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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26
IN SELF-DEFENSE.
j. H. Dickson Shoots a Man at
olive Heights.

olive Heights.
Yesterday morning J. II. Dickson,
of Olive Heights, appeared at the
Sheriff's Office and said that be de-
sired to give himself up, explaining
his action by saying that he had shot
a man the night before in self defense.
He stated that he had left his home
about s O'Clock Tuesday evening, and
had gone half mile away to saloon
kept by man named Antunas, whom
he desired to see. Altunas, however,
was not there, having gone home to
attend to injuries inflicted the night
before by man who had roboed
him. After waiting short time Mr..
Dickson started home, walking along
the railroad track. He had proceeded
but short distance when he noticed
a sman running toward him from
the county road. This man was cry
ing "Hello" at him, but he did not
stop and proceeded on his way. The
man ran on towards him, however,
and when he reached point about
tWChby iCCt hOm blCkSOu tIlc ldlLSF
turned around and noticed that he
had long, slender knife in his hand.
Notwithstanding the fact that Dick
son turned around, the man continued
to advance and when he got within
four or five feet. Dickson, considering
that it was dangerous to his life to de-
lay longer, drew his revolver and
fired. The man stopped and saying,
"If that is the kind of man YOU are,
I'll co." turned around and ran
towards the saloon. That was the
last Mr.. Dickson saw of the man and
he went on home. Later he heard
that the shot had struck his assailant
in the chest and that he had fallen
to the floor in the saloon. Mr..
Dickson said that it was the first time
he had carried the pistol, and he had
only taken it with him because he
had heard of the attack on Mr..
Antunas on the previous night and
he did not desire 10 be robbed or to
be unprotected.
Mr.. Dickson remained in the
Sheriff's office until late yesterday
afternoon, when he went to Auaheim
with Constable Smythe and will ap-
pear before the Magistrate there to-
day. 1t is thought that his assailant
cannot live.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

Chief OF olice.
Mr.. Humphreys said that he did
not act in a retaliating mynner, but
wanted to properly organize the force
and thought Loomis had acted up
rightly and honestly and he knew he
had once refused $500. He knew that
the sum of 100000 was that day held
out to someone, simply to al
low gambling to 60 on, and be, as a
member of the Board, was going to do
his utmost to put down gamb ing in
the city, and would be the first to vote
for the dismissal of any officer who
did not act uprightly and honorably.
The Chief stated that ii Loomis had
any reports to make he ought to make
them to him, and then he could have
attended to the matter. He believed
Loomis had always been working to
get the captaincy Of the force, and had
before tried to break up Darcy's ad-
ministration. The city was now in
good order and the change of officers
was not necessary.
In reference to Marsh Mr.. Hum
phreys said that it had come to the
knowledge Of the Board that Marsh
had desk in Lucas office and had
been in his employ.
The Chief stated that Marsh was
entirely under his orders, although
when he appointed him as a special
officer he had desk 1T the time in
the Office Of Lucas, but Marsh had
done good work, and if the Board Sc
riously objected to him as specia
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

Defendant: As to the matter OF ali
money, y'r Honor, you must not for
get that am poor man. The Judge:
Testimony has been adduced to prove
that you had $40, 600 in cash month
ago. Yes, your Honor, but my law
yers demanded pay in advance.
Omaha World.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

Pure teas and c0ffees at X. M. Hams, 27O
South Spring street. corner Fourth street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

Red Letter 5 cent cigars are the best. =
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
No More Visitors to Harr son

General Harrison has changed in
various ways since his election. His
cool treatment of the saw-makers on
last Thursday night has caused many
uncomplimentary remarks. This morn
ing the Journal stated that General
Harrison bid not desire to have any
more visiting delegations wait upon
him, as the election was over, and he
had other things to think about. A
good many Republicans have INDUCED
in sharply criticising this sort of con.
duct on the part of the President elect,
and one quite prominent politician and
a member of the Blaine Harrison party
went so far as TO say this afternoon
that if he had known Mr.. Harrison as
well on last Tuesday as he did to-day
he would never have voted for him,
The fact is, however, that General Har.
rison has only returned to his normal
temperament The cordiality and hospi.
tality which were so often spoken OF
by those who visited him during tbs
campaign were entirely assumed and
his Indianapolis acquaintances knew at
the time that they were far from natural
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
How 10 Pluck Poultry

