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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-12
TO THE UNFORlU UNATE.
DIR. Gibbons
DISPENSARY,
623 Kearny Street,

Corner of Commercial,
San Francisco, Cal. Es.
'tablished in 1854, for
treatment Of Sexual snd
Diseases. such
las G0nOrrhea, elect.
Structure, Syphilisin all
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-12

pr1etors late of MOnrOvia, Cal. Good light
bread, rolls, etc. Fine confections; splendid
ice cream. Boston brown bread aud baked
beans a specially. Goods delivered to all parts
of the city and uburbs daily.
After Many Days,
C. F. Heinzeman, Druggist and Chemist, has
returned to the old quarters, 122 North Main
street, Lanf,anco Building.
Deafness Successfully Treated.
Dr. Slocum offices In the new Postoffice Block.
Free consultation, 8 A. NJ to 5 P. M.
"What Appetite You Haven
When you have bread from Sperry's fonr.
Painters supplies.
st. Louis lead and Eastern oil, brushes aud
colors at Mathews. corner Second and Los
Angeles streets.
The Best In the Market.
sperry's -four. Price $1.6O per sack
Go the American bakery, corner OF First and
Main streets, for the best bread, cream cakes,
pies, etc.
s.Let 1t Serve for Table Talk.~
The merits Of sperry's flour.
COlt0n,s Auction House.
Send your household goods to Coltons Auc
ito House, 2O2 g. Spring st. Quick sales and
good prices.
Carload Of English jams and jellies, at II
Jevne's grocery house.
Sen0ur,s Floor Paint.
It dries hard over night with fine gloss Try
1t. Six shades. For bale by ]. M. Blackburn,
31O 8. Spring st.
The original Austrian Hungarian Kitchen cal
se found at the Vienna Buffet, corner Main and
ReQuena streets.
-$---
fine line of beautiful etchings at low
prices. at Chas. F. Sloane & Co.'S, 22O 8.
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didn't seem to care anything about il.
Pshaw don't believe he thought of il
before he came"
Nevertheless, l am convinced he
came for that very purpose. Just wait
and see IL there's not something be-
hind il. >"
Promptly az six, Mr. Mel anna appeared.
Tie recounted The events Of the day at the
factory and said. as he handed him the
mail: "Raynor, the iron man. was round
to-day and wanted another order, but we
thought we had better wait till YOU had
seen Morse Il Sons letter; they Offer
better terms than Raynor told him
about II, and he said he couldn't do any
better by us than the old figures until he
had heard from his firm. lie said he'd
be round again in few days, and wanted
MS TO wait as long as we had n months
supply. What do you think we'd better
DOR
Mr.. Martins face was study. Ho
positively could not meet his wife's eve.
'l-he-came up this afternoon-and
Il gave him an order, not knowing, of
course, Of this. Well. guess we're in foi
II this time. It's too bad; I'll look into
things more sharply after this"
That night Mr.. Martin had curious
dream. lie stood in the midst OF an
open plain, and all the nations OF the
earth came with shining axes which they
ground upon stone which he, unceas-
lngly, with labored breath and aching
back, turned round and round. - Chicago
Current
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05
LABOR WORLD.

