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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
A DIsORiMINATING HOUSEMAID.

IT. IN apnarsut to the historian that the Bost0niau
..rvant ar has Mother standard by which sho judges
OF the sooa Importance and desiraoiity Of emp oyers
than that OF wealth.
A youne glr who had served with a fair amount OF
zeal tus family OF gentleman OF MS acqualtsnce.
VINO earned = rather mesSre aud precarlous hvrg ~
MA pen, thought bettsr herself by leaving
this household and accepting an engage
n.ur In the household OF a wealthy hzrnc'sDaker.
Ths latter everything hAt uaA elegant 10 hs house.
Including hot and cold water aod set :ubs Tie fsniy
hat she was leaving. tho contrary, lived In poor
w.y in a little house. vhcss furntshinu may have been
.thstc IorhAps. out were not costly. No uoncer TIE
IN an,lon OF lhs rich Philistne attracted ito sir.
Four weeks after her departure sho paid her exms-
tre.s the honor Of q visit -,
place T. -, ..
"why. what's the matter Ithonsb'evsry was
very nice there -. 49,, .,r.u
"oh IL are, Mira -. but you see they amt swell
there, ike You -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS.


When little LOUIS mother was putting hn to bed the
other night no said To her:
MAMMA sing that song you sunged last night"
"But sang several last night, LOUIS Which one do
you mean
"On, that pretty one you sun ged."
"But how can 7 tell winch you mean Can't you
RENE OF the words that we're In 1t WHAT
IL about !"
Z" guess IT was about Jesus and the pump"
Jesus aud the pumpl Why what strange boy
There tsn'I ANY sucb song"
"Oh, yes, there 10. mamma :"
Tue mother thought long aud earnestly. and at last 1t
dsv ned on her tho BOY meant aad she sAnz to
his en- tire satisfaction
Jesus the water OF life will give.
Freely, freely, freely;
The power OF association ia nianliie mind very
In terssting thing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
CURRENT ANECDOTES.
he WILL EXPLAIN TO PAT yEYr TINE.

From The Boston Home Journal.
He returned from his yachting trip and whsn the lu4s
of che eandsr ashore the array
OF empty bottles that had not been thrown overooaro
something OF sazgsrer look upon. The Gsntlee
to du mp them ct the anchorage In tae
face and eyes OF his neighbors said hurriedy 70 biz
man, Pat get those under ground about asQuck you
can. Bury them; do you understand ~ Yia soir,
do" was the reply and tho yachtsman vent
delay The next he knsw. he heard his wifc's voice
calling. For goodness sake. dear. what has Pas
brought all these bottles up here fort" IL bus
step from bed the window where the enrased
gentleman called out: You blasted trlsnman didnS
i.'s dviish quck I'll git 'sm bursd have 'em %
handy soir" The yachtsmsn YEARLY explained II 70
hs wife Next time be will consider IL more valoroW
and discreet TO take Pat little into HE confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
A NOOLHhAUED GIRL.

From The Louisville CourfeT-J0urndl
At the house OF Dr. J. p. Bsrnuu Saturday night, a
moyapie gas let fell upon be aud set 1t on tire. In
crib four feet away slept infant boy. Or. BafEumS
ghter. fifteen OF age was alone IL the house
auC downstairs at time and feariug that something
sas wrong ran up stairs she Ound tue bed mass OF
gsltig excited or sounding alsrn. Miss Bsrnum set
TO WORK and threw the burncz OF tue bed ont OF
widow. She then TOOK blanket. wet II an smothefed
the ronauiug are By her great presence G. mind and
berosin the young lAiy not only saved her A,sle
brothers life, but prevented connagra2on-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26

but his friends and the community at large shall
have the benefit of It, In person Mr.. Gerry is tall
and straight arrow. He wears side whiskers.
slightly tinged with gray. and his face is ruddy
with health Next TO making Others happy, no
likes to stand on the brsss-raied bridge In CON-
mand o. his beautiful yacht.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
Ayers Pills,

Prepared by DR. J. C. Aver Co. Lowell Mass SOLD BY all
Drueeists and Dealers In Medicine.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
COVina Items.