. | have known people on market-day
to go out and kill twelve or fifteen
fowls, and to bring them nto a room
where there would be half a dozen
women and boys pulling few feathers
at time, between the thumb and fore
finger, to prevent tearing them. Now.
for the benefit of such will give our
plan: Hang the fowl by the feet by a
small cord; then, with small knife,
give one cut across..the upper jaw, op-
posite the corners of the mouth, after
blood has stopped running a stream,
place the point of the knife in the
groove in the upper part of the mouth,
run tbs blade up the back part of the
head, which will cause a twitohing of
the muscles. Now is your time, for
every feather yields as if by ma 'ic,
and there is no danger of tearing the
most tender chick. Before be attempts
to flap, yon can have him as bare as the
day he came out of the egg.-Jotr7sal
of horticulture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
A Rare Event
A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN WILL
USHER IN THE NEW YEAR.


New Years day, 1889, will be
ushered in with more than the custom
ary ecldt. In addition to the usual
terrestrial attractions of turkey and
trimmings, the celestial feature of the
day will be total eclipse of the sun,
visible mainly on the Pacific coast, but
partial throughout tho entire United
States. A total eclipse of the sun,
visible in the United States is an un-
usual occurrence, and throughout the
West California, Dakato and Nebraska
the path in which the totality will be
visible, is not more than 120 miles
wide. As though gotten up specially
for the occasion, the eclipse will strike
our western coast line about the loca
tion of the great Lick observatory
where very elaborate preparations are
being made for observations. The
point of contact in the far west will be
shortly after noon 1t will be partia
in this part of Pennsylvania shortly
before sunset.
Harvard university will send an ex
pedition to California to observe the
eclipse. AT the close OF their work {
portion of the party will proceed te
Peru, where Harvard has established &
permanent station on one of the peaks
of the Andes. Two large telescopes tc
be used by the California party will be
left at the observatory of the university
of south California, where they will re-
main until the proposed new telescope
with forty-inch lens lie completed. This
instrument will then be the largest in
the world, and the largest ever con
structed. The fsmons Lick instrument
has only thirty six-inch aperture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
Nm AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY. PA.

George M. Pullman, the head of the
Pollman Palace Gar Company, has
completed arrangements to put on a
new train, known as the Pullman Ori
entail limited, between New York and
San Francisco, which will save at least
one day between the two points over
tile trains now in use. Each train is
made continuous throughout by vesti.
buling the cars; it is lighted with an
improved system Of electric lights, heat
ed by steam from the engine, and ven
tilsted in such manner as to provide
for free circulation Of air and uniform
temperature. In addition to the dining,
smoking and library cars. there are a
comodious barber shop and spacious
bath room for gentlemen, and in
another car similar bath room for
ladies, the latter being in charge of a
female attendent we'll qualified as q
ladies maid and hair-dresser. The toilet
rooms are of increased size and the
labratories provided with hot and cold
water. This is supplied from tank
beneath the car, subjected to air press
ure, which forces the water through
the supply pipes and also gives a
sufficient head to throw by means of a
hose, a stream twice the length of the
car and to promptly extinguish any fire
Under the new arrangement one car
leave New York on monday and on the
following Saturday walk the streets Of
San Francisco. The train will 90 into
service early in December.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
In Chinese Prisons.



