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An Accomplished Linguist,

FFVN Wf UNfFlN1IO0 FTee FIts6
First citizen-l'm proud of my wife. She
can speak five different languages. How many
languages does your wife speaIIf
Second citIzen-United States aud baby talk.
That's enough for me.
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THE YELLOW FEVER appears to be
stuck on the South.
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ONE OF THE officers dismissed from
the police force for intoxication was
named Beere. Comment is unnecessary.
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Not One Cont Extrn Far.

Is charged on the b. & o, Limited which beats
the time of all other Limlteds between Wash
ingtou aud Philadelphia.
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VIC AFRO
the only house In Washington that sells cloth
ing direct from the hands of the workingman
See our IS child's overcoat.
EIsRMAS Bros, e r.,
Manufacturing Clothlers g Tailors.
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EDUCATIONAL.

NIT. VERNON SEMINARY, 100, 1104 11O6,
IVA l1I6 NJ street and 112S Eleventh street.
boarding and Day School for young ladies and
little girls.
Fourteenth year opens Wednesday, october 8,
for reception of boarding pupils; Thursday,
October 4, for reception Of day pupils.
MRS. Il. ], SoMER5. Principal.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.

LNoR RENT-916 II STREET NORTHWEST,
Il d-story brick dwelling; IL rooms; bath and
laundry room; modern conveniences; house in
hrst-class order. Apply to
CIiAS. G. DUNCANsoN.
9th and d streets northwest.
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For the accommodation OF their patrons the
Boston Variety Store 705, 707 and 700 Market
Space, will remain opea evenings during the
holiday season.
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,R RENT-UNFURNIsHED.

I,oR RENT-7l3 21ST STREET NORTH
L. west 3-story and back building; rooms;
price $40, Key at 72O 21st street.
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ON our ONCE only.
THOMAS j. FISHER 3 CO.,
IgDl stu N w
REAL ESTATE.

REAL ESTATE.
DARTIES SEEKING SAFE INVESTMENTS IN
REAL ESTATE
and Local Securities will be furnished full par
tloulars on application at our office.
Life and Fire Insurance in Best Companies.
GURLEY BROTHERS,
1919 II st. n. W.
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FINANCIAL.
STEAM MBOATS.
EOR NORFOLK, Old POINT AND THE SOUTH.

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steamer GEORGE LEARY leaves Washington
Monday Wednesday and friday, at p. m.
steamer LADY OF TIE LAKE, rSesday,
Thursday and Saturday at p. m, from Sixth
Street Wharf.
Steamer Leary lands ut Piney Point going aud
returning.
Lady OF tho Lake lands at Cornhed aarbor
and Colonial Beach on saturdays Steamer
from Washington daily, including Sundays, until
further notice sunday TOP.
Fare, Saturday, excursion, return Monday 7
a. M, SO round trip.
Connections made at Norfolk with Old Do
minion Steamship Company Tor Now York.
Kuox aud Lloyd Express will call and check
baggage at hotels and private residences,
Telephone oall-LoarY, 7i5 g. M1seoy,
Fare 49,
W. L. WEIGH, Supt. p. $. 90.
GEO. L. PHILLIPS. 5upt. {, n
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vsrss7S,PoRTABLE CRATES,
FENDERs.
ANDGRoNs,
FIRE SETS,
Cheaper than over.
Examine our extensive stock before purchasing.
HAYWARD HUTCHINSON,
dpi 9th st
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For SALE-HnusEs.

EN0R SALE--AT MOUNT PLEASANT-SEV-
IL eral wel'looated cottages and nice build
Ing lots; also on lAth street extended, 8 acres
beautifully located. and acres near Bright
wood, improved by 7-room cottage, &c.
WALKER g. WILSON, 1905 + 81.
TOR SALE-A NUMBER OF SMALL HOUSES,
o 20 rooms, with mod imps; Tor sale on
easy terms. GEO, W. LINKINS,
Corner 10th and ii sts,
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723 14TH ST. N. W.

