismay that their candle was nearly
burned to the end, and, this at length
being entirely consumed, recourse was
had to the box of matches, which were
lighted and burned one after the other
until no more remained.
All the pieces of paper they had about
them were next consumed, then their
pocket handkerchiefs and all the linen
they could spare were put under con
tribution AMI burned until they had moth
NIX HUG dDOut lACu luaJ MOulh luI Hiou
he necessary illumination, and they were
lett in darkness and terror. A seemingly
intermnable ptriod of suspense, anxiety
and fear succeeded. 70 add to their ap.
~prehensions they were well aware OF the
sad fate which had befallen NJ. Puy, the
mushroom %cultIyator. who had entered the
same caverns in 1913 and had never re-
turned to his home or been since found.
Many weary hours were thus passed IN
mortal anxiety. At length ther could
scarcely Iepress their screams of joy at
the appearance of a faint, glmmering
lght in the far off darkness between the
massive columns Of chalk that supported
The roof of the limestone cavern. The
rush to the saving light was a maddened
race for the benighted explorers, who, to
their transports of delight, encountered
NJ. Matthias, a farmer of the n~eighborhood,
who had descended the cavern to look
after his beds OF chlccory roots. The
thankfuIness of the whole party at their
escape from what might have readily
proved a living death will need no fur
Their recital
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

A letter ls published from Kossuth adj
dressed to DR.. Cotuos about his brilliant
defense of the Jews III the TlszIa Eszlar
affair. After congratulating the advocate
the old dictator relates an incident that
happened some thuty years ago In the
Ncutraer Comltat. can individual named
Bartos Saudos, who hated the Jews"
writes Kossuth, ''had become enamored
of Il beautiful young Jewess, called julia
Weiss. lie desired TO convert her and
then take her into his service. Julla
Weiss repulsed the man and would listen
10 nothing he said. Some time later julia
Berecs, a young Christian girl, one OF Jula
Welss's best friends, disappeared. Inc
Jewess was inconsolable. Saudos had her
brought before him, and violently apostro-
phiziDg her demanded to know the where
abouts OF Julia Berecs.
GLOW should l known" replied the
Jewess.
where nave you taken her2"
''I2" SAID julia, astonished.
eyes, you. Ami since you dare not
agow 1t. I'll tell you. julia Berecs is
lying gonder by the stone bridge, dead.
Twas YOU who struck her to death with
a pOignard!" -,
,'Ohl She was my intimate irlendl"
"Be silent. A Christian cannot be
friends with a jew and, to follow the
closer the Prescriptions OF your Ialmud,
you have washed your hands IN the blood
of a Christian, thinking thereby to become
still more eautful."
'In VAIN the poor girl pleaded that
she knew nothing of the Talmud or
scarcely how to read or write. She was
thrown into prison, passed before the
~asslzes and was condemned to death. by
reason OF her youth her punishment was
committed to hard labor for life. Two
wears had elapsed INC the poor girl could
not comprehend why she was so tortured.
One day she was taken before the direct
ress OF The prison, who received her with
great kindness and the startling Intelil'
| gence that she was to be Immediately SET
free. AT the same time she was presented
with a purse of twenty-five ducats as a
gift from the emperor.
cat the prison gate Julia Weiss en-
braced her family, who were awaiting mel
there. Twas then they told her thai
three weeks previously her prosecutor,
Bsrtos SaudoS, had been found dead and
that IN his pocket was discovered a writ
ten confession, in which he acknowledged
having killed Julia Berecs and having
falsely accused the young jewess. he
proclaimed julia Wuss's innocence ano
begged her to pray for HIM. He also ief'
ms fortune in legacy TO her. Julia weiss
refused that fortune.
"From the lips of the young girl her
SELF continues Kossuth, 81 heard this
story"
BY taking reveage, a man is but even
with his enemy; but IN passing II over ne
| IL cnnnrinr-
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

