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The First Locomotive Cab.

"Who built the first locomotive is q
subject of as much discussion as tho
problem of who built the first steam
boat" said New York Central engineer
to a New York Telegram reporter.
Americans have always believed that
Robert Fulton made the first practical
steamboat, but the Scotch engineers de-
clared that he stole all his ideas from a
Scotch engineer.
"There is good deal of controversy
about the first locomotive, but I know
to a certainty who built the first cab
ever put on a locomotive. This para
graph about it from the New Haven
Lniom is true. 1t was written by q
friend of mine.
"Gncle Dan Fisher lives at Old Say
brook. When about seventeen years of
age he was fireman on the New York,
Engineer Samuel Dougherty, the first
locomotive ever run over the Harlem
road. For five months he showed wood
into the furnace of that locomotive, and
at the end of that time he was as COM
petent to assume charge of locomotive
as any person on the road.
At that time Minerva, the fourth en-
gine put on that road, the second and
third being the York Will and Harlem,
was purchased. 1t weighed about ten
tons, had an eight.inch cylinder and
twenty-lnch stroke, and four driving
wheels, four and one-half feet in
diameter.
Engineers were scarce in those days,
and John Wiggin, Superintendent OF the
road, made diligent search for COM
petent man. but without avail. He was
finally informed of Fireman's Fishers
competency, and, calling him to the
office one day, informed the youth that
he wished him to run the Minerva on its
first trip. At the end of the trip, dur
ing which the Superintendent acted as
fireman, he announced that he was per.
fectly satisfied that "Cncle Dan" was
capable of handling locomotive, and
for several years the youthful engineer
held the throttle of the minerature loco
motive-as compared with those of the
present-on its daily trip.
To "Cncle Dan" is due the honor OF
making an improvement on locomotives
which engineers are very thankful for in
winter and duling storms in summer.
The locomotives in those long past times
had no cabs, it being thought that any
thing that would protect the engineer
from the weather would also tend to OBJ
struct the view of the track. One day
during his first winter on the Minerva,
which locomotive is still in existence, q
violent hail storm swept along the line
of the road. It was impossible to main
tain watch on the track, as the huge
particle of ice, driven against the faces
of the engineer and fireman by the fu-
rious winds had made several gashes aud
bruises; so the two men on the engine
crouched behind the boiler and trusted
to Providence to prevent accidents. On
his return from this trip "Uncle Dan"
obtained several long strips of wood,
which he steamed and bowed over the
narrow space occupied by him and his
fireman on the engine. This frame he
covered with canvas. At the front he
nailed several boards, leaving space for
large pane of glass on either side of the
whistle dome. This was the first cab
ever placed on locomotive.
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everyone thinks paid from S. to $40 for
it, when the fact is it cost me nothing;
for consider my magazine worth four
or five times what l pay for it. l used
to buy at least $3 worth of patterns
year, but now each one of my magazines
contains al order emitting me to any
pattern OF any size want. i therefore
get my pictures free, my patterns free,
and a magazine, besides, that my whole
family anxiously watch for. So we are
all pleased. If you send 10 cents to the
publisher, W. Jennings Demorest, 10
East 18th street, New York, you will re:
ceiye a specimen number. You will
certainly lose nothing, for in it you will
find q "Pattern Order" worth 80 cents,
which if you do not care to use you can
pass over to me, and I will give you the
10 cents you pai6 for the specimen copy
for it.
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"A Good Word For Rye.

