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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
Mr.. Williamson Dunn.

Mr.. Williamson Dunn, the General
Agent of the California Central and
California Southern Railways (Santa
Fe route) is one OF the most genial
and pleasant gentlemen in the railroad
business in this city, or elsewhere, for
that matter. He has held this posi-
ton since the first day OF January,
1886, coming here from Chicago,
where he was the Contracting Freight
Agent for the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Company. Since his ar
rival in this city he has done every
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
NJ. w. u. Damon.

Mr.. Damon is now the chief clerk
in the general agents office of the
Colorado Central and Colorado
Southern Railroads. He has been
eight years in the service Of railroads,
and is thoroughly acquainted with
the details OF his business. He COM
menced his career as a railroad man
with the Union Pacific Company as
station agent at Il small station in
Kansas in this capacity. and with
that company he served one year
at the expiration OF which time he
accepted a similar position with the
Atlantic and Pacific Company a,
Manuelito, New Mexico. The latter
position he filed most ably, only
quitting after six years service to ac.
cept his present situation on the Col
orado Central and Colorado Southern
Railroads, which he has now held fol
one wear.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
MIR. j. II. Wallace.

Mr.. j. HI. Wallace, who was lately
appointed Division Roadmaster OF
this division of the Southern Pacific
Company, is young man Of much
ability and thorough knowledge Of all
business pertaining to his depart
ment. He has had about five years
experience as "railroader" and
came to this city from Oakland,
where he was connected with the
Southern Pacific Company for about
two years. He has been here foi
about three years, during which
time he has been connected with the
construction department.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01

south of Moiave. This position he
filled until he was again promoted.
this time to First Assistant General
Freight Agent OF the G. =. railroad
with headquarters in San Francisco.
For five years he remained in San
Francisco when he again came to Los
Angeles, arriving January /, 1887,
and assuming the position of Assist
ant Passenger and Freight Agent be-
ing also in charge of the Passenger
and Freight traffic south Of Santa Bar
bara and Mojave in California. He is
most accomplished gentleman and
deserved his good fortune in every
particular.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
NEr. Crank ). Thmyer.

One Of the best posted men in this
city is Mr.. Frank j. Thayer, the afra-
BILE chief clerk OF the general offices
OF the Southern Pacific Company
He is another gentleman who makes
friends OF everyone, and during his
six years experience in railroading
he has been exceedingly succt ssful.
He came to this city from the COM
pany's general Office in San Francisco,
January 1st, 1887, since which time
lie has held his present position. For
five years he labored in the Office at
San Francisco, holding various posi-
tons, amongst them, chief clerk OF
the statistical bureau, and special
rate clerk. Hc says railroading is
hard work, but he proposes to Stick
TO it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
mr. j. II. GsOtt

Is the Assistant Superintendent of
the Santa Fe route and has held the
position since last July, during
VIII ich time he has proven himself a
most efficient and able officer. He
has made many friends and won the
admiration OF all by his straitfor-
ward, honorable career. He has
spent seven years in the railroad
business and has made fine success.
He commenced in the purchasing
department Of the G. 4 o. Railroad
Company, at Richmond, Va, and
then went into the General Manager s
office. From there he went to New
port and assumed the responsible
position OF cashier Of the station
Prior to his arrival in this city he
was train-master at San Bernardino
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
LICENSES COLLECTED.
Increase of One Hundred and
Fifty per Cent. i'm a Year.

The collection of licenses is an i'm
portant part Of the duty OF the City
Tax Collector, especially when the
the amount.to be collected is as great
as it was in 1887. The figures pre-
sented below not only show the
amounts collected, but also show the
number Of firms and persons doing
business in the city. In December Of
| 1856 there We're S02 persons who paid
licenses in the city, and in November
last the figures show that there were
1857, or about two and half times as
many. An increase OF 100 per cent.
in year is considerable, and is
another Indication OF the growth OF
the city and its prosperity. Follow
ing are tables showing the license
collectors monthly statements for u
year:
| REcAPITcLArIoS OF LICENSES COLLECTED.
December, 1856, licenses col
| lccted, s02 ..........,......$ S,508 90
January, 1887, licenses collect
ed, 1,OG2 .:.........,...... 9,O56 90
ed, I,199 ................... 9,744 90
1862 ...,....."1,......,,,' 1o,197 %
ff,a96 ':..,...e..,'.. 1o,56l 90
i.lls ',...,s......,..e,, 1o,oso 90
I,6i9 -. -, 11,4s6 90
I,732 -. ',...:',.' 1853 oo
ed, i,so3 ',.....''''..,..S>'. 12,2os %
Ieoted, 1923 .,...,',...~,. 1865 90
nctnbar Ql- 1ionneoc a,llnct
ed, 1889 .''.''.....e.>. $3.50 ..'''. 1854 90
ieeted, 1857 ..,'.,91,,e,. 1884 so
Total ......,..:..:.......$ $f2s,4s3 so
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01