A writer in Chinese Times says Of
Chinese prisons that the amount of ex-
tortion that goes on in them Is amazing,
and the warders and others display sur
prising ingenuity in extracting money
from the unhappy prisoners. The new
conner almost invariably forgets to fee
the night watchmsn The consequence
is that sleep is rendered almost impos-
sible by the terrible noise which is kept
mp outside his window all night, and he
speedily apologies for his forgetful
ness and makes good the oversight. II
the coolie who cleans out the cell is not
satisfied he collects all the insects he
can find aud introduces several hun
dreds into the apartment of his victim,
who is then only too glad to call his
services into requisition to get rid Of
them again, even at an exorbtant price.
Many of the warders and servants
are criminals who have escaped capital
punishment bv the commission of the
Emperor TO mark their names for death
when the list for the autumn execution
is submitted to him. This list, which
4
sets forth the name and condition of
the criminal and the circumstances of
his crime, is divided into three parts.
The first contains the new cases, the
second those that were not marked the
previous year, the third those which
have escaped marking for two years.
1t is said that the Emperor marks
about eight names in ten, and a man
who escapes once is safe from subse-
quent marking, although he has to- GO
down to the execution ground the two
following years. The list is brought
from the palace direct to the place OF
execution, and until its arrival neither
criminals nor officials know who are to
die, the unhappy victims only being
sure of their fate upon hearing them.
selves called out to pay the last penalty
The. prisoners who have escaped are
imprisoned for life. but they have 8
very easy existence, and, as they are
employed in the prison and share in the
extortions practiced on other prisoners
they often amass considerable wealth
London Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
Saw The Connection.
HE WAS ROPED IN BY A CONFIDENCE
MAN, BUT lie DID NOT WEEP.

'Is that check good for anything T.
asked passenger on the Lake Shore
road of the policeman at the Detroit
aud Milwaukee depot.
"No, SIR replied the officer, after
an inspection, 'That's con6de .oe man.
check. How much did you let hin
haye?'
"Thirty dollars
'Well, you have been swindled
didn't you evei read of their games2'
Lots of times.
sand yet you were roped :"
"Yes."
~ can't help you any
81 don't want you TO. / want you
to look at this"
He handed the officer a parcel
which upon being opened was found
TO contain a large bunch of human
hair which had been pulled out by the
roots, together with piece of mans
ear.
sand count this" added the man,
as he held out a roll of money.
"Here are $40, and what does it all
meant" asked the officer.
"I'm The man that was swindled.
This truck belonged to the chap who
thought he had caught sucker. See
the connection Closely observe my
left eye. See any squash there
Feel my handf Any soft spots any,
where aroundi Tra.la, old boy, aud
tell them not TO weep for yours trulyf"
Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
Packing Butter In Brine.

Last season we packed our surplus
butter on the following plan, and
found when sold in December, when
the butter was unpacked for sale, it
came out Just as fresh and we'll tasted
as it was when packed. We adopted
the following method:
Bought new pork barrels, scalded
them out thoroughly with boiling
water three different times, the last
time covered the barrel with clolh
to keep in the steam. Let them stand
until the water cools, then rinse out
the barrel with cold water, and the
barrel is ready for use. We made
strong brine by boiling, that would
float an egg, skinned off any skum
that was on top, and let stand over
night In the morning the brine
would be as clear as crystal. Butter
was salted in the usual way, one
ounce to the pound. Made into five to
six-pound rolls, wrapped carefully up
in cheese cloth and tied with cotton
wrapping twine to keep the cloth in
place. The rolls were then packed
into the barrels and covered with the
brine and kept covered. The air is not
allowed to come in contact with it
again until unpacked And my opin-
ion is, right here is where the secret
lays in keeping the air excluded, no
foul odors can get TO it. Some might
think the butter would get too salty in
such strong brine. Not enc bit of
dancer, if the butter has been proper
ly handled before going in the barrel.
We make our butter on the granular
plan and press it solidly together. As
informed you in my letter last sea-
son, we packed several barrels in this
way, and it was in the brine four or
five months, and not fault found
with pound of it, l have no doubt
that butter packed in this way eau be
shipped to any market in the United
States or Europe. if ordinary care is
taken not to let it lay outside exposed
to the hot sun. Butter can be packed
In this way in firkins or in any vessel
that will hold the brine.--Geo. Parr,
an Hoards Dairyn,an.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
Doctors In Prescribing Wines.

