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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12

mighty little business. But they are
not and never will be. 1 frequently
advise my friends not to speculate; but
it does no good. They learn nothing
by the experience of others. and next to
nothing by their own. The truths. nine
teen out Of every twenty men-perhaps
thirty-nine out of forty-are gamblers
by constitution. And when they begin
gambling they don't know when to
leave off. No one can imagine what
misery and crime Wall street causes I'M
less he is on the inside. l often wish /
had gone into some other business. /
have seen so much of the evil of specu-
lation that l never speculate myself. "
Since then my broker friend has
failed by his rash attempt to keep up a
line of stocks that had been dropping
for months, and it is doubtful if he can
resume. He is reported to me as a
desperate Spectator for man of his
means. though for many years he was
one of the most conservative members
of the board.
The worst thing about wall street is
that it ruins men morally not less than
financially. The habit of speculation
is as bad as dram drinking or opium
eating. No one knows. when he be-
gins, where he will end. A full course
Of Wall street is apt to sap the founda-
tiQps of character, debauch the senti-
ments, overthrow every principle. 1t
begets with the successful lust of
greed which nothing can satisfy. and
with the unsuccessful self-contempt,
morbid anxiety. shattered nerves, the
agony of alternating hope and despair.
Wall street puts human nature in the
gutter and keeps it there. Its history
is record of feverishness, infatuation,
failure, transgression. remorse, dis
grace and suicide. When a trusting
men defaults, or blows out his brains,
the stock market is generally discovered
to be the cause. Not one hundredth
part of the mischief it does is divulged.
Its tainted names and shattered repu-
tatiens only occasionally come to the
surface. / might give instances that
would startle. Proud men, pure women,
conscientious clergymen. uprightjudges
are swept away by it. Innocent fami-
lies all over the land are blasted by it
Its breath is poisonous, its touch is
deadly. Outside it is fair and attrac-
tive; its buildings are stately, impress
sive, sumptuous; its frequenters ele-
giant, attractive, plausible. But inside
is the life and spirit that Calvin at
tributed to hell. janus Henri Brow ne.
in 81. Louis Globe Democrat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-12
THE LONE STAR STATE.

Why 1t Would he Perfectly Proper 20
Make -Four states OF 1t.
That nice old Republican organ. the
Chicago Tribune. is most distressed and
very angry because it has heard some
where rumor of plot to cut Texas
up into four States. thus giving the
Democrats six additional members Of
the Senate and six additional electoral
votes.
It is easy to propose this scheme. but
not SO easy to carry it No sentiment
is so strong among the people of the
Lone Star State as the sentiment in
favor of Texas unity. They take pride
in keeping Texas intact, as it was con-
quered under Sam Houston and Davy
Crockett. and in preserving the boun-
diaries of the Texas Republic. which
for ten years was recognized as an in
dependent Nation by the powers of the
earth, and which voluntarily gave up
its National existence to enter the
Union of American States. No, the
Texans do not want Texas divided.
But suppose these sentimental rea-
sons did not exist Honestly now,
why should not Texas be dividedP
Texas has as much territory as Name,
New Hampshire, Vermont Massachu-
sets. Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania Del
aware, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana
com bined, with some land to spare.
Her territory could be cut into. thirty
two States each as large as Massachu-
sets. Her population equals the COM
bined population of the nine States Of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Rhode Island, Delaware, Florida, Colo
RADIO, Nevada and Ore ION. These
States have eighteen votes in the SEN
ate, while Texas has only two. They
have thirty-one electoral votes, while
Texas. with the same population. has
only thirteen. Why should it be unjust
to cut Texas up into four or more
States il her people would consent to
ftp
Besides, Texas is growing faster
than almost any other State in the
Union. and has land enough to support
the entire population of the United
States.
We do not see what just ground for
complaint the Republicans would have
if this huge domain--an empire in it
self-should be cut up into several
States of the usual size. Boston Glote.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY


