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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Electioneering i'm Australia.

There is ordinarily no personal can
vassing at elections, the distance
being commonly too vast for that
practice. But there is story cur
rent of two noted Irishmen who were
candidates for gold field, which in
cluded an agricultural settlement sup
posed to exercise decisive influence
in the contest. Each Of them deter
mined to make canvass of the dis
trict. Murphy and Kelly, as it will
be convenient to name them, hoped
to steal a march, each on the
other, and set out in the
esrly morning. Murphy who
was an indolent, solemn and impos-
ing parsonage, so grandiose that one
Of his colleagues declared that on
public occasions he constituted pro-
cession in his own person, became
quite genial aad familiar, and, in the
first farmyard that he reached, might
be seen in little time helping the
farmer to bail up the cows for milk
ing. After such stroke of conde-
scension and good-fellowship he as
sumed that his cause was won, and
asked triumphantly, if they had
heard anything of his rival in the dis
trict. ooh, dear, yes," said the far
mer; Mr.. Kelly is nice gentleman.
He's helping the mistress just now,
in the other farm, feeding the calves. 4"
-[Contemporary Review.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
silver Marks.

The Kings head was first used as
one of the hall marks on English sill
yer in 1884. The story is that George
III having attended a dinner at
Goldsmith's Hall, was greatly i'm
pressed with the rich display of plate
used on that occasion. His Majesty
was in need of money, it being just
after the close of the American War,
and the idea was suggested that silver
plate was good article for taxation.
Soon after the Duty Act was passed,
which imposed a tax Of six pence per
ounce on all silver made in England, /,
and also enacted that the additional
stamp of the Kings head or duty
mark should be placed on all articles
as an evidence that the duty had
been paid. The soverign's head is
the fifth mark, therefore any piece of
English silver with only four marks
is certainly over hundred years old.
There are many fine specimens of the
earlier period owned in Boston,
Boston Transcript.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04

sieve and cloth, to remove impurities
and particles of wax, has been aban-
doned. An extractor is now in use,
consisting ordinarily, of q sheet iron
tank the size OF a half barrel. In this
are six or eight light iron frames, SO
arranged that each will hold a comb
OF honey and attached to a common
center. This is operated by handle
in the same fashion as coffee mill is
turned, and the swift motion of the
wire frames throws the honey out of
the cells by centrifugal force against
| the inner sides of the extractor, whence
it runs to the bottom and is drawn off
by faucet.
The comb frames used are not all of
the same size. When comb honey is
wanted for the market a small frame
is used, one holding about pound of
honey being preferred When it is
intended to extract the honey a long
frame is used, as this can be handled
just as easily as one holding much
less honey.
The ingenuity of man has not yet
devised an an artificial comb that the
bee will fill, though piece Of wax is
always fastened to the new frame to
be filed with comb honey, thus as
sisting the bees in starting. As more
time is spent by the bees in making
the comb than in filling it, there is
great economy in extracting the honey,
for the same comb can be refiIled
every ten days by strong colony
during the best blooming season, and
it will last for many years.
California liquid honey, as it leaves
the bee-master, Is dllcays pure. Su-
gar, glucose, and all other possible
adulterations, cost more per pound
than the pure honey is worth on the
ranch.
During single year California will
send to market more than 1000, 900
pounds of honey, and much of this
goes to Europe. 1t returns to the
apiarist from 211a to cents pound
for liquid honey, and from 7 to 8
cents pound for comb honey. These
prices seem very low, but the capital
and labor invested are relatively
small. A good swarm Of bees, in
Guiding the hive, can be bought from
$6 to 81 and in good season a single
swarm of bees will make from 500 to
700 pounds OF liquid honey. This is
worth $12 to $15. and single apiary
often contains 200 stands of bees.
Thirty years ago swarm of bees
could be sold in Southern California
for $100, and good comb honey was
retailed at 81 a pound in Los Angeles.
Very much of the work on bee
ranch can be done by smart boy or
girl, and would include extracting the
honey, filling the cans, putting on
labels, cutting comb honey for placing
in glass jars, making the frames and
putting comb foundation on the
frames, and much other light work OF
this character; but the watchful eye
and steady hand Of the bee-master or
bee-mistress would be necessary in
hiving the swarms, in looking for foul
brood and moths, and examining into
the condition of the worker bees and
drones,-[Fred L. Allies in Riverside
Press
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Coal OH Explosion.

Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
an explosion took place at the house
of Mr.. Reichert, $50 Beaudry avenue.
The colored servant girl, in order to
get the stove fire lighted readily,
poured gu intity of coal oil into the
fire CRATE, replaced the covering Of tbs
stove and applied match. Imme-
diately loud explosion followed, the
lids of the stove, the stove pipe and
the colored girl were indiscriminately
mixed together for a short time and
the room filled with SCOT. However,
when things had settled little it was
discovered that no serious damage
was done, save to the stove, and it Is
hoped that it will prove lesson to
the girl in the future.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
LOCAL EVENTS.
The Citrus Fair at Armory
Hall.
PosToFFICE BUSINESS.
Other Matters Which Were OF
Interest to the Public
Yesterday.

Yesterday was the first day the
elements have favored the Citrus
Fair. The managers were on the
point of concluding that they had re-
moved the exhibit during an unfavor-
able moon change, but their supersti-
tions were entirely dispelled by the
large number of visitors who thronRed
the hall all day and evening yester-
day. The numerous exhibitors who,
during several of the days in the past
week, spent most of the time in the
ante-rooms sampling oranges in COM
pany with reporters anxious to write
up the great fruit fair, were
obliged to report on duty all
day. Many Of them were sigh
ing for rest early in the evening
when the largest crowds were prom
enading up and down the aisles ply
ing every one who looked as If. he
owned an orange tree with numel GUS
questions. Many of the booths were
retouched with fresh flowers and
otherwise beautified. Anaheim had
added a number of beautiful boquets
and the entire booth bordered with
three varieties of acacia blossoms. A
fine lot of ostrich feathers were
secured from the Southern California
Ostrich Farm by express, and were
an attractive feature. By actual
measurement it was found that
Seeding orange in this exhibit is the
largest in the fair by at least 5-14ths
of an inch. Persons desiring to re-
ceive information + ON Mr.. Schaum-
burger, who serves faithfully as
manager in charge, we're obliged to
await their turn, postoffice style,
Matthew Gage of Riverside, refreshed
his large and fine exhibit by an addi-
ton: Of choice flowers. Heartsease
enjoys the same serene peace and
quiet and retains the same violet frag-
rance that has been characteristic
heretofore. The beautiful display Of
tropical and semi-tropical plants from
Louis j. Stengle's Exotic Gardens
have been admired by every visitor.
Too much cannot be said OF them.
General John G. Fremont and wife
visited the hall yesterday and ex-
pressed themselves as exceedingly
pleased with the fair.
A number of Eastern tourists were
heard to remark upon passing out
that visit here was worth trip
across the continent.
The fair will be open to visitors to-
day from 2 P. NJ. until 10P. M.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Canadian society.

Alta largely attended meeting Of
the Canadian Society held last even
ening the following officers were
elected: Hon. J. D. McLead, Presi-
dent; Mr.. D. B. McQuarrie, First
Vice-President; Mr.. +. T. Howland,
Second Vice-President; Mr. H. ".
Coulter, Receiving Secretary and
Treasurer; Mr.. M. w. Meagher, Cor
responding Secretary and Lecturer;
Mr., L. Thome, Marshal. The next
meeting of this Society will be held on
Monday evening, March 18th, at room
70, No. SO S. Main street. This So
ciety is composed of Canadians, former
residents OF Canada or defendants Of
such and includes among it's mem
bers a number of old residents of Los
Angeles. 1t will no doubt do its share
in making it pleasant for Canadians
who may come to this city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Notes and Personals.