BLIND man is one Oh tho most skillful
plumbers I'm kenosha, Wis
BUTLrR, Penn, Is rapidly booming up as
great glass manufacturing town.
THE working day in Paris, France. has
been reduced from eleven hours to ten hours
ThE granite cutters have decided 20 work
nine hours day fer 1870 for the present
year
liz New York City the building trades have
$500.
Tue weekly pay roll OF the Singer Sewing
Machine Company at Elizabeth, N. j.,
amounts 20 $685. 900
ar takes every year n million horses tails 10
Keep "A Rho 10 Islam harcloth factory sup.
pied with material.
A Lebanon PENN manufacturing com.
pnnV mas an order for 3OJ model ours Tor the
pennsylvania Company.
According TO the latest figures as many
as OOJ Of tho worlds railway employees are
killed or manned every year
THE can makers at the Batavia ~. "
preserving factory manufactured 300 cans
recently ths large.t days work that they
have accomplished.
IT Is said that enough Bessomer ore has
"a really becn locate in this country 20 sup
Ply wants for one hundred years, and
more II being found every month
DIAHoNp cutting, until lately was done
.Hn0't exclusively In Amsto-d1m, but ro-
emily the English cutters have beaten the
Ouich an some notable prize instan cs.
TIE army OF poor men in New York city
VINO sought work In vain before the blizzard
found some relief for Their distress i'm shovel.
ing snow of the sidewalks at 81 anl g.
sach.
a SINGLE blast at Fair Haven, VI. 70
Gently moved a block Of sato weighing sOJ
tons and containing lOO. 90 feet OF eo1i ma
tfriaL 10 was sixty feet long forty feet wide
and twenty feot thick
THE largest paper machine in ths world
mas been placed IN operation in the M n at
inimer Falls. N. Y. The practicability of
the mtmmoth machine is loJkoI upon with
considerable interest by paper makers
\ coNPANY has just boon irnsd in Pitts
burg with capital Of SO LO0O T. mauufnc.
ture Drick from blast furnace cinlers Tho
projectors count ON iurnin out 3 J.OOi brcks
iaOL
q COMPANY composed Of Pitteburg and
Eastern capitalists has been formel to build
ah immense noal plant nt Penn stat on.
fenn'yivania The capital stock Of the new
con 'eru is about fl,DO 90 six hundreI
thonsnnd 10 lars Of this will be u ed In the
erection NJ ali the buildings AMI ma ,linarv.
Tux enormOug extent ~ which chewing
gum is use1 is indicated by n strike which
lately occurred nt q mnnu'a tory OF the arti
cla Boo Brooklyn ~. Y DO seems that more
tbnu ono hundred girls 0ro emo ogei nt this
ettnblishment which is only o .o arnsug Fu1uv.
in wrappiny the gum in ths little package 40
which 10 ig sold
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.

HERMANN, the magician, will go TO Eng
land in May.
WILLIE EDoUIN, the American comedian,
| is running the Strand Theater i'm London.
JOSEF HoFMAN, the child pianist, will
shortly go back with his father TO Germany
MISS EMMA THURsBY, the song actress, has
been the guest OF Mrs ole Bull at Cambridge
Mass
TnE Journalists Club of Philadelphia re-
Gently gave grand reception 20 Mime.
Mod Icska, the actress
LITTLE LAUSANNE, on Lake Geneva has ono
OF the largest schools OF music I'm Europe. II
has BIB pupils this term.
NINA VAN ZANDT- SPIES, tho executed an
arch.sts proxy widow, Is studying for the
stage and the lecture-p platform.
! w. J. ScANLAN, tho Irish character actor,
/ will make "A starring tour Of the large cities
in Ireland IN tue spring OF 1889.
/ QUARTERLY magazine Is 10 be published
IN London that will be devoted entirely To
the upbolding of Wagnor'smusic
! Is the fall, Louis Aldrich, tho actor, will
bring out his play, "The Knlr Diamond" o.
the Broadway Theatre, New York
THE actress Lotta attributes her youthfuf
spirits in great part TO her invariable habit
OF taking nap between 3 and in the alter
noon.
MARY AvDEnsoN5 friend. are alarmed
about her hgalth, and the Am sricnn actress
has again been compelled TO close her theatre
~ London.
MMf. EMMA NEVADA, the American ope-
ratio nrtst Is siDQngat Florenc5 Italy. She
soon goes 10 Russia returning 10 England
ncxt summer.
AvTOy SEmL, who will conduct the BriQh.
ton Beach tN. " concerts during the sum
mer. viii go 90 Europe 90 secure novelties for
bis performances.
Is Texas tho complaints are loud and long
that the Booth Barrett combination went
through It's performances in "a careless, per-
fun tory manner.
THeRE are six theaters in London devoted
o. comic opera, Operettas and musical pieces
generally. This summer Ia New York they
expect TO have folr
CHRISTINE NILSSON, though yet in the
prime Of her powers, is 20 leave the op-ratc
stage Aftnr this seHaOn she will sing only
for charity's snke. he hasa rich bus ana
Az actr, 50 Of the Peoples Theatre, Lincoln.
Nebraska lately attended church in That city
in a usw lonnet, tine crown of VIII Ch was
ado 0 ed with beautifully worked ad dyertise-
ment Oi the company.
THE "Mi sndo has boon brought out az
Vienna With German text md BY Ger
man company a corr espOudcnt intimatos
Tint the rtallt Of The venture was not wholly
satisfactory art stically
RICHARD MANsFfgLD. tho actor, though
not legally bound 20 pay n royalty 20 Robert
} OIis Stevenson for The use of a dramatizci
yer ION Of CDR. JekyIl and Mr. Hyde nov.
erthe ess sends q large chcck every month &c
tie famous author.
JULIus EfCHBERg, tho wsll- known violin
teacher OF Boston saws that he finds that
/ 3 r.s make ns good viOiuists as young men.
en- hat, were there not 30 many young men
violin sts. there would be n doman for
young Women boz opera house and theatre or.
Chpstrag
JhPAvEsE theatrical audiences are said TO
show their apprsc alton of tho actors by
f ffF
and slshes. ETC.. On the stage. AZ tho clos
Of the play they ro lcom tuese articles at
fixed prices, the procoejs going o. the fortu-
nuto actor.
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An Afrlcan KIng,s TesfImonInl.