A writer in the Philadelphia Record
who knows what he is talking about
says that rye is a crop that can be made
to render more service to the farmer
than any other, yet it is more frequently
overlooked and discarded than it should
be- 1t is plant that not only endures
the cold of winter and the heat of sum-
mer, but it will grow on the richest sell
and the poorest sandy land. In some
sections it is really the clover of sandy
soils, for without its aid the advantages
of green manuring would be unavailable.
Even the seed is cheap, while the cul-
tivatlon necessary is very little compared
with other crops. AS profitable grain
crop 1t is behind oats, wheat, barley and
corn, but the straw is more valuable
than that of any other crop, for which it
is sometimes grown alone
Leaving out the value of rye as a grain
crop entirely, it still ranks high in more
ways than one. The fact that it can be
sown in the fall and made to produce a
late supply of green food after other
grasses have ceased growing, should
prompt farmers to devote space to rye
every season. but its usefulness extends
further. The severe cold of the hardest
winters will not injure it, and early in
the spring, long before grass begins to
grow, rye appears in its green condition
to afford supply of succulent herbage
to the stock at time when it is most
needed. 1t allows the stock the privilege
of eating off the early growth, and when
fhA -,
longer requiIe,i, it will grow out again
and make crop of grain. It can then,
in early spring, if preferred by the
farmer, be plowed under instead of be-
ing allowed TO seed, and it will provide
an excellent manure for the corn supply.
In one respect rye is cheap crop be-
cause it requires nc land for its growth,
to q certain extent That is, if the seed
is sown in the fall on land intended for
corn in the spring, and the rye turned
in before planting corn. the rye simply
holds the land that would otherwise be
unoccupied during the winter. 1t is
also excellent on the land intended for
potatoes, and, as it assists in keeping
down weeds, it saves much labor in that
respect.
AS rye can be pastured at nearly all
stages of growth, and can be turned un-
der as a green manurial agent at any
time, the farmer who fails to SOW it will
deprive himself and his stock of q most
valuable plant, and, as it can be seeded
down at any time at this season, the land
for that purpose should be prepared
without delay. Of course it thrives best
on rich land, but even the poorest soil
should be shown to rye rather than
leave it unoccupied.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Ornamental Sponees.

A charming novelty for rooms or con-
servatories can be formed of large white
sponge. The sponge should be sown
full Of rice, canary, hemp, grass, or other
such seeds. 1t should then be placed
in somewhat shallow dish, containing
a small quantity of water which the
sponge will absorb, and which will
cause the seeds to sprout When the
seeds have sprouted into growth, the
sponge should be suspended in win
dow, or in some position in which it is
exposed to little sunlight. 1t should
then be watered daily, so that the
sponge is always kept moist, and it will
then exhibit mass of delicate green
toliage.-Neu York World.
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Letter From the Ex-Sheriff of Cha autauqua
County, New York.

MAYVILLE, N. Il, DcCs ~ 1oo0'
am glad to say, from long personal ex-
perience with ALLcoCK's Porous PLAsTERs'
chat am able to endorse all the good things
that have ever been said about them. and sup
plement these by saying that frankly believe
their value cannot be estimated. Their breadth
of usefulness is unlimited, and for prompt and
sure relief to almost every ache and pain that
flesh is heir to, no other remedy, in my opinion
either external or internal, equals them IN GER
tainty and rapidity. I have used them at one
time for rheumatism, another for backache'
again for bronchitis, always with the same re-
sult-a speedy cure. L. T. HARRINGTON.
Firos nm the stock ranges in Northwestern
Montana and Idaho have done an immense
orppnnf Of dom1,rp.
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German Army Marriage Regulations.

DR.. A. G. Bernays, Jr., relates in the
St. Louis 6ar-SGyings a feature OF
German army life which may be new to
many people in this country. A young
lady whom be met in Berlin Informed
him that she was engaged to an officer in
the army of the rank of Major He ex-
pressed the hope that the happy day was
near at hand, when she sighed and said
in effect that it might be for years, and
it might be forever. On his inqulrlnng
further he learned that the Major could
not obtain leave to be married because
there were 81 Hcers ahead of him who
could only get married in their regular
order. He has to await his turn. This
is military discipline with vengeance.
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Preserving Eggs in Lime.

The New York Suns recipe for pre-
serving eggs in lime and salt is as fol-
lows: To make the pickle, use stone
lime and fine salt and water in the pro-
portions here stated: One bushel of
lime, eight quarts Of sal: and twenty
five ten quart pals of water. Slake the
lime with portion of the water, then
add the balance of the water and salt;
stir well three or four times at intervals,
and then let it stand until well settled
and cold. Dip off the clear pickle into
. cask or vat in which the eggs are to be
preserved. When it is filed to the depth
Of fifteen inches begin to putin the eggs,
and when they are about one foot deep
spread over them little pickle that is
milky in appearance, made so by stirring
up some of the light lime particles that
settle last, and continue to do this as
each lot of eggs are added. When the
eggs are within four inches Of the top
OF the cask or vat cover them with
white muslin, and over this spread two
or three inches of the lime that settled
in making the pickle.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OFINTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
How to Bleach Beeswax.