The Physicians to give a liquor con
tanning the extractive parts of the
grape, such as iron, grape-sugar and
the other elements which give to por,
wine Its special flavor or bouquet and
it's singular blood making properties
from the iron that is contained in the
coloring principle of pure Red Wine
Speer's New Jersey Wines, especial
ly his Port, are grown on brown
stone shale soil, rich in iron and from
vines brought from the banks of the
River Doura, in Portugal, where .he
finest ports. in the world are made, bu,
none ever reach this country in pure
state. Speer's Wines are regarded
superior to any in the market. Fol
sale by druggists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
An Hereditary Curse.
TnE STRANGE STORY OF THE FAMILY
DOOMED TO BLEED TO DEATH.

There Is a certain family in Boston
which suffers from mysterious hered.
ditary curse, of the sort one reads
about 10 hair-clevating stories of the
supernatural. The FIRST son born to
every daughter bleeds to death.
The story of the manner in which
the affection originated can not, of
course, be vouched for. 1t has to do
with a wicked great-great- -grandmoth.
er, who murdered rich uncle by
opening one of his veins with a pom.
lard in order to get possession of the
old gentleman's vast wealth. The
ghost of the deceased subsequently,
appeared TO the unscrupulous nieve
and announced in hollow tones, ep-
propriate to the TOMB, the dismal pre-.
diction that for all time hencefortb
the eldest male child of every girl iu
her family should die by bleeding.
SO much for the explanatory tradi
ion. The fact is that for many pener
ations the Crockett family of Charles.
town which is part of Boston
ard vicinity has been pursued by .
hemorrhagio Nemesis. The first sor
born to every daughter, even o re
mote cousins, invariably bleed to
death. Ali ether members of tn,
Crockett tribe are exempt from tn,
mysterious trouble. But the methoc
of this inherited curse is so vel
known that each female Crockett il
prepared on the arrival of her initia
boy for the experience that is bount
to ensue. The first little cut or ever
scfasch the infant experiences is IT,,
signal for panic. Bandages are ap
piled as quickly as possible and tn
wound is treated with preparation o
iron Id the form of a powder. 1t j
narrow squeak in such cases always
but there ls good chance of recover,
within eight days if the thing is takeI
In time. At the end of that time th
patient either dies or gets well or die
from loss of blood very suddenly
For such is the manner of the bleed
er's complaint. He is sure to be at
tackled in precisely the same wa,
every time during his life that his ski
Is seriously abraded. On occasions o
the sort he must adopt immediat
measures remedial or die. By exer
clslng the most extraordinary precau
tions he may reach comfortable age
out Sooner or later he must perish b.
an untoward accident, causing fo'
OF blood which no physicians art cal
atop.
So far, not single one of the des
tined victims has escaped the penalty
The Oldest one now living is MI
Surratt, of Melrose, who has been &C
customed, when he wanted tootl
pulled, to revise his will, visits his re
latives and bids them all goodbye, a
though it was likely to the forever
Life is an extra hazardous risk whe
you are bleeder. Thus it happen
that eldest sons of the Crockett family
direct and collateral, on the materns
side, are found to be engaged 10 gray
digging and other harmless avoc,
tions, which are not likely to occasio
incidental hurts--Neao Orleans PicC
anna
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23

II is pretty well understood that the
conductors OF HARPER's MAGAZINE al
ways intend to issue Christmas Num-
ber which shall be not only complete
in itself, but arranged on lines some
what different from those followed
during the rest of the year; and the
articles in the Christmas Number for
1888 we're selected, eviuently, with
this end in view, The result is an is
sue strong and novel. The originality
of its pages is, perhaps, most striking
in tho short stories (the serial stories
all ended in the November Number)-
as in "The Christmas Story of Little
Church. by Grace King, "Sosrus
Dismal" by w. w. Archer, and "The
Front Yard" by Miss Woolson-this
last being a daring comparison of Ital,
ian and New England natures and
waysl In poetry, too, the Number is
exceptionally good. Artistically, it
has never been surpassed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23

Following spiritual awakening
comes the springiug up of thoughts
we never knew before; the opening OF
prospect into which we never ither-
to had looked; the sinking ofthe present
and the visible before the mighty form
of spiritual objects looming in the aw-
full distance; the throwing forth the
spirit out Of one world into another;
the passing onward into a new hemi-
sphere lighted by new stars, and
bright fruits and flowers before un-
known.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23

MAKE No. MIsrAKE.-If you have
made up your mind to buy Hoods
Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take
any other. Hoods Sarsaparilla is a
peculiar medicine, possessing, by vir-
tue of its peculiar combination, proper
ton AMI preparation, curative power
superior to any other article of the
kind before the people. For all af-
fections arising from impure blood or
low st te of the system it is unequal
ed. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
Chips.
Every ship has a log cabin.

