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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
How He Scared Her
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There was nothing mean in his looks,
but, at the same time, he had no business
in the ladies' cabin Of the ferry-boat
She had scarcely left Windsor when he
sat down within two feet Of O woman
about forty years old. and whispered:
"There's going to be some fun when
we land in Detroit" -
"Sirl" she replied as she drew away a
little.
s'Oh, you just get ready for itw he
chuckled; you'll see woman get the
worst setback you ever heard tell Off
"Whst do you meau!" she asked with
sudden interest.
''See that girl over theres"
She did. Indeed, as the girl was the
third and only other passenger iu the
cabin she couldn't help but see her.
"That girl is smuggling five yards of
dress goods!' whispered the man.
mo"
''Saw her buy it in Canada"
"And would -ou be mean enough to
tell the customs oficeri"
s'Don't have to. They have instruc-
tions this morning to search every pas.
seHger. That's the reason l didn't bring
over new overcoat."
He got up and slid out with that, leav-
ing the two females alone. When the
boat landed the girl walked of as calmly
a. clam, but the woman looked pale
and frustrated and mad.
Lets make tour" chuckled the
mean man. a. he beckoned the customs
officer aboard.
"Of what!'
"Of the cabin"
"They entered the place, and under
the seat in the far corner they discovered
bundle containing two pairs Of stock
ings, pair Of gloves, three yards Of silk
and yard or two Of plush
"By George !" said the customs man.
II knew I could scare her." gurgled
the other.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
A easoso. coyote.
lphouis a. r.) Herald. ]

II fPhnnlx "a. To Heraid.l
i The follswing FIRST class Incl
dent Of the new mining camp we
clip from letter to the Tucson
Star:
Harry Newton has got Win
chester whose shooting qualities
he is always ready to bet his last
town lot on. The other day,
while Toppy was out hunting. he
killed large coyote. and bringing
. il into camp, set it up against a
cactus about one hundred yards
from Hsrry's tent, then pulling
aside the flap, asked Harry to
hand him . gun, he wanted to
shoot coyote.
"Show him to me, said Harry,
I getting excited right away; then
| catching sight OF the game, he was
| about to FIRE. when Toppy shouted: +:
"Bet you $40 you don't kill
him." !.
MAKE it $40 and I'll 60 you;
I'LL kill him the FIRST shot, said
Harry. eagerly.
"I'll take IT," said Toppy, lay
Ing down two twsnties, which
were promptly covered.
The other occupants OF the
tent got interested and gathered
laround. Harry majesticslly waved
fh9m back, and gracefully drop
ping oh one knee, took . long,
stssdy aim and fred, and whom
THE smoke cleared away that
coyote loomsd up ss big as fat
supervisor promenading Logan.
avenue.
Harry's jaw dropped as Toppy
reached over and took the ''pot.
"Bst you 500 I'll kill him the
next shot" said Harry, recovering
himself, and fishing up his check
book.
ssI'll take IT," said Toppy, as he
produced another 500 and added
Il to his pile.
"This is the time I'll get you.
said Hsrry. laying the check upon
the pile Of money; and picking
up the gun be drew another bead,
Amer than the frat, il such thing
were possible. and again fired.
But II was no 1se, that coyote
seemed to bear . charmed life.
Little nervous to-day, ain {
your" quietly said Toppy, a. he
stuffed the check and money in
his vest pocket.
I'll believe l am a little of, y
said Harry, "but that blsnked
coyote cost me $40, and I'm
going to have him If i have to
follow him into Mexico" and
seixing . double -barreled shotgun
he chucked in o couple Of buck
shot cartridges and started for
that coyote both barrels at full
cock and walked right straight
mp to it. He turned it over, and
catching sight OF the third bullet
hole, II dawned upon him that he
had been victimized, having fred
only two shots himself, and vhirl-
ing around he came tearing across
lots toward the tent, at about .
mile q minute, bat Toppy had OK.
plained things to the boys and
Asd. You have only to say coyote
70 Harry. and your liquor will be
paid for ct the first bar in sight.
Toppy has taken IN arm full OF
bricks and gone up ON the boz
nanxs mountain TO stay six weeks.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
Wanted IN the World.
Faith ano works.I