Three railroads are talked of for this
valley, to be built during the winter.
Three parallel roads are enough for any
section. If we cannot get a railroad
accommodation with that many lines
running through our valley lit will lsurely
be our own fault.
There is considerable capital coming
into the valley just now, and if we
have not been misinformed, there will
be large amount come here within the
next few weeks. This capital will be
invested right here in the valley and
will put several thousand dollars In i'm
mediate circulation. Capital, in the
hands of live, energetic. liberal-mindt d
men is all we need to set the ball
to rolling, and there is no telling
where it will stop when once it is
started. We are but an hours ride, by
rail, from the city of Los Angeles, aud
railroad Communications to that point
will aid us materially in building up and
settling this most beautiful of all the
valleys of Southern California. The
railroads cannot be built any too soon to
suit the Upper San Gabriel Valley =
Covina Exponent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
A Singular accident.
London Spectator,


One would have thought it impossible
that there should be an unprecedented
accident, but it is said that the cata.
strophe on Loeb Fyne, by which seven
persons lost their lives recently, had
never occurred before. 1t has been
tho custom of the bailies of Glas.
gov to attend the annual monster
blasts" in the great Crarae quar-
ries on that loch. and this year the GUS.
tom was observed. Seven tons of powder
were fired at once, dislodging, it is be-.
lieved, some $4,000 tons of granite. and
after the stone had fallen the visitors
strolled into the quarters to see the
result.
Some 300 ladies and gentlemen were
standing about talking when one after
another was observed to fall apparently
dead, till nearly 100 bodies were stretch.
on the stone. They were at once carried
out by the quarrymen, but it was found
that seven were dead, and that 80 more
were more or less injured, few severe.
ly. The visitors had been asphyxiated
by the sulphurous vapor caused by the
blast, the shortest among them feeling
it first and most severely. One witness,
who tainted but recovered, testified that
the sensation was "rather pleasant than
painful" No blame attaches to any
one, the vapor having been retained
longer than usual by the horseshoe
shape of the quarry, which stops the
breeze on three sides.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
A X.ightning.Change Thief.

A search OF her person by the matron
at the station revealed new phase of
criminal cleverness, which i as bold as
it is ingenious. The young woman was
arrayed in the garments of lightning
change artist, and could, without the
removal of an article, change her dress
into four distinct styles. When the pri-
soner saw that her trick was discovered
she did not hesitate to illustrate its oper-
alton for the entertainment of her cap
tors. When arrested she wore blacs
cashmere dress, tight bodice of the
same color and material, and hat with
q wide brin. A swift displacement of
hooks, eyes and buttons; a deft adjust
ment OF unseen fastenings here and there;
crushing squeeze of the hat, and the
lady stood with brown wooden dress
with corded-front bodice, and neat lit
tie turban upon her head. Another ct
of manipulations and the dress was
trans formed into gown, and the tur-
ban gave place to colt, chaplet fell
from the girdle, and the woman stood
arrayed as a brown nun. Once more,
presto change, tug OF the skirt, yank
at the colt and waist, flash of hands
everywhere at once, and the nun was
transformed into young lady of aspir.
ing fashion in bright-colored alpaca and
the original wide-brimmed hat. Miss
Fitzpatrick is apretty but very depraved
young woman. During the past few
weeks she has been going about in the
various garbs she could so readily
assume. begging money for Father Dor.
sey's church, as she claimed she had
reaped rich harvest out of the wealthy
and liberal Catholics on the North Side:
The police had been on her trail for
week, but her many guises baflled de.
lection. Lieutenant Schumaches met
her on Clark street, when she was in
black cashmere raiment, and recognized
her from descriptions. Chicago Inter.
Ocean,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
Mrs. Cleveland.

Speaking of Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Bel.
va Lockwood says: ''She has held her
position most admirably. 1 allude to
her as typical American woman. She
is not great beauty, but still very good
looking--what should call handsome
woman-graoeful in form, with natural
dignity and tact. She is one of the wo-
men who fit their place. You have
seen such people who adapt themselves
TO the place they are in. She has mac .
an excellent impression. The Southern
ps ople are greatly pleased with both the
President and his wife. 1t is quite the
thing now for excursion parties to come
into Washington from Richmond, Nor
folk, Alexandria and other cities. Three
or four hundred people come in on a
train that way, and they all go to the
White House..
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
AGorernment Xnrninp.