NT'DONALD-ELLIs' SCHOOL, CORNER MASS.
INk ave and 18th st, Washington, u. O.
Second session, Feb. 1 1888.
Miss Cutcheon's Evening Travel Glass will
begin Feb. 30, 1888.
The first lecture on American Literature by
Prof. Lincoln, Feb Id, 1888.
For information address the principal,
MISS ANNA ELLIS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

The election is now truly over, and
everybody is thankful for it. The ratif-
cation parade Saturday night marks the
line between the fever of hot campaign
and the cool-headed resumption of bnsi-
ness. We will all now settle down to
the good work of exploiting and bringing
out the magnificent resources OF our
matchless section. The first thing we
ought to do is to secure as large a
share as possible of the incoming immi-
grafton to settle upon our lands and turn
them into productive farms. We have
unlimited acres in this county innocent
of the plow. The sooner these acres are
made productive the sooner we shall
reach that standard OF solid prosperity
of which our county is capable. No man
who comes here to establish home
should be allowed to seek for land else
where. We have land to suit all purses
and We can offer better inducements to
the incoming farmer than any other sec.
tion of the State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

Two YEARS ago the vote of California
amounted TO one hundred and ninety
six thousand. Th at was about the same
as the vote of the Presidential year 1884.
Last Tuesday there were cast in the State
somewhat over two hundI ed and forty
Thousand votes. The increase is approx
imating fifty thousand. 1t is gratifying
to observe that about half of this increase
is found in the Sixth Congressional Dis.
trict, which embraces the southern end
of the State. Four years ago in the Con-
gressional election in this district the
total vote was 35,446. Two years
ago there were cast .3S,646 votes.
Last Tuesday the count reached to some-
what over sixty thousand votes. That is
q marvellous increase in so short a time,
and it more than justifies the most SEEM
ipgly inflated claims made by the most
enthusiastic Of US, and proves that the
boldest of us had not dared to guess near
the truth.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
BATTLE WITH OUTLA WS.
A Bloody Fight Going On I'm the
Creek Nation.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November .l.-Ad-
vices from Indian Territory says vigil
ance committee, composed of 100 citi-
zeDs of the Greek Nation, was recently
formed for the purpose OF capturing or
driving from the Nation band of des-
peradoes who have long been operating
that section, making both life
and property unsafe. For two
week past the committee, un-
der the leadership of Captain Serblanz,
and VIM. Enac have been securing the
country and arresting and delivering to
the United States Marshal some fifteen
of the outlaws. Yesterday they sur
rounded the house of Abe Carr, in which
the notorious Barrett gang were con-
cealed, and demanded their surrender.
A reply came in the form OF volley from
rifles. A battle ensued and Nose McIn-
tosh, a prominent citizen OF the Nation
and a member of the committee, was
killed. One desperate was killed and
two others wounded. Reirforcements
were sent for and at last accounts 200
men had started from Muskogee and
other places for the scene of the fight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

THERE is, we regret to say, room TO,
the belief that Gen. Thomas j. Clunie is
defeated for Congress in the Fifth Dis
trict. The Republican press OF San Fran
cisco generally had conceded his cleo
ton. The result is much to be regretted.
The successful candidate, Timothy Guy
Phelps, is regular machine politician
and will count for little in the Councils
of the nation. Gen. Clunie, on the other
hand, is young, bright, alert, energetic,
eloquent and of the most winning and
prepossessing address He would have
been OF immense service to California,
and once seated in Congressional marble
halls he would have so demonstrated his
usefulness as to have secured practical
prescription Of the place. However, he
is young, and can afford to pick his flint
and try again. Such man can never
be beaten twice in succession for Con-
gresS
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
THE LOYAL SOLDIERS ACTION.
A story of German Soldier Il
Which is Attached q Moral.