would intercept and accommodate. The
Cleveland, indianapolis, Cincinnati and
New York DOL celebra.et his depar-
turc. Pork had tumbled about So a
barrel since his selling began. When
the Milwaukeean was about to leave for
home, kiugan. a great operator OF that
day. sud he wanted 10 make Just one
trade more. IN sell you / 900 barrels
Of pork"
I'm take it, replied Kingan: you'll
want 1t back rhen pork is 500"
"iIi deliver you that pork said
Arm ur, when the price is s1S." He
did.
The packers, with a few exceptions
from II end of the country to the
other, we're ruined by the tumble.
Armour and his partner became the
greatest provision men Il the world. To
Wallace h Wicks, who had treated him
50 shaDDiiy, he declared, "Ill drive
you out of business. He did.
Messrs. II. o. Armour 4 Co. were soon
after established, and an office taken
next door to Armour's former repre-
sentative. Within a very few years
the sign of Messrs. Wallace & Wicks
came down. Only the old traders now
remember them
The millionaire packer admits that
this wonderfully successful operation,
Just before the close of the war, was a
huge gamble. If Grant and Sherman
had lot succeeded, or If their success
had been delayed and the war continued
a year longer, the bet might have been
lost instead of won, Armour hazarded
an immense stake upon the success of a
couple of generals. Ii was the last risk
OF the kind, however, he claims, he
ever took.
The vast sales of 1864 were staked
upon events over which he had not the
slightest control, ABOUT which he had
no definite information. the enormous
purchases OF pork il 1878 aud 1879 were
IN in No such sense a gamble. They
were made upon the information which
the packer had OF the worlds supply
and demand, and the cost OF manufac-
ture and Of his own resources. Armour
IS popularity set down as a gigantic spec
ulator, immensely richer and sharper
than the other gamblers Ia produce ut
Chicago, but no better.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16


Cit beat anyto-day2n asked % waiter
in one of the best-known restaurants of
the cashier.
eyes, 1 got FIVE checks, said the
handler of cash. oven have to watch
a little closer hereafter"
"Do you mean" said a reporter,
''that you have been imposed upon by
.dead-beats."
CHATS about the size of it."
GLOW do they do it?''
"There are two ways shat | know of.
The first is this: 4 customer comes in
and calls for a 1O-cent lunch. The
waiter gives him what he asks for,
together with a check, and goes away
to wait on soma one else. Then the
man, as soon as the waiter has turned
his back, puts the check under bis plate
or saucer and goes on eating. Then
the lunch fend wants something more
and calls the waiter, who, after serving
him, looks around for the check, and
not finding it asks if one was not given
before. The customer responds in the
negative, moving the crockery around.
The check not being in site, another is
given and the waiter leaves at the
earliest opportunity. The mar slips
the first or 10-cent check from under
the plate into his pocket and finishes
his meal. The next move is to substi-
tute the one in his hand for the II on
which is printed the smaller amount
in his pocket, pay the price, and leave,
probably ~chuckling to himself oyer his
smartness in beating the house"
"Don't you ever catch them at it,"
ooh, yes. Only to-day a finely
dressed business man wa seen by the
waiter to secrete his check, but nothing
was said, not even after he had called
for more pie and received another
check. When he came to pay his bill
hand out the 10-cent check with a
dime. Then Charlie said, very blunt;
That mans got another check in his
pocket for % cents The man turned
all coloIs of the rainbow, while the
twenty-five or thirty men sitting near
looked at the beat and made remarks
not at all complimentary. What did
he say? What could he say? He was
caught, and, after some little talk
about not having the check, paid the
extra amount and left with his head
hanging toward the ground. The
other way is getting checks from
another restaurant which are of the
same size and %colors, and change as i'll
the other case. Beats are very careful
to always turn the printed side down,
so we cannot read the name. You
see, each color calls for a different
amount, and serving, as we do, nearly
one thousand at a meal, we cannot
examine each ticket closely; it takes
too much time. As you heard me say,
we had five checks belonging to the
other clearinghouse, which are a total
loss. Yes, dead beats will do any
thing -
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