-Boracic acid dissolved in glycerlne
and frequently applied to tho aiiec.eu
parts with feather is recommended
Tor diphtheria in fowls.
"A million dollars worth OF chewing
gum is used in the United States every
wear. Gum one, gum all. seems to DC
the American motto. - YonkeT's Gasetse'
Scientists say that the savage has a
more acute sense of smell than civilized
people. When two savages get to-
gether how they must suffer!-Bosso
Transcript.
: Recent experiments have demon
strated that an incandescent electric
light of 100 -candle powder. sunk twenty
feet in the ocean, will illuminate the
surface sufficiently to distinguish OBJ.
jects within radius of $50 feet.
Experiments on the speed OF the
electric current prove that If proper
conductor could be wound around the
globe q signal parting from 1t at any
point of it would return to the starting
point in one-half of second.
-Tannin has hitherto been supposed
to be purely vegetable substance, but
it is announced that it has been discov-
cred in the animal kingdom. A French
chemist-Mons. Villon-has extracted
tannin from corn weevils, which con-
tain about three Per cent. of it
Pulled woods are largely used in the
manufacture of flaunels, and one reason
of their being so used is because tho
process of pulling, either by burning or
sweating. destroys the felting properties
of the fiber, and so better fits it for use
in flannels, which will not so readily
shrink in washing.
Cream of tartar occurs In the juices
of many fruit, among them the grape
and pineapple; and when the grape
juice is being fermented to make wine.
ahard crust, known as argo. is formed
on thesides of the cask. consisting MAIN
ly of acid tartrate Of potassium. but also
containing tartrate Of lime and some
coloring matter of the wine.
The force popularity believed to be
exerted by nitro-glycerine and dyna-
mite, when exploded. is somewhat
mis-estimated. Thus experiments show
that the power developed by the ex-
plosion of ton of dynamite is equal
to 45.675 foot-tons; one ton of nitro
glycerine. similarly exploded. will exert
a power Of GA. ASP foot-tons, and one
ton of blasting gelatine, similarly ex-
ploded. shows force of II, $50 tons.
More than $4,000. 900 worth Of
oysters were shipped from Maryland to
all parts of the world this season.
Over fifty thousand persons are enl-
ployed in the industry in the State. and
it supports besides 1900 schooners and
sloops. To enforce the law for the reg
ulation of these vessels the State main
tains an .'oyster navy" consisting of
five steamers. six schooners, and eight
sloops.
1t has long been known that gold
is to some extent volatile at high tenn
perature; but it is evidently far more
volatile than has hitherto been believed.
Mr.. Crookes mentioned incidentally at
the last meeting of the English Chem
ical Society that he has found gold to
boil violently when heated in the
oxyhycrogen fame. and. in fact, to be-
so volatile that there would seem to be
no doubt that it might be distilled in
an apparatus similar to that employed
by Stas in distilling silver.
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| y
One can not always keep on the right
side of the marketp"
Few can; but l am one of the few. -
One evening, just after week OF
great disturbance in stocks, disturb
ance almost approaching panic, ran
upon well-known broker. many OF
whose customers are from the West.
We fell to taking of the disasters of the
week, and he mentioned that Robinson
had lost a lot of money on Manhattan.
and his margined stocks had been sold
out He must have lost several hun
dred thousand dollars, may be $500. 900.
He is going to ST. Louis to dispose OF
some real estate belonging to his wife.
who has entire confidence in him and
his ability, and with the new stake he
will enter the street again"
"You have been stock-broker long
while, / asked an acquaintance lately,
'what do you candidly think of specu-
lation? What is the result of your OBJ
sersation? Is much money made in
Wall street?''
almost nothing. Men who make
in one thing lose in another. I've been
twenty-five years in the street. and of
the hundreds who have operated on
margins through me l can scarcely re-
call half dozen who have not suffered
in the long run. If men generally
were prudent and sensible. it would be
unfortunate for US brokers; we'd have
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
LEGAL.
In the Superior Court

0F THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN
~ and for the County of Los Angeles IN
the matter Of the estate of Walter D.
Stephenson, deceased, order to show cause
why order of sale of real estate should moi
be made. w. p. Gardiner, administrator
with the will annexed, OF the estate Of wal.
ter d. Stephenson, deceased, having filed
his petition herein, duly verified, pTsyiug
for an order of sale of the whole of the real
estate of said decedent. or so much ana such
parts thereof as may be necessary for the
purposes therein set forth, 1t is Therefore by
the Court ordered, that III persons interested
in the estate of said deceased, appear before
said Superior Court on Monday, the 10th
day Of April, 1888, at two o'clock p. NJ, at
the Court room of Department 4, of said
Court in Temple Block, in the City of Los
Angeles, in said County, 10 show cause, il
any they have, why an order should OF be
granted to the said Administrator with the
will annexed OF the said e tate, to sell the
whole, or SO much, or such parts OF the real
estate of the said deceased as shall be
necessary a. public or private sale; and that
copy. of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Daily
Los Angeles HERALD, q newspaper printed
and published in the City of Los Angeles
in said County
Dated, March 18th, 1888.
A. w. HUTTON,
mlS-4wd Judge of said Court.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
RES0LUTI0N.