Which is Attached a Moral.
General Elliott, when Governor oi
Gibraltar, during the siege of that for
tress, was making tour of inspection to
see that all under his control was in
order, when he suddenly came upon a
German soldier, standing at his post,
silent and still, but he neither held his
musket nor presented arms when the
General approached.
Struck with the neglect, and unable to
account for it, he exclaimed:
''Do you know me, sentinel, or why do
you neglect your duty?"
The soldier answ cred respectfully: 81
know you well, General, and my duty
also; but within the. last few minutes two
of the fingers Of my right hand have
been shot off, and I am unable to hold
my musket."
"Why do you not go and have them
bound up, them" asked the General.
Because" answered the soldier, "in
Germany man is forbidden to Quit his
post until he is relieved by another"
The General instantly dismounted
from his horse. "Now, friend" he said,
"give me your musket and will relieve
you. Go and get your wounds attended
to-"
The soldier obeyed, but went first to
the nearest guardhouse, where he told
how the General stood at his post, and
not till then did he 60 to the hospital
and get his bleeding hand dressed. The
injury completely untitled HIM for active
service, but the news Of it having reached
England, whittier the wounded man had
been sent, King George Ill. expressed
wish to see him, and for his bravery
made him an officer.-[The Presbyterian.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

Our neighbor to the South is shown by
: the figures OF the recent election to have
shared very fully in the growth which
has been such marked characteristic
of the last five years in Los Angeles. For
President Harrison received in San
Diego 1869 votes, Cleveland 1,766 and
Fiske 4S, making total of,4 1888. On the
ordinary basis of five inhabitants to the
voter this would indicate a population in
that city of upwards of 10000. AS there
is doubtless large element there who
have not resided in California the full
year necessary for them to vote, they, if
added to the total, would probably bring
il up to 25 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
SATURDAY NIGHTS FIRE.
Particulars of n Destructive Blaze
In the Bay City.

SAN Francisco, November lit is
learned to-day that the fire in McCue's
carriage factory late last night, started in
the paint shop of the establishment and
was bursting through the roof before the
alarm was in. The flames soon spread
to the building of Fink & Shindler's fur
niture mandatory, adjoining. By the
time the water was on the buildings they
were almost total loss. In this building
were located the rooms of the Jefferson
Democratic Club and the shoe factory of
the Pringle Bros. In two hours both the
buildings and their contents were in
ashes. The loss of Fink & Shindler
amounts to $45 900. insurance $35 900, of
which amount $4,000 expired the day
before. McCue states that his loss is
about SAC, 900 and he carried only about
SIS, 900 insurance. The loss OF the Prin-
giles is $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
CAUGHT AT LAST.
Trusted Employee Found TO BE
RObbing HIS Employers.

BRIDaEPoRT, Conn. November IL
Miles A. French and wife were arrested
at the deport in this city last night by
detectives as they were about taking the
train for Boston. French had been en-
ployed the past three years by the
Bridgeport Copper Company, his busi-
ness being to extract silver from copper
ore. For some time past he had been
carrying on system of stealing the sill
yer obtained. The company had no
means of knowing the exact
amount of silver taken from
each ton of ore and they
trusted to his honesty. When a ton Of
ore would exceed the average he would
appropriate the excess to his own use.
He soon began to spend money freely
and lived far beyond his salary, which
caused the firm to investigate matters.
This resulted in his arrest. He or his
wife, or both, made frequent trips to
Boston, Providence and New York,
where they met agents and disposed of
their plunder. When arrested last night
they mad about 81 200 worth of silver in
bars. 1t is thought French hast stolen
from SIC, 900 to SIS 900 in this manner.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

EAST Los ANGELES keeps time to the
march of improvement in every part of
our city. That beautiful suburb has in
deed grown into city Of itself, and with
its beautiful drives and fine streets, many
OF which are we'll graded and in excellent
condition, it has become one OF the most
attractive places within the boundaries
OF the pueblo. The opening and
g'ading of New Main to TIE
Kuhrts street bridge has given
to East Los Angeles a fine connecting
avenue with the heart of the city, and
improvements are going on along the
whole line. The grading Of Griffin ave-
nue. to the Mission Road, and the excel
lent condition OF that road clear to the
covered bridge at Macy street,
affords another fine roadway
to East Los Angeles, and one which is
greatly in vogue. Fcom the way East
Los Angeles is building up, it will have
q population of ten or twelve thousand
in few years. It has population, now
according to the vote OF last Tuesday
of about six thousaud. 1t is delightful
place for residence, and is rapidly be-
coming quite business locality.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
4 Climatic Proposition.