Mr.. H. Silver, Treasurer of the
Santa Fe system, is in the city.
The Southern Pacific Company sent
another orange special East last night.
Mr.. Joe. Thompson, Trainmaster of
the Southern Pacific Company, went
to Cotton yesterday.
DR.. J. J. Ransom, Surgeon General
of the A., T. & S. F. System, goes to
San Francisco to-day.
The heavy rains have not yet done
the railroads any serious damage and
none is now anticipated.
The Booth and Barrett company
left for San Francisco last night on
No. 20, which was held especially to
accommodate them.
Colonel H. Wallace, Division Road
master of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, made flying trip to Pomona
yesterday on business.
The Southern Pacific officials are
busily at work upon new timetable,
that will permit the running Of
through trains to Santa Barbara with
out making the change at Saugas.
Train No. IL from San Francisco
yesterday morning owing to heavy
running was one hour late in arriving
in this city. No. 10, due at 5 P. NJ,
was on time. No. 20, due at $3.50
P. NJ. from FL Paso, was two hours
late.
Mr.. J. w. Adams, the genial Tray
cling Passenger Agent of the Chicago
and Alton Railway, with headquar-
ters in this city, left last night for q
two weeks visit to the City Of Mex.
leo. Mr.. Adams is one of the most
successful railroad men in this part o.
the country, and will largely add td
the business Of his road by his affa
bility.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
GENERAL NEWS.
A Destructive Fire in
Milwaukee.
REVISED BASEBALL RULES.
Weekly Bank Statement - The
Demand for Land Through
out the State Continues.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
MILWAUKEE, March Sd. Fer
maker & Bros candy factory on East
Water street, was entirely destroyed
by fire this morning, and Goldsmith
& Co.'s carpet warerooms adjoining
were gutted in the upper stories, and
the entire stock was ruined by the
smoke and water Berger & Co. IS
mattress factory, Wiegall's feather es-
tablishment and Loenbach's print
ing house also suffered heavy dam
ages by water. The loss is upwards
Of $3.50, 900, with insurance of about
%o9O 0O0
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
SplrttualisllA.

Mrs. J. J. Whitney, of San Fran
cisco, the celebrated unconscious
trance test medium, will hold one of
her wonderful test seances at the
Grand Opera House this Sunday
eve, at s O'Clock; doors thrown open
at 4. Names of your spirit friends as
they appear given in full, wi b rela-
tionship and incidents, giving positive
proof OF spirit return. Mrs. Whitney, Is
audiences in San Francisco numbered
over two thousand on numerous oc
casions. Mrs. Whitney is endorsed
by the secular aud spiritual press.
Mrs. Whitney will also relate her
wonderful experience, and tell how
she became developed as test me-
dium. Mrs. Whitney is regularly
ordained minister of the gospel oi
spiritualism. Go and bear her.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04

night it was given out that on Mon
day morning a prominent Chicago
firm, whose name is withheld, would
bring suit against the Burlington
Road to compel it to carry freight, or
show cause why it did not. The ac-
ton, it is claimed, will be brought
under the Common Carrier act.
TROUBLE ON THE WABASH.
QUINCY, Illinois, March 8 To-day
the Wabash engineers refused to do
switching in the Quincy yards. The
Wabash men took their engines to
the roundhouse and left them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
He Employed Convfcts.

SALEM, Ogn., March 3.-Governor
Pennoyer to-day removed RobertClaw
Superintendent of the penitentiary.
The eason assigned is that Claw some
time ago in violation of the law en-
ployed convicts to work on his farm
in Polk county.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Reer RufglarS.

CHIco, March 3.-The store OF M.
Breslawer and the beer-bottling es-
tablishment of John Wieland, the
carriage factory OF William Sherwood
and the hardware establishment of
J. F. Newman were entered last
night. Considerable beer was taken.
There is no clue to the thieves.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
THE NATIONAL GAME.
New Rules Framed at the Leagu
Meeting at New York.