IL is rot often that circus "artistes''
find their way into the realms OF n eontb
African native chief, but when they do it
would seem that their reception is likd,
10 be very enthusiastic, SAYS the ST..
Jomcs's Gase'H. a "strong man from
Cape Town circus recently iournete :
70 the far-oG regions Of ANA Swaziland.
and there gave a display Of h g skill and
power before Chief Umbandini NJ his
great place" So pleised was Umban.
DIM at the performance that he forth.
with dictated a testimonial gratis. Here
10 is:
1--WE gladly certify that you have per
formed at our Royal Kranal Swaziland.
on rings, poles, chairs aud sticks; that
you also have played with an iron tree.
and also carried a large cannon on youf
back aud fired it of your baok in our
presence. We we're astonished and Orati.
lied at the wonderful acts hat YOU and
your little son performed we do not
believe that you will ever die. Given af
our Royal kraal this ith day Of Dcccm-
bcr, 1887 Umbaudini Chis X mark
King Of Swaziland" "
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05
NEwsY NOTES

TuE Hon. Mr.. Plumb. Speaker OF the
Canadian Senate, is dead.
DAKOTA sent -four aud sympathy 20 bliz-
zard sufferers in the East
PRfNcE BISMARCK, at n dinner recently,
proposed the health OF the Car OF Russia, in
French.
The Swiss Government is about 10 establish
a Federal bank, with monopoly OF the issue
OF notes
TEN thousand pounds OF turtle were
shipped from Key West TO New York dur
ing February.
KEY wEsr spongers market yearly over
50O,0N pounds of sponge, the bulk OF which
goes TO Paris
Two hundred thousand acres OF Union
Pacific land have been declared forfeited TO
the Governments
THE latest competition threatening British
farmers, l. the importing OF baloi hay from
the United states.
HoNo.KoNo, China, is suffering from an
epidemic OF smallpox. The deaths arc at the
rate of 100 week.
The English Government proposes TO make
an eightmillion on-dollar-reduction In its an
uual interest charge.
In the adulteration OF lard I'm tho United
States there were uscl last year 6O,OJO,0oO
pounds OF cotton seed oil.
FIFTEEN thousand seals arc reported taken
on Partridge Island, Newfoundland. Men
and women are taking them.
A BILL has been introduced in the New
York Assembly Offering bounty for the do
struction of English sparrows
ApEIINA LEWIS, IA twelve year-old Virs
ginia girl, has been convicted OF murder.
She killed her victim 10y poisoning.
GKoRaE w. BuTrERFIELp. a California
mining operator, has sued London news
paper publisher for $50O0,00) damages for
libel
A HURRIcANE recently swept over TamA.
tave. Madagascar devastating the place aud
wrecling eleven vessels Twenty person were
killed.
AN attempt is boing made IN Australia TO
form n company 10 lay submarine cable
from that country directly TO the United
States
ROCHESTER,, N. ", has gone sixteen
months without tho telephone because nm
willing To submit TO the charges OF tho Bell
Company.
THERE is to be n great gathering OF Bap-
lists in Washington next May. Some 20OO
delegates, representing $4,000 churches, have
been enrolled.
MIGUEL DIE ALDAMA. the Cuban patriot
who spent nearly million for the revolu-
tionaTy cause in that island, Led in Havana
ON the 18th OF March.
A MEMBER OF the Royal Geographical
Society OF Englanu says there are devil-fish
Ia the Indian Ocean large enough and strong
enough 10 hold and kill n whale ffty feet
long
IMMENSE quantities OF wheat, probably
800. 900 tons, are held In San Francisco. Cal.
This mass has been attacked by weevils, 30
that IL is likely to be "A total loss TO tho
owners
DJRINu 1887, 20 torpedo bolts were added
to the British navy, making total of 30 first