The world wants more sunshine in its
disposition, in its Business, in its chari-
ties and in its theology. For 10000 of
the aches and pains and irritations Of
men and women we recommend sun
shine. 1t stimulates better than cham
ragne. 1t is the best plaster for a
wound. The good Samaritan posred
out into the fallen travellers cash more
Of this than oil. Florence Nightingale
used II on the Crimean bsttlefields. Take
il ont into the alleys, on board all the
ships, by all the sick beds. Not phial
full, not . cup full, but soul full. II
is good for liver complaint, for neuralgia,
for rheumatism. for failing fortunes. for
melancholy,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
Cheering News.
tr<.venworth Free Lancet

A Washington telegram states that
bobby Linccln, the BOBBY Of the Cabi-
MT, Is recovering from q slight indispo-
sition. This joyful intelligence will re-
lieve the horrible suspense under which
the public has been laboring since IT
heard that Bobby the BOBBY was suffer-
ing from a pain under his pantalcons.
band. Bnsines will now be resumed all
over our quack- Republic.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Electrical Treatment Of Wines and Spirits,
At the Electrical Works In Los Angeles. Cal

Having perfected the process for the treatment
of Wines Spirits Fermented Malt Liquors by electric
ity, by which the fus OIL Hydrocyanc acid poisonous
ethers and other deleterous organic matter is eliminated
and at the time imparts mellow age to the prod
ucts Of the wine prepared to
on large scale and on the most reasonable terms By
this scientific treatment of wines they at 1T
ted for at the price they at age of IL
by the old treatment Of racking off and expensive
methods Of rehandlng them and at the time i'm
saving to the producer By this process ALSO there
waste by Evaporation and turning into vinegar by
neglect delay the treatment entirely all
ganic matter that produces fermentation without destroy
iagthe bouquet and leaves them perfectly pure and fit for
sein "a hours after coming from the winery Gall at
works and be convinced, or send for circulars.
A. G. TICHENOR,
No 2Ss Arcadia Block Los Angeles Street. Los Angeles Cal
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
WEEKLY HERALD

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MeRSINu
TERMS:
One year, by mail or express. one copy. sS,to
Six months, - i25
Three months 10
Advertisements inserted at reasonable rate
Job Work done to compete with San Francisco T..
ice style and elegance OF workmanship.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13

Two christian names are cne
more than any man, even one
weighted with the greatest respon-
sibiiitiss, need have. One chris
tisn name is shorter, more vigor-
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
NOTICE.

The Los Angeles Public Library will be closed
for the term Of 10 days from February 1lth,
1854, for the purpose Of reorganixing said Libra
~. Parties having books in their possession be-
longing to the Library will please return the
same to the Librarian at once.
BY order Of the Board Of Trustees.
jessie QAvITT,
Librarian.
Los Angeles, February 5, 1854
Express and Times copy. feb6td
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13
Railroad Ticket and Employmen
Office.

BUREAU Of iNFoRMATIoN; male help Tree
Real Estate Broker houses and lots sold on In
stalIments; houses aud rooms, furnished Or un
furnished, secured. U. NITTiN9Eh
la4 North Main Street, MAR First st.
retephone 10. lls. sspi6 6fu
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13

The Philadelphia Call says young
ladies always say "Thank you" when
offered q seat in street car, but old
maids never do.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13

Gao. ". RoSERRAKn, JoHS RRrsoN, sR-,
Pres't vice-Pres't
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-13

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, l..
CouSrY or Los ASGHLn.
IsaiAs W. Heliman. President, and John Miner.
Secretary. Of the Farnen and MerchAntS Bank
Of Los Angeles, being severaily sworn. each for
himself, says that the foregoing statement Ia
true TO his best knowledge and belief.
fSifnedl ISAIAS w. HELLMAN
President.
JOHN MILNER,
Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this tenth
day Of January. 1884.
tSignedI JAMES c. kAYS,
Notary Pubic Of Los Angeles County.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
Hooks and Eyes.

