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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02
Ayers Sa,sapafyWa

+ the only remedy that can be relied upon,
IN all Eases, TO eradicate the taint OF hcrcd-
>: ihc blood. 1t is the only alternative
hat Il sufficiently powerful o thoroughly
cleanse The system of ST rofuIous end
Mercuriai impurities and The pollution
u Contagious Diseases. 1t also nou-
ralizes the poisons left by Diphtheria
nid Scarlet Fever, and enables rapid
rceuperation from the enfeeblcmcnt anu
debility caused by these diseases.
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BAN FRANCISCO December IL Wheat =
Steady. Shipping, sl.411z0$1.4 .45 per ceutsl,
Bariey-Quiet; Feed, H.o7H: No; Brew
inc. 81 is(Gi.17la: second quality. sl.l21a:.
Corn-Firm, California, large, yellow
s1raIaSl 10 per GENITAL; small yellow. hO21dg
81 O7S; white. ST. l00Sl Is.
CHICAGO December l. = Corn-sirmer.
Cash 37ss; January. 3S; May. 1875
AFTERNOON BOARD.
wheat-Stronger. Cash. 1873; January
Ccrn-steady. Cash. SIS; January, s71s
May. ~ 9-i6.
Barley Quiet-5Sc,
LIVERPOOL. December -WheatIstrong
farnia No. l, rs 2d@7s 4d per Genital; Red
Western Spring, IS 1ld@7s Id; Red Western
Winter, 7sLs7s I'd.
Corn = Firm, with good demand. new
Mixed Western, As 81 per GENITAL
Pork.
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MyI'iadS of Cures

Achieved by AYERS SARSAPARILLA, in
The past forty wears. are nttested, and there
Is no blood disease, ut all possible OF cure,
that will not yield to it. Whatever tho
ailments OF this class, and wherever found,
rom the scurvy of the Arctic circle TO tue
'ycldt-sores'' of South Africa, this renl-
,dy has afforded health to the sufferers
by whom it was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with
n their personal knowledge, of remark
ibie cures wrought by it, where all other
treatment had been unayailing. People
will do well TO
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WOE TIL Y
OF Confidence.

Va OVs11I0O1kCOs
aNcp,e Sar>apar;!lii n medicine that,
: IA - ttl:;ius nearly 80 wears, IN ;.i
paris OF the word, la.. lroved is1;,i-
clryas ;.la best B.aol al,eralNe klio"D
TO medical science.
5ARSA?ARlLlA tas sS'r'SteolrnM roSt Of ihn
genuine honduras sa:sapariilal |, is
base, and is powers are enhanced by
the extracts of Yellow Dock and St!!-
linsi. the Ioditlcs CT Potassium and
Iron, a.id other Potent ingredients.
ic yolr blood yitiatcd By arrangements
= OF the digestive and assiialitory fInc-
tion,. is it tainted by Scrofula? or
does it contain the poison OF Mercury
or Contagious Disease.
TIE leading physicians Of the United
HE States, who know the composition
Of AYERS SARsAPARILLA, say that
nothing else so good for the purlfica-
ton of the blood is within the range Of
pharmacy. .
,.Il " by the use of this remedy is IL
sMLY possible for a person WHO has
corrupted blood to attain sound health
and prevent transmission of the de-
structive faint to postcrity.
THOROUGHLY OF elffs,sS ihe sygte@ gennSna!Da m%st
include not only the removal of cor
rlption from the blood, but its cnricll-
mcnt and the strengthening of the
vital organs.
RELIABLE World, testify that this
works. better accomplished by AYERS
,:a,nsA,9 sAnsArARILLA than by any ether
nj onn that is corrupted through dis
bIUUU ease is made pure, and blood
weakened through diminution of the
red corpuscles Is made strong, by
AYERS SARSAPARILLA.
the blood and building
PUKif YlNG up the system require
time in serious cases, but benefit will
be derived from the use of AYERS
SARsAPARILLA more speedily than
from anything else:
Medicine falsely claimed, is album
dant in the market, under many names,
but the only preparation that has stood
the test of time, and proved worthy OF
the worlds confidence, Is
Ayers Sarsqpa1M.
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. Aver 4 Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists: Price 81;
Six bottles for IS.
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NOTICE.
U. S. LAND OFFICE
Los ANGELES, GAL, :