thing possible to accommodate the
rchRnts, and at the same time take
the be st care of the company's bust
ness. In the late freight blockade,
his efforts were untiring, and had
much TO do with getting the trouble
remedied in the short time it was. 1t
would be impossible to find man
better suited for his position, as he is
thoroughly acquainted with its most
difficult details. In the estimation OF
the G. mpany, he stands without a
peer, and his future is one OF the
fairest.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
NIr. II. 4. Kirstc.

The chief clerk OF the City Ticket
and Passenger Agent OF the Califor-
MIA Central and California Southern
Railways in this city, Mr.. r F..
Kirste, has not held that position
very long, only since last September.
He came here from Joliet, Illinois,
where he was in. the service of the
Chicago Il Alton Company, as assis-
tant ticket agent. He held that pos
ition for eight years, when he was Of
fered the one he now holds, and ac-
cepted it. In spite OF the short time
he has been In this city, he has most
thoroughly mastered the details of
the work and added many friends to
his list.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
THEIR LIVES.
Short Sketches Of The
Railroad Men.
SOME INTERESTING CAREERS.
Who They Are and What They
Haye Accomplished Since
Entering the Service.

The Oldest railroader in the country
is Colonel Eldridge Edwards Hewitt,
the present Division Superintendent
of this division OF the Southern Pacific
Company. This division is composed
of all the branches Of the company
running out OF Los Angeles, and that
part of the main line between here
and Yuma, (known as the Yuma Di-
vision) and Sumner.
Colonel Hewitt has grown almost
gray in the service OF the Southern
Pacific Company, and is now one Of
the most trusted and efficient of its
employees.
He was born in Pultney, Steuben
county, New York, August II, 1928,
and entered the railway service April,
1868, being then nearly 40 years old.
Prior 10 his entering the railway SER
vice he was General p. Banning's
General Manager. From April, 1868,
until February, 1870, he served as ac-
countant and paymaster OF the Los
Angeles and San Pedro Railroad.
From February, 1870, to July, 1873,
he served in the capacity of Superin-
tendent for the same road. From
August, 1873, until February, 1884, he
was Assistant Division Superintendent
of the Southern Pacific Company. at
the expiration Of which time he was
appointed Division Superintendent,
and has most ably filed that respon-
sible position to this time: He is
married and has a family, and resides
on Hill street, just below Third.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01

Prior to going to San Diego he served
eight years at Pueblo in capacities toe
numerous to mention. Last July he
came to this city and took charge Of
the local freight office. He has given
the most perfect satisfaction and is
admired and liked by all the people
with whom he comes in contact.
His ability is unquestioned, as the
able manner in which he manages
his difficult duties clearly proves.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
Nrr. Edward Oh, mbers

Is the local freight agent OF the Santa
Ed Route and has been i'll the rail-
road business nearly all his life. He
came to this city from San Diego,
where he held position similar to
his present one, for q year and a half.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
Mr. ChaS. IL. White.

Among the other employees OF the
Southern Pacific Company there is
one who should not be forgotten, and
that is Mr.. Charles II. White, the
popular city ticket agent. 1t might
be said that he was ''born in rail-
road office" He has been in the
business all his life, in fact, knows
no other, and he is admirably suited
to his present position. To sell a
ticket or make man believe his road
is the best, ticket agent must have
a most persuasive voice, and attrac-
tive manners, and anyone who is ac-
ouainted with "Charley" can testify
to these good faculties. He came
from Humboldt county, California,
where he was farmer y and went
into the employ OF the Los Angeles
and San Pedro railroad as warehouse
man. In April, 1878, he took charge
of the ticket Office for that road, until
it was absorbed by the Southern Pa
cifc Company, When he served five
years as bill clerk in the freight de-
partments, after which he acted in
the capacity of foreman of the freight
house for two years, when he took
the present position. He is only as
sisted by Mr.. Henry Steer in the pres
ent position.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
Judge AnSOn DruNsOm.