For more than dozen years The
manufacture of hooks-and-eyes for wo-
mems and children's dresses may be
SAID TO have been dead. buttons having
superseded them. But there are indi.
cations that hooks and eyes are again
to come in use, at least to a consider
able extent. If this should prove to
be the case 1t will gladden. the hearts
of some who have preserved their ma.
chinery from the scrap heap.
Thirty years ago the state of Connec-
ticut had manufactures within her
territory that produced these little arti-
Giles to the value of Sll2,OO0 arnually,at
fifteen cents Il gross. Previous to 1880
or thereabout, hooks and eyes were
made by hand and sold at $3.50 per
gross. The machines for making
hooks and eyes are quite ingenious,
those for the hooks being capable of
making ninety per minute, while those
for the eyes 12O per minute. That for
making the hooks takes the wire from
a reel through straightener, cuts the
wire to the exact length. when blade
strikes the piece in the middle of Its
length and two side blades. moving
simultaneously bend the wire double,
laying the two halves of its length
close together and parallel. Then two
pms rise, one on each side of the ends
of the wire, TO form the eyes of the
hook, and two semi-rotating pushers
bend the, ends around the pins, max
ing the eyelets for sewing the hook on
the fabric. The unfinished hook is per-
fectly fiat, when horizontal pin. and
vertical bender working upward. curve
the double end of the hook, and a
presser flattens the end to a "swan BILL
The eye is formed IN another machine,
by means OF similar appliances.
Brass wire is used for silvered hooks
and eyes. and iron wire for the black
or Japanned goods The silver coating
Is made by miylug AN acid precipitste
of silver with cnpmon salt ard The
cream Of tartar ot commerce To pro
duce paste. Certain proportions OF
this paste and of the brass hooks and
eyes are placed N y tumhling barrel.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
Paper and Newspapers.

There are in the world no fewer
than 3.9S5 paper mills. producing every
year $4,000 tons Of paper from all
kinds Of substances including rags.
straw and alfalfa About one half is
printed upon; and Of these 10000 tons
ofpaper nearly $4,000 tons are used by
newspapers. The various govern.
ments consume In official business lOO.-
900 tons; schools. 5000 tons, CON-
merce, 10000 tons; industry. $1,000
tons; and private correspondence an
other 10000 tons. Including women
and children. the paper trade employs
10000 hands.
II Is astonishing 10 contemplate the
enormous number Of people in the
world to whom newspaper must be
AS rare as a diamond. Recently pub.
lished statistics show that while the
circulation of newspapers through
out the world aggregates the enormous
number Of 10000 100000, 1t only aver.
ages six and half copies per year to
each inhAbitant of the globe. This is
assuming that only one paper goes TO
each purchaser, but since il is no un-
common thing for one man TO buy
several, the proportion of those who
never buy one is increased. Europe
publishes 1887. while that wonderful
section of the world classed as North
America" in the statistics follow with
l2,4OO. The whole of Asia can only
show 775, a contrast the more striking
beside the benighted South America.
which runs close up to that vast conti-
nent. with 500. Africa Tags behind
with only 0s2. the modern settlements
OF Australia in its limited area own
ing COL. Dividing them into languages
there are l6.59O printed In the English
language, 1850 IN German. 1850 in
French, 1900 in Spanish. The annual
aggregate circulation in the United
States is 3,OOOOOO.OOO as compared with
2,260.OO0,0OO in Great Britain and Ire
land, giving the United States the po-
siti0n of being the most voracious de-
vourers of newspaper literature in the
world.-London Trade Journal.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
Natures Refrigerator.

In boring for water near Snake river,
about forty-iive miles from Dayton,
Oregon, recently. a stratum of frozen
earth was encountered at the depth of
tifty-fve feet. Passing through this
for five feet numerous cavities were
found, from which cold air came in
gusts. The escaping air at the bot
tom OF the well can be heard roaring
at some distance. 1t Is not possible for
anyone to hold his hand over the well
for any length of time without freez-
ing 1t, and bucket of water let down
into the well was frozen over In few
minutes. Work on the well has been
abandoned on occount Of the cold
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23

notes of his friends. used 20 curse the
day when he learned % write his name.
As he had obtained such a reputation
tor willingness 10 oblige thar he could
not refuse. Mr.. Lincoln might well
have regretted ever having made a
joke. for he was expected to say some
thing funny on all occasions. and has
been made answerable for all manner
Of iests. stories and repartees. as IL he
had combined all the elements Of hu-
NOR. commonplace heartlessness. and
coarseness. mingled with a passion for
reyiying the jokes Of Joe Miller and
the circus clowns. Yet he did say
many excellent things. On one oeca.
salon when Senator " ade came to him
and said:
Il tell YOU Mr. President, that unless
a proposition for emancipation is adopt
ed by the government. we will all 90 to
the devil; at this very moment we are
not over mile from hell"
Perhaps not" said MIR. Lincoln. "as
believe that is just about the distance
from here to the capitol. where you gen
tlemen are in session"
On one occasion, at areception, when
the crowd Of citizens and soldiers were
surging through the salons of the
White House, evidently controlled by
the somewhat brusque western ele.
ment, gentleman said:
"Mr. President. you must diminish
the number Of my friends; or con-
gress must enlarge this edihce.
"well." promptly replied Mr.. Lincoln,
81 have no idea of dimishing the num-
Der Of my friends; but the only ques.
tion with me now is whether IL will be
best to have the building stretched or
split"
AT one Of these receptions, when a
paymaster IN full majors uniform was
introduced. he said:
"BeiDg here, Mr.. Lincoln, / thought
would call and pay my respects"
From the complaints made by the
soldiers" responded the president. 81
guess that is all any of you do pay"
Ward Lamon. when Lincoln had ap-
pointed him marshal of the district of
Columbia, accidentally found himself
in street fight, and, in restoring peace,
he struck one Of the belligerants with
bis fist, weapon with which he was
VIGOROUSLY familiar. The blow was Il
harder one than Lamon intended. for
the fellow was knocked senseless, taken
up unconscious, and lay for some
hours on the border of life and death.
Iamon was alarmed, and the next
morning reported the affair to the presi-
dent.
81 am astonished at you. Ward" said
Mr.. Lincoln; "you ought to have
known better. Hereafter, when you
have to hit man, use club and not
your fist. Ben. Perley Poore,in Boston
Budget.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
An Important Discovery.