U. S. LAND OFFICE
LOS ANGELES, CAL,
November 26, 1856. }
NO'ICE OF APPLICATION TO PUR-
IN chase Timber Land-Notice is hereby
given that, in compliance with the pro-
visions OF the Act of Congress approved
June 8, 1873, entitled IAN Act for the Sale
of Timber Lands In the States OF California,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory
Los Angeles, Los Angeles county. Califor-
mia, has this day fled in this office his an.
plicatIon to purchase the EH OF NWX sec
zion No. TO- In township No. l, Range No. II
west of the s. B. meridian.
All persons holding any adverse claim
thereto are requested to present the same Al
this once within sixty days from the 6rsf
publication Of this notice :"
n27-e& = D. BETHUNE. Register.
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WHAT WILL CURE THROAT 4 LUNG
= 4 g s%ssiss oSisay sisRssaoB asdssa BiocE Ei
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Trust Nothing Else

than AYERS SARsAPARILLA. Numerous
crude mixtures are offered TO the public
as 'blood puriGers,' which only allure
the patient with the pretense of many
cheap doses, and with which it is folly to
experiment while disease is steadily be-
coming more deep-seated and difficult of
cure. Some of these mixtures do much
lasting harm. Bear in mind that the only
medicine that can radically purify the
vitiatcd bloodi Is
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Notice for Public alton Of Time
for Proving Will. etc.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ss
COUNTY OF Los ANGELES. So
In THE SUPERIOR CouRr.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
uovernuens BONDS and Railway
shares.

0OVeTmm ma ent nOnur N"N
NEW YORK, December l, = Govetnnen'
bonds dull and steady.
atocks showed a marked decrease in ousi'
ness. and though the morning hours were a
a continuance oil yesterdays movement tue
.starnoon saw a general recovery, ana the
c,osa WAS strong. generally at the best prices
=, .,odav Uniop Pacific was influenced
greatly by report that the Government VI,
rectors of the Central Pacific sympathiHeo
With the Union .cifc. and was notably
stroug toward the close. and increased DUST
ness oregon improvement was strong
closing-with net gain of Az per cent. The
market was decidedly strong at opening, the
geuaral list showing advances of from one
eichtn to one-half karly losses, however
were not made up until late lato the aIter
noon. The market in the meantime having
heen comparatively quiet. In the last two
hours on sn active business prices contin
ued to advance under the leadership Oh
union Pacific, and the close was strong az vi
about the best prices reacneo'
rhe new York stock mar1e''
NEW YORK, December l..Three per cent
Government bonds, lo1a' iouf hif per per Gents
Conpons' lioL Central Pacific, Is y; Denver
4 RIO Grande, ls41l: Kansas 4 Texas iSass iS2s
Northern Pacific, 1871; prefeTTreSa, ensrai r15,s
iizsS; oregon Navigation. lodN; Transcos11- ,.ss1
tineatal. 1856; oregon Improvement, asozA
Paciao Mail steamsphplp, ppp,.,ac dsSI IiS7i; a Union
PeriSc 167L: United States Exptess, 100
wells. Fargo 4 Cos Express, lSo; western
Union Telegraph, i7s1s.
Nsw York MOnev Market.
NEW YORK. December Money on caiiI
Active At Na,0. closing at per cent asked
Prime Paper, 495 per cent.
Money, 6 per cent. ....av a.,
sterling Exchange-Dull and steaoy, a.
s4-si1 for sixty-day bills sAs44 io' o'
mand.
Petroleum..
NEW YORK, December |. = Petroleum
Firm. United closed at 79lsc per barrel.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02
Resolution No. 47O.

A resolution providing for the holding of a
general municipal election in the city of
Los Angeles on the first Monday in De-
Cember 1856,
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sIIo}suo usq3 oAad aus 'uoIpUq0 p5q stts uoqA
c!Io9scO % 5unIa Gus 'ss!N sttsoeq GUS uoqN
-spoasro Io1 polIo aus plIqo sam aus ueqM
ssuoasuo Isq sAe5 oa 'YoIs SEN fqeq ueqM
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Absolutely Cure

All diseases proceeding from disorder
of the digestive and assimilatory organs.
The prompt use Of AYERS PILLS to
correct the first indications of cosiive-
ness, averts the serious illnesses which
neglect of that condition would inevitably
induce. All Irregularities in the action of
the bowels - looseness as well as consti-
patton arc beneficially controlled by
AYERS PILLS, and for the stimulation
of digestive organs weakened by long.
continued dyspepsia, one or two, OF
AYERS PILLS daily. after dinner, VIII do
more good than anything else.
Leading Physicians COncede
That AYERS PILLS are the best Of all
cathartic medicines, and many practition-
ers, of the highest standing, customariiy
prescribe them.
AYERS PILLS,
PREPARED BY
Dr.. j. C. Ayer & Co., LOWELL Mass
lAnalytieal Chemists.l
For sale bJ all Druggists
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~. N.v York stock marNsi.
Petroleum.
The Grain markets.