1t is said by the New York Witness
that in 1861 the following plan was EN-.
ployed to bleach beeswax, the plan not
being protected by patent, but the secret
very carefully kept. Mr.. Langstroth
was the originator: The wax was put
into kettle with water, the water be-
ing added to keep the wax from burn
ing. Wax is more infammable than oil.
The melted wax was put into tin box
having holes in the bottom, which al
lowed it to fall on roller that revolved
in water. 1t was then placed on cloths
and exposed to the sun. Three melt
ings were necessary before the operation
was complete. 1t was broken up in the
morning before the sun arose to heat it.
The dirt would fall into the water.
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To.NIpbt und To-Morrow Night,

And each day and night during the week you
can get at all druggists kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs, acknowledged TO oe tue
most successful remedy ever sold for the cure
of Coughs, Group, Bronchitis, Whooping
Cough, Asthma, and Consumption. Get bot
tie tu-ddB and keep it always in the house. SO
you can check your cold at once. Price QUO
and 81. SamrIle bottles free.
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The richest mine in Australia, if not
IN the world, is the Mount Morgan, Of
Queensland. One of the Rothschilds
once offered Els, 200, 900 for it, and the
offer was refused. It's value is variously
estimated at from $6O,0OO,o0O to $780,
300. 000-
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THE GIFT
of
The Rt. Hon'ble
LADY JULIANE PENN
to
THE JULIANA LIBRARY,
At Lancaster.

Juliana Penn was the wife of Thomas
Penn, William Fenn's son, who was one
of the proprietors of Pennsylvania in
TITO, the date of the publication of the
Bible. The Juliana Library was the
third public library to be founded in
America. it having been chartered in
1863. It was named in honor of Lady
Penn, who was daughter of the Earl of
Pomfret, aud she recognized the fact by
presenting the Bible to the library. The
volumes are ! ] inches by III inches in
size. As specimens of the binders art
these books are magnificent. They are
bound in flu | Russia leather, and are
adorned by elaborate hand-tooling on
the backs and outside and inner mar
gins of the covers. The edition was
printed in London, and contains the
famous Commentaries by William Dodd,
LID, "Prebendary of Brecon and
Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majestry," !"
who was executed for forgery in 17f7.
The books and property of the Juliana
Library were sold by auction in 1S43 to
satisfy claims against it, and the three
volumes were purchased by William
Heitshue. Among other valuable relics
of this ancient library is the copperplate
of Thomas Penn. engraved in 1851 by
Martin. one of the pioneer copperplate
engravers of this country, the drawing
of the portrait being by an artist named
Davis. This plate is in the possession
Of John P. schaum, who refuses all Of
fers to permit impressions to be taken
from it. fearing that it may be lost or
in 'ured .-Nep York Sun,
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Miss Bertha Aliller. rs years Of age, is making
speeches in Kansas.
Leave hope behind,
ALI va Whn enter herni

So ran the dire warning which Dante read on
the portals Of the Inferno. SO runs the cruel
verdict of your friends if you are overtaken by
the first symptoms of that terrible disease, con-
sumption. "Leave hope behind! Your days are
numbered" And the suggestion against death
is given up in despair: But while there is life,
there is hope! DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery has cured hundreds Of cases worse than
yours; and it will cure you, if taken in time
But delay is dangerous. No power can restore
a wasted lung; the Golden Medical Discov-
ery," however, can and will arrest the disease.
Forests are springing up on the abandoned
mines and mining towns in California.
1faflicted with sore eyes use Dr.: Isaac Thomp-
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What Makes a Boiled Lobster Red {!

The answer to the question, what
causes lobster's shell to turn red when
boiled2 says the Scientific Ameri'an, in
general terms is that the salts which 60
to make the color in the shell undergo a
chemical change by being subjected to
the action of hot water. This answer
can hardly be satisfactory one to a
person seeking specific information on
the sub ect. 1t is, however, the only
answer that can be given at present.
The matter is one which has apparently
excited more popular than scientific
curiosity, for whereas the question has
often been asked, it has not as yet re-
ceived a satisfactory-that is, a specific
answer. It is a question for the
chemist rather than for the naturalist,
and that, probably, is the reason why it
has not received more attention.
1t is not only the lobster, but all
crustaceans that undergo this change of
color on being boiled. Salt water
crustaceans become redder in the process
than fresh water crustaceans. The addi-
ton of common table salt to the water
in which the creature is boiled will con-
duce to greater redness. Whether it is
the sodium or the chlorine in the salt
that helps to this result I do not know.
The creature itself has nothing to do
with the change in its shell, for if the
shell be taken from the living crustacean
and then boiled, the result will be ex.
actly the same. 1t has been suggested
that red may be the basic color of the
shell, and that the chemical change
which takes place is merely the elimina-
tion of the other colors. The objection
is that there is no evidence of removal
of color shown in the water. The OBJ
lection is not vital, however.
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Offensive breath vanishes with the use OF Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
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Cure warranted-asthma, bronchitis, cough,
Group, Use Fontaine's Cure and Liniment-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-31

A Young cirl at Racine, Wis, dislocated her
mock while getting out of bed.
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New York's largest free library, the Appren-
tees, often circnletes 100 volumes day.
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Relics OF William Penn.

