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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04

window and fired three shots. This
brought the conductor and he was APP
pealed to from all sides.
Going to the cowboy, he said, ''Sit
down there and give me youf re-
volver." The cowboy sank down be-
fore the decided conductor, singing out:
"All right thar, stranger" For about
two hours not even the Methodist min
lister was more quiet than he. Then, at
one of the small stations gentleman
came aboard with little girl about six
years old. She was small and plump,
with soft yellow curls falling from the
back of her little velvet poke, and her
eyes were of twinkling blue. They
took the seat back of the cowboy. For
about ten minutes she lisped questions
to her father about the people in the car
and how soon he supposed they would
see Mamma and Fido. But after time
her father took a paper from his pocket
and the little girl looked out of the win
dow. Then the cowboy turned about
and tried to make friends with her. He
asked all the questions that grown peo-
pie ask children, but she wouldn't say a
word. Don't you want some candy?"
he asked, at last; and before she thought
it would be best to answer or not, she
said, in her sweet, lisping voice: Yes. y
Then come with me down there, !"
pointing to the other end of the car,
'and I'll get you some" But little
curly-headed shyness returned, and she
shut her mouth as tightly as if she
never intended to speak again. The
cowboy coaxed, but the gentleman said:
''She won't leave me-" Then you
come, too" and the cowboy started.
Curly-head found her tongue again.
''Come, papa and jumping up the
little nudge took both men by the hand
and led them where the newsboy sat
with his wares. The next time 1 looked
at them the little girl had left her father
and was sitting in the cowboys lap.
She fed him candy and patted his
whiskers while he talked 'baby talk. "
At last she told him her name-"Bes-
sic and perhaps it was fancy, but
think that tears stood in his eyes as he
patted her bright curls and whispered
Bessie" And thought that it was
not unlikely that he had little Bessie
somewhere. And the rest of the day,
even after she left, he sat quietly look
ing from the window, now and then
lingering his revolver. thought what
a different looking man he was from
the half tipsy man that frightened us all
in the morning. - Caroline b. Ihomp-
son, IN N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04
FOB OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
POOR POLLY.

wish you knew Miss Polly Rose, who lives
across the street.
She Is the most unlucky person ever CHANGED
tn meet
She tumbled down tho steps, one day, and
broke her pretty nose;
To see it, you would think it must have stood
some fearful blows.
And then she got fractured limb when
visiting, one day,
BY falling from wagon when the horses ran
away
She has most asthmatic wheeze whene'er
she tries to cry,
And When she wants to cough or sneeze, out
falls her only eye.
One day, when she went out to walk, her
nurse quite angry grew,
And punched the other optic out, and left this
one askew.
SO, with her badly battered nose and sadly
squirting eye,
IT'S plain to see her handsome days have
long since passed her by.s
Her hair is getting very thin She can not
woar q comb,
There's not enough to braid or curl, and so,
when she's at home,
They twist it up as best as they can and tie it
with string.
think they'll purchase her a wig, if wigs are
cheap next spring.
She's kept her bonnet on, of late, whenever
she has called,
But doesn't mind it if you laugh about her
getting bald.
For all she has a broken nose, for all her heir
is thin.
For all one eye is gone. and she can't keep the
other in,
1 think they love her just as well as in the
days of yore;
Because of her unluckiness, perhaps they
love her more,
know she is favorite no matter where she
goes
The most unluoby doll of dolls, whose name
is Polly Rose.
-Ebcn e. Rerford, in Golden Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04
DIAMOND MINES.