NEW YoRK, December l. = Petroleum
Firm. United closed at 79lsc per barrel.
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Los Angeles Wholesale Meat
Market.

Corrected for the HERALD by 8. Maier, 40
North Spring Street.
The following are the prices for whole car
oasses:
BEEF-First grade .61tc per pound; second
grAie, &c; third grade, Sc.
NUT rON-5c per po Ind for Ewes and &c
for Wethers.
LAMB Spring, Sc.
VEAL-From 2 to &C per pound.
HOGS-On foot. hard. Sc to 81 per pound;
dressed. &c.
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hereby certify that the foregoing resolu
tion was adopted by the Council of the city
of Los Angeles at its meeting of November
18th, A. d. 1885,
W. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council Of the city of Los
Angeles, Cal.
Approved this 18th day of November, A,
d. 1886.
E. F. SPENCE, Mayor.
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Pork.

PORK.
CHICAGO. December Pork - Strong.
Cash, $lO.50; January Sl0s5.
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Notice to Creditors.

By F. B, TANNING. Deputy. no25-td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02

J. NJ GRIFFITH.
n1etd Guardian OF said minors.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-12-22

WHAT THE DICKENS DO IoU wANTf'
day become sour misanthrope. He discon.
tinued his business; he closed his dwelling;
he Stunned his old friends and associates.
To them and to the world OF trade and so
ciety he had become as dead as though his
name and his former virtues were cata
logucd on the granite Of the cemetery.
SO long had this been his condition that
il had ceased TO excite remark. When he
passed his former companions, often cross
ing the street to avoid them, they could
only look at him in mournful silence.
But at social gathering about the time
referred TO, when this subject was brought
up, and the opinion had been expressed
that there would never be q change in obcd
Sproule till the day Of his death, silent
listener observed:
Has any one tried TO break through this
shell of pride and hardness, and reach the
real man wthinf
Z" Real marfr was the incrcdulous answer.
"There il none. Tho man has been given
over for years to incurablo bitterness and
wrath. We have all seen his condition,
and we all know how hopeless it is. or
what use TO court rebuff and insult by try.
ing TO change itlr
1--WE who knew him in his better days
can not shirk our responsibility in this
way,n was tho gentle but firm rejoindcr.
"The question may one day be asked Of you
and me, whore IL thy brothcrr What
shall we say IL we have made no effort TO
rescue him from his worst cncmcs-thc
demons within HING
A brief silence followed. and the painful
subject was not resumed; but ono OF the
party went TO his homo that night resolved
that the attempt for which he had pleaded
should be made.
II was made upon tho very next night.
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vas wrong. He was tall and gaunt with
0ng, yellowish hair AMI a sickly sprinkling
II beard, like a thin growth Of wire grass
growing where the land Is poor. His wife
had been educated into mcckncss, and
thought that she should find her greatest
pleasure In lowering over the Sizing bacon
and watching the hoc-cakc Nan, the girl
was beautiful blonde, full of life, but
afraid OF her father. Sim Buck, To whom
Nan was secretly engaged 10 be married
was, the ncighbors said, "a rip shorten
sort NV CT Teller that mout or mount ter
suthun ef he would try. but the chances
wuz ergin him."
Mrs, Horner took up the supper, and.
signing YEARLY, said;
Come, pap, an eat or snack"
The old man drew up his chair, waited,
with an air Of impotence, until the other
members of the family were seated and
then asked a blessing, beginning with an
elongated "gracious Lord" and ending with
an unintelligible sigh.
"Ain't yer goin ter eat nothin', Nanir
"Ain't CT haungry."
Bucks tuck yer appetite, l reckon"
'Sirr'
'Hcard whut l said. WALL never min,
I'll take his appetite the next time he
comes on the place"
Pap" said Mrs. Horner, ''don't torment
the child.n
The old man took swallow of butter
milk, looked at his wife and replied: Lot
us don't have no advice, Martha. Keep in
the straight an narrar path an don't fret. -
About one month later on the day before
Christmas, old Horner, while splitting a
'rail-cut,n some distance from home, acct
dentally stepped in the opening of the log
just as one of the ''glutsn few out. The
two sections of the log closed on the old
mans foot and ankle, and but for the thick
sole Of his boot, would have crushed his
foot. He uttered an exclamation of thank
fulncss, muttcrcd few words in praise of
Did Riggsby, the shoemaker, and then at
tempted to liberate himself This, he soon
found, was not an easy or even possible
task. His axe, maui and wedges were be-
yond his reach. He shouted until he could
only croak, and then, in despair, he began
20 pray. The stir sole Of his boot began to
yield, and the splintered sides of the log be-
gan TO painfully press his foot.
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stay out thar wy, look at the gal, a
kissin' the fool Teller. Martha, whut do all