Among the most prominent OF the
railroad men in this city is Judge
Anson Brunson, the attorney, for
California, OF the Santa Fe system.
While he has not had much expert
cnce in the railway world, his former
position fitted him most thoroughly
for the requirements Of his present
most important position. He as
sumed the attorneyship for the Santa
Fe Company the first day of April,
1887, since which time he has in
formed himself perfectly on all mat
ters pertaining to the illegal department
of the railroad. AS one of the Judges
of the Superior Court he made a most
enviable reputation, his great learn
ing and ability winning for him the
admiration and respect OF all with
whom he came in contact. Person
ally Judge Brunson is q most charm
ing gentleman, his suave manner,
added to his polished conversational
powers, making him many warm
friends everywhere.
The Santa Fe Company made a
master stroke when it secured the
services Of the Judge, and it is safe
to say that they have recognized this
frequently.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01

ways jointly offered him the city
ticket agency at st. Louis. He ac-
cepted, and served for one and half
years. The Santa Fe route then
secured him, and sent him to England
as their European agent, with head
quarters at London and Liverpool
After staying eight months in Liver
pool and ten in London, he found the
climate was not suited to his health,
and wrote to headquarters asking to
be relieved. The manager of the
company wrote amost complimentary
reply, and told him he could have the
Colorado passenger agency at Denver.
He accepted that position and served
four years, at the end of which time
he was offered his present position.
and accepted it, two years ago to-day.
MIR. }. A. Muir.
One Of the most affable gentlemen
in the railroad business in this city is
Mr.. J. A. Muir, Assistant Division
Superintendent Of the Southern Pacific
Company. Mr.. Muir is gentleman
that makes friend of every one he
meets. His genial smile and friendly
hand-shake gives one the impression
that he is incapable OF az act unbe-
coming an honorable man.
He commenced his railroad career
at Turo, Nova Scotia, in 1866, as an
operator for the Anti Colonial Rail
way. After serving some months he
came to California and went into the
drug business. But having had a
taste Of railroading he could not long
stay out OF it, 50 after years trial in
drugstore, he went to work for the
Central Pacific at Rocklin as a night
operator. After ten months in this
capacity he was made station agent.
After holding this position for two
years he had the additional RESPONSE
bilities of yardmaster added to it. In
another year he had more work added
to his already arduous duties. being
also made paymaster. These posi-
tions he held until 1881, when he was
appointed Division Trainmaster at
Sacramento Of the s. 4 O. and G. p.
Railways. He worked in this capacity
for one year, when he was appointed
Assistant Division Superintendent of
the same division at Sacramento. For
four years he held this position and
then went to Tucson, Ariz as Divi-
sion Superintendent OF the ella and
Tucson divisions. After two years in
this capacity he was sent to this city
and assumed his present position, the
duties of which he has filed to the
most perfect satisfaction OF everyone
concerned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01

Dainiana Bitters MAKES ths. old yoaRg aB 4
the weak stro1g and healthy. u. Levy 4
To-. Wholesale liquor dealers, Axens&
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01

1886.
November ,,.,....,-
December. ...,......
1887 ,...,......
January ...... .....-
February .... .........,..,. -.......
March .... ........,.,.....
April .... ..... t,,..,,
May ...,.,-,.- ...,..
June.
July
August ............ ....,..... .....,.
September ........,-. ....-.........,,
october
-...'..''..''
Total l...............,...., ............. ,.....
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
Only a Juggler'S Trick.