class and 63 socond-clnss. During this year
q first class aud 10 sscond-class will be
ordered.
MAN aged 30. who died recently in Flu
wanna County, Virginia, had commenced TO
cut his third set OF teeth, and his hair which
had grown white, was turning TO its natural
color, II is said.
THE weathiest woman I'm tho Northwest
is probably Mrs. Sarah a. Davidson, of ST.
Paul, Mimi. tho widow of Commodore w.
y. Davidson. She IL estimated TO be worth
about 81, 100000
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He Saved his Ier

L. Mckay tells how he prevented the
loss of his leg, writes the Milford CORE
spondent of the Boston Giob'. lie was a
CO. poral of the First Massachusetts
Heavy Artillery, and while taking part
in the battle of Hatcher's Bun. Get. 27.
1854, he received compound fra
in the left knee joint from piece of
shell. The story is tod in John ID. Bill.
ings' volume, Hard Tack and Coffee -
the author of which is an intimate
friend of the subject of this sketch. MIR.
Mckay was taken to the hospital. which
stood on Capitol Hill, before the bloody
repulse at fredericksburg. One of the
surgeons decided that il would be best
TO have the leg cut off. The nurse was
accordingly instructed TO prepare the
patient for this surgical operation. In
his absence the corporal consulted a
wounded comrade near by, and the re.
suit was the corporal decided that the
leg must not come oil. He induced his
friend TO loan him revolver, which nc
put under his pillow until the surgeon
and his assistant appeared. The latter
brought stretcher and were about "a
approach the couch OF the pat, ,ent, when
the wounded corporal spoke up and
asked: "Mhat are going TO do2"
'My boy, we will have TO take your
leg of, " replied the surgeon.
Not IL | know myself replied tho
wounded man, in language that mad,
the surgeon understand.
This surprised the medical student.
He stopped as if dumbfoundcd, but soor
demanded the assistants to "take ihc
corporal up carefully" In an instant
he pulled the revolver from under hi,
pillow, and pointed it at the surgeon
and attendants, eXclaiming: "The man
who puts hand on me dies" The men
stepped back, and the surgeon tried &c
coax the corporal into submi sion, but &c
no purpose. He told him his life could
be saved in no other way, but tn,
artilleryman insisted otherwise, and
added that if he died cit must be with
both legs on" The surgeon lost hi.
temper, and consulted the sugeon ir
general, in whose company he soon re
turned to Mr.. Mckay. Threats were
made which failc1; persuasion was tried.
with no more success. An effort was
made to procure the revolver, but The
corporal would not have it, and in fir
Of madness the two NJ. ID. 3 turned away.
one eXclaiming: "Let the fool ke u ii
and die" At this time there was new.
tangled cure introduced into the hospi.
tai, better known as the "water cure. "
by which can filed with water was
arranged over the wounded knee so ~ 20
drip on the rubber cloth which en-
wrapped the knee. This was to be kept
running day and night, which resultC d
in cure. Usually in the hospital was
employed q class Of men known TO the
members of the Grand Army as "army
bummers." They were afraid TO 90 TO
the front, and rather than be compelled
to do that service they would almost do
anything else. When surgeon wanted
anything done right he would threaten
these men with active service. and this
was how the can OF water over Mr..
McKay's knee was kept full all the time.
Strange 70 say, Mr.. McKay's love
for his limb caused him TO DO
reduced 70 the rank of a private. and
as such he was mustered out OF service.
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Recipes.