Meeting at Now York.
New York, March a. This
evening the meeting Of the National
Baseball League concluded. The
Board of Arbitration finished its work
at $3.50 o'clock. The Kansas City
club question is left undecided. A
revision of the rules is announced as
follows:
In the rules on base-running a new
section is added, which reads as fol-
lows: In Rule a column shall tie a
score of bases stolen, and shall be
governed as follows: An attempt to
steal g base must 60 to the credit OF
the base runner whether the ball is
thrown wild or muffed by the fielder,
but any manifest error is to be charged
to the fielder making the same. If
the base-runner advances another base
he shall not be credited with the stolen
base, and the fielder allowed such
advancement is also to be charged
with an error. If the base-runner
makes start and a battery error is
made, the runner receives the credit
of the stolen base, and the error is
scored against the player making it.
Should base-runner overrun base
and then be put out, he should re-
ceive credit for the stolen base, under
the head OF base-hits.
In Rule Sc, Section No. Z was in
serted to read that the number Of
men struck out shall be included in
the summary.
The last change was an addition to
Section 3, Rule %, as follows:
After the first inning the striker
in each inning shall be the
batsman whose name follows
that last man who has completed
his turn at the bat in the preceding
inning.
SCHEDULE CHANGES.
The only changes made in the re-
port Of the Schedule Committee were
to appease the demands and ease the
kicking of Chicago. The Detroits' dates
in June were changed for the Chi
cagos at Boston and New York, the
Detroits' dates at Boston and New
York being cornterchanged.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
UndeIivered Telegram :

Undelivered kilograms at the West
ern Union Telegraph Office, II North
Main street, 10 p. NJ, March Sd, 1888
r. Bronson, Mrs. G. Benton, ]. +.
Peters, Milton Sautee, A. L. Yost, w.
Mcclellan, William A. Fitzer, Geo.
Pomeroy, A. s. Carson, w. f. Ken
nedy, Hon. Aaron Smith, ], G.
Hamaker, Mrs. Mary s. O'Mara, %.
r. Johnson.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
The Press Meeting.

The meeting Of the Press Associa-
ton will take place this afternoon at
8 o'clock, in Judge Hutton's Court
room in the Temple block. Quite =
large number of propositions and
offers Of sites for the Press Colony are
to be considered, and full attend-l
ance is requested.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
SCHEDULE CHANG Es.
After a Good Thing.

SACRAMENTO, March 3.--The rage
for land continues unabated through
out the entire State, and the force in
the Surveyor Generals Office is kept
busily engaged. During the month
of February 606 applications for State
school lands were filed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
AIger Arriyes I'm Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-Gover-
nor r. A. Alger of Michigan, arrived
here to-day in his private car "De-
troit" from Pasadena.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Reached Their Destina tion.

New York, March 3.-Arrived ;
Steamer City of Chester from Liver
pool, State of Alabama from Glasgow,
Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Ru-
gia from Hamburg and the Republic
from Liverpool.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
POLICE WORK,
Report of Arrests Made During
February.

SAiCl Ouuuy AOPoi1o GHo iCAoWihS
arrests in February: Assaultto kill, {;
battery, 8; fighting, 21; drunk, l76; /;
gambling, "a; petty larceny, Is; grand
larceny, 2; violation of city ordinance,
26; vagrancy, "a; begging, 8; insani-
ty, 2; medical treatment, Is; on sus-
picion, 13; lost children, ~; carrying
weapons, 5; horses loose on street,
81; drunk to sober, Al; dodgers, so !;
disturbing the peace, AZ; malicious
mischief, 5; assault, q; robbery, 2;
witness, 5; vulgar language, l. COM
mitting nuisance, L; misdemeanor, 4 /;
rape, L; contempt of court, 1; receiv-
ing state property, 2; soliciting, 3; in
decent exposure. 1;personating an Of
ficer, L; cruelty to animals, | main
tanning a nuisance, l. Total, 607.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
hank Notes.

New YoRK, March 3.-The weekly
bank statement shows a reserve de-
crease of 80, ,455, 900. The banks now
hold $12, 755, 900 in excess Of the legal
rule.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
olives New Postmaster.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-W. T.
Bush Of Olive, Los Angeles county,
has been appointed postmaster there.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04

The wood-dove's coo is the pipe oi
peace.-[Puck.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
Posfoffice hcport.