Are female detectives e,erIeguldtiy
employed in the detection of crime 2'
We don't employ women, IS % sup
eriuteudeut Of detectives replied, Z" be
cause it, is our firm conviction that
women cannot be relied ON. We have
tried them and found them wonderfully
quick at diyining the source Of a mys-
terious crime, patient in testing a plan
for capturing a suspected person, and
yes, and uncommunicatiye. There
is just one reason, and only one reason,
why they are not to be trusted-no one
can tell who has the most influence over
them. Anyhow, we can't afford to
take the risk of employing them and
being betrayed by them"
Another experienced manager Of de-
tectives said Sometimes persons APP
ply for a female detective to act as an
attendant to take care of wraps at
fashionable receptions. They are well
known IN society, who have had trouble
after receptions in getting the wraps,
o~ver.shoes, and umbrellas to the owners.
Sometimes they get so mixed up that
an owner Of an old o@yercoat, or shawl,
or umbrella, sauuters innoeently off
with a new and more expensive over
coat, shawl, or umbrella" WinHng
with a wicked expression Hats, you
know, are VIGOROUSLY successful in
Guiding their owners search If they
are good hats. If the occasion is a
fitting one for a detective, we send one
1t is not generally understood that fe-
male detectives are employed only at
these large receptions. and then only in
the waiting room and in the room set
apart for the ladies' especial use. Some
persons imagine that female detectives
go to the reception as guests. That
would be an insult to the genuine
guests. Besides, in society here every
one knows her heIghbor, and the female
detective would herself be detected as
a stranger. Then iutroductions would
necessarily follow under an assumed
name, and the subsequent explanations
the hostess would be compelled to make
in accounting for the disappearance of
the Mrs. So-and-So would make her life
a burden. Isee no good reason, though,
why female detectives should not be
employed in the ladies' room. 1t is a
convenience to have a skilled eye on the
property, instead of one liable to make
mistakes or to be out of the way when
wanted"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

/ There was .bc usual result After d
time be- arew tired of nae. nri % ycor
.8f..r .I. divorce VIA decre.j 1 iUu7d
ns,sll alone aud peuuilcss in London,
WIrta my lille inns been since must
leave yoI To- guess; and ut last l found
mf-eti IT'D. dying, with q small sum Ot
money i4 NY possession. 1 came mere,
and b- your kindness my path to the
crave has been smOOthcd. Miss Mer-
yqu j have repeated, but ! cannot DIE
until 1 have had my husbands forgiven
ness. ] have tclegraphed for him,
aud-Ab that is his step on the
status.
The door opened aud a man entered.
"llgriel suddenly drew back into the
shadow.
,.Al,ce, me said, coming forward,
''you see / have come; but why did you
send for me?'
"I ask with my dying breath for your
forgiveness.
"Imr ossjblor' be said, shortly, "You
wrecked uy life, Alice, betrayed my
love. di-houor,d my Hamel l cannot
forgiven
''But with my dying breath l ask it!'
cried the woman. ''Oh, grant 1t to
me, Richard hamilton, as you hope for
meacy.'
IL cannot" he said, shortly,
Muriel came out from the shadowand
Ilualt by the BID before him ike a fair
angel ia that humble home.
',lIuriei,' he exclaimed, ''you here?
This is no place for your
1t is, " she said, still kneeling there.
death makes us all equal, and, Rich
ard, Tor my sake, forgive your wife"
He hesltated for a moment, and then,
crossing to the bed, took one OF his
wife's wasted hands.
81 forgive, D he said, simply.
"ForgIyen-all forgiyenl
And Alice Hamilton ana back upon
the pillow exhausted.
Presently n sank into a deep sleep.
Other watchers joined those two, and
just as night began to fab she passed
away.
With asigh, Hamilton went to Muriel's
side,
dearest" he said, "you told me
that when l could bring you
proofs OF my VIE s UeaJh L mlBhb speak
to You AGAIN. She lies there dead. What
DO you sdy2
Muriel rose, and laid her hand in his
with took of ~unspeakable love. Thus,
in that chamber OF death, these two,
SO long parted. were united OF last.
Richard Hamilton and Muriel Mervyn
were married and lived very happily to-
gether. They have a theatre of their
own, and are doEng very well in every
sense Of the term,
"By-the-by, dear said Hamilton,
one day, not long after their marriage,
''do you know you once told NE that
You did not loye me?'
'elhat was the only falsehood l will
ever tell you" she reJoined. 81 said SO
to prevent you thinking too much Of
me"
'eA1d all the time you liked me?'
'Aou know / did"
$50, then, Muriel, [ suppose l must
take this as another instance of the
worthlessnsss OF a Woman's No.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16
Things to Think.