The Boston Globe a few days ago pub.
lished labored article, the purpose OF
which was to defend the climate of the
beam eating city from the notoriously
bad reputation it has obtained at home
and abroad. Among other things a
comparison is made between the climate
OF Boston and that of Los Angeles, and
that to our disadvantage. Here is a
paragraph containing the gist of the
argument:
The average temperature of Boston for
SIX years, ending December 1884, was
4S.4 OF Los Angeles CAL, for the same
period, COL. This difference of not quite
twelve degrees is more than compensated
for by the greater average range of tenn
peratnre. that is, the fluctuations of heat
and cold, at Los Angeles than at Boston.
In the California "health resort" the
average daily change of the thermometer
was II 62 degrees, and in Boston only
l7.06 degrees. The relative atmospheric
humidity was about the same in both
places, being 692 at the former and II 3
at the latter.
In most interesting paper, read at the
last annual meeting OF the Massachusetts
Medical Society, Dr. w. Everett Smith
said: "The monthly and yearly averages
OF Boston for series of years show a eli.
mate apparently regular, fairly equable.
and as we'll, if not better, adapted on the
whole to health and recovery from respira.
tory diseases than the climates of Norfolk
Va. Jacksonville, Fla. San Die 90 or Los
angeles, CAL" But he thinks these
averages are misleading, because they do
not show the variability OF our Boston
weather.
10 intelligent people it will be quite
suftclent answer to the above to saw: In
Los Angeles the usual range of tenn pera.
ture during the summer months is so de.
grees to so degrees for the maximum and
90 degrees to go degrees for the minimum.
In the winter the range is from 65 degrees
to 80 degrees for the maximum and from
% degrees to so degrees for the mini.
mum. These are daily averages. In sum-
mer the temperature may rise for dav
or two up in the nineties, and even 100
degrees is reached now and then. But at
such times the extreme never lasts for
more than an hour or two at a time
OF DAY when the humidity of the atmos-
phere is most favorable. Our warm period |
10 from ten to twelve O'Clock. The morn |
lngs are cool. The afternoons are alwavs
sure to bring US refreshing breeze from
he ocean, and our nights are delic;e ;e,,s
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

The proposition to get rid of Blaine by
sending him as Minister to England will
probably not approve itself to that gen.
tleman. He is said to be in most par
ticular manner enamored of the United
States, and having been the handspring
in restoring the Republican supremacy
he will probably insist upon staying here
and seeing how the machine works.
Having supplied the plan of campaign,
the issue, and in all likelihood the candi-
date, he may think that he has earned
the right to make part, and the leading
part, of Harrison's administration. To
slight him would be to wreck the new
government at the start.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

THE splenetic eloquence of Frank NJ
iPixley never showed to better advantage
than in last weeks Argonaut. He is dis
gusted with everything except the Ameri-
can party. 1t is hard to tell from his
frantic utterances which party, the Dem
ocratic or the Republican, is the more
despicable. AS usual the Jesuits, the
Pope and the Pope's Irish come in for a
sound belaboring. When the versatile
.Pixley learns that the Jesuits and the
Pope's Irish, with the aid of round lot
of Republicans, have succeeded in elect
ing Judge Sullivan to the Supreme
bench of California, there is danger Of
fatal results. He has been, we hope,
shielded from an all too sudden revela-
ton of this appalling fact.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

We MAKE room elsewhere for COM
munication in which the writer gives out
the idea that farming lands are held here
at from 5000 to 5000 per acre. This is
only true of lands very choicely located,
with water privileges, and suited to the
best of our sub-tropical productions. We
are assured that as good dairy land as
can be found on the footstool
can be bought in the vicinity Of Comp
ton for $50, and less, per
acre. These lands are exceptionally de-
sirable, for they are moist, and yield
from three to six crops of alfalfa each
year. In the same belt of country and
further towards the coast, lands not a
whit inferior to these, but perhaps not SO
wet, can be had at lower rates. Whilst
the prices of our lands may appear
higher to the Fastener, it must be
taken into consideration that the
farmer does not require 80 large
IN acreage here in order to make money
rs he does at the East or in the Northern
part of the State. Twenty acres of land
will bring better results here than one
hundred and sixty elsewhere. Suppose
the purchaser does pay $l5O an acre for
it here, it will come to less and give
more satisfactory returns than # he
bought farm eight times as large { lse-
Whsre.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