this meant WY, dog my cats, whit yer
wanter kiss me furl Wall, waller haw,
haw-I never did see the like"
"Old man, said Sim, sit won't be many
hours now till Christmas, an tell yur whit
lowed wus best. Jest ez soon ca ther
first rooster crows airtcr thcr clock strikes
twelve I'm goin' out, git a jcstice NV the
piece an git married.
" Yer amt or goin' ter do no sch NV or
thing!' the old man exclaimed. "No. sir,
yer amt or goin' ter bulge, fur I'm goin'
airtcr the jesticc NV the piece myself. oh,
ole man Horncr, when he takes notion, is
or good onc.n
When the clock struck twelve Sim said;
Now lessun fur the rooster Ding him,
will he never crows thar he isl Git yer
nag ole man.
Old Horner soon returned, and the
couple were married. At the breakfast
table, while the neighbours guns were
firing salutes % the SaviOur's birthday,
old Horner said: 4" | still don't un'crstan'
why yer all gigglcd so yistidy cvenin'."
ivy, pap laughed the girl, lit wuz
cause we had dun slipped up on.yer so!'
How'd yer slip up on mei'
IVY. SIM he 'fesscd 'ligiOn luther day,
has fined the church an the confuncc has
dun made er preacher outen him, an he
had gone to tell yer the good news when he
found yer cotch by or log"
wall, wall said the old man, Z" Sim or
preacher, wall, or haw hawi the joke is on
him.
"Why sou Sim asked.
"'Causc yer has ter pay double price fur
the gal
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shortly before a certain Christmas not
long since, must have been reminded OF
that sentiment.
Not that physical decay, OF tbs tongue OF
fire, or the heavy hand Of tho tornado had
visited il. No force OF nature had dev.
astatcd its fair proportions and comely
looks; aud as for tho tooth OF Time-such
substantially-built houses as this, with the
ordinary repairs such as its owner never
failed to mako, will defy the old scythc-
bearer for centuries. The change OF which
| speak was i'll its general aspect, in tho
use that was made OF it, in the face, so
TO speak, that il showed to the pass
sr For men who knew its history
would tell you that time was when
its many windows and shutters were thrown
wide open 10 the light Of day; when music,
mirth and laughter were heard at night
from its parlors; when fair and manly faces
looked out from il, and when little children
romped up and down the broad stairs, and
played on the lawn in front. But it had
long been strictly closed to all tho world
save its morose, hermitlike occupant. Tho
shutters were closed, the doors fast-lockcd,
rank weeds had grown up about it, and its
whole exterior was chill and forbidding.
People who had watched said that some
times its solitary dweller came out and in
At rear door, always boiling it upon his
entrance; and that, saving this, no living
persons were ever seen about the premises.
Even the tramps, the beggars, the pcddlers
and tho book agents, who prevent life else
where from becoming monotonous, paused
ut the gate, looked doubtfully at the pros
pect within, and passed on.
Like house, like master. From genial,
hearty man, Obed Sproule had almost in d
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brooklct which was trying hard to wind its
way through comparatively heavy masses
of glistcning ice. Peace, prosperity and
content, the three great blessings courtcd
and enjoyed by the peasant Of the
Suabian lowlands, had indeed united in
producing apicturc pleasing TO the eye and
delightful to the mind Wherever one
might look, he became convinced that
among the simple people inhabitng these
humble homes, frugal honesty is held in
higher esteem than dishonesty attained
wealth and crafty policy.
Christmas Eve with these pious country
folk docs not mean a mere exchange OF
presents and compliments, but a devoted
thankfulncss for blessings received during
the year. The poor and the rich arc for the
nonce made one, their object being to as
sist the few of their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS liv-
ing in squalor and want. During the evening
hours of the day preceding the Saviour's
birth quiet joy holds supreme sway in
goodly portion of the thrifty villages Of the
poetic Ncckar valley, and goodwill to all
is expressed upon the wcll-fcd faces of old
and young.
The large front room of every cottage.
whose scrupulously clean floor is covered
with shining sand, is decorated with EN-
blcms suitable to the high holiday. The
broad sill by the quaint, old Fashioned
small-pancd window supports gay Christ
mas tree loaded down with good things to
eat and embellishcd by dozens of wax
candles, whose bright light dazzlcs the eye.
The square and heavy ilour-trough in the
corner is covered with gifts for the little
ones. The substantial oaken table, which
has done duty in the family for pcrchanco
a century, is almost breaking down under
the weight of toothsome morsels Busily
the parents fit hither and thithcr, and at
last the children who have spent many
anxious moments in the bed-chamber under
the roof are allowed to enter Grand
mother smiles, dear old grandfather gives
a vigorous pull mt his pipe TO conceal tho
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"Helloa, old man =