Plausible ana Easily Unde-stoOd Tn s0Fios
as to Their Formation.
There are various theories as to how
these mines have been formed, but all
agree in attributing them to volcanic
action. They are all funnel-shaped,
the sides of the funnel being composed
of a dense igneous rock, known in
miners parlance as ''reef" 1t is of
Soapy nature. easily acted on by the
atmosphere, consequently most dan
gerous, as large pieces, in some in
stances weighing hundreds of tons, get
detached. There are no means of
snoring it up, and without warning
these enormous slices will slide offinto
the working portion of the mine. bury
ing the claims and sometimes killing
the employees. The whole of this fun
mel is filled with this "blue" ground,
the reef sloping at various angles, but
on an average of one in fifteen. The
theory is that in time the sides of the
reef will meet at some great d,pth,
SUPPOSE" w SoiAo W po oho IuouSauu
Ieet, oy others more; ana that
then we shali arrive at the aper-
lure forming tne pottom OF inc
iunnel; Whetner that hole Will again
eHpahu INTO lurther caVlty u.s. OF
COURSE ila'Ier ior sPeculatioh' I6shoulu
We lelie'np7rcIi th"G 'lle ui'ilioh'ls were
MOI no Iofineu where Cney are now FOUND
ne not ll4ulu containing inc ulamohos
was Iorceu ny some 9reaG Gataclysm Oh
NATURE through Ine soiIu eartn' the
pulgihgs III tie sues OF Une m'no oeing
very sou anu Shaly' sno"ihg where the
IocA was hoC sufficiently haru 10 RESIST
tne enormous pressure e; NOW 10 mas
oeen 1poelTee ''"v III II! n ~. C'lere
!husC nave peen ~ ui,C.ncC uP.ieaVaiS;
III DutciIsPah' zoi III Dui0ionCeiil OF n
anu III re Deer9' oi anu tniS mas oeeh
proved ny the varying nature OF th9
grouhu, II one uPheaVai only nad
tdNeh Piace the cehter vi the tunliel
Mouiu nave contained one particular
klhu VI SOIL AS the miners 20 deeper
greaC a!GsraIlon Is notea IN tne cnarac-
ter Oh the SOIL. 1hey nave actually
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04
A Grateful Mother,

About month ago man who lives
at Virginia City, Nevada, was awak-
ened by his mare. She came close to
the house and whinnied. Then she
paved. Crack, crack, crack! her hoofs
went against the boards of fence. The
owner of the animal knew that she was
very intelligent, but he did not suspect
the real trouble. He tried to 90 to
sleep, but still the mare whinnied in an
appealing manner. Something must
have happened to the COLT" he said, at
last. And, dressing, he went out into
the lot. The mare ran on ahead of him,
looking back, now and then, to see if
he was following, and finally she came
to prospect hole" into which the
colt had fallen. The colt was rescued,
and the mother, hitherto shy creature,
became familiar in her demonstrations
OF gratitude. She followed the rescuer
around, rubbing her nose against him,
saying by this act, almost as distinctly
as if she had uttered the words: THANK
you, good master thank you. y Gold
en- DdVS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04
BRITAlN'S ROYALTY.
A Race That Is to This Day Entirely Ger.
man in It's Character.

man in It's Character.
The royal family is not of English
race. They are descended, it is true,
through Sophia, Electress of Hanover,
from Elizabeth, the daughter of James
l., who in turn was the son of Mary,
Queen of Scots, and the great grandson
of Margaret the eldest daughter of
Henry VII; but from the year 1913,
when Elizabeth was married to Fred
eric, the Elector of Palatine, she be-
came, and her descendants have since
remained, German nrace, in language
and in all their ties of blood. In truth,
the last drop of English blood in the
veins OF the royal family was that which
they derived from Margaret, who mar
ried James, King of Scotland. in 1901,
and who was herself thoroughly En-.
glish. AS matter of fact, however,
it is not by virtue of descent at all that
the sovereigns of the house of Bruins
wick have held the crown of Eng and,
but by virtue of a parliamentary title
derived from the act OF settlement, and
the first sovereign of that house. George
l., neither knew nor never could learn
how to speak the English language.
The royal family, therefore, have no
more of Eng ish race in them than
this, that they are descended from an
English Princess who lived four hun
dred years ago through Scotch
Princess who lived three hundred
h,,nIraJ
all the living blood relations have been
foreigners; and since they came over
to England to assume the throne,
every one of their alliances (with the
sole exception of that isSueless one
with Lord Lorne) has been made with
a foreigner, and usually with Ger
man. Two of the Queens sons and
four of her daughters have been mar
ried to Germans, while one is married
to Dane and one to Russ an, the
sister of that Emperor Of Russia on
whose action in the East the British
people look with so much Suspicion.
The royal family are, therefore, natur-
ally this day German in character.
They speak German among themselves.
They even are sometimes driven Gas in
the case of the Queens book to eX-
plain their imperfect and unfamiliar
English phrases by more perfect and
familiar German phrases; and, so far
as family b 3longings can 60, their per-
sonal spmpathies must lie rather out
sids than inside of these Islands We
do not for moment intend to convey,
nor do we at all entertain the idea that
these personal ties have ever lei them
to subordinate the interests OF By tain
to those of any foraign country what
ever, or that such ties could ever in
duce them to forget to prize the less
prominent honor that belongs to a
British sovereign; but the fact exists
that they and all their blood relations
are foreigners by race, and, though
this is tac:tly overlooked. there have
been times when it has been remem-
cred to the serious injury OF the
country and the grave danger of tho
! royal family ifself. = Vaaitg Fair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04
WILD WEST LAW.
How Kansas Judge Rewarded Two
Jurors Who Didn't Agree with Him.