SALAD or LIMA BEANS. Put some
lima beans, potatoes and beats-all boiled
tender in cool place, and a short
time before serving cut the potatoes and
Eeets into rather thin slices, add tho
beans and dress with oil, pepper, salt and
vinegar. Garnish with a few water
crosses
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. --- Take
round, smooth tomatoes, peel them, cut
out the hard core and slice them thin.
lave several slices OF salt pork fried so
as TO have about one. half cup Of fat in
your spider. Put In the tomatoes after
taking out the slices Of pork, with one
half emp Of brown sugar, and pepper and
salt il | kod. Cook soft and serve hot.
SHORT PASTE FOR TARTs. Put n
pound Of flour upon your Ta7try slab,
with six ounces Of butter, and rub them
well together; then make a hole in the
centre. in which put two ounces Of
powdered sugar two whole eggs and q
large wineglassful Of wafer; mix the
eggs, sugar and water well, then drown
in the -four and mix together and work it
lightly.
PfCKLED PEACHES. Make o syrup Of
two pounds Of sugar TO one quart Of good
vinegar. Put into little muslin bag
one tablespoonful Of each kind Of spice
tic tightly and put II into the vinegar
and sugar. Prepare the peaches as fOI
canning and cook them in the syrup un.
I'll they are tender, but not too soft
then place them in the jar and pour over
them the hot syrup. Put the spice bag
in o The jar with the peaches.
CHstR1 PU DNo. .-- One pint Of bread
crumbs. one cup Of sugar, four eggs, o
quart Of milk, grated lemon rind, little
p wdcred cinnamon, and salt Nix
thoroughly, butter n mold, and spread
in a thick layer of the preparation, and
then q layer Of cherries, then another
layer Of bread and one Of cherries alter.
nately until il Is filed. Close tight. and
steam for two hours. Eat with sweet
liquid sauce. Blackberries may be used
instead Of cherries.
JELLfFD RAsPBEnRrRs. Put three
quarters Of q box Of gelatne 10 soften in
a half pint OF cold water in q warm place
Crush n quart Of raspbcrrios, but do not
entirely mash them add ieacup OF boil
iDg water 90 the gelatine when il is soft
and stir it on the stove where 10 will melt.
but not boil, till 10 forms thick mucil
age put this 10 the raspberrics sweetcn
with half pint Of granulated sugar, using
more or less 90 tasle as the raspbcrrics
are moro or less sweet. Pour into n
mould and set on ice till next day.
CrHRfED Etos.-BOil six eggs quite
hard and when cold cut each in -four
pieces so that they may stand on the dish
points uppomost lay aside Fry TIVE
onions shred very fine, IN butter, add one
tablespoonful curry powder, two ounces
butter rolled in -four and by degrees half
o pint Of milk, let the whole boil up fot
q quarter Of on hour, then stir IN very
slowly two tablespooufuls Of cream, sim.
mcr five minutes. put ia The eggs and let
them heat slowly for FIVE minutes and
serve iu the sauce with boiled rice.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05