"Helloa, OLD man :"
Looking up with start OF JOY the old
man bcheld Sim Buck leisurely approach
ing.
EUR the Lawd's sake, Simmic, run here !"
"Ain't in no purtickler hurry the young
man replied, tearing of chew of tobacco.
.'Grcat heavens, don't yer sec how I'm
fixed!n
"Ah, hah ~ Sim replied, as he came up
and carelessly sat down on one end of the
log.
"Confound yer fool soulr' shouted the
old man, ''ain't yer got no senscH'
I'm all right; amt nothin the matter
with me. Come ter think CT bout it, thar
do peer ter be or fool in the neighborhood,
an il sortcr peers like he's dun damned
his foot inter the crack NV or log"
'Ncvcr mind, I'll fix yer fur this. -
peers like you've already fix cd yuscf."
''Sm, for Gods sake split open this log
an let me git outen here"
Don't like ter split wood, but Of yer'vc
got any plowin' yer want done | don't mind
ioin' it fur yer"
You air brutc,r the old man raved.
"Yas, that's what they said down in the
noller, but the branch KEEP on or runnin'."
"Simmie.r
THAT'S me-
please turn me or loose"
~ amt got er holt NV yer"
You air the blamedest fool ever seem"
"That's me, an ter-morrcr will be Chris
nus, too. Lowed that I'd come over an
AXE dinner with yer, but hcarn that yer
iidn't want nobody but preachers ter come
,ound yer"
"Turn me loose, Sim, an yer may come"
'Tell yur whit I'll do. Turn yer er
DOSE CT yer'll gin me CIR Chrismus pres
mt"
I'm do it, rll'gin yer err calf"
"Come CIR GIN"
1.-TWO hogs"
'sNo, gin me Nan"
II won't do itr the old man Indignantly
shouted.
IAN right, then; goodbye"
Hot ON, SIM
wall"
This thing is or bout ter pinch my foot
IT."
"Ah, hah, but must CO."
"Say, SIM
WALL
"rll gin yer the gal. cair't STAN this
10 longer"
shall we take il down in writin'w
"Oh, mussy, no; my words ez good OF
NY bond"
"All right"
He soon split open the log and liberated
he old man.
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emotion which has caused his weak eyes TO
shed tear of joy, father and mother
proudly survey the treasures of their hearts
and home as they approach the hallowcd
trcc-not hastily, not impaticntly, but de-
murely and ccorously-chantng in a low,
sweet whisper the message Of joy: 'Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
goodwill toward men" Grandfather
whispers Il solemn "Amen,n and then rises
to read prayer from the old and we'll
worn family prayer-book, while the others,
with folded hands, surround the tree and
listen with wrapt attention TO tho words of
thanlSfulncss and supplication uttered by
the noble old man. Then the children re-
ccive gifts brought by "Christkndchcn,"
tokens of love whose pitiful intrinsic value
would cause n wording to smile, but which
arc dcarcr to those remembered than the
most gaudy and expensive baubles can be
to those ''highly-civilzcd' unfortuDatcs
who know not the value of love.
While this touching distribution is taking
place In the cottage, 8swcct chant is heard
on the street. and In "A few moments dozen
voices, lowly singing 'Glory TO God in the
Highest seek and gain admission. The
spokesman OF the twelve young men and
women repeats the story OF the Christ
kinds (Christ-childs birth. and asks in
simple verse for gift for the poor and sick
and needy for whose sake the Son of God
was born in lowly mangcr, suffered and
was crucihcd; aud while the sturdy youths,
clothed In leather -brcechcs and short
jackets with huge brass on silver buttons.