Charles Toppan, of Newburyport,
Conn. has invented u new process for
bleaching which reduces the time re-
Quired for the work from the ten days
now to one day aud Injuries the fab
ric less. He has also discovered a
process for treating fibrous bearing
plants which renders the stalks of the
cotton or corn plants or anything hav-
ing fibrous growth, of more value
than fiber. The cotton stalk thus treat
ed yields softer. nicer and in various
respects better material for the webs
of commerce than does the cotton ball.
Even the root of the cotton plant can
now be used for threads and cloths
The annual connagration of the
worlds cotton area for getting rid of
last years stalks and stumps is now TO
be stopped. American flax fields are to
yield a harvest. Now an acre pro.
duces $40 worth OF seed, and in all
some Sl5,0OO,OOO Is gathered and sold.
BY utilizing the flax hay as well as the
flax seed. 500 per acre can be otained.
The fax stalks. subjected TO three or
four hours treatment by the new meth
cd can be shaken clear of all unavail.
able matter, and the white flax or finer
and more even tilaments than are now
possible can be al once obtained. With
in four hours of the cutting of the
stalks fiber can be obtained ready for
the factory. A number of New York
and Boston capitalists have taken the
matter in hand and purchased n large
mill in Canton. Mass, where business
under the patents already secured will
be started within few weeks. Agents
have been sent to the west to buy up
before the annual spring farming be-
gins all the flax product obtainable.
This material will be treated at or near
the place OF purchase. The prepara-
tion on flax fiber and the bleaching of
textiles, rs well as various experiment
tai lines of manufacture. will be CON-
prised In the business.
The fiber of the cocoa-nut husk and
that Of the pine tree needles has been
successfully dealt with, and while these
may not espun and woven into cloths
they may be wrought into pulp for
paper or applied in the many ways In
which clean, p!iable ,nbrous sub
stance is called for. Bromelia and
ramie. two Of the finest and best iibers.
now bleached with great difficulty, may
speedily become staple articles of com.
merce when treated by the new process.
Boston Courier.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
Quick Tempered Stuff.

A Buffalo janitor kicked a can Of nj
tro-glycerine, and right then, for the
first time in his life. became really
active man, luaugurating proceedings
by turning a double somersault and
knocking out hOdfull of mortar and
brick with the back of his head at one
end of the room. He continued the
performance by kicking down the
stove, pulling down the chandelier, and
ploughmg up the plaster with his nose.
When the nitro-glycerinne let the old
man sit down and take rest, he looked
mournfully at the remnants of the frag-
ment of tin that held the chain light
ming, and said To the doctor:
"Wal, If that amt the quickest-tem-
peredest stuff ever saw
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
1860 vs. 1854.