=" no agree Ntbn
We sometimes growl about the way
the modern lawyer attacks and insults
witness on the stand, but there has
really been a great improvement in the
last twenty years, especially in the
West. In 1855 the writer was Juror
in the case of Adams VS.. Paige, tried in
Kansas. Adams was Boston specE-
lator, who was trying to GUST Paig"
from certain lands. The lands clearly
belonged to Adams. and Paige was
clearly squatter, but the latter re-
sisted and the former appealed to
the law. The judge was a squatter.
and therefore sympathizer, while
Paige was likewise a cousin of his.
When Adams came to take the stand
Paige's lawyer, whose name was Britt,
began:
''Now, Mr. Adams, you say you
bought this land from a party in Bos-
tonp"
"Yes. sir"
"And you paid him S4S0?"
"Yes, sr.''
'Now, sir, isn't it fact that while
this Davis, the bogus claimant to this
land. lay dying you robbed him OF his
deed?"
"No, sirn'
''Be careful! We want no perjury in
this case How often have you been
sent to State PRISON."
"Never"
/
"Look out! All! see the guilty blush
on his face! Notice his confusion?
Your Honor, that man is deliberately
lying!'
81 object to all this! exclaimed
Adams lawyer as he jumped up.
"Steye Bullock, you sot down."
shouted his Honor. 'l've known you
ever since you started out driving a
to every thing. If this man has been
in State prison this court wants to know
it. Let him answer the question.
Il never have been, replied Adams.
''Have you ever robbed wldoW?'
asked the lawyer.
"4 our Honor, what has all this to do
with the case on trialP' asked Adams
lawyer.
"Heaps, your Honor" replied Britt,
'lf we can show that this man is a
thief murderer and land pirate it's our
business to do so. If a wolf in sheep S
clothing sneaks into our innocent COM
| munity it is our duty to expose him. y"
81 should say 1t was, answered the
court. "The witness must answer the
question or IL lock him up Tor con-
tempt.
81 never did. replied Adams.
'Ihen your looks belle you. Didn't
you set store atire in st. LOUISE"
"No, sir. "
"Nor rob bank IN St LOUIS"
"Your Honor, L must object" said
Bullock. This is case
'Steve Bullock, sot down. ex-
claimed the court. You quit driving
mules year ago and went into law,
but you don't know everything yet.
This court can give you half mile the
start and beat you IN. Ii this man has
| robbed bank we want TO know it,
Wewant to know what sort OF man
5as come among us to skeer our vim
min and children"
Il did not rob a bank, " said Adams.
80, you didn't?' sneered Britt.
show about burning a barn IN ILL
nols?
your Honor, did not come here to
be lnsuted, said Adams, as he turned
| to the court.
ANSWER the question! commanded
n inn a n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04

Once month the members of tho
New York Beefsteak Club, with loos-
ened Wristbands and collars, gather
around long table and cast lots for
the prize bcefstcak-a double porter
house, weighing never less than two
and a half nor more than three pounds.
Then, with interested and often with
envious eyes, they watch the lucky
winner as he tackles it. If he eats it
to the bone they rejoice, because he
is an honor to the club; but if he fails
they rejoice also, for he must then
order a basket of wine for their benefit.
M Y Nail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04

bonneville, Mo-, has passed city
ordinance Forbid ng any person to
wheel, push or draw baby in baby
carriage along its business streets, and
any person who shall appear in the
neighborhood of connagration with
one of the vehicles named, whether
empty or occupied, shall be deemed
gui ty of a misdemeanor and be liable
to arrest and punishment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04

Says the Monterey (Cal.) argus.
Whales have not been so numerous in
the bay for fifteen years as they are
now. Humpbacks, sulphur-b bottoms,
etc., are daily seen sporting inside. and
play the mischief every now and then
by catching on" to the fishermen's
lines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04

One of the established professions
of New York is that of catching meal
worms for birds. The worms are col.
lected in grain warehouses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-12-04

TO purify room, pour a wine
glass of vinegar upon red-hot cinders
and let the vapor ill the room; then
open doors and windows. Cold water
absorbs bad odors; keep some in cham
Der utensils, but do not drink water
that has stood very long in sleeping
room. -LouiSUiLLe Outlook.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
Cnrn,aiifn Iader.