There is in possession Of the Heitshue
family of Lancaster, Penn, an edition
of the Bible in three folio volumes, on
the lid of the first volume of which, in
large gilt letters, is this inscription:
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MARGARET,

MARGARET
"Where did you
get that beauti-
full new water
color, Annie {"
ANNIF.- at is
one of the series
I told you about,
that they are pub
lishi ng in Demon
est's Monthlv Mag
azin e. Nearly
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Ifaff1icted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08
C. A. SUMNER Il co.

FOR SALE.
$.-Lot 5Ox179, Thompson st.. Ellis tract.
Make an offer
81 ,000-Lot 50x150. Hinton ave-, Victor H'ths.
81, ,175-Lot 50x20O, Glendale place, near
Adams. Mnst be sold. Cost $1,000
one year ego.
$2,600-Lot 50x135. Ninth and Earl.
$5,OOO-Lot 6Oxlb5-Flower st. near Eighth
$3,OO0-Brick house, 5 rooms, furnished, San
Pedro st; Fruit trees. Half cash.
$4,250-House, 8 rooms, Court and William.
One-third in cash and part in lots
TO LET.
$13-Cottage, 4 rooms, Morris st.
$14-Cottage, rooms BOnito tract.
S15-CO'tage, rooms, Metcalf St near Temple.
S15-Cottage, rooms. Forester ave.
$20-Cottage, rooms, Earl St., near Eighth.
$22-Cottage, rooms, Shaw ave., neSr Main.
$25-Cottsge, 5 rooms Girard st. mr.. Bros dway.
$25-Cottage, rooms, Catherine, near Main.
S27 .5O-House. rooms, Myrtle. near Pico.
S3O-House, 8 rooms, York and Martin.
$3O-Hous'. 6 rooms, Ohio, near State.
rooms, Temple ct. line
$3A-House, rooms, San Pedro, near Twelfth.
$37-House, rooms, Martin, near Washington.
$4O-Flat, 8 rooms Main and Brooklyn.
$4O-Flat, z rooms, aid and Eighth.
$45-House, rooms, Pearl, near State; large
barn.
$5o-House, IL rooms, Bellevue place.
~ rooms, Hope, near PicO; all
modern luxuries.
S25o-store, ON Main st., near Court House.
$2O0-Store, on Main ST., near ebstoflice.
$115-Store, on Main ST., near Second.
$15O-StOre, on Main st near to Plaza.
$75-Store. on NJ ain st., near Fourth.
Hotels, Lodging Houses, Stores and Vacant
Lots in different parts of the city.
FOR TRADE.
House of ~ rooms: barn. on Angelero Heights
House and lot, Boyle Heights.
House and lot, New Depot st
20 acres at Duarte for inside lots; no incum-
brsnce.
8 acres on Central ave.; highly improved.
Livery stable for country property.
Fine business for sale on a principal thorough
fare; stock invoices $4,000; good terms
given.
Pamphlet on Los Angeles on application,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

STOCKHOLDERS.
o. W. Childs, L. L. Bradbury, Philip Gar
nier, Louis Polaski, John S. Griffin, Jose Mas
carel, James B. Lankershim, Chas. Ducommun,
Cameron E. Thorn, Andrew Glassell, Domingo
Amestoy, L. C. Goodwin, Prestley c. Baker, L.
]. Rose, Frank Lecouvreur, oliver H. Bliss
Sarah j. Lee, Estate d. Solomon, Chris. Henne,
Jacob Kuhrts, Isaiss w. Hellman. sp1
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