Resolution of the Board of Supervisors
March 10, 1888: 80
On motion of Supervisor venable the fol-
lowing resolution of the Board of EnpeFvf-
sors OF Los Angeles County, California,
was unanimously adopted: q
WHEREAS 1t appears that the property
hereinafter described belongs to the County
OF Los Angeles, and Is not required for pub
lie use, md that the sale thereof will be for
be 1t
Resolved, That the Clerk Of this Board b
and he ie hereby directed to give thirty
days notice by publication In the Los An
geles DAILY HERALD and Evening Express
newspapers published in said county, that
said property will be sold at public sucti0n
at the door of the courthouse Of said coun-
ty. on Main street, in the City Of Los An
geles, California, on the 9TH day Of NAY.
1888, at ~ O'Clock n. of said day, to the
highest bidder for cash. The said parcel Of
land being situated In the City OF Los An.
geles, California, and being lot No 1, with
or without imprOvementA), of A6ubdfvision
Of County Hospital grounds" containing
7.403 acres, according to map thereof re-
corded on page 1, book IS, of miscellsneous
records of Los Angeles County aforesaid.
The Board reserves the. right to reject any
and all bids.
By order of the Board Of Supervisors Of
Los Angeles County, March 10, 1885,
ml1-3Ot G. H. DUNgM0RE, Clerk.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
In the Superior COurt

|0F THE COUNTY OF LOS ANiE LES,
" State Ct California. In the matter OF the
estate and guardianship of Edwin Ward, On
insane person. 1t appearing to this Court.
from the petition OF GeOrgina +. Ward. the
Guardian of the person and estate of Edwin
WARD, an insane person, this day presented
aud filed, praying for an order of sale of q
certain part OF the personal property and
real estate belonging to said Edwin Ward,
ana OF his interest in certain real estate in
certain contracts possessed by him for the
purchase thereof, and of his interest under
such contracts, that it is necessary and
would be beneficial to said Edwin Ward that
such part of said real estate and personal
property, and his interest in said real estate
in said contracts and under such contracts.
should be sold:
1t is hereby ordered, that the next of kin
of said Edwin Ward, and all persons inter
ested In the said estate, appear before this
Court on Tuesday the 10th day of April, A.
D., 1883, st 10 O'Clock A. M, at the court
room of this Court, in the Jones Block. in
the city of Los Angeles, in said county, then
and there to show cause why an order
should not be granted for the sale of such
estate.
And 1t is further ordered that a COPY of
this order be publ ished at least three sue
Cessive weeks before the said day of hear.
ing, in the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD, q
newspaper printed and published in said
county of Los Angeles.
W. P. GARDINER,
Judge of the Superior Court
Dated March IL, 1888. ml3-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
In the Superior Court

0F THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
" State of California. In the matter of the
estate of Chas. r. Bernhardt, ,deceas ed Order
to show cause why order or sale of real
estate should not be made. 1t appearing to
the said Court, by the petition this day pre-
sented and filed by Henry Herold, the ad-
ministrator of the estate of Charles R. Bern
hardt, deceased, praying for an order of sale
OF real estate, that it is necessary to sell the
whole OF the real estate to pay the debts,
expenses and charges of administration. It
is therefore ordered by the said Court that
all persons interested in the estate of said
deceased, appear before the said Court on
Tuesday, the 9th day of March, A. D. 1883,
at 10 O'Clock iu the forenoon of said day, at
the Court Room of Department 2 OF said
Superior Court, at the Jones Block, In said
city and county of Los Angeles, to show
cause why an order should not be granted
to the said administrator to sell SO much of
the real estate of the said deceased MS shall
be necessary. And that copy of this order
be published at least four successive weeks
in the Los Angeles Daily HERALD, a news
paper printed and published in said county
Dated February %, 1888.
w. P. GARDINER,
Judge of the Superior Court
Feb "a I'd
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
In the Superior Court.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
- Los Angeles, IS. In the matter of the
estate OF Simpson K. Beecher, deceased.
will, etc.-Notice is hereby given that
Wednesday, the 4th day of April, 1883, at
10 O'Clock A. M. of said day, at the court
room of this Court, Department Two
Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and State
of California, has been appointed as the
time and place for hearing the application
OF Annie J. Beecher praying that d0cu-
to be the last will and testament Of the said
deceased, be admitted to probate, and that
letters testamentary be issued thereon to
persons interested therein may appear and
contest the same. lf
Dated, March 22d, 1888. i.. r
C. H. DUNSMOOR, County Clerk.
By M. J. AsHMoRE, Deputy ~
John D. Bicknell and R0bt. N. Bulla, At
torneys. m23-1Ot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25