The beautiful Carmelita, the ambrosial
home of Mrs. Jeanne G. Carr, surrounded
by hundred and fifty varieties of forest
trees, and all fruits and flowers of the
Eden of North America, is soon to be
ornamented with feature that will be
Of interest to the old west bound pioneers
from the Hudson and Delaware to the
Wabash, who Glove the forest and built
log cabins all over the Middle States.
This is no more nor less than veritable
log cabin, such as the republic makers
formerly d welt in when laying the foun-
dations of the American Union. Another
interesting feature is that the cabin will
be built from logs cut from Monterey
cypress grown within five years along
the streets of Pasadena. Business has
increased so rapidly in that thriving set
tlement that the streets are being wild
ened to accommodate traffic and travel.
The Carn eliia Lodge will be the first log
cabin erected in this part of the country
since the American occupation. 1t wtll
be erected beneath grove of forest trees
and form very picturesque addition to
that charming homestead. The fact
that trees grow large enough in five years
to be used for making log houses shows
great richness of the soil and adaptabiliiy
to fore-t culture in Los Angeles county.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
CALIFORNIA FRUIT.
The N. ". Tribune's opinion ON
the subject.

the subject.
New YORK, January 1.-The Tribune
in an editorial says; "In commenting on
the recent expressions Of the high hopes
on the part Of the California fruit grow.
ers, the Tribune has had no object in
view but the presentation of those facts
which must ultimately determine the
matter. The people of these Eastern
States would certainly welcome Califor-
mia fruits of superior quality in any
quantity. II at present they are not en-
tnusiastic over the enterprise it Is solely
because they have learned from disa-
greeable experience to have very little
on this side of the continent. At least,
the fruit growers have to do with the
control OF the market, and what
wretched returns they receive
from their labor. We have endeavored
to make California fruit growers COM
prehend the situat on here, since with
out such knowledge they cannot sue
ceed in their unde, taking. Fruit-grow-
ing In the East has largely ceased to pay,
not because the people do not want the
fruit, but because there are so many
middlemen between the producer and
the consumer that the producer cannot
obtain fair price for his produce, and
the consumer cannot get cheap fruit
Should the California fruit.grow-
ers' Union attempt to market their
products on this side Of the old lines
they will soon find the undertaking does
not pay. They must, in short, be pre-.
pared to meet strong competition and
barriers very difficult to snrmount.
They may succeed, notwithstanding all
the difficulties in the way. We wish
them success, but we are sure the best
way for them to obtain it is TO master
the situation thoroughly, and allow full
weight to all the drawbacks at present
existing
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12

Los ANGELRs is enjoying just now
an all too brief visit from Senator
John p. Jones, OF Nevada This
gentleman is one of the most valuable
public men of the United States. He
has been at all times tower OF
strength TO the distinctive interests of
the Pacific Coast and a notable cham
pion of silver He has been a con-
spicuous friend OF Los Angeles and
OF Southern California, having spent
literally OF his millions in efforts to
develop this section. The HERALD
allows no party bigotry to obscure its
lively appreciation OF the public ser
vice and eminent abilities OF a man
like Jones, and elsewhere it repro
duces some interesting views on the
leading topics OF the hour as CLEANED
from him by one OF its reporters.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
What Was 1t 2 Ghost or
Goblin ?
cIEvRLAND, ONO, HAS A GHOST
A Lady, After Death, Appears to
the Occupant of an Adjoining
Room-A Strange Story.