Japan Correspondence st. Louis Globe.
The lights were turned low, and
while a rough o of poles vas be-
ing set up the general played wild
discords on a weary old melodeon,
and his orderly worked an ancient
accordion. A rack was brought out,
and later two women were brought
on and bound, the one to the cross and
the other to the rack. The general
dosed them with something, appar-
emily chloroform; played another
weird tune, and then in the most
professional way used the stetho-
scope. This scientific testing of the
patients heart-beats took the Japa-
nese part of the audience. The ex-
element deepened. After that the
general took a sword and apparent
ly plunged it through and through
the body of the PROSTATE woman on
the rack, who writhed in such a real
istic manner that it vas hard to hold
to the red-paint and spring-blade
theory. Next the woman on the
cross was stabbed with shears, but
of that proceeding the ladies of our
party only heard, as, after the first
horrible sight of the woman on the
rack, faces were covered and faces
turned from the sickening spectacle.
The Japanese cheered wildly as the
bodies were carried back and appar-
emily thrown in a lake, but in a few
minutes they came walking on the
stage in bedraggled foreign dresses
and wildly-feathered hats. The show
left a most unpleasant impression
on one, and, although | have seen a
a small boy put in boiling cauldron
and apparently cooked for ten min
utes, and a woman held under water
for a quarter of an hour at a time,
none of them caused such sickening
shudders as the crucifixion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Romance.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
One lovely and illustrious old maid
has become a wife. She is Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, authoress of many
exquisite religious books, one OF
which is the famous Coates Aiar."
She also wrote cold Maids Paradise"
and was regarded by her friends as
confirmed by choice in single blessed
ness. Marriage had certainly been
optional with her ever since her girl
hood, but she habitually declared she
would never wed. Nevertheless she
is the bride of Herbert d. Ward.
There is a little story to tell about
that. The bridegroom is the son of
Rev. William Hayes Ward, editor OF
the Independent. Last winter the
senior Ward took up Miss Phelps
latest book carelessly," said this in
formant, "as he sat in his sanctum,
and glanced over it's pages. He i'm
mediately became interested, and
kept on reading to the neglect of
more important duties, until the time
came for himtogohome. He walked
to the South Ferry with his mind still
absorbed in what he hadread, andhe
was so distracted with it that, in
crossing the crowed street to get to
the ferry entrance, he allowed himself
to be run over by u heavy truck and
very badly injured. Some of his ribs
were broken and for a day or two his
life was considered in danger. The
driver who had III him down was
arrested, but DR. Ward declared that
no blame attached to him.
SIT was altogether my ownfault,'
he said. my mind was %engrossed
with something else than takingcare
of my body just then or it wouldn't
have happened
"When the season of outing came
around. DR.. Ward was barely con-
~valescing, and his son took him on
ayachting cruise. They stopped at
Gloucester, Mass, near which Miss
Phelps had q summer residence and
the neighborhood of which she had
long before stirred up immensely by
her story of Jack in which the
people thereabonts were described
and not altogether ~agreeably. The
Wards visited Miss Phelps. getting
an introduction through a friend
and at the earnest desire of DIR.
Ward, who had become greatly in
terested in the authoress through a
perusal of her works while recover
ing from the accident which she had
Indirectly caused. All through the
past summer the Wards hung about
Gloucester, aud it became apparent
to observers that this was due to the
son rather than to the father. AL
though the former was hardly thirty
five years old and Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps is something like fifty, their
relations took on an u~nmistakable
aspect of courtship. The result was
the marriage ceremony at the
Phelps seashore cottage, East Glou-
cester, a short time ago"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
Will Stand Up for Tariff Reform.

It is quite likely, says the Washing
ton Evening Star, that Mr.. Cleveland's
message will possess some of the ell
ements of clever retort that appeared in
his last fisheries message. It is gener-
ally understood that he will stand up to
the question of tariff reform as in his
message at the beginning of this con
gress, and will make it the feature of
the document. He will not yield one
jot from his position before the cam
paign, but he will probably make more
emphatic his declaration that it is a
condition, not a theory, that confronts
u.s." 1t is likely that he will try to
make it clear to congress that the neces-
sity of checking the accumulation of
surplus is so great that if the democratic
plan cannot carry through congress
they should yield under protest to the
republican amendment, rather than
have no reduction of the revenue at all.
There will be no weakening from the
former position and no confession that
the popular verdict has condemn
ed tariff reform. Mr.. Cleveland
has said that he would sign
any bill that should come to him MAX
ing a reduction in the revenue, whether
rs to tariff duties or internal taxes, I'M
less there were something about it abso-
lutely vicious. If the senate bill should
pass as it now is, it is almost certain that
he would sign it, probably with some
remarks in explanation of his motiyeA
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
Where The COIOrs Come From.