Postmaster A. E. Preuss has pre-
pared the following report OF mail
matter delivered and collected by the
letter carriers during the month of
February:
Registered letters delivered. 522
Letters livered a.....s 1896
Postal cards delivered 16,425
Newspapers, circulars and all
printed matter delivered l13. 1879
Local Il tiers collected .. 21,666f
Mail letters collected 187;808
Local postal cards collected 13,445
Mail postal car.is collected i. 1892
@srads printed matter collected = %, ,sos
Total postage on local matter de-
livered through the boxes. gen
eraf delivery and by carrier $1O9, ,727
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04

At 4p. M. a special train of three
coaches left the Union depot, carry
ing westward ITO men, said to be
tried engineers and firemen. They
marched ever from the company's
headquarters in charge Of the Iowa
Division Superintendent and a few
Pinkerton men. The ITO will be
dropped along the line between here
and Council Bluffs at the places
where they are needed. This last
batch makes the third since Thurs
day noon, and gives a total Of over
800 in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
At Chief Arthur's headquarters to-
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-17
A PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENT.

Bob Bagley, who for many years was
superintendent of ingress at the Grand
Opera House, has recently made very
successful return from season as man.
ager of the Dunlap Opera Company. He
rode home, The season was not all that
the Imagination of a Scheherazade
might picture. Indeed, if the manager
had been of any other sort the company
would now be doing dress rehearsal of
a pedestrian tournament. But Bob
made ends meet when there were no
ends and no scheduled meeting point,
and the company rode home.
About the first town the company
struck was Oswego, n. iY., and they
reached there Sunday morning. The
railroad expenses had been pretty heavy
and the management was not rolling in
wealth, so Bob thought he would put in
concert that night. Before the morn
ing church hour came he had the prin-
cipal corners of the town covered with
paper printed with a marking brush,
and then, as is his custom, Bob slicked
up and attended divine exercises at the
most fashionable church. hanging few
wads of dodgers at the door as he went
in.
When the preliminary exercises were
over the preacher stepped out and said:
4 see by bills posted here and there that
there is to be a concert at the Opera
House tonight
Good, said Bob to himself, 'an an
nouncement from the pulpit ought to
fill my house.
Il trust continued the preacher, that
,,opa Of tho mann harssor friandS nf this
church or any other church will be
lured to this Sabbath, day desecratlon,
but rather will all attend the magic Ian
tern entertainment to be given tonight
in the basement of this church.
oh, yes, says Bob, that announce
ment did me heap of good. | had $29
in the house. all told, and that didn't
pay for the advertising.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-17
STAY EAST YOUNG MAN.
Excellent Advice from One Who Knows
whereof He Speaks.

In the trade edition of the Free Press
a long time resident OF the West, most
heartily advises natives of Vermont to
remain East. In some points we think
the writer is little off his base, es
pecially when he talks of leaving our
'sparsely settled regions for the crowded
frontier but in his contrasts otherwise
there is much of sound sense. The ex-
ira expense of raising wheat and corn in
the East is more than made up by the
extra price obtained. He says: "A bushel
of wheat in the East will bring as much
cash as three will here. A bushel of
corn will bring as much as four will
here In the West they have rich
soil and buffalo grass, but they have to
cultivate timber and dig coal. They ex
change clearing land and burning stumps
for fighting blizzards. Every advantage
West has its corresponding disadvant.
age, only the boomers are careful to
keep quiet about the latter. A young
man starting IN the East if he has only
money enough to buy farm, has oppor.
tunities TO work to pay for it. Turn
him loose on the prairie, give him an ak,
a horse, hog and dog and a COW, then
he has an ak, horse, COW, hog and dog.
Still, out on the prairie he is as helpless
as child, He cannot tie the horse, he
cannot secure the COW, he cannot build
a fire. What will he do? We have been
there and know whereof we speak
These things victims OF the western
fever do not realize. Nor do they realize
that the exceptional successes the only
cases that get into print, come about
through rise in the value of land, not
from farming as an occupation. A man
who was fortunate enough to locate
land at point where some thriving
town or city has been built, OF course
has become rich, but it was not through
raising corn at 10 cents a bushel or
wheat at 45. or course with free land
one could be comfortable even with low
prices, but the wise man would prefer
to pay the prices at which Vermont
farms are now held and haYe with them
the advantages of an old civilization.
Pure water, breathing air, plenty of
fuel, ready markets, social and religious
privileges. are the common lot of YER
monters. They should think twice before
exchanging them for the treeless plains
of the West, with their billiards, their
lifeless atmosphere, their insipid water
and cOrnstalk fuel.-[F From the Newport
Express.