The Boston Traveller complies sta
tistles showing the growth OF the coun.
try SINCE the year is6O:
TwentY-three years ago we were 90
0ooeoo Of people; now We are over So.
OOO00O. Then we had l4i cities and
towns Of overs0o population; now we
have 2S6 Of such cities and towns.
Then the total population Of our cities
was 5.OO0ooo; now II is about l2.OOo.OO0.
Our coal mines then produced i40o.-
600 tons yearly: now s5Oo0O0O tons a
year. or six times as much. The iron
produce amounted TO 100000 tons Of ore
yearly; now II fOots up over s.O0O,OOO
year. almost a ninefold increase. In
1890 our metal industries employed "a
600 hands consumed SlOO.OOOOOO worth
Of material ana turned out about $780,
100000 worth Of annual products. To-
day these same industries employ 500.
700 hands consume three hundred and
eighty million dollars worth OF mate
rial and their annual product amounts
to six hundred millions dollars a year.
In 1880 the wood industries employed
one hundred and thirty thousand per-
sons to-day they employ about three
hundred and forty Thousand. while the
value of their annual product has tre-
bled. The wooden industry employed
sixty thousand persons then, and now
employees one hundred and sixty thou
sand. while our home mills which pro-
dueed goods of the value of eighty
millions dollars in 1880 now turn out
an annual product worth two hundred
and seventy thousand dollars. Finally
there is cotton. In 1850 we imported
227 million yards of cotton goods; in
1881 we only imported % millions yards.
In the meantime the number of hands
employed l. American cotton mills
has increased to two hundred thous-
sand, and we export over one hundred
and fifty millions yards Of cotton goods
a year, instead OF importing two hun
dred and twenty-seven millions yards.
rs We used 10 do.
The silk industry employed 5000 per-
sons, now 1t employs about $4,000. seven
times AS many. We import no
more silk now than we did In
1860. but our own mills which pro-
duced goods of the value of SG,OOO,OOO
then, now turn out product of over
S4O,0OO,0OO yearly. In 1860, $4,000 per-
sons were employed in American pot
terry and stOnewaTe works: to-day
$4,000 persons are employed IN this in
dustry. The chemical industry, which
employed 5000 persons, now employs
80 900. In the meantime we have near
ly five times as many miles of railway,
and double the number of farms, and
yielding more than double the number
Of bushels of cereals. In the produc-
tion of sheep we only had twenty-five
millions of them in 1850, to-day we
have over forty millions Of them: and
whereas we then produced In this
country sixty millions pounds Of wool.
now we produce two hundred and for.
ty millions pounds. Finally, the total
of our exports has more than doubled.
In 1860 it stood at four hundred mil.
lions, and now 1t stands at about nine
hundred millions.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23

do. Then send me specimens with two Dol.
lars ior sssay. and ue shall 80 what ue shall
sec. McNfcKEn. Assayrr.
Well didn't know he was IAN hu-
morisi." YOU see. 80 went 10 work on
the Vanderbilt to try to do what Mac
said. ] sank a shaft and everything
else ! could get hold Of on that claim.
II was 50 high that we had 10 carry
water up there TO drink when we be-
gan. and before fall we struck the
richest vein Of water you ever saw.
We had more water In the mine than
the regular army could use.
When we got down sixty feet / sent
some samples of the pay streak TO the
assayer again. This time he wrote me
quite letter. and at the same time in
closed the certificate Of assay:
SALT LAKE err. L. T.. October 3. isTI.
Mr.. nm Nye:
Your specimen of ore No. 8.ls2 current se-
ries, has been submitted to assay and shows
the following results:
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
Cool.

"Please, sir, can't you give me an old
coatY 2" asked mendicant of wealthy
merchant. AS the nendIcant had for.
merly been the servant of the mer-
chant, the latter said:
go over to the clothing store. and
pick yourself out twelve.d dollar suit,
and I'll come and pay for it,
The mendicant did MS he was told.
Taking the clothing store man to one
side, he said TO him.
THAT old duffer sent me over to pick
out a suit of clothes. Now. | want you
to let me have my commission, 80. |
too. will make something by this little
tradef"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23

aA"stAA 80
In the letter he said there was no
doubt something in the claim IL | could
get the contact with calcimine walls
denoting a true fssure. He thought
ought to run drift. / told him / had
already run adrift.
Then be said TO stope out my stove
polish ore and sell 1t for enough to go
on with the development. ] tried that
but capital seemed to coy. Others had
been there before me and capital bade
me soak my head and said other things
which grated harshly on my sensitive
nature.
The Vanderbilt mine with all it's
dips, spurs. and angles. variations.
veins. sinuosities, rights. titles. fran.
chises, prerogatives and assessments is
now for sale. sell it in order to raise
necessary funds for the development
of the Governor of North Carolina.
had so much trouble with water In the
Vanderbilt that named the new claim
the Governor OF North Carolina, be-
cause he was always dry.-Bill Nye, in
b6aroIt Free Press.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-23
NO. z.

and by attrition and AFFINITY the brass
and silver unite. The articles. as they
come from the tumbling barrel. are a
lustreless white. but are polished by be-
Inc placed In cotton cloth bags with
bar soap and rubbed with hot water
under the vibrating arm Of a washing.
machine.