0MOO8s
Poor lone Hannah,
Sitting at the window, binding shoes.
Faded, wrinkled,
sitting, stitching, In mOurnful muse.
Hright.eyed beauty once was she,
When the bloom was on the tree;
Spring and Winter,
Hapnah's at the window, binding shoes.
Not neighbor, c.
Passing nod or answer will refuse,
1s there from o hfr sbe Ts5spsr; shs,s snv newsgp
oh, her hearts adrift with one
On an endless voyage gonel
Night and morning,
Hannah's at the window, binding shoes.
Fair young Hannah,
Ben, the sunburnt fisher, gaily woos;
Hale and clever,
For q willing heart and hand he sues.
Midday skies are all aglow
And the waves are Laughing so!
For her wedding
Hannah leaves her window and her shoes.
May is passing;
Mid the apple boughs pigeon COOS;
Hannah shudders;
For the mild Southwestern mischief brews.
Round the rocks of Marblehead,
Outward bound, a schooner sped.
Silent, lonesome,
Hannah's at the window binding shoes.
IT'S November;}
Now no tear her wasted cheek bedews;
From New Foundland
Not sail returning will she lose,
Whispering hoarsely: Fishermen,
Have you, have you heard of Benz"
Old with watching,
Hannah's at the window, binding shoes.
Twenty winters,
Bleach aud tear the rugged shore she views
Twenty seasons
Never one has brought her any news.
Still her dim eyes silently
Chase the white sails DER the sea:
Hopeless, faithful,
Hannah's at the window, binding shoes.
Il By Lucy Larcom.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
CUTOFF.
Experience Of a Party In a Biz.


The Marshalltown CIowa) Times
contains graphic account Of the ex
periences in blizzard in Montana, o
Charley Rogers, whose parents live
in Los Angeles, and who has man,
friends here. Rogers has been 6
successful railroad engineer and sur
veyor, having risen rapidly in his
profession. He is now known as one
of the best locating engineers in the
north west, holding the posistion o.
assistant engineer of the Union
Pacific. Last fall when the snow was
already deep in the mountain passes,
and during the winter, Charley with
party of engineers, ran two SURVEYS
across the main range of the Rocky
mountains, one through Reynolds
pass and one through Magee pass.
Both of these involved different feats
of engineering, and drew forth strong
encomums from the company's
managers. Many hardships were
suffered by Charley and his compan-
ions, and they finally were cut off
from the rest Of the world by the big
blizzard, Charley being missing for
two weeks and supposed to be lost.
He had previously sent his brother
John and the horses and some of the
men OF the party back to civilization,
being showed in himself for six
weeks. The country west of the
Yellowstone park is enjoyable in
summer, but in winter when the
snow is flying SO that no track nor
trail, nor even mountain can be seen,
it is quite different. Nothing but
Charley's nerve and determination
brought him through, and he had
besides to keep UP the courage Of his
companions. When the storm was
at its worst they killed deer, on
four different occasions, these animals
having sought with the instinct OF
preservation the vicinity of the spring
where they were killed with clubs.
None of the party were allowed to
kill any wantonly. The snow WAS so
deep and soft that the deer could not
get away. During the time they were
lost their provisions ran out entirely
and the three were very near starva-
ton when u. p. rescuing party,
the third that came out in search Of
them, discovered the party, then in
Idaho. Charley said he was never
80 thrilled as when he saw these res
cuers coming. He had not seen any
one, not even the greater portion OF
his own party, for Two weeks. The
compass which had guided the party
had been broken, and they had lost
their bearings. He had not imagined
that the company would think his
little party OF sufficient Importance to
institute costly and dangerous
search, and his first fancy was that he
had run upon some den of renegade
free-booters. When the three lost
ones realized that the company had
expended several thousand dollars in
searching for them, they were greatly
affected.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
LEGAL.
NOTICE TO TAX-PAE tsksS.