Every person has two ed~ucatl0ns-,
one which he receives from others, ana
one more important which he gives hlm-
self.
1t nan times falls out that we deem
ourselves much deceived by others pc
cause we first deceived ourselves. lie
who is false to present duty breaks a
thread in the loom, and will find the
flaw when he may have forgotten It's
cause.
If you are going to do a good thing,
do 1t now; if you are going to do a mean
thing, wait till tomorrow.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

CHERRIES have proved profitable in
California. the report of the Horticul-
tural Convention stating that Mr.. Jes-
sup had gathered from ten acres of
cherry trees 5000 pounds of cherries,
or thirty eight tons, all OF which were
m~erchantable to the n NJ. p.
Owen of Sante Cruz, informed the Con-
vention hat one mar sold last autumn
$500 worth Of apples from ninety trees
planted seven years ago, and another
picked from one Beethoven tree % years
old th1rty-six boxes. which sold at the
rate OF $1,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

EVERY grower or seeding potatoes
well know that it takes from three to
five years to fix the shape, color and
type of any seeding, and that by care
ful selection he can almost produce a
potato to order. By taking advantage
of the tendency to improvement we can
constantly improve any variety we
choose.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

FEEDING PoULTRY.-Have a big, cheap
wash boiler. Put it on a back kitchen
stove, with soft water. Into this put
al the bones, potato peelings, bread
scraps, gravy, meat, vegetables, etc,
that come from your table. Add any
food-corn, rye, barley, meal-for
chickens that you may happen to have.
Add also red pepper and salt. Dump
tins into a trough for your chickens
while the heat OF the boiling has not
gone out of it. Crack the bones and it
will pay IN eggs. We give tins feed in
the morning. Some of our neighbors
prefer it at night. We get the most
eggs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

1t does not follow that one must be
extravagant or wealthy IN order to know
what shade of suitlng is the proper one
to bring out the best tints OF the COM
plexlon, or what ribbon will change an
.unbecoming dress into perfect harmony
with the tlnts of the skin. The rules
cannot always be relied upon, but they
are a guide, and so let US con them
over that we may not forget:
Compilations require the colors that
enforce their peculiar excellence and
render weaknesses and shortcomings less
observable"
THE way to lower any tint that is
excessive IN the face is to bring a strong
color of the same class IN close proxim-
Ity to it, but 1t is not always a deslra-
BILE remedy. Pink and white seem only
suited to the young and fair. Yet white
is used by young and old, but when the
face Is dark by nature or yellowed by
time, then the accessories are imperative.
Ii the complexion is good but pale, a
black scarf arranged with a gold pm or
a bunch of ribbon or flowers will trans
form the effect. Blue suits the blonde
and enriches her golden hair, but des-
troys the beauty of pale blue or gray
eyes, and IS apt to bring out any latent
tlnge of yellow IN the face. Gold in
some form Will hide this, and white IN
contact with the face suhdues the ill
effects of the biue and preserves It's
good ones. What wonder, then, that
blue is so great a favorlte? But the
brunette must not attempt 1t unless 1t be
q purplish blue and relieve it with
orange. Orange and purple or orange
and black are her col0rs above all others,
except the faithful and ever ready Grim
son. Dark, strong cOlors are for very
dark faces, rendering them lighter by
contrast.
Only the %fairest, softest and rosy
tinted compilations look well IN pearl or
silver gray. But gray tints are gener-
ally found to suit most faces, probably be-
cause there are so many shades Of the
color, and they are all such good back
grounds for becoming rellefs of ribbon.
Green is usually recommended for fresh,
fair and ruddy complexlOns, but great
care should be used in its selection and
adaptation. Bright green's enhance the
red in the face, while deep myrtle shades
ACAACfO Al 4 q SNtlotl NAtIAL- J GllOh
greens are impossible To any but the
purest tinted skin. The olive greens are,
like the grays, becoming to all, as they
are good backgrounds for bright red and
dark shades of crimson.
Florid people are safest IN brown or
red, though the latter is not always a
cure, though sometimes the excess of
red In the complexion is counteracted by
the dark red dress or crimson ribbon on
a black dress. Black becomes d fair and
lOrid face better tina a dark and ford
one. Brown is q safe color for this
style, and the softer and deeper the Ha-
vana brown the better. Seal is too near
black to be becoming, unless 1t is a seal
fur. Fur is the most softenlng to every
complexion Of anything that can be worn.
The fair and ROSY will select black and the
dark and pale, as indeed the dark and
rudy, will find sesiskin refining. Gray
fur should be used with caution neal
the face, hut non other need be feared.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