specfat % the Herald bH the Assoefdfed Press
CLEVELAND, o., January li.--About
3 o clock last Friday morning Mrs. Em-
lily Frayne, widow OF Hamilton, Ont. /,
who had come to Cleveland TO visit her
sister, who resided In block on Pros
pect street, died verysuddenly. Frank
Lamb, a iresco painter, aged 33, who oct
oupied apartments adjoining those in
which Mrs. Frayne died, relates re-
markable story. He says that between
2 and 3 o'clock on the morning in ques-
tion he was awakened by something, and
looking across the room he saw the lady
sitting on lounge about four feet from
his bed. "What do you WANT" he
asked. Raising her right hand the lady
said; "Hush, hush, and then she dis
appeared. Lamb is disbeiiever in
ghosts, and he at once made a search OF
the room and examined the lock of the
door. He found that the door was Sc
curely fastened, and getting into bed he
lay for ten minutes thinking about the
strange occurrence. Suddenly the
clothing on his bed and the tick were
tumbled off on the floor by some unseen
power, and he found himself on the
lloor. Being angry by this time, Lamb
made another search OF the room,
without finding anybody. He then
opened the door, and, as he did so, Mrs.
Hadden, sister Of Mrs. Frayne, came
from her room into the hall, saying ;
"My sister is dead" Lamb declares
that he was not excited and that he was
perfectly sober. He cannot account for
the strange occurrence. Other people in
the block, who heard Lambs fall, also
left their rooms, and they corroborate
his story as to the coincidence connected
with Mrs. Fraynes death. The Coroner
has decided that the woman's death was
caused by heart disease.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The New York stock Market.
New York, January ll.-Govern-
ment bonds are very dull and steady.
Stocks-A combination of adverse re.
ports tended to depress the market. The
most effective was the announced cut in
west-bound passenger rates by the Balti-
more 4 Ohio, and later it was learned
that company, in addition to the pub
lished cut. was offering a commission of
two dollars to agents and scalpers for
placing its tickets. Vanderbilts, Grang-
ers, Erie and Louisville & Nashville suf-
fered the most decline, ranging from to
II per cent. except Erie preferred, which
Is off II per cent. There was heavy
selling OF Lake Shore without any known
reason. New jersey Central was very
strong, and Missouri Pacific and Mani
toba on very small transactions show
fractional advances.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12

TnE first year of the Democratic
administration Of public affairs will
soon close, and the business collapse
kindly promised by our Republican
friends has not come off. On the con-
trary the greatest business revival
ever known in any country has taken
place, extending from the Atlantic to
the Pacific the whole length OF the
land. What will our friends, the
enemy find 10 harp on next time, re-
mains to be seen.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12

The last issue Of Hdrper's Weekly
has the portrait of Mayor O'Brien,
elected on the Democratic ticket
Mayor Of Boston, by the neat little
majority OF s,577, week or two ago.
Mr.. O'Brien, besides being thorough
Democrat, is an enthusiastic admirer
Of President Cleyeland's administra-
ton, and made its endorsement by
the people Of the Hub one Of the CHIEF
issues in the local election. The re-
suit shows that the people Of the
principal New England city know q
good thing when they find il, and that
they are not behind the people Of New
York in their appreciation OF good
honest Democratic government.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
CHOICE GRAPE LANDS


In addition to the important agricultural
sections at Alpine to be sold at the Vienna
Theater Jan. IL, John q. Bell, the auctioneer,
has been instructed to offer at the same
great sale the choice grape land section
known as Sec. ], T N, X. IL W, 1t lies
close to Alpine Station, has q good we'll
sunk upon II, full OF excellent water. Part
OF the land has been plowed up, in order
that the quality OF the soil can be seen.
Having been analyzed by prominent chem
lists, the land of this section has been pro
nounced the finest soil for grapes in the
county. On 1t, during 1885, have been dried
many tons OF grapes belonging to vineyard
lists OF Los Angeles. II is the most pietur-
esque section In Los Angeles county. Just
below II and adjoining II Is section very
inferior In quality, which has been sold at
the rate OF $50 an acre to number of Ger
man settlers, who are already building their
houses.
The water on this section is only ls feet
from the surface. The section is fitted es-
peeielly for a township also. and would
readily sell In small lots. Altogether II Is
one OF the greatest prizes offered In this
section Of the country for a long time
Run up to Alpine Station, only three
hours north OF Los Angeles. on the s. P. R.
and see II before the sale.
Apply for particulars 10
JOHN q. BELL, the Auctioneer,
l26 Nadeau Block. Los Angeles.
EWDoN'T LOSE THIS GRAND CHANGE.
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