as TO enable the coal merchants to run
their prices up. This is, of course, the
old dodge; but it is time to put
a stop TO it. The coal deal
ers know to ton how much
is needed TO supply this market, and if
they would make their arrangements to
have it here, the prices would remain at
fair standard, and the consumers would
have no reason to complain that fair
and legitimate profit was realized by
those trading in this necessary article.
There should be fair dealers in coal
as we'll as in all other kinds OF
business, and those who have
possession Of the market now would con.
suit their own interests in the long run
if they would do business with an eye tc
protecting their customers from these
periodical artifcially brought about fam
ines. If not, somebody will be found to
go for the trade on just principles, and
he will get it, too.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12

No one thinks of discarding blankets
from the bed in the hottest term of the
season.
In winter it is rarely indeed that the
freezing point of water is reached. We
live all winter long with the doors and
windows Of our houses wide open all day
long. The roses bloom here all winter
long, and SO does the extremely tender
heliotrope. These ale facts which to
the person who knows what Boston
weather is, settles the whole question /;
and these facts are indisputable.
1t is the silliest thing in the world to
compare with our climate that of the Old
Bay State. In the summer with close
and muggy atmosphere the mercury
goes up to the one hundred point and
remains there night and day. The
weather in Boston is subject to the most
abrupt and violent changes. 1t may be
at so degrees and in an hour northeast
wind may drop the mercury 40 degrees.
Such chang ges freeze one to the marrow.
In winter it is no unusual thing for
the mercury to range from zero to 80
degrees below. 1t is not an
abnormal temperature to the hu man
system anywhere between 40 degrees
and 80 degrees. Changes in that range,
if they are made in the course OF two or
three days, do not try the vital forces.
Changes within the range of SO degrees
to so degrees, or go degrees to 80 degrees,
do not adversely affect the system. 1t is
in the extremely low degrees that changes
are felt. Indeed, steady diet Of
weather ranging at from 10 degrees to &c
degrees below zero is trying even to
robust constitutions. A range of from
zero to 10 degrees or 20 degrees
below is hard to bear. But
what is most trying to the
people of New England is houses with
double doors and windows, with felt ir
all the joints to keep out the air, and ar
artificial temperature of 60 degrees te
so degrees kept up from which the vic
tim of consumption must step into ar
outdoor atmosphere sharp as knife
when the mercury points to zero or even
80 degrees below that point. Here is ar
instantaneous change OF 80 degrees te
ITO degrees at one step! That is wha
tries all lungs not made Of brass That il
what is totally unknown in this genial lane
of perpetual sunshine and of perennial
bloom. All, no! 1t will not do to com
pare the climate of Massachusetts witt
that of Los Angeles. The myriads o
invalids who change that for this in the
hope of repairing here the health that
became SO shattered there testify to thi.
truth. We do not make pilgrimages tt
Boston for the sake of our lungs, but the
converse OF that proposition is most true
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-12
A MINERS, RIOT.
Strikers and New Men Arrnyed in
Deadly Combat.

KANSAS Cry, November ia Jour-
nal special from Bevier, Mo-, reports a
riot at the coal mines at that place Sat-
urday night. A strike has been preva-
lent there some months, and there have
been frequent rows between the strikers
and new men. A short time ago num-
ber of Swedes were engaged to take
the places of the strikers, and Sat-
urday night the feeling resulted in
q pitched battle. j. G. Anderson, q
Swede, was shot through the breast and
killed and three other Swedes were
slightly wounded. 1t is rumored that
one striker was killed, but this is not
confirmed. Over one hundred shots
were fired during the riot, and num-
Der OF houses were pierced by stray bull
lets. The situation is critical and the
militia will probably be called out.