A LII PERSONS, FIRMS, COMPANIES
"A corporations and associations are re-
Quired to deliver at the Assessors Office,
Immediately, a statement under oath oI
all the property, both real and personal
owned or claimed by him, her or then, OF
in their ossession, or held in trust for
others, at IL v'c Ock meridian, on the first
Monday of March, 1888, in accordance
with the New Constitution.
Refusal OF neglect to make a sworn state
ment OF all property owned or held in trus1
will subject the person SO refusing OF neg
lectiDg to make such sworn stat ment tc
the full penalty of the law-one hundred
dollars fine and guilty of a misdemeanor.
All persons owning real estate that has
heretofore been assessed in the wrong
name on the cal estate assessment roll, Ol
who have purchased real estate within the
| last year, are requested to appear with theil
deeds at the Asses or's Office, and have the
prop changes made for the year 1888.
Immediate attent on is necessary, al
work o !. the roll has already been com
menced
Proper blanks may be obtained at ths
Assessor Office.
| The poll tax of two dollars is now due
and payable at this Office, or to the Deputy
| Assessor
| earnestly request of each and every
| Taxpayer to file his statement mmediatel.
and cooperate with the Office in saving ex
/ pc ses. G. G. MASON,
Assessor City and County of Los Angeles
| m17-St-25 % 27
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
In the Superior Court.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY OF
y Los Angeles ss.-In the matter of the
estate Of George E. Long, deceased.-Notice
of publication of time for proving will, etc.
Notice is hereby gwen, that Tuesday, the
9th day OF March, 1888, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
of said day, at the courtroom of this court,
Department Two thereof, in the Jones
block, city of Los Angeles, county of Los
Angeles. and State of California, has been
the application of Louisiana r. Long, pray.
ing that document now on file in this
G 'urt, purpOlting to be the last will and
testament of the the said deceased, be
admitted to probate, and that letters testa-
mentary be issued thereon to her, at which
time and place all persons interested
therein may appear and contest the same.
Dated March IA, 1888.
c.. H. DUNSMOOR, County Clerk.
M. ]. AsHMoRE, Deputy.
LEE q SCOTT, Attorneys.
m15-3Ot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
THE BEST BRED
PACING STALLION
INTHE WORLD.
STANDARD TROTTING BRED
DASH.WOOD

Will make the season OF 1888 at Geo Car
sons stable, Domieguez station, Cal,
com mencing Feb 1st and ending
July 1st
D RIPTIoN.-DashwoOd though not
tall horse, weighs 1860 pounds; is rich
mahogany bay, very stylish and docile, ami
the smoothest PAGER imaginable, and though
not worked for speed four weeks, paced q
mile over the Los Angeles track in 2:31L,
the track being bad at the time. Leonora
Swear. old daughter, trotted mile in a
race In 2:3S, and another daughter belong
ing to Goodwin trotted a quarter in 3811
seconds, with two weeks handling.
PsnIGREE -DashwOOf bay horse, bred
and raised by b E. Ransom Chicago, Ill. :;
foaled 1879. Sired by Legal Il. ndet (sire
of Red Cloud, 2 l8; Faugh a Ballagh,
225ld; Rowdy Boy, 213A, and Legal Ten.
der, Jr., 2:2715) he by Moody's Crockett, he
bv Davy Crockett, brOug from Canada by
Ned Blackburn, OF Woodford Co., KY.
MoOdy's Cr0ckeIt's dam wss by Collector,
he by Sir Charles, by Sir Archy, by Imp.
Diomed. The dam Of Legal Te' der was
Coz, and was thoroughbred.
Dashwood's dam was Graves Maid, by
Volunteer (sire of st. Julien, 2:11M, and
thirty others in the 2:3O list, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian; ID dam by One da Chief,
he by Kentucky Hunter (sire o. Flora Tenn
ple). Graves Maid was bred by A. Gold
smith. TERMS: $50 the season. All mares
| at owners risk. Mares not proving with
| foal will be bred free of charge the follow
ing season, provided the horse is still
| owned by me. Pasturage SO per month.
| GEO KINDS, Prop'r.
By JOE ROMERO, MANAGER. m3-1m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-25
PirQ Oil Co mpapY.

DRINCIPAL Pi ACE OF BUSINESS, LOS
i Angeles, Cal Notice: There Is delin-
quent upon the following described stock,
on account of assessment leviei on January
"a, 1888, the several amounts set opposite
the names OF the respective stockholders, as
follows:
Certificate. No. Shares. Amt.
s. H. Brooks. No 2 % $l4O
And in accordance with law and an order
of the Board of Directors made on January
"a, 1888, so many shares of each parcel o
such stock as may be necessary will be sold
at the Office of the company, IA Arcadia
street, Los Angeles ON the 3rd day of April,
at noon az o'clock), to pay delinquent
assessments thereon, together with costs of
advertising and expenses of sale.
THOMAS RHODES, Secretary.
Office, IA Arcadia street m17-12t