JELLY CAKE.-Three eggs, l capful
sugar, butter the size of al egg, l cup
full flour, l teaspoonful cream tartar
sifted in the flour, J teaspooniul soda
dissolved in a tablespoonful milk. Bake
in jelly tins, when cool spread with
Jelly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

L. SfELLE thinks the Southern States
admirably adapted to raising hogs, and
that by the new refrigerating inventions
pork may be saved at the South as well
as anywhere else. The long.continued
warm weather is favorable to rauid fat
tenmg and cheap pork, since hogs can
not be kept up and warmed by stoves
and wood fires in cold weather, and it is
expensive to warm them by heat. pro
ducing food like corn and peas. He
thinks pork can be made at less cost in
the South than III the North.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16
She survived.

a Detroit lady, who is subject to
heart disease, took tea last Sunday with
a neighbUr, and while sitting al the
table her husband rushed in without a
hat and in his shirt sleeves.
"Be calm!n he exclaimed hurriedly
to his wife; "don't excite yourself; you
know you can't stand Excitement, and
it might be worse"
Good heavens" cried his wife, ''the
children
They're all right Now, Mary.
don't get excited. Keep calm ana cool
it can't be helped now; we must bean
these v~isitations Of Providence with
philosophy
Then it's mother" gasped his
wife.
"Your mothers safe; get on your
things, but don't hurry or worry. It's
too late to be of any use, but III av
back and see what l can do. ! only
come to tell you not to get excited"
For meTcy's sake" impIored the
almost fainting woman, tell me the
Worst.n
"Well, if you will have 1t, the conse-
quences be on your head, Mary. I've
tried to prepare you, and if You will
know-don't excite yourself-try and
suryive-but our chimney's on fire.
and the whole department and all the
neighbors are in the front yard" She
survived"
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-16

GIVE each milk COW a tablespoonful
Of fine ground bone every week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-15
To Whom IL May Concern.

This is TO advertise That the undersigned
has been appointed special commissioner by
the district conrt of Victoria county, Texas,
To sell at public sale for cash. to the highest
bidder at the door OF the courthouse OF Tar
rant county, ON the nrst Tuesday of July, A:
ID. 1874, between the hours OF ten g. m; and
advertisement thereof published Tor twenty
days in daily newspaper OF the city of Fort
Worth. 1.-The slaughterhonso property oil
the Texas Continental Meat company, stu
ated at + ort Worth, 10 Tarrant county, In
Guiding the land upon which the same Is sit.
udted (as described by the copy .,ol
decree of court attached 10 the
commission of underslgneD and
all machinery, fixtures, appliances and
appurtenances thereto belonging and the
undersigned hereby gives notice that he viii
sell said property az the time and In the man
ner above set forth.
Witness my hand at Fort Worth. Texas
this June . A. ID. 1881. -
II. A. ROGERS,
Special Commissioner