"The cochineal insects furnish a
great many of the very fine eolors,"
said an artist recently to a reporter
for the New York Mail and Express.
"Among them are the gorgeous car
mine, the crimson, scarlet carmine,
and purple lakes. The cutie fish
gives the sepia. 1t is the inky fluid
which the fish discharges in order to
render the water opaque when at
tackled; Indian yellow comes from
the camel. Ivory chips produced the
ivory black and bone black. The
exquisite Prussian blue is made by
fusing horses hOofs and other refuse
animal matter with impure POTASH
um carbonate. This color was dis
covered accidentally. Various lakes
are derived from roots, barks, and
gums. Blue-black comes from the
charcoal of the vine stalk. Lamp
black is SCOT from certain resinous
substances. Turkey red is made
from the madden plant, which grows
in Hindostan. The yellow sap of q
tree of Siam produces gamboge; the
natives catch the sap in cOcoanut
shells. Raw sienna is the natural
earth from the neighborhood ofSien-
ma, Italy. Raw lumber is also an
earth found near Umbria and burnt.
India ink is made from burnt cam
phor. The Chinese are the only man
ufacturers of this ink, and they will
not reveal the secret of its manufac-
ture. Mastic is from the gum of the
mastic tree, which grows in the Gre
clan Archipelago. Blister is'the SCOT
of wood ashes. Very little real ulta-
marine is found in the market. l. is
obtained from the precious lapisla-
zulli, and commands a fabulous price.
Chinese white is zinc, scarlet is iodine
of mercury, and native vermillion is
from the quicksilver ore called CHINA
bar"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
Her Beard Was Long.

From the Chicago Herald.
A Chicago newspaper man, who
went to Atlanta, Ga, to accept a
position on the Constitution, recently
came across a paragraph in a coun-
try exchange to the effect that a
young woman named Littlejohn, re-
siding at Jacksonville, Ala, had a
beard five feet nine inches in length.
The Atlanta scribe send this to Kohl
& Middleton, dime museum men.
The museum man at once wrote let
tiers to the postmaster at Jackson
vile, asking about Miss Littlejohn
and making her a big offer to appear
at his museum if she really had such
al abnoral growth of beard. A few
days afterwards he received the fol-
lowing letter from Jacksonville in
answer to his inquiries, and he is still
laughing over it:
"Your favor at hand in regard to
Littlejohn woman with beard five
feet nine inches long. This is a local
joke, which grew out of the woman's
marrying a man named Beard.
Yours. IL. W. GRANT"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-11-30
Something About Tobacco.

The botanical specific name and
the common name come from tobu@o
or Tobacco, the native term in Sauto
Domingo for the tube or pipe
through which the smoke of the
burning leaves was inhaled. Tobac-
co is largely produced in China, Jap
an, Persia and other parts of the
East, IN some of which the plant has
become so thoroughly naturalized
that an Eastern origin has been
sometimes claimed for it, but Al
phonse de Caudolle, after a~thorough
study of the subject, finds no salts
factory evidence that its uses and
culture were anywhere known before
the discovery of America. The first
European cultivation of tobacco
took placein Portugal in the early
part of the sixteenth century; it was
raised in France in 1872. The cul-
ture rapidly extended to other parts
of Europe and Asia, iii some eases
being checked by severe laws or
made useful as II source of rev
enue. its production in England by
a law of 1860 was restricted to u
small quantity for medicinal pur-
poses, and the prohibition still re-
mains in force. The various kinds of
foreign tobaccOs are known by the
countries producing them or the
ports whence they are shipped, such
as Havana, Orinoco, Turkey ,Latakia,
Shirog, &c. The Turkish and other
kinds from the East are only used
cut fine for pipes or ~granulated for
cigarettes. Manila tobacco is i'm
ported only in form of peculiar con
zeal cigars called cheroots. Very
fine tobacco isproduced in Paraguay.
A large amount of tobacco is used to
manufacture snuff. Snuff is much
more largely consumed in Great Brit
ain and France than in the United
States. Besides smoking, chewing,
&C., tobacco is used for various med
icinal purposes. It's power of caus-
ing relaxation to the nervous system
is great. 1t is recommended in arti-
culargout, rheumatism and neuralgia,
and the toothache is often relieved
by smoking a cigar. The annual ex-
port of tobacco from the United
States exceeds $3O,000,0 900.