The BARRIERS assistants Of Naples, Italy.
were out on strike. a rich English.
man arriving at hotel ask Il Tor bar.
bo. Being informed OF the strike. but
bent upon making his visits without de.
lay, he offered 800 for a shave. That
Is more than q barber can make bv SHAY.
ing an day long for twelve months at
Naples. 10 is not astonishing, therefore.
that q man was found willing TO break
the rules Of the union and pocket ono
years salary by one shave. The fact be.
came known to his colleagues. however.
who proceeded 20 attock the apostato
with stilettOs. He was taAen TO tho
hospital with twenty seven serious
wounds. More than twoniy arrests woro
made
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Dust spider webs.

a correspondent writes: 81 have OBJ.
served that many Of the webs supposed
TO be the work Of spiders are formed 10y
PARTICLES OF dust which cling to each
other until the thread has gained consid-
erable length, when a current of air will
often attach the hanging end to the cell
ing again, thus making regular cob
web, Have any of your correspondents
observed the same thing, and do they
agree with mef Our correspondent will
probably find on microscopic examina-
tion that the spiders webs are there and
hold the PARTICLES Of dust in place. ---Ne'O
Herk Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05
BYGoNEs.

fe doubts and fears that once we knew,
fe bitter words OF anger born;
He thoughts unkind and deeis untrue,
Ye feelings of mistrust and scorn:
Against your memory we rebel
We have outlived your foolish day;
No longer in our hearts you dwell
Bygones! Bygones! pass away
But oh, We Joyous smiles and tears,
Endearments fond, and pleasures past;
Ye hopes OF life's first budding years,
He loves that seemed too bright TO last;
He charities and words Of peace,
Affections sunshine after rain;
Oh, never let your blessings cease
Bygones! Bygonesl come againi
-Charfes MfclaU
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05

"Thore does not seem 30 bo a gentle
man in the car" said n fussy woman
~ she rowdod her way into tho car
II sho I'D think that men would have
respect enough for q lady TO get up
aud give her his seat.
She kept mp these remarks until one
gentleman remarked, Madam,
should Judge from your remarks that
you are a believer IN wOman's rights.
~ am, indeed, she snappingly re-
piled.
DO You think that a woman is en-
titled 20 all the rights and privileges Of
man2"
Indeed I do.
"Thon, madam, stand there and en-
JOY them. - CHI ago National
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05
Cement to Mend Rubber Articles.

Nthtnt W hcnu huDDer ArttClcs.
A lady of Hope, Name, has given the
world the following account of her way
Of mending rubber bags, bulbs, etc.
Get about tive cents worth each OF rub
bcr dam and red rubber at a dentists.
Cut piece of red rubber--say an inch
and half sQuare-in tiny pieces, put in
small bottle, pour teaspoonful OF
chloroform on it, and cork up tight. In
ten minutes il will bo melted enough for
use. If the hole is large, take few
stitches in il, then cut a piece of the
dam considerably larger than the hole.
Wet the piece to be mended with chlo-
roform, ;hen as rapidly as possible put on
a thick layer OF the melted rubber on as
large place as YOU have already cut your
dam. This can be done with n stick.
Now wet your dam with ohloroform and
stick IL on. If il is Lad hole you can
put on little more melted rubber and
another piece of the dam. The rubber
In the bottle is ready for use next time
by adding the ch oroform.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05

WHAT is known in English history as
the "short lived lministrati0n, was
the ministry which William Poultenay.
Earl of Bath. undertook 20 form Feb.
10, t746, and whose term Of Office closed
In two days.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-05

in a heart Of tree three feet in diam
etor, recently cut near Elba, Mich, there
was found 9 horseshoe.