LONDON, December lS.-The proclaim
ing OF the anti.rent ampaign IN Ireland
is accepted by the leaders of the National
League as step on the governments
part toward the suppression of the
league. The funds of the league have
already been transferred to France in
order to prevent their seizure by the au-
thorities, and rent money deposited
with trustees will also be secreted to
guard them against government designs.
A proclamation warns all persons that
a meeting of tenants to refuse to pay or
withhold rents is an illegal act, and that
the anti-rent movement, by whatever
means carried out, is criminal con-
spiracy. In addition it says that all
moneys, receipts or documents given
or received for the purpose of
such conspiracy are also liable to
seizure. and all persons in whose
possession they are found shall be arrest.
ed. This sweeping measure is a p. oduc-
tion of Lord Ashburn, Lord Chancellor
of Ireland, and assent to its promulga-
ton was obtained at yesterdays Cabinet
council. 1t is hoped that English and
Irish Home Rulers will now rest until
meeting of Parliament, when early ac--
tion will be taken in opposition to evic-
tions and so restrain the governments
coercive activities. In the meantime,
however, the Unionist papers clamor for
the immediate suppres sion of the Ma
tional League and even demand that
trial by jury be suspended in Ireland if
iuries refuse to convict the advocates of
the anti-rent movement,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
Found Bead.

SAN Francisco, December lS.--Early
this morning the dead body of man
was found lying on the sidewalk on
Brannan place. The dead mans pockets
were turned inside out, and one was cut
open. Over his right temple was
bruise and blood was oozing from his
ear. The body had been divested of
every thing of value. After the lapse of
several hours the body was identified as
that of Thomas Phillips, fireman on
the steamer Santa Rosa. The Coroner
is positive the man was murdered, but
the police differ with him.
An autopsy on the body of Thomas
Phillips, who was found .ad in Bran.
nan Place and was thought to have been
foully dealt with, revealed the fact that
the deceased's death was caused by con.
gestion of the brain produced by the
rupture of a blood vessel in his head
1t is believed he died while drunk, hav-
ing stumbled and fell, thus receiving in
juries that caused death. The deceased
was about so years old and unmarried.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
I'm THE REICHSTAG.
The Fate of the Military Bill
still Unsettled.

BERLIN, December lS.-At the open
ing of the Reichstag to-day, Herr Won
Roller, conservative, urged the neces-
sity that Reichstag revise the decisions
of the commission and not adjourn for
the holidays until the fate of the Mill
tary bill is settled. An excited de-
bate followed, and the members of cen.
ter and progressists denied that they
were obstructing the passage of the
bill, and the conservative and national
Liberal speakers joined IN urging the
bill be pushed forward in the face of all
opposition. Minister Won Boettlicher
said the Emperor had confidently ex.
pected that the representatives. of the
people would recognize the imperative
necessity of bill in the interests of the
security of the country. In most EN-.
phatic and earnest manner he urged the
members to proceed as rapidly as possible
with the measure. The 4th of January
was fixed as the date for the next
meeting of the Reichstag despite defeats
in the commission, and the Reichstag
conservatives are hopeful that the
ajority of the full house will yet be
found to support the demand of
the Government in their entirety.
Herr Liebnecht, the celebrated So.
cialist, has reappeared in the Reichstag.
He gives glowing reports of his visit
to America, and is confident that it will
take only short period to convert a
large number of native Americans to
Socialism
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
FOREIGN.
Emperor William Writes
to the Gar,
AND ASKS FOR PEACE.
The Car will Cooperate - The
Keichstag-The Cost of the
Campbell Suit.
FOREIGN.
AND ASKS FOR PEACE.