Directors-J. D. Bicknell, J. F. Crank, H
Eabury, E. F. Spence, William Lacy. 8. H. Mott
]. NJ. Elliott.
Stockholders-Estate OF A. n. Wilcox, O. s.
Witherby, s. Il. Mott, J. F. Crank, A: L. Lanker
F. O. Story, L. II. Carlton, Jas. Mccoy, j. D.
Bicknell. William Lacy, ]. NJ Elliott. sp1
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

d ECTAL ULCERATION. CATARRHAL CON-
IL ditions of the RECTUM and INTESTINAL
TRACT poison the blood, interfere with diges-
ton and assimilation, producing sO-called
CONSUMPTION. By removing the cause we
continue to cure this when all others fail.
DILES, FISTULA, FTsSURE, RECTAL UL-
L GERS, cured without Cutting Lgating, Burn
ing or Swallowing Medicine, by DIR. A. w:
BRINKERHOFF'S Sure and Painless System OF
operating. No chloroform or ether used.
EDrMore than 100000 operations and not
one death.
r0-Shun the old, painful CARBoLIC treat
ment-it is dangerous.
G. EDGAR SMITH, M. ID.
RACHEL s. PACKSON, NJ d. Assistant.
Office-Hotel Hollenbeck, cor Spring and Sec
ond sts., Los Angeles Rooms IL and 13.
aug29-2m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08
OFFICE OF
j. w. Broaded, County Treasurer,
LOS, ANGELES, CAL.
Proposals for the Purchase
Of
Los ANGELES COUNTY BONDS.


Sealed Proposals will be received by the un-
dersigned up to Saturday, September 20, 1888,
for the purchase of all or any part OF one hun
dred (100) Los Angeles County Court House
Bonds, numbered consecutively from one hun
dred,and one t1O1) to two hundred (2O0) inclu-
sive ofthe denomination of one thousand dollars
A. d. 1907, or at any time before that date at the
the United States, with interest thereon, at the
rate of four and one-haH per cent. (41ssoo) per
annum, payable semi-annually ON the first (fst)
day of January and on the first (1st) day of
July, of each year
Said Bonds having been issued in conformity
with resolutions of the Board of Supervisors Of
Los Ange es County, dated September the 9Th,
A. D. 1886. and of December the 9th and 29th,
A. D. 1886, and under authority conferred
upon said Board by the provisions of an Act OF
the Legislature of the State of California, en-
titled San Act to establish uniform system of
County and Township Government" approved
March 14th, A. D. 1883.
None OF said Bonds will be sold for less than
face value and accrued interest, nor shall any
sale thereof be final or valid until approved by
sald Board OF Supervisors, and the right Is
hereby expressly reserved to reject any or all
aforesaid proposals.
All such bids must be accompanied by duly
certified CHECK to the amount of ten (1O) per
cent OF the bid. Mark envelope proposals for
the purchase OF Court House Bonds"
By order OF the Board of Supervisors.
]. W. BROADED, County Treasurer
By H. ]. FLEI5HMAN, Deputy.
Los Angeles City, Cal, August 21st, 1888.
au2l Sit
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08

w. HELLMAN, JOHN e. Platter,
RoBgET s. BAKER, JOHN A. PAXTON,
L. G. GOODWIN.
Term deposits will be received in sums OF
$t9o and over. Ordinary deposits in sums Of
$40 and over
Money to loan on frst-class real estate.
Los Angeles, July l, 1884. split
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-08
Los Angeles and San Diego
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
No. 1 North Fort Street
tEoard of Trade Building).
CO- Free Carriage to show Property. -wa

Have for Rent
Groom house, Brent near Pearl st .S15
Broom house, Court near Ohio st. 16
4-room house, Howard, near Macy st - 1S
room house, Patton, near Temple st. ...... 16
q room mouse, winfield, near Eleventh st. q. 1S
1-room house, Santee, near Laurel St. fur
nished d................ 40
4.rOom house, Carey, near Walnut st lS
Broom house, Bellevue near Brent - 13
5-room house, Workman, near Downey ave. 25
broom house, Walnut, near Downey ave-. 20
Groom house, ElmOre, near Union ave .... 15
Groom house, Twelfth St, near Central ave. 40
7-room house, Main, near Bloom, furnished 40
7-room house, Boston, near Pearl furnished 65
Groom house, Montreal near Pearl ...... 40
7-ro ON house, Temple, near Brent . So
z-room a house, centennial, rear Temple -. 50
I-room house, Fort near Ninth, furnished. 100
8-room house, Main, near Cells ... so
10-room house, Flower, near Tenth . 60
II. room house, Bellevue ave.............. So
Other houses and stores
For EXCHANGE
Improved and unimproved California for
Eastern property.
Houses rented.
Ii you want to sell or exchange property come
and see us. We take pleasure in describing and
showing property, and if you don't find any
thing to suit you there will be no harm done.
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