Every ship has log cabin.
An insurance office is a mere policy
shop.
He-And you really love me, dArl
ing' l
She--Why do you doubt me, dear
He-Weli l saw you setting the
clock an hour forward when l came
in.
How do the seasons movef Why,
automatically, of course.
The farmers in Central New York
have organized an apple trust. II
they expect it will keep tramps on the
outside of the fence they are very
much mistaken.
PHRASES FOR TRAPPING THE TONGUE.
The popularity Of Peter Piper'f
celebrated peck of picked peppers
will probably never wane as snare to
catch the tongue that would fain be
agile; but that test has formidable
rivals. The following short sentences
as their authors maintain, do wonders
in battling the ordinary power Of
speech:
Gaze on the gay grey brigade.
The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth us
Say, should such a shspely sash
shabby stitches show!
Strange strategic statistics.
Give Grimes Jim's gilt gig-whip.
Sarah 10 a shawl shovelle1 soft
snow softly.
She sells sea shells.
A cup OF coffee in copper coffee
pot
Smiths spirit flask split Phillips
sixth sisters fifth squirr els skull.
For the last words Of Noah Webst.
er look in his dictionary.
A railroad man needs to be a mar
of genius. Headlight flashes help hiu
at night.
Somebody says that drinking bee
will quench the thirst. Perhaps i
may, but not 80 quickly as water
Some mems tbirst is so hard to queucl
with beer that they swallow tel
glasses inside of an hour, whereas on,
pint of water will satisfy a plain, or
binary, everyday thirst for eight or tel
hours at a time.
| APECULIAR CASE OF FRACTURE
He had been in the habit of plsyint
truant from school, and he had beef
moderately lucky IN getting out of tn,
scrape. But he was caught one ds,
and brought before the teacher.
"You're late. Wher have you beeni
T've been sick"
"You don't look sick.'
"Well, I'm better, but I've been sick
all the same"
"You go right home aud get note
from your mother, or I'll punish yot
severely"
He went off and was gone about ter
minutes. 1t was pretty quick work
and when he handed the note to tn.
teacher she thought that the hand
writing did not look like his mothers
She kept her eyes on him as che opened
the note, but he was as bland and al
innocent as the best boy in the world
The note read:
Miss: Please excuse John thit
mornin fur. bein late, COS he broke his
leg. Mrs. - San francisco Ch7O,ti
l cIo
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
Buying a Ring.

Young Man-Id like to look at
something in the ring line for young
lady. :
Jeweler-There's a nice thing for
So.
Young Man-Cau't you make some
difference in the price' 1 deliver ice
at your house.
Jewoler-Ah, indeed! Yes, you
can have the ring for SO so.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23

PONDS ExTRACr is mever sold by
measure nor bulk nor IN any drug.
gist bottles. Anyone who tells you he
buys it by the gallon or barrel or in
any way except in our bottles, is falsi
flying and deceiving you. Prepared
bottled only by PoND's EXTRACT Co.,
New York and London. See our name
on every wrapper aud label. PoNDs
EXTRACT has been used by physicians
and the people over forty years for Hem
orrhages Pain and determinations.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23

81 Confess" says a thoughtful writ
er, 'that increasing ears bring with
them an increasing respect for mer
who do not succeed in life, as those
words are commonly used" Ill sue
cess sometimes arises from consoienc,
too sensitive, taste too fastidious
a self forgetfulness too romantic. 6
modesty too retirir g.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23

In order to Judge of the inside of
others, study your own; tor men in
general are very much alike, and
though one has one prevailing passion.
and another has another, yet their
operations are much the same and
whatever engages or disgusts, pleases
or offends you in others, will, chang
ing conditions, engage, disgust, please
or offend Others in you.