Special TO the Herald bpt The associated Press.
BERLIN, December lS.-The North
German Gazette announces that Bulgari-
an delegates will not be received as a
deputation but simply as private per-
sons. 1t is reported that Emperor
William has written long autograph
letter to the Gar without having con.
suited Prince Bismarck, urging the
maintenance of peace and asking his
forbearance from any policy tending to
bring about European war. In his letter
the Emperor asks the Gar to give ex-
plicit assurance that he will assist in
preserving peace during his closing days.
The Gar has sent an affectionate re
sponse to the Emperor, assuring him OF
his cooperation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
Analleins stens.
[ From the Gazette.

II this paragraph meets the eye Of
Madame Modiaska she will be interested
in it. Her former Anthem ranch,
where she was wont to shoe the festive
chicken and fierce rooster, has again
been sold. 1t has had various owners
since the madame made such a dismal
failure i'll her attempts to establish an
eggery, and the ranch is now very
tine-looking orange grove. 1t was pur-
chased on Monday by Garnsey & Nc
Feriand, not .or speculation but with a
view to making it a model country re-
treat.
The orange growers in Anaheim and
its suburbs are busy at present picking,
packing and shipping the rnatured por-
ton OF their crops. Most Of those
shipped are of the seeding variety, but
small shipments of Navsls are also
made from this place and North Ana
helm. Among those who are preparing
tor the shipment of their crops are the
following: John Meredith, Mrs. S.
Scott. Henry Bremermann, J w Hart, A.
genberger, j. P. Zeyn & Son, Silas
Holman, but there are many Others
whose names have not been reported.
Lionel Browning, Louis Schorn and
Marshall Haight have been shipping
oranges for some time past. This sea-
sons crop will be a fair one, and no
doubt good prices are being paid for the
fruit by purchasers who are gathering
oranges for the holiday trade.
The pruning of vineyards in this Sec
ton is progressing rapidly, and the work
has but fairly commenced. Several
hundred thousand cuttings will be made
from the foreign varieties of vines, and
but few of the Missions will be used for
this purpose. In many vineyards the
vines are being capped, so to say, leav-
ing spurs eight inches or more in length,
and later the vines will be pruned down
so that the spurs will be not more than
three or four inches long. This prac-
ties does away with the work OF gather
ing the brush and carrying it out into
the alleys for burning as the small twigs
that were cut from the vines will not
interfere with the cultivation of the
and will also act as fertilizer
after having been plowed under, when
The twigs begin to moulder and are then
gradually reduced into wood powder.
say that it is most valua
ole as a fertilizer, and it has been prac-
iced for some years in Anaheim with
gratifying results.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
The BuStle.

The Lady Rambler in the St. Paul
Globe says: Beautifully adapted to the
peculiar demands of the season is the
new hustle, as it is nothing less than a
hair mattress on q small scale--at least,
it is not full.sized mattress, though
perhaps it is rather misleading to use
the word small in reference to it. The
girl who tobogs, the damsel who skates
and the elderly female with horror for
slippery sidewalks will rejoice together
in this last and best gift to woman.
When one feels that she can no longer
preserve her equilibrium she has but TO
allow herself to drop gracefully back
ward and downward and there she is,
don't you know, as comfortable as yon
please, with nothing to do but to wait
for some one to come and pick her up.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
The Botanical Garden.

EDITOR Herald: l see by your issue
of the 18th an article headed "The Bo.
tanical Garden, and as Dr. Briggs has
so literally offered to donate ten-acre
lot OF that most valuable land for that
purpose, l thought must say a word
in regard to that wonderful spot so free
from frosts and fogs and so well adapted
to the growth of all semi-tropical and
nearly all tropical plants which can
there be grown to perfection. Ispeack
from actual experience and knowledge,
having lived there, and unhesitatingly
pronounce that the spot for said garden
The land does not bake Or pack down ii
worked wet. The soil of that land has
been bought hauled to Los Angeles by
the ton to grow flowers and shrubs in at
an expense of S. and So ton.
A. j. SPENCER.
December Is, 1856.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
THE COAST.
A Large Number of Pa
cific Vessels Lost.
A YOUNG WOMAN's SUICIDE
Twenty-seven Men Lost From the
Whaler Atlantic-A Big
Loan.
rsoectas to the Herald ovthe Associated Press

TSDectat to the Herald the Associated Press
ASTORIA, Ore, December lS.-The
schooner Jessie Nickerson, lumber la
den, from Schoalwater Bay to San Fran.
cisco, dragged her anchor during gale
and drifted ashore near North Cove.
All hands were saved. The vessel is a
total loss. She was owned by Pollard
& Dodge of San Francisco, whose loss is
only slightly covered by insurance.
VICTORIA, B. c., December lS.-The
steamer Hope, which arrived here yes
terday from Barclay Sound, reports see
ing a ship lying in deep water at Cape
Beale. 1t was impossible to get near
her on account of the rough weather. 1t
was thought she had foundered with all
hands on board.
SAN Francisco, December lS.-A dis
patch from New York states that the
British ship "Mountaineer, from Hull
for San Pedro, took fire at sea and was
abandoned. All hands were saved.
The remains of the steam whaler
Mary and Helen, which was burned
yesterday, were sold to-day at auction
to Captain Knowles for $500.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
ANTI-RENT.
The Situation of the Cam
paign in Ireland.
A GOVERNMENT WARNING.
R0using Speeches at the Compaign-
ers' Meeting-Fears of Gov
ernment Seizure.

Special the Herald by'the Associated Press
Dublin, December lS.-At demon-
stration held last night in Kilrush.
County Clare, in favor OF "plans of
campaign" Jeremiah Jordan, Parnellite
member for the House of Commons for
West Glare, and Joseph Richard Cox
Parnellite member for East Clare, both
defed the government to do its worst by
arrest and coercion against the plan.
These gentlemen openly charge that the
plan of campaign "would be relentlessly
forced against the large Vandeleur estates
in County Glare upon which rents are
due to-day" "We will bring vandeleur
to his senses, too," cried one of the ora
tors, "by collecting his rents" Kenney,
member OF Parliament, also spoke, and
said the Vandeleurs had been murderers
ever since lS46. During the past two
days every bit of rent owing by tenants
OF Fosberry estates, at Lisdowell,
county Kerry, minus the amount of re-
duction demanded by the tenants, and
refused by landlords, had been collected
under the "plan of campaign" and
quietly placed with the trustees, all un.
known to the authorities.
William O'Brien, who is now in Dub
lin, to day recsive summons, similar
to the one served on him at Loughrea.
to appear here and answer to another
charge OF conspiracy to defraud" A
similar summons will be served soon, it
IS stated, upon John Dillon, William
Redmond, Daniel Crilly. David Sheely
and Mathew Harris, all Parnellite Mem
bers of Parliament. The alleged con-
spiracy to defraud consists in accepting,
as trustees for tenants, the reduced
rents refused by the landlords. 1t be-
gins to look as if the government has
lrrapged to resist the "plan of com.
paign," by arresting the trustees under
It in every locality wherein they accept-
ed the reduced rents refused by the
Mr.. Cox in his speech at Kilrush to-
lay said the Irish members now relied
Upon the people, who united in one solid
1and from the golden state gate of San
francisco to the seaboard of New York,
rom the southern cross of Australia to
,he most northern port, were resolved to
lbolish landlords and gain home rule.
Mr.. Cox had private conference to-day
With the tenants on the Vandeleur es-
ate and arranged method to lodge
'ents in the hands of privats trustee,
which the tenants are now doing. The
irish executive has taken steps to de-
'lare the plan OF the campaign illegal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-19
A Missouri Midget.

On last Saturday was celebrated in
Paris, Mo-, the nineteenth anniversary
of the birth of Miss Nelsie Branham.
This young lady is perhaps one of the
most remarkable lilliputians in the
United States. She is lady in every
sense, with grace and dignity and evl.
dent ease and sprightliness in conversa-
tion which make her an object of admi-
raticn as well as wonder. She dresses in
the height of fashion, and N heavy
street costume will weigh sixty pounds,
wears child's No. 8 shoe, a No. 2 glove,
and measures sixteen inches about the
waist, is fifty inches in height and has
beautiful golden hair thirty.six inches
long. Several combinations have offered
her large salary to travel with them
for public exhibition, but she has most
positively refused all such offers. Cor.
81. Louis Globe. Democrat.